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I am rewriting both for grammar and expression - so sometimes I change the flow of your sentences for readability. As usual, even when you make a grammatical error, your meaning is 100% clear - good work!
PS I wish the textbox for notebook corrections was larger! It is difficult to properly edit a longer piece of writing like this one when I have to constantly scroll around in a tiny text window... Mu-ka-tsu-ku....
The Pros and Cons of Tutors : Part 1
Recently, I have read others notebook entries by non-native English speakers and some corrections and answers by some of my favorite native English speakers who have corrected and answered my posts.
Recently, I have been reading the notebook entries of other non-native English speakers, and some of the corrections given by some of my favorite native English speakers who have also corrected my own notebook.
This sentence is a little on the long side. The meaning is clear enough - but don't be afraid to break down a complex sentence into smaller ones.
I am impressed at these written skills by others, and at the same time, I feel like that I need to find a tutor for improving my English efficiency after things settle down. I hate to admit it but my English sucks;(
I am impressed by the written skills of others. When I read their notebooks, I feel like I need to find a tutor to improve my English ability, after things settle down. I hate to admit it but my English sucks ;( .
This is a little 細かい, but I will try to explain. "X, and at the same time Y", is not actually used to mean "X and Y happened at the same time". It has a more specific usage. "X, and at the same time Y" is used when you want to assert two seemingly contradictory or inconsistent facts simultaneously. So for example:
"I love Japanese pop music, and at the same time, hate the sexism in so many of the music videos."
This doesn't mean the thoughts "I love Japanese pop music" and "I hate sexism in the videos" occur at the same time. It means "たとえ、I love Jpop だっても、I don't like the sexism." Does that make sense?
"I am very proud to be Australian, and at the same time, I worry greatly about the racism in this country."
This means "I love Australia, BUT I worry about racism". X and Y seem to be inconsistent ("I love Australia, but I hate Australia"), so we use the phrase "at the same time", ending up with a grammar a bit like the Japanese たとえ。。。だっても、。。。。
I hope that is understandable!
I searched the Internet and found three tutors not so long ago, I named them like Mr. Seattle Coffee, Mr. British Tea and Mr. Kona Coffee.
I searched the Internet, and before long, found three tutors. I will call them Mr. Seattle Coffee, Mr. British Tea and Mr. Kona Coffee.
Then,I went to the cafe for their trial lessons after I sent my essay to each. But, for some reason, almost all of them were not last long.
After sending my essay to each, I went to a cafe for a trial lesson. But, for some reason, none of them lasted long.
After I sent my essay to each, I went to a cafe for a trial lesson. But, for various reasons, the lessons didn't work out.
This is nothing more than my personal opinion and my thoughts on some of the pros and cons of tutors I have ever had. I think some may think my cons are my own fault, though.
This is nothing more than my personal opinion, but I will give my thoughts on some of the pros and cons of the tutors I have had. (I think some people may think the cons are my own fault though.)
I am going to list some of the pros and cons of the tutors I have tried. These are just my personal opinions, of course. (Some of you will probably think the cons are actually my own fault...!)
Here goes-
No 1. Mr. Seattle Coffee
Pros
Mr. Coffee has been a teacher in Japan for 17 years at that point and has taught everyone from every level.
Mr. Coffee had been a teacher in Japan for 17 years at that point, and he had taught students at every level.
This was the biggest pro of them.
This was the biggest "pro" for him.
This was his most important strength.
Because I needed a teacher who have a tolerance for beginner's mistakes or stupid mistakes I usually have make which is my all-time first priority.
I really needed a teacher who had a tolerance for beginner's silly mistakes, which I often make. So a teacher who was patient was my first priority.
He also has taught me through his skillful drawings without speaking Japanese which was really easy to understand.
Also, he taught me without speaking Japanese, through his skillful drawings, which were really easy to understand.
Cons
Mr. Coffee had way too many students and could not give me flexibility with his schedule. And his lesson was surprisingly expensive and I wondered how others can afford lessons.
It was costing me more than $40 per hour lesson.
It was costing me more than $40 per hour.
It was costing me more than $40 for a one-hour lesson.
I had paid $10 for transportation expenses besides lesson fees. So by simple arithmetic, I had paid $900 a month. These two were definitely biggest pros of them.
I had to pay $10 for transportation expenses aside from the lesson fees. So by simple arithmetic, I was paying $900 a month! These two factors were definitey the biggest "cons" for him.
- To be continued -
As I said, your meaning is clear, and most of my "corrections" are for clarity, and not for grammar mistakes.
My only general advice is to consider breaking some of your longer sentences into smaller, clearer ones.
Good job! Your storytelling ability in English is amazing!
The Pros and Cons of Tutors : Part 1
Recently, I have read others notebook entries by non-native English speakers and got some corrections and answers by some of my favorite native English speakers who have corrected and answered my posts.
I am impressed at these written skills by others, and at the same time, I feel like that I need to find a tutor for improving my English efficiency after things settle down. I hate to admit it but my English sucks;(
I searched the Internet and found three tutors not so long ago, I named them like Mr. Seattle Coffee, Mr. British Tea and Mr. Kona Coffee. Then,I went to the cafe for their trial lessons after I had sent my essay to each. But, for some reason, almost all of them were not last long.
This is nothing more than my personal opinions and my thoughts on some of the pros and cons of tutors I have ever had. I think some may think my cons are my own fault, though.
Here goes-
No 1. Mr. Seattle Coffee
Pros
Mr. Coffee has been a teacher in Japan for 17 years at that point and has taught everyone from every level.
This was the biggest pro of him. Because I needed a teacher who had a tolerance for beginner's mistakes or stupid mistakes I usually have made which is my all-time first priority. He had also taught me through his skillful drawings without speaking Japanese which was really easy to understand.
Cons
Mr. Coffee had way too many students and could not give me flexibility with his schedule. And his lesson was surprisingly expensive and I wondered how others can afford lessons. It costed me more than $40 per hour lesson. I had paid $10 for transportation expenses besides lesson fees. So by simple arithmetic, I had paid $900 a month. These two were definitely biggest cons of him.
- To be continued -
I personally think that first, u need to improve your grammar. When you haven't found a suitable teacher yet, let's try to learn by yourself. Some grammar books like A pratical english grammar and Intermediate language practice are quite easy to use
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