My English class
Today I had a wonderful English class! I felt challenged because I was forced to speak about new subjects which were out of my comfort zone. The reason why I need someone to pick up a discussion topic, is that if I choose the topic myself, I will automatically talk about things I feel comfortable about, whereas if someone pushes me to a different subject, I am forced to find new words and new ways of expressing my ideas. I am really happy about that.
Today I learned a few new words:
- bouncing around: I have been bouncing around the world / I have been bouncing from house to house.
-Frayed: the carpet is frayed / The cable is frayed.
-Apparel: I bought new sports apparel / I like my friend's apparel today.
- To come across: Yesterday I came across my boss on the street.
- To call on: We were in a meeting and the director called on me to finish it with a thank you note to all of the guests.
- I find this health kick of today very positive for the population.
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My English class
Today I had a wonderful English class! I felt challenged because I was forced to speak about new subjects which were out of my comfort zone. The reason why I need someone to pick up a discussion topic, is that if I choose the topic myself, I will automatically talk about things I feel comfortable about, whereas if someone pushes me to a different subject, I am forced to find new words and new ways of expressing my ideas. I am really happy about that.
Today I learned a few new words:
- bouncing around: I have been bouncing around the world / I have been bouncing from house to house.
-Frayed: the carpet is frayed / The cable is frayed.
-Apparel: I bought new sports apparel / I like my friend's apparel today.
- To come across: Yesterday I came across my boss on the street.
- To call on: We were in a meeting and the director called on me to finish it with a thank you note to all of the guests.
- I find this health kick of today very positive for the population. <--(just out of curiousity, what does this mean?)
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Very interesting point. I find that when I carry a conversation in Portuguese I automatically want to speak of topics that I am comfortable with to avoid using difficult words or words that I don't yet know. I will keep that in mind the next time I chat with my friends. I must say it is very easy to fool oneself when learning a new language because we tend to build schemas with which we are very comfortable with, it only takes one small subject out of the ordinary for one to realize that they are still lacking vocabulary
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Interesting pointer about exposing oneself to question about random topics
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