I don't want to be formal but speak naturally.
I really love learning American English. I repeat it over and over but my life has changed since I begun this incredible journey that is learning a foreign language.
I found the way I learn. I surround myself with English as much as I can, I speak out loud to myself when I'm alone and I don't study boring grammar rules but instead try to learn as a baby.
I'm a perfectionist and it would be my dream to not make mistakes. I always find my accent better than yesterday lower than tomorrow.
I realize that for most of the time when I'm listening to a podcast or watching a movie or another type of program, I don't have to translates what I hear.
When you attain this 'level' it means that this second language has become a part of your brain and it's natural to hear it.
Now I have to work on the way I will use this chunks of phrases, wether it's correct or not and try to notice where my errors are.
I DON'T want to speak formal English, the one that you see in the books. I mean, at least, for the moment. I want to focus myself on the natural spoken English, the one that you use in your daily life.
When some people correct my essays on Italki, they want to make my text too formal.
I will learn formal English when my level will be very high in order to 'polish' my new language. When you were a baby, your parents didn't teach you 'Hello how are you' but they would have said 'Hi How is it going or what's up'... This kind of phrases that books don't teach you. I want to speak the living language and become a native-like speaker. So wish me good luck!
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I don't want to be formal but speak naturally.
I really love learning American English. I repeat it over and overI say this a lot, but my life has changed since I begun began this incredible journey that is learning a foreign language.I found the way I learn. I surround myself with English as much as I can, I speak out loud to myself when I'm alone and I don't study boring grammar rules, but instead try to learn as like a baby would.
I'm a perfectionist and it would be my dream to not make mistakes my dream is to never make a mistake. I always find that my accent is better than yesterday, lower than tomorrow but not as good as it will be tomorrow.
I realize that for most of the time when I'm listening to a podcast or watching a movie or another type of program, I don't have to translates what I hear.
When you attain this 'level' it means that this second language has become a part of your brain and it's natural to hear it.
Now I have to work on the way I will use this these chunks of phrases, whether it's correct or not, and try to notice where my errors are.
I DON'T want to speak formal English, the one kind that you see in the books. I mean, at least, not for the moment. I want to focus myself on the natural spoken English, the one kind that you use in your daily life.
When some people correct my essays on Italki, they want to make my text too formal.
I will learn formal English when my level will be is very high in order to 'polish' my new language. When you were a baby, your parents didn't teach you 'Hello how are you' but they would have said 'Hi How is how's it going or what's up'... (Probably still not something you'd say to a baby, but I get your point.) This is the kind of phrases that books don't teach you. I want to speak the living language and become a native-like speaker. So wish me good luck!
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Joffrey
I know I've corrected at least one of your Notebook entries which leads me to believe your comment "When some people correct my essays on Italki, they want to make my text too formal." is directed at someone like me. I just wanted to say I don't think my corrections are "too formal" as you say, but I'm trying (and I'm going to speak for others that correct your entries) to teach you how to express yourself using proper English. It's not necessarily making you sound too formal, rather than ensuring you learn how to speak, or write in, English correctly. Speaking like a native or using slang will come with time. It's not really something that can be taught.
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