A little bit about the English and me - Part 2
A friend told me about another academy, I could say it is the most popular academy for learning English in El Salvador. The special thing that this academy has is that they are focusing in your speaking, they use methodologies more updated and dynamics besides, and they help you to get a job. When I left the first academy I was going to go to study there but, I had some familiar troubles and I couldn’t do it so, the thing is that I left the second academy at the end of September because its program is so slow and I was repeating things that I already know. I started studying in this academy immediately, as the second time I had to take a test and again, I got and intermediate level. This academy has many branch offices too; I’m studying in the capital every Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
I like this place haha, really. The couches (not teachers) are so friendly and funny; they keep motivating you every moment and help you to improve in each detail. I would like to work as a coach there. I only take classes every Saturday so, that are the day when I can practice my speaking for a long time, I also learn from my classmates and couch.
It's truth that I use italki (and I use it a lot) for practicing my writing and reading. I have had many expediencies talking with native English speakers and learners but, as many of you, I don’t have the opportunity to practice my speaking with someone every day. I have a friend who I practice every Friday for 30 minutes and that’s it. For sure, that’s not enough! I read aloud articles or things that I think are interesting but, how can I be sure that I am doing it well? I have found some websites where you can practice your reading and listen to the pronunciation, it is fine but, I need to practice conversations in real time, about real topics.
I really like this language but I don’t know what else I can do for improving. I need it, in the job that I want currently I need to speak English well then, I could go for my second goal… but this becomes in something frustrated frequently. Now, you know a little bit my history about English. Finally, I would like to know if you can give me some suggestions, other websites for practicing, activities, whatever. Thanks in advanced!
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Tenemos experiencias similar. Estudié en una escuela y independiamente. Ahora, estoy en Hondorus tomando clases en un programa de immersion. Cuando llegué, supe mas que un mil palabras y cinco tiempos. Sin embargo, no pude formar un frase. Necisité un minuto buscar para palabras en mi mente a crear un frase. He estado hablando siete horas cada día por tres semenas y he mejorado.
Tambien, estoy aprendiendo escuchar sonidas.
Esuchando/hablando es muy diferente que leyendo/escrbiendo. Como leyendo musica es muy diferente que tocando el piano. Son abilidades diferente.
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A little bit about the English and me - Part 2
A friend told me about another academy, I could say it is the most popular academy for learning English in El Salvador. The special thing that this academy has is that they are focusing in your speaking, they use more updated and dynamic methodologies, and they help you to get a job. When I left the first academy I was going to go to study there but, I had some family troubles and I couldn’t do it so, the thing is that I left the second academy at the end of September because its program is so slow and I was repeating things that I already know. I started studying in this academy immediately, as the second time I had to take a test and again, I got an intermediate level. This academy has many branch offices too; I’m studying in the capital every Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.I really like this place. The coaches (not teachers) are so friendly and funny; they keep motivating you every moment and help you to improve in each detail. I would like to work as a coach there. I only take classes every Saturday so, that is the day when I can practice my speaking for a long time, I also learn from my classmates and coach.
It's true that I use italki (and I use it a lot) for practicing my writing and reading. I have had many experiences speaking with native English speakers and learners but, as it is with many you, I don’t have the opportunity to practice my speaking with someone every day. I have a friend who I practice with every Friday for 30 minutes and that’s it. For sure, that’s not enough! I read aloud articles or things that I think are interesting but how can I be sure that I am doing it well? I have found some websites where you can practice your reading and listen to the pronunciation, it is fine but, I need to practice conversations in real time, about real topics.
I really like this language but I don’t know what else I can do to improve. In the job that I want currently I need to speak English well, then I could go for my second goal… but this frequently becomes frustrating. Now, you know a little bit about my history with English. Finally, I would like to know if you can give me some suggestions, other websites for practicing, activities, whatever. Thanks in advance!
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A little bit about English* and me - Part 2
A friend told me about another academy. I could say it is the most popular academy for learning English in El Salvador. The special thing about this academy is that they focus on your speaking, they use modern dynamic methodologies too, and they help you to get a job. When I left the first academy I was going to study at this second academy but, I had the usual troubles and I couldn't continue with it so I left the first/second? academy at the end of September because its program was so slow and I was repeating things that I already knew. I started studying in this first/second? academy immediately, and once again I had to take a test and again, I got an intermediate level. This first/second? academy has many branch offices too; I’m studying in the capital every Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.I like this place haha, really. The coaches (not teachers) are so friendly and funny; they keep motivating you every moment and help you to improve every detail. I would like to work as a coach here/there. I only take classes every Saturday when I can practice my speaking for a long time. I also learn from my classmates and coach.
It's true that I use italki (and I use it a lot) for practising my writing and reading. I have had many experiences talking with native English speakers and learners but, like many of you, I don’t have the opportunity to practice my speaking with someone every day. I have a friend who I practice with every Friday for 30 minutes and that’s it. For sure, that’s not enough! I read aloud articles or things that I think are interesting but, how can I be sure that I am saying them well? I [have] found some websites where you can practice your reading and listen to the pronunciation. They are fine but, I need to practice conversations in real time, about real topics.
I really like this language but I don’t know what else I can do to improve it. I need it for the job that I want. Currently I need to speak English well. Then I could go for my second goal… but this becomes frequently frustrating. Now, you know a little bit of my history with English. Finally, I would like to know if you can give me some suggestions, other websites for practising, activities, whatever. Thanks in advance!
*The English = The English people. English = The English language.
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Very well written!
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Hi Luisa! Your English seems really advanced. Good job on this! I have a lot of students that have a similar struggle. They take English at their universities but still have difficulty with pronunciation and holding a natural feeling conversation. I think your on the right track with trying to practice with your friend on Fridays. Exposing yourself to the language as much as you can is one of the best ways to improve. A suggestion I give to students as well (especially for students who are busy) is to try to watch movies or shows in English. Even if it's just playing in the background while you do schoolwork or some other activity, your brain is still absorbing the language. This can be really helpful. If you have any questions or would to work on specific pronunciation points, feel free to get in touch! Keep up the good work!
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