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Maria Armanda Morais
Portuguese
Oct 3, 2018
I enjoyed my session with Daisy. She's doing really well. Thank you!
Maria Armanda Morais
Portuguese
Oct 1, 2018
We had a very enjoyable lesson. Daisy worked hard at expressing herself in Portuguese and is very motivated. I look forward to more sessions with Daisy!
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    New oven

    I am from South Korea, and ovens aren't necessarily equipped in every household like <s>it is</s> they are in western countries. However, recently mini-ovens have come out at affordable price here in Korea, and my household <s>has</s> bought one about a year ago. Then it <s>was broken lately</s> broke recently, so we <s>have</s> ordered a new one, which got delivered today.

    It's bigger than the previous oven, and it has more features such as a barbecue stick, and multiple <s>floors</s> levels/trays?. I am glad that we can now eat proper barbecued chicken <s>barbecue</s> like they sell in traditional markets.

    I am sorry if you are <s>a</s> vegan. Speaking of veganism, I really think veganism is a great idea, and it makes sense to me more and more <s>than before</s> since I <s>had</s> watched so many <s>veganism</s> documentaries on veganism. It's just that McDonalds means so much to me, and honestly I think if it weren't for McDonalds, I could give up on other kinds of food. <s>Then</s> I also live with my mom, and it is very difficult to bother her. I guess I am not as ethical as the environmentalist Greta Thunberg, who is said to have persuaded her parents to stop eating animals. It's a shame.
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    October 15, 2019
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    Bonsoir Thomas ! Vous cherchz des cours professionnels ou une échange ?
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    August 2, 2018
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    The Main information about me

    My friend invited me to italki, he says that it is good method to improve your bla bla bla english!)
    This is my first note... Don't judge me too harshly! And not judge me strictly)
    I like traveling abroad, but my problem is that I only talk to foreigners only when I abroad. I have some language barriers at the conversation and I don't have very not good grammar. For me, the most important aim is to break these broke barriers. Now I am reading "Three men in a boat", listening a lot of BBC podcasts from BBC, watching TED and EngVid.
    I hope that italki can help me to break broke  my barriers. And I would be glad if teachers will be correct my mistakes.
    I am going to write a note every week! I will try)
    Thank you!


    Well done :) Italki is a great platform to meet new people and practice your language skills.

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    July 22, 2018
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    PART 2


    The present perfect tense is used to make a link between the past and the present

    "THE PRESENT PERFECT IS USED TO DESCRIBE
    <ul style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"><li style="list-style-type: square; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present. <em>I have lived in Bristol since 1984 </em>(= and I still do.)</li><li style="list-style-type: square; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">An action performed during a period that has not yet finished. <em>She has been to the cinema twice this week </em>(= and the week isn't over yet.)</li><li style="list-style-type: square; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now. <em>We have visited Portugal several times.</em></li><li style="list-style-type: square; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">An action that was completed in the very recent past, expressed by 'just'. <em>I have just finished my work.</em></li><li style="list-style-type: square; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">An action when the time is not important. <em>He has read 'War and Peace'. </em>(= the result of his reading is important)" (EF)</li></ul>

    The present continuous is used to describe "longer" actions which happened in the past, and are finished.  They are essentially "locked" in the past.


    If we take the example "I was walking"

    -This means that at the point in the past that I am referring to, I was in the middle of walking.  I was walking directly before the point in time, I was walking at the point in time, and I will be walking directly after the point in time.  The action goes on for an undetermined amount of time.


    If we were referring to a shorter action in the past, or we knew how long the action lasted, we would use the past simple "I walked" (eg. I walked for 5 minutes).


    I hope this makes some sense, it is much easier to explain these grammar points when you can talk to the person!  If I've helped you, feel free to check out my teaching profile :) 

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    July 17, 2018
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    What is the difference between these two texts?

    Perfect tenses are always a problem for me. I can't get understand the difference among between perfect tenses with and simple tenses. I have written two texts. What are the differences?

    PART 1

    1) It has been snowing all day. I have been wearing warm clothes to when I leave home. I have never walked in the snow. I have just left home. It is a little cold. My friend has just called. She has been coming there by bike. She loves biking. My friend and I have been biking on a snowy day. The snowing has already stopped.

    2) It is snowing. I am wearing warm clothes to as I leave home. I have never walked in the snow. I am leaving home now. My friend is calling me. She is coming here. My friend and I are biking in the snow. The snowing stops right now.

    at First, please check for mistakes, and then please tell me about the differences.
    Many thanks. Thanks in advance.


    This is a good question.  Please see my next comment, as I have too many characters here!

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    July 17, 2018
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    Sleeping on the Roof

    ‌There is an advantage of to living in the countryside; that people can sleep on the roofs of their houses in the summer evenings. After supper, my wife suggested we sleep on the a while on our house roof of our house. I agreed and we took a bamboo mat, a pillow, and a sheet onto the roof. There was more wind on the roof comparing to than on the ground, and I felt comfortable when it blew on to me. We were lying , watching the stars scattered in the dark sky, blinking their eyes,listening to the tweedle (chirping?) of the birds who were not sleeping yet. There were no mosquitos and or flies here because the wind is strong big and the roof is high. Everything was fine here, except the roof was a little bit hot after a day's exposure to below the sun.


    Well done :) 

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    July 17, 2018
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    Hi, I'm trying to make some sentences using by my the new vocabulary I learnt today. If there are any grammar mistakes and/or weird word choices, please correct them. Thanks. 1) The examiner gives a question which is divided into two parts. 2) Is there anyone who has a more concrete concept than my abstract one? 3) I cut meat into bite sized pieces. 4) He wounded his spine while he was in being ambushed. 5) Despite his low intelligence quotient, ultimately he didn't resign from his position post. 6) As such, he was able to hobble along to a party using with a cane to a party. 7) I'm looking for as many nutshells as possible in the bottom of the hedgerows as possible precisely. 8) The theme is that Male elephants travel congregate, searching for receptive females.

    This sounds like a great idea to use your new vocabulary! Well done :)

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    July 16, 2018
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    My hobby is music. I'm often listen to it and play instruments a lot. Also, I'm frequently want to understand the main idea of the song. There are a 'soft lyrics writers', which go something like: oh, I'm so lonely or I wanna party, hey.. etc. But there are is another type, who want to which explains something abstract, that your feelings might understand, but not your by mind at the moment. (It definitely can be changed after some time spent processing the lyrics?). This is the problem that occurs in this case: I can translate some parts of the song, and but then may be a word there are words I can't don't understand. Sometimes, I can be figured out the meaning from the context, but sometimes I can't or not. If I can't guess it, I have to find it out. And then I know that I will not forget this word, because every time I listen to this song I imagine the feelings and actions it contains. Thus, music helps me to learn english.

    I'm so glad you learn through songs! It's the principle way I teach students too!

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    July 16, 2018
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    Hi! I'd like to invite you to check out my teacher profile and see if you think I'll be able to help you :)
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    July 16, 2018
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    Hi Cyanstar, To "hose someone down" means literally to make them wet using a garden hose! Here's a picture of two people being "hosed down" :) https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-local-fire-department-officers-hose-down-tough-mudder-participants-38409645.html
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    July 13, 2018
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