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Learning English
I would like to improve my English because I love to travel and also I like to learn (better: I also like learning) new languages. Moreover, I think that English is very important for my future, because I would like to go abroad and work in an international company. This is my last year at the university, so I think that it's a good moment time for to try to do something new.
<em>Really tiny errors, and they were probably just typos :) Also I think you should go for it! It's an experience you'll never regret.</em>
0 votedJune 15, 20151- Das komische Laufen Ich habe ein Zimmer, das der Straße gegenübersteht, und deshalb ist es der perfekte Platz, draußen anzuschauen und von hierhin die Menschen zu beobachten. Um die nähste Bushaltestelle zu erreichen, müssen sie vorbei meinem Gebäude und Fenster gehen. Gerade hat ein Mensch das gemacht, aber er ist ein bisschen komisch gelaufen. Ich finde, es gibt oft ein übliches Laufen/Rennen, wenn man spät dran ist, den Bus zu nehmen oder zum Unterricht. Es sieht aus, als ob man nicht wirklich weiß, wie man schneller gehen kann, ohne rennen. Dann entscheiden sich die Leute für ein Mittelfeld und sehen wie eine unkoordinierte schlaksige und unentschlossene Giraffe aus. Aber diese Peinlichkeit sehe ich nur. ;)June 15, 201541
- I've talked to a few people about this to try to gather some opinions because for a long time I was stuck at a middling intermediate level. Quite a few of my teachers suggested to just constantly read, to read as widely and as much as possible. They told me not to be discouraged by the number of words I didn't know, because it's not necessary to know every word to be able to determine context, and to only look words up if not knowing really affected my understanding of the sentence. That worked for a little bit, but personally I found a more active engagement much more productive. For me, this meant looking up every single word that I didn't understand (and I know, at the beginning it's kind of disheartening and stressful) and having a notebook next to me to write down the meanings. The point of this wasn't that I was going to look over the lists and revise them all constantly (although that probably would've helped, but I am lazy XD) but the fact that writing things down simply helps words stick a lot better. I found that if I read a word again and couldn't remember the meaning, I'd just look it up again and it'd stick the second time. That's the good thing about reading, they repeat a LOT of words. One more thing I found helpful - to write synonyms. For example when I learned about verwenden I'd write = benutzen next to it instead of "to use". And also to be aware there's a more formal register used in academic writing as in English. Also I aimed to read a news article a day, and it doesn't have to be long, just a topic that interests you (but because I'm a lazy person, that may not have entirely come to fruition). I am impressed that you're entirely self taught! May I ask you how you went about it? I hope this massive wall of text was somehow helpful to you.0 votedJune 15, 20152
- Soll ich die höfliche oder unhöfliche Form hier benutzen? (ihr/du vs Sie) Ich möchte niemand beleidigen! Aber es fühlt sich ein bisschen natürlicher ihr/du zu benutzen, denn diese Webseite wirkt ziemlich locker.. aber haben meine Gefühle mich verraten? :P Und wenn ich weiß, dass jemand auf dieser Webseite viel älter ist, soll ich trotz meines eigentlich nicht existierenden Sprachgefühls 'Sie' benutzen?June 14, 201550
My first note
Hello everyone, it's my first time that I write (I feel like you need something to complete this sentence, e.g. that I am writing in English, that I have written an entry on this website, etc). My English level is very short low but I'll try to learn (it) little by little.
I'd like to go on holidays to London but I think that London's hotels are more expensive than in Spain so I'm going to Cádiz (south of Spain) because I work for a company that they don't doesn't pay me a lot of.:( (or, that doesn't pay me a lot of money)<em>I was in London for a week, and it was probably the most expensive week of my life! Spain is supposed to be a beautiful country (although I've never been myself), especially if you're going in summer! I hope you have a wonderful time there :)</em>
0 votedJune 14, 20151- Der Ampelmann Ich liebe den Ampelmann. Es gibt keinen anderen Mann, der so begeistert ist, wenn er die Straße überqueren kann. Der Ampelmann springt grün und leuchtend, voll mit Energie und Kraft und er ist sogar sehr gut gekleidet mit diesem kleinen färbig passenden Zylinderhut. Wenn er rot blinkt, bleibt er stehend und aufmerksam und passt auf die Sicherheit der kleinen Kinder. Ich kann mir nur vorstellen, was er denkt, wenn jemand die Straße schwarz übergeht und sein Leben riskiert! Es ist wirklich respektlos, denn ohne ihn könnten wir nie sicher und locker angehen. Deshalb behaupte ich, dass wir als eine immer aufwachsende Gesellschaft zu ihm beten sollen, damit er erkennt, dass wir ihn respektieren und lieben. (Hehehe war natürlich nur ein Witz. Gestern hat jemand mir den Ampelmann als einen Kult beschrieben, und dann fällt mir diese Idee ein. In einem anderen Sinne, habt ihr gewusst, das der Ampelmann eine kleine Nase hat? Nächstes mal, dass ihr die Straße überqueren müsst, sollt ihr gucken!)June 14, 201530
How often do you travel?
Hi there!
I love to travel around of the world. I've already been in to many countries. In Such as - Italy, Portugal, Korea, China, France, Egypt and Poland and etc. I might go to Mexico on in October, but I'm not sure. I'd like (to visit) a different place. I like to visit old cities with big castles. Once I have been to one and it was a wonderful place. This Its name is San Marino (Italy Republic - a republic in Italy). We walked on through (unless you walked on the turrets, or on a bridge, but in that case you would need to specify.) the old castle. It was very interesting! What about you? What do you like to see when you traveling? (or, what do you like to see when you travel?)<em>I like to see how the people live, and whilst seeing some tourist attractions is nice, sometimes even phenomenal, I prefer to really get a feel of the city by exploring some lesser known places and letting my feet take me wandering.</em>
0 votedJune 14, 20151Why do I want learn English?
Hi! :)
This is my first entry in on this website. My name is Betzabet and I'm from Costa Rica (a tiny country in exactly in the middle of America).
The reason of why I want to learn English is because in the future, I want to travel around the world and meet (Experience or discover sounds better. It's a little strange to meet a culture) new cultures.
The English that I speak is thanks to (playing) video games, but it's not good. I need to learn a good English first before travelling (or, I need to improve my English first). And I'm very shy to speak when speaking to others in English for that fear to make fear of making a mistake, and in my country not much many people speak English and I don't have someone to practice with.<em>We all make mistakes, but we learn by making mistakes! Keep it up! Many people say that travel is the BEST way to master a language ;) Also, I'm sure you already know, but I'll say it just in case, 'I' is always capitalised and so are languages, e.g. English, French, Italian etc. </em>
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