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IELTS specialist band 9. Feedback: "Michael is the most helpful IELTS teacher I have found on italki. With his help, my writing score has grown from 6.5 to 7.5 in several months." "Micheal Chambers is a very professional and dedicated teacher. I was stuck on 6.5 writing loop in 5 attempts. His detailed session before my last attempt was the turning point ." "He believed in my skill and pointed out my mistakes. I took his essay correction services and personal services and they both are top notch. He will give you his valuable time." Also: business, legal English, interview prep, personal statements. Since 2015, edited market analysis updates, published weekly on Thomson Reuters, for Austrian utility company. I speak intermediate German, French, Spanish, and Italian. I am learning Russian and sometimes I try to learn Mandarin.
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Nick
German
Jun 3, 2020
Michaels Deutsch ist schon recht gut, und wir hatten eine gute Unterhaltung.
Ruediger
German
Feb 18, 2020
thank your yet another very productive and focused session.
Ruediger
German
Jan 7, 2020
Immer sehr angenehm. Und es macht Spaß, weil du die Grammatik sehr schnell verstehst. Ich freue mich auf die nächste Stunde.
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  • Answered
    Thanks for comments. Miguel, "football matches" "because Mexico is not playing, ..."
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    July 31, 2023
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    It is not a common phrase. There should be some context to help you. I would guess it refers to a) how someone is physically handling a mirror b) a means of tricking people by using a real mirror or c) a propaganda technique in which you repeat back what someone said in such a way that you trick them into sympathising with your view.
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    July 31, 2023
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  • Posted
    Are people watching the women's world cup in your family and/or country? Tomorrow, China is going to play England. Will anyone watch it? Feel free to reply and practise your English.
    July 31, 2023
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    2 and 3 both sound OK to a British English speaker. On "buy", in 2, the focus is on the current situation - the speaker sees the dress and so the "buying" has a repercussion in the present moment even though the buying clearly took place before the present. However, in 3, the focus is a bit more on the past. If in doubt, it is safer to use the past simple when referring to a single event in the past. On "get/got", the first thing to know is that "have got" usually has the present tense meaning of "have". e.g. I have a car = I have got a car. In UK English, "have got" is also the present perfect of "get" but in US English, it is "have gotten". Still on "get", only the past simple works here in most contexts if we imagine that the wearer bought it in a shop.
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    July 31, 2023
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  • Answered
    If "all" = "all things", it is more common to say "everything" and sounds better in both sentences. The first sentence applies in a specific situation. Perhaps the speaker had recently studied something and later says this sentence. The second sentence is a general statement. You could add the word "usually".
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    July 31, 2023
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  • Answered
    Why don't you make your own sentence with "be working on..."?
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    July 31, 2023
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    Here is a different example: "She works two jobs just to earn enough to survive." In this case, "job" is a role, a position, not just one task or case. Think about "work a job" as a special phrase. Usually, "work" as a verb is followed by a preposition, like in, on (see previous comment) or for
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    July 31, 2023
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    "be doing a case" sounds OK. "be working a case" sounds weird The best one for me is "be working ON a case" be working on + specific task e.g. "I've been working hard on my English skills recently."
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    July 31, 2023
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  • Corrected
    I went to Starbucks after my part-time job today. I went there / I did this to study for my exam tomorrow. I asked for an almond milk latte with white mocha syrup. I ask for this all the time. I have a lot to do, but I'm still studying. I'm going to study while talking on the phone with my friends. I’m so sleepy!!
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    July 16, 2023
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    About a month ago,I visited a tree farm which is famous for its location. It's located in the second largest desert in China. The owner of the tree farm explained to us the hardships they experienced when building this large farm / growing these large woods over three generations, from his grandfather to him. These people from three generations were single-minded in their desire to prevent the desert from getting close to farmland and cities. They did it. People finally defeated the desert. But you can imagine that when the six men from the first generation faced the desert without a tree for ten miles around them and only sand, how strong their determination was. They began to plant the first tree, and carried water from a place far away from them to water the trees. After countless failures, more and more green spots appeared in this area. Some of the men have died, but their sons inherited the task of continuing to fight with the desert until they succeeded in eliminating the desert. Today more and more people have realized the importance of protecting the environment, but most of them just like to criticize others for damaging the environment. Just a little proportion of people really worry about our environment and have taken some great practical action to protect the environment and get some spectacular achievements like these heroes from three generations or even more generations in future.
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    July 16, 2023
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