[English Practice] Swimming Coach

Swimming Coach

I registered for swimming lessons this month for my health.
I can swim already. Frankly speaking, I'm a good swimmer but I like to swim with other people.
So, I registered for these lessons.

And, But, I've got a problem: "My coach talks too much"
I want to swim, but he talks every 10 minutes.
If he speaks tells us useful things, it's acceptable.
But most of his speaking talking was just jokes and it's I didn't find them not funny at all.

Today, I'll talk about it this with other people in my class.

[I'll continue where Michaela left off - & I agree w/ all of her corrections!]

Another stereotype you can come across is that in America, they have always perfect weather all the time. But if you think about it logically, that can't be true because the USA is very big and there must be different climates/weather.

From my point of view, American people seem extremely concerned about jobs and money, to the point where they might often be overwhelmed. It is very true that “time is money” and “a penny saved is a penny earned”. People appreciate time and money a lot. For that reason, Americans believe that if someone has a problem with someone else, they should tell the person clearly and directly in order to come up with a solution to the problem and in order to save time, money and efforts. (I would probably reorder the topics in this sentence to have more continuity with the previous parts of the paragraph)

Moreover, American people seem to create encouraging, but competitive work environments. On the one hand it is helps for people to do all the their best, from on the other hand it provokes promotes stressful work atmospheres. so some These may lead to specific illnesses connected with such as high BP and high blood sugar levels. To continue, heath topic Also on the topic of health, some many Americans are overweight because they consume junk food from McDonalds and other kinds of fast food. However, there are also many Americans who are trying try to look after their health: keep they have a healthy diet, try to exercise on daily, bases and do have regular medical check-ups.I can mention that The USA also has a highly developed social services and much a lot of attention is paid to people with disabilities.

You could also say: I only have two days to hang out with (or: travel with/be with) you. Tagging along implies that the decision to hang out w/ the people is very spontaneous and not planned - like you're going to be an extra person going to a party, but you weren't invited initially - you just tag along with others and follow wherever they go. :-)

Aloha Harry! :-) Yes, "even more so" is a pretty common phrase & you used it correctly in your example. I can't think of any other way to say that except for "It's very difficult to operate, and it's even harder to correct its problems." Other things since I'm here - You said: "how often do you use "even more so " or there`s some more popular substitute" how often do you use "even more so " or IS THERE A more popular substitute? "Was it correct to write: It's very difficult ..." IS it correct to write... "I hope you got a gist I try to convey within the sentence." I hope you got THE gist OF WHAT I'M TRYING to convey within the sentence I've never heard "gists" being referred to with indefinite articles like "a". But that could be another fun dialectal difference. I also need to have the whole phrase: the gist of what A hui hou, Pat

Aloha e Dorothy -

 

You could start with these:

http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/hawaiian_resources/kulaiwi

https://youtu.be/_y3Jxng1LMA

 

I've just finished my 1st year of Hawaiian here at the University of Hawaii-Hilo & I can't wait to go all immersion next semester. It's a wonderful language! It's easy to learn in some respects & not so easy in others - just like ANY language on the planet!

 

Good luck!

 

-Pat

Preparing my presentation

I'm going to become a Russian teacher on italki but my English is not so good and I'm not sure if my presentation is correct.
My name is Tatiana and I am from Novosibirsk, Russia. Russian is my native language. My university degree is in Russian language and literature. Also, I have an additional education in teaching Russian as a foreign language. I am also at an advanced level of Italian, an intermediate level of English, and I have just started to study Portuguese. Since I'm a language learner too, I understand the difficulties you may face at each stage of studying a foreign language. If you want to improve your Russian or you just want to start learning it, feel free to contact me and we’ll see how I can help you.

 

:-) Nice introduction! -Pat

My first Recorder [566]

About two decades ago, during a summer holiday when I went to Singapore on a tourist trip with my father, I bought a cassette recorder which, I thought, was really special because I was going to use it as a English study tool in the following semester. As you know, in those days we didn't have any modern machines and facilities, like the internet, computers, mp3 players, etc. It was much harder for me to study a foreign language then because there weren't any chances to hear native speakers during my middle school years.
So, you can imagine how delighted I was when I bought it. After that, the first thing I did was to buy English tapes, and sometimes I exchanged those tapes with my classmates. After all, a large percentage of them had already bought their own machines.
It was special not only because it was wonderful study tool, but because I was the first electronic product I had ever had during my teenage years. Since it was produced by the Sony Company, its quality was terrific. I was so proud to have a foreign brand machine bought from a foreign country.

Chinese stunt inner painting

Inner painting is a Chinese traditional craft, which use special brushes to paint the insides of the wall of a transparent pots, crystal balls, vases, screens, pen containers and so on. The painting is extremely difficult, and it is called a stunt in China. These former art treasures in palace have become a high class toys, and they are exported to Europe, America and other parts of the world. This representative of the inner painting is a snuff bottle, and these are good gifts for domestic and foreign dignitaries in foreign affairs, and friendly exchanges, and all kinds of wedding celebrations in commemoration. They also have a very high collection value!