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- Agreed with the above. "That's all" can also be used to express that there's nothing else to add. For example, if your friend asks you why you look under the weather or sick, you can say, "I'm just tired, that's all". This means I'm just tired - there is no other problem. Likewise, if your friend asks what you did last weekend, you could say, "I just stayed home and watched a few films, that's all. Nothing exciting" You can also use "That's is!" when you discover something, like the perfect pair of shoes at a shop, or the solution to a difficult math problem.0 votedNovember 13, 20150
"That of" is very similair to the Turkish "ki", but is almost only used (in writing). It roughly means that (characterisitic or thing which we just mentioned) belonging to Noun 2.
In the sentence, "As mentioned before, vehicle K calculates the position to vehicle L by differencing its absolute position and that of vehicle L.""
"that of vehicle L" really means "the absolute position of vehicle L". As "the absolute position" was already mentioned (and it's rather long to write), "that of" is used to tell the reader that they are mentioning the same thing, but belonging to the second object.
0 votedNovember 17, 20140- Weekly Discussion Topic: The Best Age to Start Learning
Like last week and the week before, I'd like to put this forward as a discussion topic (or prompt for your own notebook entries!). If you would like feedback on your response, please write *feedback please* or *edit please* at the bottom.
Different countries start public language education at different ages - some US public schools start offering language classes in primary school, while other students don't start learning languages until they're in 7th or 8th grade. When I lived in China almost every student across the country started learning English in 3rd grade - and an increasing number of parents were sending their one and two-year-old children to English classes or bilingual kindergartens.
When did you start learning a foreign language? At what age does public language education start in your country? Do you think this is a good age, too young, or too old? At what age should students start learning a foreign language?November 12, 201450 - Weekly Writing Topic III: The best age to start learning Like last week and the week before, I'd like to put this forward as a discussion topic (or prompt for your own notebook entries!). If you would like feedback on your response, please write *feedback please* or *edit please* at the bottom. Different countries start public language education at different ages - some US public schools start offering language classes in primary school, while other students don't start learning languages until they're in 7th or 8th grade. When I lived in China almost every student across the country started learning English in 3rd grade - and an increasing number of parents were sending their one and two-year-old children to English classes or bilingual kindergartens. When did you start learning a foreign language? At what age does public language education start in your country? Do you think this is a good age, too young, or too old? At what age should students start learning a foreign language?November 12, 201400
Also for pronunciation:
1. Find a 30 second - 1 minute video clip with clear English pronunciation
2. Follow along (speaking) with the speaker a few times
3. Record yourself speaking the script.
4. Watch your recording and the original clip in tandem. Note where your pronunciation is different and focus on those parts, practicing until you get it right.
5. Record and watch again. Practice more if you need to.
This should take about ten minutes. It takes time and practice, but if you do this once a day you will see an improvement in your pronunciation. Recording and watching yourself is also a great way to see exactly what you are doing. Most of my students cringed the first time they watched the videos, but they later said that it was extremely helpful - and they felt really proud as they progressed.There was a long discussion on this topic here: http://www.italki.com/discussion/80975
0 votedNovember 4, 20140I think that different strategies work best for different people. However, here are a few that I have found:
For vocabulary: To remember new words I usually try to write (at least) five sentences for each word, or search for five example sentences on vocabulary(.)com. This way I not only remember the word, but also how to use it correctly. I did this when preparing for the GRE, and got an almost-perfect score in the verbal section. There are also two good sites that use 'memory science' to help you remember vocabulary: the aforementioned vocabulary . com and Memrise (which also has an ipone app). Vocabulary also gives you the word in context.
For motivation: Try to set smaller goals. What will you learn this week? This month? In six months? Give yourself really concrete goals (i.e. "I will write two journal entries this week", "I will read one hundred pages of this book this month", "I will learn 10 new vocabulary words every day"). Maybe find a language partner, share your goals, and check up each week to keep each other accountable.
For pronunciation: I used the following strategy when teaching spoken IELTS last year:
1. Write down the outline of what you want to say
2. Practice a few times through
3. Record yourself making a 1-2 minut speech.
4. Pay attention to the parts you feel aren't natural. Work on the pronunciation there - maybe it's a word, a combination of words, a transition, a phrase. Go over it until you can say it smoothly.
5. Record and watch again.0 votedNovember 4, 20140Noha: Tthe most challenging aspect is how to put aside your native language aside and to find the most effective and the appropriaite appropriate way to learn this new foreign language.
i I almost struggle with listening and speaking. and its It's hard because sometimes you can't catch up what people are saying, so it will become hard to understand what is going on, and then you'll not won't know what to say back; also because When you are listening or speaking you have to respond at once and you don't have time to think at length/for a long time more about what you are going to say. vice versa The opposite is true for writting and reading. Ffor instance, I am writting this comment and I have i've more space to think about what I am going to write, and I can even i can check what Ii've writtenwrote and correct it as much as I can. what i can correct <em></em>0 votedNovember 3, 20140
