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Hi! My nickname is "Berneddi". I was overseas teaching university English to foreign students for a long time, but I am taking a slower pace in life now and not actively teaching anymore (and not so interested in being a proper Italki teacher). Maybe you can also teach me a little of your language in exchange. My interest and specialization is in English writing; from simple to advanced. So go ahead and ask me your question about one specific example of written English. Or we can just chat about your country. - Master’s degree specializing in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from a Nobel Prize winning university of the famous Big Ten Conference in the U.S. - Over ten years of overseas experience in teaching English. - Postgraduate and undergraduate degrees from universities in Times Higher Education’s Top 200 List. - Training in the widely recognized University of Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Training to Adults) I have travelled to over 30 countries in the world. Maybe I've been to your country! I am strong in business, finance and current affairs. I like cooking, history, i.c. technology, popular culture and shopping. You can ask for my SKYPE, or even QQ. You can also see me and some of my English work on my TWITTER (There is something wrong with Italki's Twitter API link. The API link to my Twitter should be [ https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=englishenrich ]. If you "follow" me on Twitter or QQ or Skype, please send me a message to tell me you saw me on Italki so that I know - thanks!)
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    This is funny, but can be very very rude - so make sure you are careful who you say it to:

     

    "I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son."

     

    Just say it once, and say it slowly. If you say it many times, and try to do it quickly, you will get into BIG trouble.

     

    There is a second line: "I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes".... and in fact there are many stanzas to this rude song. You can Google for it.

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    December 2, 2014
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    December 1, 2014
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    In some universities (especially in non-English speaking countries), Ernest Hemingway is prescribed reading. One of the reasons why the lecturers choose this Nobel Prize winning author for English learners studying literature is that he is famous for his short sentences.

     

    Look up some information about Ernest Hemingway!

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    December 1, 2014
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    Maybe I'll try to do it here after all:

     

    The population viability analysis is a relatively new tool that uses the concept of minimum viable population to predict the population dynamics of a group or species. In the order of Chiropteras there is still a deficit of jobs with <em>[appropriate vocabulary?]</em> PVA, which demonstrates the need for more research in this area. The PVA is considered one of the most important strategies in conservation biology, with a preventive and corrective analysis, which can help prevent the decline or extinction of a population and help chooseing adequate management practices for populations that are already vulnerable.

     

    The population viability analysis (PVA) was used to model a population of Phyllostomus Hastatus in Marambaia Island, municipality of Mangalore, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The software used for this analysis was the VORTEX 9.99 and the results showed that this population is not <em>[will not be?]</em> at risk of extinction or decline within a hundred years.

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    November 27, 2014
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    It's possible to make just a few corrections; not that many are needed. If you copy all of this into your Italki Notebook section, it will be much easier to show those few necessary corrections.

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    November 27, 2014
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    Yes, what Julie says is correct. Here is the absolute truth: in certain usages "manage" and "handle" (the noun, not the verb) are very similar, and sometimes they are very different. Read widely to see as many examples as you can. That seems to be the best policy.

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    November 27, 2014
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    "Just spot some words for now" is very good advice. I find one big obstacle holding back many students that I have taught, is their feeling of frustration and wanting to know 100% of what they listen to or read. That is, those students who have their heads always buried in a dictionary, or regard language as a mathematical equation for which one correct solution can be found, or that language equals a test score.

     

    I have learned other languages myself and am happy to understand just some of what I observe. As I learn more, then slowly I understand a little more of the language that I observe, and those new words help me to undertsand even slightly more, and on and on it goes - but slowly.

     

    Be happy if you can try to guess the "gist" of what is being said, and don't be too disappointed if you can't. The best tastes in food are achieved after slow and careful cooking. Fast food gives you diabetes and heart disease, and maybe  a slightly higher language test score :)

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    November 27, 2014
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    Here are my thoughts on the topic. Money is very important in life, even for education. Sometimes that is a sad fact.

     

    People want public education, and people also want private education. The questions are usually about the nature, extent and the funding of public education. The larger question is about the nature and structure of society that we want. Is it a struggle of political and class views?

     

    Unfortunately, the world is far from ideal - and large educational systems (both private and public at the same time), just about everywhere in the world, are examples of this. Solutions here are always far from ideal.

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    November 27, 2014
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    Sorry, no. Maybe someone from the UK can give the answer here.

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    November 27, 2014
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    "... risen four places to five places" is not the way a native speaker would express themselves, so I am unsure of the details of what exactly you are trying to say.

     

    One possible meaning might be "risen by four to five places", which would mean that the ranking has risen maybe up by an additional four places, or maybe up by an additional five places.

     

    Another possible meaning might be "risen by four places to the fifth spot", which would mean the ranking went from nine to five.

     

    So maybe you should give a long and detailed explanation of the situation that you are trying to describe, so we can think of what is the best thing to say.

     

    (N.B. place = position = spot)

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    November 27, 2014
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