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Ciao a tutti! Sono Howard - studente d`italiano (mi sembra da secoli!). Vorrei aiutare persone di livello intermedio o avanzato a approfondire la comprensione della lingua inglese.
Appassionato dell'Italia, cerco appassionati dell'Inghilterra che studiano sul serio la mia lingua e hanno voglia di migliorare.
If you are available to Skype during the day, that would be a bonus but it is not essential. Just get in touch anyway!
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- Italy is a small country but due to the fact that is a relative young country every region has a strong identity. Indeed there are a lot of different dialects, which are considered to all effects languages , food and habits. That’s a also because different populations had taken places in the past. Especially near the borders people are strongly influenced by the neighbours countries. If we think at The region Valle D’Aosta , where they speak French and Trentino Alto Adige where there is a strong German- Austrian influence .0 votedFebruary 12, 20221
- Quanto sono fortunato ad aver raggiunto la grande età di settanta due in piena salute senza sentirmi vecchio. Ogni settimana corro cinque chilometri, almeno una volta, per tenermi in forma. Il cervello funziona bene (se parliamo di giudizio) sebbene il richiamare diventa diciamo up po’ esitante. Rimango sempre consapevole che mio padre è morto quando aveva solo quaranta nove anni, è mio suocero sessanta sei. Ambi due vittime del cancro. Non c’è giustizia nella vita - troppo spesso sembra soggetto a caso o buona fortuna. Però non sento colpevole - solo grato è felice.February 12, 202270
- Reply email - please correct 🙏😊Hi and thank you for your interest.I <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">would</s> could be available for a phone interview any day during work hours this week, <s>starting</s> from today until the 7th of February. Next week <s>I'll take</s> I will be taking a course at school from 9:00 to 17:00, <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">that is why</s> so it would be difficult for me to answer the phone.Concerning <s>the</s> documents, I have a thorough understanding of the process and will just need a pre-contract moving forward.Thank you again and I look forward to speaking with you.Kind Regards,0 votedFebruary 6, 20200
- Letter to a magazine ( Semi-Informal letter- CAE )Dear Sir,I am writing in response to your latest magazine article regarding how useless, <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">according to</s> from your point of view, big national celebrations are. I live in a big coastal city called "Ancona" in the middle of Italy and, <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">after</s> having read what <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">has been written down in one of</s> your article is suggesting I could not stop myself from writing this E-mail to explain <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">to you</s> what perks national celebrations bring to a country.I would like to talk about "Summer Games" which is a festival <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">who</s> that takes place every year in my city <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">within</s> in the second week of August. People come from all <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">of</s> over Italy to enjoy it, They have the opportunity to watch aquatic shows and <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">eating</s> to sample <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">autochthonous</s> local and regional food too, and I am quite sure that you already <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">understood</s> appreciate <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">the extent of monetary induced that</s> how much money people bring with them.Last but not least <s>even less taken into consideration, another aim of this festival</s> is to let <s>the foreigners</s> visitors and tourists <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">know</s> learn about our regional customs and traditions, <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">moreover</s> in order to enhance the prestige of. our city.I am pretty sure this E-mail will give you something to think about, meanwhile, I look forward to discussing this with you <s>at your earliest convenience</s>.Yours faithfullySimone CiacciSimone, questi sono solo suggerimenti. Buona fortuna! Howard0 votedFebruary 4, 20200
- Changing job descriptionYesterday, one of my colleagues was changed of had his job description changed. His name is Paul. It's not a real really a promotion but sort of. In a nutshell, it's kind of a craving role he aspires to. When Tina, another colleague of mine, realised what was happening, she got litterally was literally gobsmacked. I felt so sorry for her in that moment at the time. I wouldn't consider her (as) a friend of mine, but we get along well and hit it off with one another. <s>Also,</s> I think she too would be worth deserve a promotion of some sort.<em>Vanessa, I had to guess what you meant by 'craving'. Well done anyway!</em>0 votedFebruary 3, 20201
- Andrea Camilleri, famous Italian writerOn 17th July 2019, Andrea Camilleri, the famous Italian writer, died aged 93. <s>died</s>. He had been hospitalized <s>since</s> from the18th June because of a cardiac arrest.The writer and his family clearly stated that there would be no mortuary or public funeral. Camilleri was buried in the Non-Catholic cemetery in Rome.“If I could, I would like to finish my career sitting in a square and telling stories, and at the end to go among the audience and shake hands.” Camilleri replied <s>this way</s>, when someone asked him why he hadn’t retired at his age. <s>Since a long time, his eyes had become blind</s> He had been blind for a long time, but he managed to tell stories, mixing reality and fiction in a language <s>eh</s> he had invented.In 1994, “The Shape of Water” was published. It was the first novel with Salvo Montalbano, the fictional detective, as the main protagonist. The book enjoyed success, and was followed by another twenty-nine novels. Montalbano became a very successful character, who inspired many more writers, and a TV adaptation was prepared. The second novel should have been the last in Camilleri’s plans, but the publisher managed to convince him to continue writing <s>his writings</s>. And <s>us</s> we readers are happy! In his novels, Camilleri often deals with Italy’s political and social problems, and sometimes reflects about life.Camilleri worked as a professor and a director, also for Italian television. In his late years, when his body was not as fast as his mind, he didn’t <s>use to</s> complain. He kept his calm and serene attitude, although his voice was harsh because of the many cigarettes he used to smoke, and childhood memories, especially of his dear hometown in Sicily, were vivid.Goodbye, Camilleri! Thanks for everything!0 votedAugust 9, 20191
- 59 - Assembling <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">a</s> furniture'Furniture' is a collective noun. (You can refer to 'a piece of furniture' if you need to.)Furnishing a new house is a gruelling task, especially if we are talking about assembling furniture, like the Ikea ones. At the end of the process, if you are <s>so</s> skilled enough to <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">be able to</s> reach the end, there is always some screw or piece left. And no, I'm not talking about spare parts.In Italy, or at least where I live, only those who <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">has</s> have a master's degree in mechanical engineering are said to be able to assemble <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">an</s> Ikea furniture in a very common joke. This is to <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">underlinenoe</s> show how complex it is <s>manage</s> to understand the instruction images, which are often <s>too much detailed or too little</s> much too detailed, or not detailed enough.I have obviously magnified everything, but there is a grain of truth in what I have written. Don't you agree?0 votedJuly 30, 20192

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