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Hi! My name is Claudine, and I am a native English speaker from New York. I'm currently working on improving my French—have been studying off and on since high school. I've passed my B1 exam and am studying for B2. I'm also planning on improving my German, Dutch, and Spanish, but French is up first. I’d like to meet a conversation partner who is working on their English, for weekly, regular exchanges. I work as an editor for a medical journal, and I am certified teacher (K through 6th grade for general education and K through 12 for teaching English to speakers of other languages). Let’s practice together, make many mistakes, and have fun!
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Natasha Larchier
French
Mar 13, 2021
Très chouette leçon avec une élève vraiment très agréable qui s'afforce de faire ressugir le français dans sa mémoire. Ne t'inquiète pas, Claudine, quand les mots ne viennent pas. C'est un processus NORMAL: tu as besoin de retrouver ces mots qui sont enfouis dans ton cerveau et de te les réapproprier, de les faire TIENS. Cela prend du temps et on n'a pas de baguette magique. La seule solution : parler, parler, parler. Et lire/écouter tout ce qui est possible en français pendant la semaine. A très bientôt!
🎓 Nicolas DELF
French
Feb 23, 2021
Merci pour cette très bonne conversation. Tu continues à progresser et tu étudies beaucoup, félicitations =)
🎓 Nicolas DELF
French
Feb 16, 2021
Cette première leçon était excellente ! Tu as de bonnes connaissances grammaticales et tu arrives à t'exprimer facilement sur de nombreux sujets du quotidien. Je suis persuadé que tu vas progresser rapidement Claudine :D
Adeline Rodriguez
French
Mar 8, 2020
It is very nice to practice conversation with Claudine, given her motivation and the fact that she is easy to talk to! The conversation flows very naturally. Bravo pour ton travail et à bientôt :)
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  • Answered
    The phrase is most often heard as "AT a moment's notice" or possibly "WITH a moment's notice." It DOES mean "in a very short time," but it's used in a very specific situation, when someone is going to be alerted that it's time to do something with very little warning. The "notice" part of the phrase makes it correct to be used in only this one situation. Notice means someone telling you something with time to prepare. ex. Next time you shut off the water to fix the plumbing, please give me some notice. I can't just fly to Madrid tomorrow--I have to have some notice. I wish you'd give me notice before you make a loud sound like that. Examples of "at a moment's notice": Person A: Would you like to go to the beach on Saturday afternoon? I may have to work part of the day, so I won't know what time I can go until Saturday morning. Person B: No problem! I have no plans, so I can be ready at a moment's notice. [MEANING...person B is OK with being told about the beach trip maybe 10 minutes before the meeting time. He doesn't have to prepare...he can just grab his things and be ready] Example of "with a moment's notice": Person A: Wow, you really made a nice dinner. I'm sorry I had to work late and couldn't do it as I had planned to. Person B: Well, with a moment's notice I could have made it even nicer. [MEANING...Person B is really saying "If you had given me more time to prepare by telling me you couldn't make dinner sooner, I could have shopped for better ingredients and made the meal even nicer." Person A: When are you going to take the trash outside? Person B: In a moment's notice [THIS IS COMPLETELY WRONG] Person B: In a moment. [CORRECT, A LITTLE OLD-FASHIONED SOUNDING] Person B: In a minute...or...In a second [BEST, MOST NATURAL...means "a very short time"] I hope this helps. Feel free to ask more questions. I can be ready to help at a moment's notice.
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    April 17, 2020
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    Good job! I’d just like to add a few things to what Adrian already suggested.
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    Could you please correct my sentences?Thanks in advance.

    Over the last few days I have learned some new words about textile products.I am using them to make sentences,please check the following sentences for me,many thanks.
    polyester: Polyester is a textile material.
    tolerance:The shrink tolerance is about 5cm after washing it.
    Pill: Every knitted fabric can pill.
    bias:Please cut the fabric ON the bias.
    plain:We prefer plain color.
    yarn:please send us a piece of sample of the pre-dyed yarn.
    blean:Blean can weaken fibres and induce pilling.
    line dry:it's preferable to lin dry WHEN possible.
    Iron:Cool iron can be better.
    sheen:please don't dry in the sunshine,as it might change the original sheen.
    elasticity:It might loose elasticity after water washing. [I would suggest leaving out “water”. Anytime you say “washing”, washing with water is implied.]
    durability:In order to preserve the shape and durability,we recommend hand washing.
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    March 7, 2020
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    It’s always “would”, assuming that the “thing” you’re talking about hasn’t been done. For example, “Would it kill you to wash a dish once in a while?” It’s very sarcastic and not very nice, so be careful who you say it to. I can’t think of an example with “does” because “does” implies the thing IS being done. It just doesn’t work with the idiom.
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    January 7, 2020
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    It’s hard to say without the whole story, but “she turned out to be...” could also mean something you don’t expect. For example, “It looked like it was going to rain, but it turned out to be a nice day.” Or...”The teacher looked mean, but she turned out to be very sweet.” Or “I didn’t want to go to the party, but it turned out to be a nice event.” In each case, the original impression changes based on some new information that was not expected.
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    January 7, 2020
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    Une histoire courte Bonne année! Merci pour votre assistance!! Mes garçons aiment les chiens. Je suis une mère monoparental, et je travaille dix heures pour jour. Si nous avons un chien dans la famille, je pense que le chien serait triste parce il est seul pour beaucoup d'heures. Mais mon ex-mari, le père de mes garçons, travaille à son maison pendant le jour, pas dans un office. Il peut donner à un chien la nourriture and l'eau. Il peut marcher avec le chien and le prend au médicin s'il fait malade. Si leur père a un chien, mes garçons vont avoir un nouvel ami. Peut-être nous pouvons trouver un chat pour notre maison. Les chats n'ont pas besoin de beaucoup d'attention!
    January 1, 2020
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    Invitation for a party

    T- Hi, Elise! How's it going?

    E- Hi, Todd! I'm fine. It's actually going well, I feel great. I have a new job.

    T- That's sounds wonderful! Congratulations!

    E- Thanks. So, are you free on Saturday night? Would you like to come to a party at my house?

    T- Seriously? Of course! But I don't know<s> what's</s> your new address. Where do you live? <s>Do you living?</s>

    E- I live at 36 Rossi Street. My house is sky blue, and it has a big <s>garden </s>front yard. <s>of the house</s>.

    T- Ok. 36 Rossi<s style="color: rgb(153, 51, 255);">, </s><s>36</s>. Is it near <s>to</s> the new "Cheap Supermarket"?

    E- Yeah. That's right.

    T- <s>So. </s>Can I bring anything? <s>The wine or the beer for example.</s> Maybe wine or beer? And what time should I come?

    E- The party will begin at 6:00 pm. <s>I accept the wine.</s> Wine would be great. Thanks.

    T- Perfect. See you Saturday night.

    E- Bye, bye. See you Saturday.
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    January 1, 2020
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    My familly

    Hello. I'm Polish. I was born in the city of Wrocław, and I live there as well. Wrocław is located in south-west Poland. My family isn't big. I have a husband and two daughters who are in primary school. My older daughter is named Maja, and the younger one is named Jagoda. They both are communicative and popular people. They get along well with their peers. My older daughter Maja is tall for her age. She paints very nice picture. She often to goes shopping for clothes. She is embarrassed to speak in front of many people, but when she talks with another person face to face it's not a problem for her. Maja loves to make an art make up. [Do you mean she loves to put on makeup as art? Like lipstick etc?] She attends a tutor to learn the German language. My younger daughter is thin because she doesn't eat enough. She is of average height. She often rollerskates and swims. She loves to dance at home when no one is watching. She stuttered until she was 7 years old. Our whole family received therapy for stuttering 4 years ago. The results were very positive. Now it's no longer a problem. My husband is obese because he eats unhealthy food. He is a steel worker and a smelter of brass. He loves to cook very much. When I come home a warm meal awaits me. He helps me to clean up at home. We do it together. In the summer, our whole family travels 20 kilometers each day by bicycle. We love cycling. We live in a cottage with a garden. My parents are retired. Mummy worked as a math teacher, and Dad worked as a taxi driver. I have brother who is 7 years younger than me. He is a taxi driver like Dad, and he is a soccer coach in small village with a successful team. Next time I will something write about myself.
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    January 1, 2020
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    January 1, 2020
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    January 1, 2020
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  • Commented

    Hey David, 

    Native English speaker here...I just wanted to add my admiration for the short article on "is being." Before I clicked on the title to open the article, I was thinking, " 'Is being'? What the heck is that?" But of course once I read the text, I realized what you were talking about. I instinctively know how and when to use it, and never thought about the fact that it could cause problems for learners of English. Great job ferreting out those challenging elements we take for granted as native speakers. 

    That's it...nothing important to say, only wanted to give you a thumbs up for your extremely clear explanation. 

    Take care,

    Claudine

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    May 1, 2018
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