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Hi, my name is Danielle! I'm currently studying biology and East Asian studies at university. I plan to become a doctor. Although I've lived in the northeastern United States all my life, I'm eager to travel abroad and experience new cultures. I'm also an avid reader, and I can't wait until I can read in foreign languages without using a dictionary! Aside from learning languages, I love to play and listen to classical music.
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Chinese (Mandarin)
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Norwegian
Russian
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Approaching listening
There are many ways to prepare children for listening tasks.
• First of all, it might be useful to use short audio tracks in the beginning, even if they are just single words or simple sentences, in order to get students used to spoken language.
• The leitmotiv should be a constant reassurance from the teacher who has to make it clear that a 100% comprehension is impossible in order to avoid that they get downhearted. Push them to guess the overall meaning using what they know and suggest that they not get hung up on what they don't know.
• Might be useful to start with a focus on the key words they are going to deal with. It can take the form of first giving visual clues and then removing them; also you can organize some activities to get familiar with the new vocabulary, where students can work in pairs and imagine situations where they could use the words and put them in sentences.
• Another useful exercise is the gap-filling, where they can practise with the predicting method. Regarding listening, it might be useful to at least give an introduction about homophones and the 'false friends' (words that have significantly different meanings in two languages although they look or sound similar). You can invent a game with these words written on cards and let them guess the meaning, and see their surprise in discovering the real one.0 votedOctober 31, 20160- Oversettelse for en artikkel på tysk, del én Spania får en ny regjering etter ti måneder i vranglås Etter godt ti måneder får Spania endelig en ny regjering. Det sosialistiske Arbeiderpartiet avsluttet i Madrid å godkjenne ytterligere mandatperiode for statsminister Mariano Rajoy, som partiets talsmann meddelte. --- Spanien bekommt nach zehn Monaten neue Regierung Spanien bekommt nach gut zehn Monaten endlich wieder eine Regierung. Die Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (PSOE) hat in Madrid beschlossen, eine weitere Amtszeit des konservativen geschäftsführenden Ministerpräsidenten Mariano Rajoy zu ermöglichen, wie Parteisprecher mitteilten.October 29, 201600
- Traduzione di un articolo all'italiano, parte prima Il ragazzo che guadagna fino ad un milione e mezzo creando mondi virtuali Dopo aver seguito dei corsi d’arte, capì che non era destinato a diventare un’artista. Vedeva il talento di suo fratello nella pittura come una sfida da superare. E finalmente trovò il mezzo giusto per riuscirci: il computer. Come messicano di origine giapponese, Marco Gaviño sentiva pressioni sociali per essere un geek del computer. (Articolo originale in spagnolo, il primo paragrafo è ciò che tradussi: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/nacion/2016/10/19/el-chico-que-gana-hasta-millon-y-medio-creando-mundos-virtuales)October 29, 201620
Peter's Story
Excuse me for sharing with you “a story from my imagination” :)
Peter's Story
Peter was his parents' only son; they all lived together in a small house. When Peter was 7 years old, his mother came down with a serious illness. After a few days , Peter soon lost his mother, and he became sad. Then, Peter's father got married to another woman. Peter did not like his father’s new wife because she was not kind to him , and she obliged/forced him to obey her rules. Peter was unsatisfied with his living conditions/the conditions at home, so* he left his house and his school/he left his town as well when he was 15 years old. He looked for a job to earn money. Peter worked as a builder, using his small hands to collect gravel and build walls. Sometimes, Peter remembered his nice moments with his lovely mother, and he started to cry.**
Day after a day, a rich man saw Peter working ; and then, the man invited Peter to his house. At first, Peter was afraid, but he felt encouraged when he heard a whisper in his ear saying : “Just go my little son; I am always with you.” After that, Peter went to visit the rich man, and he was so surprised with the nice place where the man lived. The man welcomed Peter with a nice smile , and said to him “Peter, you are a genius, talented boy. I can see the talent in your small hands. So, I’ll give a piano as a gift , and I hope to see you as a famous musician one day.”
After a while , Peter became a well-known musician through his incredible interpretations of symphonies. Peter returned to the man's house to thank him for his help, but the man had left his house without even mentioning his name to Peter.
Now, Peter is so indebted to “the unknown man”
Thanks :)I enjoyed reading your story! Your English is very good. ;)
*Your use of "hence" is correct, but the word is rarely used.
**What you wrote was correct, but whatever reason, "he started to cry" sounds more natural here.
0 votedOctober 28, 20161- Continuación de una historia (3), con traducción del inglés Bruno me empujó hacia adelante. “Cuando tu tratamiento acabe, quiero que me devuelvas mi libro de crucigramas”, susurró en mi oreja. Empezaba a irse cuando giró y añadió: “Y mi colirio también”. Nunca le devolví ni el libro de crucigramas, ni el colirio; Nina terminó todos los crucigramas y vació toda la botella de colirio antes que regresé. “Tenía que evitar que mis ojos se secaran mientras no estabas”, dijo. “Estaba tan aburrida. La única cosa que mantuvo mi mente activa fue hacer los crucigramas. De lo contrario mi cerebro se hubiera convertido en un montón de papilla gris.” “Me alegro de saber que me extrañaste, Nina”. “Sí, me alegro tanto de que volvieras. No podía hacer los crucigramas por siempre.” --- Bruno pushed me forward. "When your treatment is over, I want you to give me back my crossword puzzle book," he whispered in my ear. He was starting to leave when he turned and added: "And my eyedrops, too." I never returned either of them. Nina finished all the crossword puzzles and emptied the bottle of eyedrops before I returned. "I needed to keep my eyes from drying out while you were gone," she said. "It was that bored. The only thing that kept my mind active was doing the crossword puzzles. Otherwise my brain would have turned into a pile of gray mush." "I'm glad to know you missed me, Nina." "Yes, I'm really happy that you're back. I couldn't keep doing crossword puzzles forever."October 27, 201630
- Seguito di una storia [Klaus si prepara a rapire un bambino.] Il ragazzo colse un filo di erba e lo avvicinò alla bocca. Klaus celebrò silenziosamente dentro di se. “Ce l’ho,” si disse. La musica dal fischietto d’erba avrebbe potuto essere come una sinfonia di Mozart per Klaus. Il primo passo del suo piano fu completo. Si schiarì la gola. Il ragazzo non lo notò. Lo fece di nuovo, stavolta più forte. Il ragazzo continuava a suonare il filo di erba senza sentirlo. “Ehi, Lentiggini!” gridò. Questa volta il ragazzo si girò nella direzione di Klaus. C’erano delle fiamme nei suoi occhi. “Chi mi ha appellato Lentiggini?” Il filo di erba cadde dalle mani, che si trasformarono in pugni. La faccia diventò così rossa che le sue lentiggini no erano più visibili. Klaus indietreggiò ancora. ----- The boy picked a blade of grass and brought it up to his mouth. Klaus quietly celebrated in his head. "I've got him," he whispered. The music of the grass whistle could have been a Mozart symphony to Klaus. The first step of his plan was now complete. He cleared his throat. The boy did not notice him. He did it again, louder this time. The boy continued to blow into the blade of grass without hearing him. "Hey, Freckles!" he shouted. This time the boy turned in Klaus's direction. There were flames in his eyes. "Who called me Freckles?" The blade of grass fell from his hands, which hardened into fists. His face became so red that his freckles were no longer visible. Klaus scooted farther back.September 2, 201660
- Continuación de una historia Como ya mencioné, yo no era buena negociando. Ni siquiera tenía capacidad de argumentar contra las tonterías. “¿Qué debo hacer para calmar sus nervios?” “Ya has visto cuan gordo es. Le encantan los pasteles. ¿Por qué no hacerle una tarta?” “¿Quieres que le haga una tarta entera para el primer día del liceo?” “Sería un gran favor.” “¿Y si no lo hago?” “Ya estoy escribiendo una lista de todas las torturas que te podría hacer sufrir si no lo haces.” No era en broma. Ya había conocido Nina por doce años; sabía cuándo era en broma o no. No tenía ni idea de por qué se preocupaba tanto por su hermano menor, pero no quería preguntar. Solo quería cumplir sus exigencias tan pronto sea posible. “Bueno," dije. "¿Qué sabor de tarta le gusta?” ----- As I already mentioned, I was not good at negotiating. I wasn't even able to argue against Nina when she was clearly being foolishness. "What should I do to calm his nerves?" "You've already seen how fat he is. He loves pastries. Why not bake him a cake?" "You want me to bake him a whole cake for the first day of high school?" "It would be a big favor." "And if I don't?" "I'm already writing a list of all the tortures I could put you through if you don't do it." It wasn't a joke. I had known Nina for 12 years; I knew when she was joking. I had no idea why she was so worried about her younger brother, but I didn't want to ask. I just wanted to fulfill her demands as soon as possible. "Well then," I said. "What flavor does he like?"September 1, 201641
- Mon père, le businessman Une fois mon père est venu à la porte de ma chambre en criant, « ÂLLO ? ÂLLO ? Est-ce que Danielle est là ? ». J’ai ouvré la porte, et je l’ai vu avec deux avocats dans les mains : l’un servait d’un récepteur, et l’autre d’un haut-parleur. « ÂLLO ? ». Je le regardais. « Tu es vraiment bizarre, papa », j'ai lui dit. Mais juste un peu après, je suis venue au bureau à domicile pour le demander s’il puisse envoyer une lettre que j’ai écrite pour un ami. Il venait de finir un appel avec Amazon. « Vous les gens êtes dans un sale état. Vous êtes le pire. Le pire ! Désormais je vais utiliser seulement eBay. Merci pour votre aide. Passe une bonne journée. Ciaooo. » « Papa, peux-tu envoyer cette lettre ? » « Bien sûr, chérie. » Il m’a baisée sur le front. J’étais stupéfiée. Dans une seule seconde, cette bouche a subi une grande transformation de la bouche de vendeur à la bouche de père. En le regarder, on n’aurait pas pensé que ses capabilités pour la métamorphose soient tellement extraordinaires !August 30, 201650

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