Liena Lesniece
Latvian
Apr 15, 2021
Bija ļoti patīkami dzirdēt, cik labi tu jau sazinies latviešu valodā! Tā bija ļoti jauka nodarbība, tā turpināt!
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I am a native of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It's not Paris or Tokyo, but I think it's the best city in the world, and you should come visit!
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Lina
Latvian
Mar 9, 2021
I think you have a good knowledge of Latvian, just need to focus on correct conjugation of words and continue to build up your vocabulary! Otherwise- thumbs up on your Latvian skills! :)
Anni(ja)
Latvian
Jan 24, 2021
Lielisks students! Looking forward to helping you progress in Latvian conversation.
Activities
- Your sentence is correct. You could make it flow better by reorganizing it a little and removing some articles, but there are no mistakes (except one small spelling error: moment). "What thing or moment from the Beijing Olympic Winter Games will you remember for the rest of your life?" -- a more succinct version, but as I said, your version is still ok.0 votedFebruary 20, 20220
Analysis of the school population in my village
Hello)) In this section, I'd like to briefly describe how the population in our school has been changing over the years. Right below the text, there is a picture attached to this note. All data in that note was partially made up. [[Note: though data is technically plural, treat it like a singular, uncountable noun]]
I used to live in a remote, urban-type village. At the beginning of my studying at school, the numbers of visitors had been steadily increasing each year. It was mainly caused by a sharp rise of the village population. People with families were moving to our region for a high-paid job higher-paying jobs. Therefore the peak of the school population was reached already at the 1997 year. The school could accommodate around 400 person people
But then in 1998, the economical crisis had happened, and the numbers of visitors to school started slightly fluctuating from 350 to 335. For two years since 2000, the numbers of the school population remained constant. More than that, there was a recognizable downward trend in the number of people visiting my school. You can see that, since 2001, over several years the numbers of people started gradually falling down.
Since that time, the a new mining company came to our region which caused, for many reasons, the continuation of the dropping of the population at the school.
Thus, the School visitor numbers fell down dramatically from 2010 to 2015 years, and till now it's been slightly fluctuating at around 100. Overall, there was a great decline in the numbers of visitors to my school.0 votedAugust 28, 20181- He's a bunch to get you started :) Adjective--Noun _________________ Happy--Happiness Sad--Sadness Angry--Anger Afraid--Fear Excited--Excitement Devastated--Devestation Terrified--Terror Horrified--Horror Glad--Gladness Anxious--Anxiety Agressive--Agression Kind--Kindess Passive--Passiveness Loving--Lovingness Caring--Care Amazed--Amazement Apathetic--Apathy Ambivalent--Ambivalence Confident--Confidence Inspired--Inspiration Jealous--Jealousy Lonely--Loneliness Crazy--Craziness Optimistic--Optimism Pessimistic--Pessism Confused--Confusion Powerful--Power/Powerfullness Powerless--Powerlessness Proud--Pride Sarcastic--Sarcasm Frightened--Fright Skeptical--Skepticism Worried--Worry Joyful--Joy/Joyfullness Irate--Ire Furious--Fury Eager--Eagerness Disappointed--Disappointment Courageous--Courage Embarrassed--Embarrassment Bored--Boredom0 votedAugust 12, 20180
- Both ways are correct, but the first one is a little bit stronger. The first one says that they are both lucky, but Ted's luck is significantly greater. The second one says that Chris has no luck or a "normal" amount of luck. The actual meaning would depend on the context. Alternatively, and what sounds a little more natural, you can say, "Compared *to* Chris, Ted is lucky." Or, "Compared *to* Chris, Ted is much luckier." "With" is still correct, but I always use "to" in natural speech.0 votedJuly 15, 20181
To learn Learning English for French people
I would like to talk about English learning for French people.
In French, we have lot of words to explain somethings some things or an idea. It could be [a fine differentiation] because we are very precise. But it's not cool for people learning French. While in English, a lot of words are same utility have the same usage. What does it mean "still" ? What does "still" mean? Or "way" finally ultimately?
I have somes difficulties to understand understanding present perfect/preterite, because in French, Spanish or Italian there are not the same conjugaison than as in English.********
Great job writing this! (We have a lot of very fine differentiations in English too ;-) )0 votedNovember 2, 20171- It's technically possible, but it would require a very specific context for C to be the natural, correct answer. The problem is that it does not follow the sequence of tenses. "who were living" is past progressive, so the following verb phrase, "may not appreciate," would also have to occur in the past. Children who were living in big cities *may not have appreciated...* would be possible. The meaning of answer C without changing the second verb phrase implies that the children are no longer living in cities, and they still do not appreciate animals. But the reason they do not appreciate animals' company is because they currently live in big cities where few animals are present.0 votedOctober 24, 20171
Great article. It's a difficult balancing act to teach EFL/ESL students how to determine appropriate uses of descriptive vs. prescriptive grammar. There are a lot of issues like these that can arise, especially when their textbooks tell them one thing, and their teachers are saying other. Generalizing 'whom' as 'who' in natural conversation, ending sentences with prepositions, gonna and wanna-- all these features of natural, everyday English often get omitted from traditional textbooks in favor of a prescriptivist approach to grammar. While I think it's important to teach students the "correct" way to use 'whom' for the sake of demonstrating concepts like direct and oblique objects, it's equally important to know that native speakers who make it a point to always use whom "correctly" are just being pretentious. (Y'all think you fancy, but you ain't.)
This is a fun conversation model I like to use to introduce some of these concepts:
John: Hello, how are you?
Jane: I'm good, thanks. How are you?
John: I'm WELL.
Jane: *rolls eyes super hard*0 votedJune 15, 20170- They are (almost) the same. In any language, there is no such thing as a "true synonym." They can have (very slightly) different meanings depending on how you use them. But generally, "a load of money" sounds more common for speakers from Great Britain/Australia whereas, "a lot of money" would be used most commonly in the U.S.A., however both forms are acceptable anywhere in the English-speaking world.0 votedDecember 6, 20160
How do you consume legal music legally?
Nowadays, with the digital world and globalization, there are many options of services that disponibilize make a lot of songs and videos available* to users. Some services are totally free and some have Premium features. We have streaming services like Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, Pandora, Deezer, Apple Music, Tidal, and** etc; and digital stores like iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and another ones.
Most collectors prefer to buy an actual album – of a favorite band or act - at a traditional store. They like to collect a lot of albums on a shelf and organize them by discography, same case to Vinyl or K7 buyers.***
Finally, how do you consume legal music legally****? What’re your favorites services or albums store?-------------------------
*Note: "disponsiblize" is not a word. The correct word (verb phrase) here would be "make available." To make it sound natural, we split the verb phrase into different parts of the sentence, so even though "make" and "available" are separated, they are still part of the same verb phrase.
**Note: etc= et cetera (Latin for "and the rest"), so you don't say "and etc," because it is like saying "and and the rest." You leave out 'and' in this usage.
***Sorry, it's unclear what the exact meaning here is supposed to be, but it doesn't look correct. Is this about the organization of the types of formats? Casette tapes to vinyls, etc? I googled K7, but I'm still not sure what this is supposed to be.
****We must say "consume legally" in this case. "Legal music" implies that there is some music that is illegal. The music is always legal, but the way you consume it might be illegal (torrent, unauthorized download, etc.)
Great job with this!0 votedDecember 1, 2016231. A, an, any and some
1. We live in a small house by the sea.
2. Is there anymore juice? (One word, not two words)
3. Do you want a any peace piece of cake? (peace = paz)
4. We don't have any milk?
5. I have some money in my piggy bank.
6. Do you have any time to read comics?
7. We need to buy a loaf of bread.
8. There are some coins on the frigde. fridge
9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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Great job!!--Brian
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