I think I'm in a similar position to you. I've found that sites like Duolingo and, especially, the free online video series at oneworlditaliano are excellent free resources that have helped me understand a lot of what I read, and pick up on a lot of what I listen to. What they don't help with so much is actually speaking.

To try and get better at that I've been taking lessons here and they seem to be helping; at the very least they put me in a position where I'm forced to try and speak to someone who can correct me and answer questions. For me I think lessons are worth it.

In bocca al lupo!

Practice English

Hello everybody. 
Today I'm trying to write my entry in italki without being afraid, because I believe that the grammar you use needs to be challenging and then evaluated. I'm not shy of my mistakes. We have a beautiful quote in Persian relating to what I mentioned. The quote is: "The shame isn't not knowing, the shame is not asking". I'm preparing to take IELTS. It's great to speak and learn English. Please guide me with your corrections.
I am looking forward to your answer. 

A piece of equipment I usually use at home

A few years ago my husband suggested buying a bread maker. Honestly, I didn’t think that it was a good idea, because usually I don’t have the time to use such equipment, but finally he convinced me that it would be convenient to use and we bought it.

We have been using our bread maker for more than two years at this moment and I must say that it has exceeded my expectations. It creates delicious bread without me having to spend hours in the kitchen. I just need to add all the ingredients and the baking machine will mix, kneed, raise and bake the bread. Its pan is non-stick, so it is very easy to remove the loaf and to clean the pan, and also, the instruction manual is very easy to follow. The recipe book contains essential baking tips and many recipes for bread and dough. I always use it to make dough for my pizza and Easter cakes.

I can choose one of three loaf sizes and the crust I need. If I want to add some dried fruit or other ingredients after the kneading process, a beeper will signal at the proper time. The bread maker also has a twelve hour delay, which gives us an opportunity to feel wonderful smell of fresh bread when we wake up in the morning. I think, that the only disadvantage of our model is that it doesn’t have a viewing window to monitor the baking process.

All in all, it is a good buy, which makes our life more efficient, saves our money and we really enjoy the bread which is of better quality than our grocery stores can offer.

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You would normally say "All in all, it was a good buy..."

You raise dough (not rise dough), but I had to look it up to double check myself :)

You were correct to write that something "exceeded my expectations"

Diary, Sep. 30th

I've finally made cookies successful after trial and error. I've discovered the key is butter. Before that, sometimes my cookies were hard, sometimes were soft, even if I baked them more time. I want my cookies to be crispy.
I searched a lot of tips on the internet and tried every weekend. Originally, I can't melt butter to be liquid, just put butter in room temperature and wait it until being soft. It's the key that cookies will be crispy.

I've finally made cookies successfully after trial and error. I discovered that the key is the butter. Before that, sometimes my cookies were hard and sometimes they were soft, even if I baked them for longer. I want my cookies to be crispy.

I searched a lot for tips on the internet and tried every weekend. Originally I couldn't melt butter to be liquid; just leave butter at room temperature and wait until it softens. That's the key that makes cookies crispy.

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You would probably say: "That's the secret for crisp cookies!"

Number 1

It's my first note and I really don't know what must I write here. I think that to understand foreign language is a little easier than to speak it.

This is my first note and I really don't know what I should write here. I think that to understand a foreign language is a little easier than to speak it.

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This is my first note and I really don't know what I should write here. I think that understanding a foreign language is a little easier than speaking it.

About me

I was 60's. I'm separate. I havendo 2 sons and 1 daughter and 2 granddaughter. I love my fsmily. I Am a happy person. I love live i like to trip, walking, watching TV, dancing..

About me

I'm in my 60s. I'm separate, have 2 sons, a daughter and 2 granddaughters. I love my family and I'm a happy person. I love life and like travelling, walking, watching TC, dancing...

(I am => I'm)