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I am currently focusing on French after not speaking it much at all for 5 years. I previously had a B2 level in 2018 (from a classroom exam). My main focus at the moment is for conversational improvement, refreshing confidence and getting back to an easy conversational level.
I work best by speaking, and trying to speak as much as possible in the target language.
It has been several years since I have studied these languages so will take a bit to get back up to snuff, but I want to be able to travel and use especially French and Arabic in my work setting as an Occupational Therapist and for Travel.
My level in French and Spanish was previously around a B1 level in speaking, but my writing was always quite poor. I also have a great deal of trouble switching between the two languages, and get them mixed up and lose proficiency in each when I have to do so.
I hope to continue learning with you all!
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French
Spanish
British Sign Language (BSL)
Urdu
Persian (Farsi)
Arabic (Egyptian)
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- Hi Thy!This is a very good question and you are right, there are some subtle differences.When I say “I am going to bed” that means I may get prepared to sleep (putting in pyjamas, brushing my teeth, etc.) and then getting into bed.When I say “I am going to sleep” it means I am going to try to sleep now. I may be in my bed already.The confusion often happens because many people say “I am going to bed” when they are already in bed. Or one could say “I’m going to sleep” when they mean they are going to prepare for sleep, or they are otherwise not in their bed.As a rule of thumb, when someone says either of these expressions, you can expect they are about to prepare to sleep whether that is in a bed or not. In your own use, use “go to bed” to mean that you will prepare for sleeping, and use go to sleep to mean you are going to physically try to sleep.Hope this helps! If you have more questions about expressions in US or UK English send me a message or book a lesson with me on my Teacher Profile!Best,Rachel0 votedNovember 6, 20190
I saw some bones in the dry river bank. When I got close I realized that they were dinosaur fossils! I wonder if there are new Jurassic Park films in the works.
In my work, we were all all we were on the same page about starting to think start thinking outside the box. That included includes the people who were brought on board recently and we didn't have time to touch base with them yet. With this decision we don't expect an overnight success but we could improve pad the situation of the company. We are getting rid of our old ideas.
That sounds completely improvable to me. Dropping out Drop outing from my degree wouldn't benefit me any report me any benefits. I am reluctant about that. (this sentence is unclear-- what are you referring to?)
Political parties adherents tend to suffer from nepotism (this doesn't seem like the right word. Nepotism means that they get benefits, favors or jobs because of family or personal ties, and might not apply to this situation). They have to repay pay off favors and bribes. They are Not recommendable and hypocritical people. They always get away with everything they do. I Don't get on with them anymore. You should cut off all ties with with all them. It doesn't matter if you double-cross them to be free . I'm telling you the truth, I am not getting at them. (I am not sure what you are trying to say with these last two sentences.)
Pay off your debts or I will lay laid bare everything to the newspapers to undermine you.
My commute takes me one hour.Very good work with these sentences and paragraphs! You have a good grasp of English so far, and I commend you for using such varied language, including some idioms. Some of the sentences, I was unsure of how to correct, because it would be different depending on what you were trying to say.
If you have any questions about my corrections, or you want to continue to improve your written English, you can message me or send me a lesson request here: https://www.italki.com/user/2830737. Hope to talk to you soon and best of luck with your English journey!
0 votedNovember 6, 20183I need to write several sentences for my next English class
It's about my likes and dislikes.
I'm really keen on studying the English language. (You can also write "I'm really keen on studying English")
I'm not very interested in watching films.
Sporting is something that I really enjoy doing. (Sport is something I really enjoy)
Making pictures is one of my favourite fovourite pastimes.
I'm quite good at sports.
I'm get bored with watching the most sports.
I quite like to listening to spanish rock music.
I love listening to the Bruce Springsteen's songs.Good work on these! Remember in English, we don't need the definite article "the" before plural common nouns.
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0 votedNovember 6, 20182Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: grades encourage students to learn.
TASK:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: grades encourage students to learn. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
Some people think that grades can encourage students to learn while others disagree with that statement. I believe that it is true that good grades promote students to study harder. In this essay I am going to will explain my opinion by giving some reasons and examples.
Firstly, good grades always are the reason because of which students continue to learn. For example, as for me as school girl in school and now as a student it is a pleasure to get best grades in all subjects. From this I can feel that I am doing do everything right and have to proceed exactly in the same this way.
Secondly, good grades not only a consequence feature of good studying and a stimulus to do more and more but also in my opinion they are some sort of guarantee of a good job and the great future. So I can be sure that the fact that I study well and get best grades means that I can do anything with my life anything , even things something that it seems earlier seemed impossible. For instance, I got get my present job because of my hard work at the veterinary academy and my self-confidence. Since my teachers always gave give me a lot of pieces of advice, supported me and cheered me up.
To draw the conclusion, I want to say that I strongly believe that grades have great influence on studying and confidence of students. Moreover, I believe that receiving good grades not only allows a student to try harder with learning but also it helps him or her to become a better person and a good professional.Overall, this is an interesting piece of writing and you clearly show your opinion, and give examples and support for it. If you have any questions about my corrections, or would like to work on strengthening your argument further, and improve your academic writing in English, you can send me a message, or you can request a lesson with me here: <a href="https://www.italki.com/teacher/2830737?fbclid=IwAR3XbkYjQKNKuxuN9lfVzkbz1NS2EUY2KVHUyPjlc2pf4FUskCOVSKgaOjU" target="_blank" data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" rel="noopener nofollow" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.italki.com%2Fteacher%2F2830737%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3XbkYjQKNKuxuN9lfVzkbz1NS2EUY2KVHUyPjlc2pf4FUskCOVSKgaOjU&h=AT1-PPDtT7b2y4UfkFddd09NDK5_bZDDkLtgWoanl2z52_s4EqvXbX9wdq9Zw4xNV1Fgq7bsHFRQpYwoK0OKsWGJC9T-DfWNaK_YcpzxN9YybWCBqVCbHF8NYF-e6V8P9CiEQS1f82978jpWumBSkHL6" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.italki.com/teacher/2830737</a>
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0 votedNovember 6, 20180- The phrase "a hill to die on" means the thing you want to argue about without end. You would often hear it in the phrase "Is that really the hill you want to die on?" meaning "Is that really the point you want to argue?" in the context of someone continually arguing for a point that either no one cares about or is not worth arguing about. In this case, the woman means that it is not worth arguing with people who say that non-indigenous people shouldn't dress up as indigenous people. It's not "a hill to die on" it's not "worth the incessant argument." She says that it's worth giving up on any argument against that, in order to have better race relations. Please let me know if you have any other questions.0 votedNovember 1, 20170
- I am a native speaker of American English from Southern California so my judgements are based on what I hear regularly. 1. I will probably not be there. - good 2. I probably will not be there. - good, but a bit awkward In spoken language 3. I won't probably be there. - not heard 4. I probably won't be there. - most common in spoken language 5. He probably does not know. - good, but in spoken speech it would more likely be heard "he probably doesn't know" 6. He does probably not know. - not heard 7. He does not probably know. - not heard 8. He doesn't probably know. - not heard0 votedOctober 25, 20171
- In this, he is sitting all the way back in the easy chair (not behind it). He is behind the other people and if he can't keep up with the conversation, or if he doesn't really understand it, he could just nod his head and pretend. (It is common advice to just "nod and smile" if you don't understand a conversation because it might make it seem like you understand). Because he is off to the side, or in the back, he probably won't be noticed. Which is good, because as the rest of the paragraph says, if he looked like he wasn't listening or understanding, he may be called on to speak and contribute to the conversation. What story is this? Hope this helps! Edit: on second reading, it could also mean that Rob could "nod off" (fall asleep) while sitting in the easy chair if he could not keep up with the conversation. I think the context of the characters would help figure out which understanding is correct.0 votedOctober 25, 20171
- Just watched the video. In this context, the girl is talking about how sexual assault and sexual abuse is generally not talked about. However, since Kesha is very well known (very "in the mainstream"), her talking about her experience and writing music about her own abuse and overcoming it is important. It helps people who might not want to talk about their experience with abuse or assault more comfortable with it because it is more well-known and less stigmatised.0 votedOctober 22, 20171
- The first step to writing any essay is to brainstorm. For your paper, you will need to first think about who is important to you in your life. It doesn't need to be the most important, just any person who you think has influenced you and how you think or do things. Family members, teachers, or mentors are usually very good topics for this type of essay. Once you have chosen who you are going to write about, you need to come up with some reasons for why you chose them. Did they teach you a certain skill? Did they do something very inspiring? Do they do good work? Are they kind and generous? Did they help you when you were going through something difficult? Write down anything and everything you can think of that answers why they are important to you. Next, choose two to four of the things you wrote down. These will be the body paragraphs of your paper. Write one paragraph explaining each of the things you picked. This could be a very short story about a time they helped you, or just a description of something they do. It will depend on which reason you picked. Write the opening paragraph next. In this paragraph, you will explain who they are and who they are to you. end the introduction paragraph with a sentence saying why you chose this person. Then, write the closing paragraph. This will be very similar to your first. Summarise why you chose this person and what they mean to you. Lastly, don't forget to edit. Make sure your paragraphs make sense with each other. Use a tool such as Grammarly to correct basic mistakes in grammar and spelling. I would also book a lesson with a community tutor who can help you edit your essay. As tutors, we cannot write a paper for you, but we can definitely help you with what you've already written. Best of luck and I hope this helped!0 votedOctober 22, 20171
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