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Learning is best approached as a puzzle and not as a problem; it is your job to put the puzzle pieces together, but it is my job to guide you as needed, by providing the missing pieces that you either have forgotten, or new pieces to complete a new puzzle. I listen carefully, and give correction, examples, and clear explanation. Hello! I'm Joel. I am an English teacher from Los Angeles, California, USA. In normal times -- outside the pandemic -- I am an Academic Director for a language school in Istanbul. School's closed at the moment, of course, but life goes on, and so now I'm here! I have years of experience as a teacher of English, and I've lived and worked in Taiwan, Vietnam, America, Poland, and Turkey. I've taught high school/university students, managers, attorneys, university professors, accountants, engineers, English teachers, and high-profile government officials. My approach to teaching is unique, engaging, encouraging, and a bit challenging.
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    Other than the obvious (lots of conversation practice with native speakers), watch a ton of movies (best to pick one sort -- American or English or Australian or whatever) without subtitles. While watching, pause numerous times to repeat particular phrases that you hear. This is just one of many possibilities, but the maybe the most DIY.
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    March 22, 2018
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    Here's what's wrong about #1 and #3. #1: "most of me" refers to amount. Like: "how much of this cookie do you want?" "I want most of it." So, Q: "What do you like the most in me?" A: "I like your teeth and your left leg the most""... just very strange! #3: "Most in me" has a feeling that is closer to correct (#2). But it's just not how we say it, so it sounds awkward. (It's just one of those things that don't have a nice, clean rule to say why it's right or wrong.) ---- Hi Ethan. To reply to your edit: "What do you like of me" is much, much better than the original -- the original was just too weird :) This version "what do you like of me" is, again, better (because it's not sounding like "how much of my body do you like of me"), but still a bit awkward. Best to forget it, and repeat "what do you like most about me" a few times (or the also-ok "what do you like about me?"). Take care!
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    March 22, 2018
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    One controversial present

    This is the face of my husband when he realised that he hasn't seen much over the world...

    The story is that I bought the scratch map for his birthday because traveling is one of our biggest passions. However, the present that first provoked so many positive emotions, in the end made him sad as he realized  got the demonstrative prove of how few countries he had has visited.

    I personally think he is great traveller, but it seems that the map convinced him otherwise. Well, even if it this is true, so there will be  it only gives us another good reason to travel more!

    I am dreaming about exploring Balkan countries, while my husband wants to go to the New Zealand.

    Let's see that the new year will bring us.

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    January 11, 2017
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    Predicative vs. Attributive: As it is used, it is predicative. This is because the noun is followed by the verb "be/are", and then comes the adjective. An attributive adjective comes immediately before the noun. For example: "These endangered animals [...]." Note that when using predicative adjectives, you can form a complete sentence. When you use an attributive adjective, it is only part of a larger sentence.
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    January 11, 2017
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    Looks good to me! The only thing I'd change is "urban-educated Iranian women." Here, you're using two words ("urban" and "educated") as a single adjective, which is fine. In writing, it's best to connect them with a dash.
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    January 11, 2017
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    Good example of connected speech. Where two sounds meet while native speakers are talking at a quick/normal pace, strange things can happen. In this case, the strange thing is the elision of the first sound. This happens when two "stop sounds" meet (a "stop sound" is one where the air is blocked, such as T, D, P, K, etc...). It's awkward to clearly articulate a D and then a T immediately after. So we drop the first in almost all cases.
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    January 11, 2017
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    1. "Ramen" spectroscopy... funny. No, it's a typo: it should be "Raman spectroscopy." By the way, "Raman" should always be capitalized (even if it is in the middle of a sentence), because it is the name of a person... the man who developed this type of spectroscopy. 2. "Enterprise" = analysis of the inorganic content of paintings. "Enterprise" can have many meanings, as you probably know. "Plan" is too narrow... here, it refers to the entire field of such analysis, all the ways of such analysis, etc.
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    January 11, 2017
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    I believe the word you want is "affected," instead of "effected." They are commonly confused.
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    January 10, 2017
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    (b) is a question... whoever wrote it accidentally put a period instead of a question mark.
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    January 10, 2017
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    For this type of request (editing), it's best to post it in the "notebook" section. There you will receive edits and comments.
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    January 10, 2017
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