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Hello my name is Isabell ????! I live in Ottawa, Canada and I looooooove learning languages. I've been learning french since elementary school (immersion), and have recently I've picked up italian and russian in university. I would like to learn many more languages beginning with arabic.
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Rafah
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Feb 2, 2016
welcome I will be waiting for you :)
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Feb 5, 2016
First trial lesson with Bella. We had a chat and worked on pronunciation before finishing.
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    Chapter 3 / Nineteen Eighty-Four by G. Orwell

    One of the threads presented in this chapter was 'doublethink'. I'm not sure if I understood it correctly but I will try to briefly explain it. Doublethink is a way of thinking that occurs in minds of people living in Oceania. It is accepting contrary statements and believing that both of them are true, even though the logic would deny this. People need to consciously choose what statement should be true in which situation, but at the same time they need to do be unconscious of the fact what they are doing, that they are using doublethink.

    While Winston is thinking about doublethink and the past, he is also doing morning exercises. The exercises are conducted by an instructress (instructor is a gender neutral term in English) on the telescreen. Suddenly she is speaking by surname to our main character (speaking is the actual act of talking. Here it would be better to use the verb "to call" or "to say" when referring to what was said) calls out the main character by his surname telling him to exercise better, (if the instructor actually reminds him then you can say "while at the same time" or "while simultaneously." However, if either the character or the reader/audience is reminded as a result of that event then you must say "consequently")  consequently reminding the reader that the main character is always being watched. After reading this scene, I understood clearly that having special facial expressions in front of the telescreen is a real necessity (not a hypochondria ;-) I put real here to better contrast it with hypochondria which is imaginary), and that people need to be focused when in front of the telescreen to avoid doing something that is considered improper.
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    March 6, 2016
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    Chapter 2 / Nineteen Eighty-Four by G. Orwell

    The first chapter ended when Winston heard a knock on his apartment door thinking that this is Thought Police. It turned out that it was only his neighboor asking for help with a pipe. Thanks to Winston's visit in her flat we can learn more about people presented in the book, especially children. "Nearly all children nowadays were horrible"- thought Winston. The neighboor's kids are part of an organization called the Spies. The name of the organization can tell us a lot about what its aims are. Children love the Party and hate every enemy of it. The Spies indoctrinates children to this level (a better word here is effect) that they are ready to denounce its their parents to the Thought Police. The worst for me was that parents are afraid of their own children because they can easily get them hanged.
    The second part of the chapter was about Winston in his apartment. (solitude and hopelessness are states of being so they're something that you become aware of) He became aware of his solitude and the hopelessness of whether or not his diary may survive for the other generations. The main character decides that he will stay alive as long as possible even though he recognizes himself as a dead man after his thoughtcrime.

    Chapter 2 of the "1984" was a little bit depressing. It deepened my knowledge about the society presented, but I hoped that...

    there would happen something more important. ;-)

    You can say this a couple different ways:

    1. I hoped that there would be something more important happening

    2. I hoped that something more important would have happened 

    3. I hoped that something that was more important would have happened 


    VERY VERY WELL WRITTEN :-D! and trust me the book gets more and more interesting lool

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    February 20, 2016
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    Italki Book Club Hello everyone! Today marks the first Friday of our italki Book Club yaaay! :-D lol I must say I am really very excited that this is actually happening, and also incredibly impressed with the contributions I've received this far. People clap for yourselves!!! Anyone interested in joining is more than welcome to, and can contact me directly for more info. Now, with all that out of the way, here comes the tricky part: organizing a live discussion! Since most people already have Skype it should be relatively easy to meet up for a short discussion group. HOWEVER! the greatest challenge is usually finding a time that is somewhat convenient for everyone, especially since we all live in different time zones. I was wondering if maybe this Sunday would work for everyone's schedule, maybe, at 9:30am EST (Ottawa, Canada) let's say?
    February 12, 2016
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    I'm going to start with a brief description of the world presented in "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Action takes place  it is better to say "the story is set" because action is appropriate if you are referring to an event, whereas the latter indicates the settings.  The story is set in the year of 1984 (probably) in a country called Oceania. Besides Oceania, there are also two other powers: Eurasia and Eastasia, with which Oceania is interchangeably at war. Oceania is a dictatorship, and people are divided between those from the Party and the proles. The official language of this Power you have to specify which of the two you are talking about. the party is Newspeak. There are four Ministries: of Truth, Peace,  Love, and Plenty. You have to specify what type of order. In this book it is civil or social order.  Social Order is kept by the Thought Police. The most important figure in Oceania is Big Brother who must be adored and praised. There are enormous posters with his face posted nearly everywhere with the caption saying "Big Brother is watching you". The tool used to spy on people is the telescreen which cannot be switched off, and shows propaganda programms all the time.

    The Main character is  Winston Smith in English we typically don't refer to how someone is called (like in italian lei si chiama or french tu t'appelle)  and he is a member of the Party, working in one of the Ministries. In the first chapter Winston starts to write a diary, what may cause even a punishment to death it would be best to describe writing in a diary as an offence which is punishable by death. In this diary, while thinking about  an (use this indefinite article when talking about something new to the reader)  incident  at work, our main character wrote the sentence "Down with Big Brother" a few times I personally think this sounds better lol. Even thinking something like this is a crime. The chapter ends up with Winston realizing what he's done, and some knocking on his apartment door.

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    February 12, 2016
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    Super Bowl 50 of NFL

    Today IS Super Bowl 50 (Super Bowl is an event that HAPPENS on a specific date, but it is not a specific day itself). Greetings to all football fans AROUND the world (We are not inside the world but on it; you could also say "worldwide"). Surely now they ARE ENJOYING (here you need to use the correct verb tense. In this case I think it would be best to use the present continuous as the rest of your sentence implies that the action "to enjoy" has not been completed) the game like me, BECAUSE IT IS the most important annual NFL festival (this sentence is fairly complex because you are making an argument. You can message me privately if you'd like to explain further). Today THE GAME IS A COMPETITION BETWEEN the experienced Peyton Manning and the young force of Cam Newton, and the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers (In english every sentence has a subject [the game], a verb [is], and can have an object. herethe rest of the sentence is the object. "experience" and "young" are adjective which describe the players. This is another complex sentence. Very good!). WHICH TEAM OR PLAYER is your favorite ("who" and "that" refer to people, while "which" refers to groups or things, so it is necessary to specify that in your question)?


    Very good overall!


    You may find this site helpful in understanding english verb tenses, and when to use them = http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/verbs/

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    February 8, 2016
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    February 7, 2016
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    Book Club Part 2 Hello everyone! So I've gotten a few messages from people who are interested in joining the book club which is GREAT! Unfortunately, my italki messaging isn't working, and I can't read or respond to anyone's messages just yet :-( However, I think they we should start nonetheless. I suggest that we start with reading the book 1984. We'll have to read chapter 1 by Friday, February 12th. You will need to post your 1-2 paragraph summary in a notebook entry on your italki account, and send me a private message to let me know so I can correct it (hopefully my messaging will work by then). The summary can talk about what has happened in that chapter, who the main characters are, and what you think of the book so far. I'm super excited for this you guys! Happy reading!!! :-D P.s. Message me if you have questions or difficulty understanding a specific part.
    February 7, 2016
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    Seeking members for English book club

    Hello everyone! 

    So my good friend Danilo and I were talking about strategies for learning a foreign language, and we came up with a brilliant idea to start a book club! 

    Now, there are many different ways of learning a language, but the effective method is with cultural immersion. Of course, if you don't have the privilege of living in a country that speaks the language you are trying to learn this can be a major challenge. However, that's not to say that it can't be done, and reading literature that has had an influence on society is a great alternative! 

    Why? 

    Well my friends, because in most English speaking societies, especially North American ones, mainstream pop culture permeates (spreads throughout) society! By having read some of the most influential novels that have influenced society you will have a great understanding of idiomatic expressions, and recognize where they come from. Some examples: to gaslight someone; big brother is watching; drink from the kool aid; a sight for sore eyes. 

    How will this work? 

    Well I have only one suggestion. Those of you who are interested can send me a message and I can create a list of those involved. Once a week we'll read one or two chapters, and write a very short summary (1-2 paragraphs) that can be posted to italki in a journal entry. This way you can have your summary corrected, or can have a discussion. If there is only a small group I can guarantee to do any necessary corrections, or we can have a discussion group on Skype or something. If there are a lot of people interested this will obviously be difficult to guarantee or even organize, so then we might have to split up into small groups. 

    These would be the novels suggested to start:
    - to kill a mockingbird 
    - of mice and men 
    - animal farm
    - the catcher in the rye
    - Lord of the flies
    - 1984
    - chrysalids 
    - death of a salesman 
    - the book thief


    Let me know what you guys think!

    February 4, 2016
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    In english it is possible for one word to have multiple meanings. The word "way" can mean manner, method, direction, distance, or very much. The meaning is determined by the context of the sentence. In this case it means that people take things extremely seriously or excessively seriously.
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    February 4, 2016
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    February 4, 2016
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