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- I'm Tomomi. I was born and raised in Nagasaki Japan. Nagasaki is located in western Japan. I worked at a nursery school as a nursery school teacher. It requires a national qualification because that job has important responsibilities. The reason why I want to learn English is because English taught in Japan has gradually been changing as of recently. English taught at school in Japan is not practical to learn and it's even boring now. So, I want to inspire students, even small children, to be interested in English. I want to show them that English is in fact interesting.
Another reason is that I like traveling and watching movies especially Disney movies. If I understand English, then I will be able to enjoy even more movies than now. That's why I want to learn English. Thank you.
Great words Tomomi! I wish you luck with your teaching aspirations! :)
0 votedNovember 18, 20181 - In my country, some of the stereotypes floating around about Russians are that they loves Vodka and perform, perhaps rather dangerous and stupid stunts. Also, that it is very cold year around and everyone fights bears. That's about the most of it, however, most people recognize that they're just silly stereotypes and don't believe them as facts. They're just something to laugh around about..0 votedMarch 24, 20160
Those expressions may vary depending on the country and region of country. I'm from the Southern area of the USA (Texas).
You wouldn't hear "Thank you a lot" very frequently. And "thank you so much", would generally be used when someone does you a big favor. For instance, the grocery clerk lets you ring up on their register when they were about to close it. Or a friend lets you stay the night at his place.
More common in my area you would hear "Thank you very much" (polite and formal) or "Thank you." (neutral) or a simple informal
"Thanks / Thanks, Man."I hope that clarifies that some what, but again, this varies depending on what country and region of a country you find yourself in.
0 votedMarch 24, 20160- That's an interesting questions that I've heard dozens of times throughout my lifetime, but always enjoy dabbing in a few moments to think over. Firstly, more wishes would be used for one of the initial three wishes, but if that were to be ruled out I'd choose to have an unrealistic, perfect Utopian structure for society, the ability to possess any set of superpowers at any time at my disposal, and a method of finances to travel and give money in whatever manner I desired. That would render an interesting lifestyle say the least.0 votedMarch 21, 20160
Hello Najmieh,
I've managed to acquire a handful of accents for entertainment and personal interest. I'll share with you some of the tips that I found particularly helpful, but what works for me may not necessarily work for you since everyone has their own personal preference.
As obvious as it sounds, the first step is to pick a specific accent. For English, this can be the standard American accent (Heard on TV), standard British accent (Like BBC Reporters), or specific regional accent of an English speaking country, etc..
Next, I search for people that speak with said accent online. A great place for videos of native speakers is YouTube. Find a particular YouTuber that makes videos in a subject you like with that accent. Or random videos from said country/area. First, familiarize yourself with the general sounds that they are making. For example, in the stand. American accent "R's" are more heavily pronounced than in the stand. British. As in [Car], (Carrr)=American, (Cah)=British.
You can accomplish this by simply leaving the videos on in the background while doing other daily tasks. The accent begins to sound familiar after awhile.
Then start to practicing by repeating what the speaker says, recording yourself and replaying recording of your self, and adjusting to sound like the speaker. Piece of Cake!
Bests of luck, Najmieh!
0 votedMarch 21, 20160- I'd imagine that is a rather quick process-- one much more closer than most would expect. However, it depends on how you define old. Simply aging and reaching an older age (let's say 60), I'd be alright losing my younger selves elasticity in running and jumping. However, I am concerned about reaching the age where I begin to decline intellectually and begin to lose my mind. To the point where I am no longer able to learn all of the subjects I still wish to explore, such as various regions of physics and chemistry that I hold quite dearly. Nonetheless, we will all age as did all humans before us, whether we enjoy the ride or not. That is, assuming we don't get hit by a bus first. Interesting question, my friend.0 votedMarch 21, 20160
