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- Non lo so, ma quando ho visitato Milano a 2012, ho usato il congiuntivo durante una conversazione e l'altra persona e' stata impressionata con quello :) Per me, e' utile potere riconoscere il congiunitivo. perche' a volte vedo i verbi congiuntivi negli articoli o racconti, e conoscerli fa capire il testo piu' facile.0 votedDecember 26, 20180
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I don`t have a lot of hobbies, but I really enjoy taking pictures. I'm really fond of photography since it helps me to better describe my emotions, and it is interesting and relaxing and a good way to take your mind off your problems. I practise* it wherever it's possible, but I am really keen on doing portraits of all the people that inspire me. One of my favourite* pastimes is listening to music. I like this pastime firstly because I use it to learn new words, and secondly because it stirs my imagination. In fact, thanks to listening to music, I have started to write some songs, which aren`t really good, but I like to do this. My dream is that one day I will be able to start to writing a blog because it has always interested me, and because I am really into writing, especially about my problems and the facts of my life.* Practice and favorite are the US spellings. I believe practise and favourite are used in the UK.
0 votedDecember 26, 20180Christmas
Hello everyone, today I'm going to talk about my Christmas tree and the Nativity scene.
Christmas is coming and I'm so excited -- I love the Christmas season and I can't wait for it! I put up the Christmas tree, it's decorated with decorations of many sorts, with shiny Christmas balls, bows, colorful lights, and a star which is put up at the very top of the tree, which is fantastic! I also put up the Nativity scene, it shows Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Wise Men, angels, and the shepherds. It is decorated with moss, tiny electric lights, and a running water feature like a tiny stream. I decorated the fireplace with Christmas lights, stockings, balls, bows and tinsels. I will go Christmas shopping to buy presents, clothes, and Christmas cards for my friends and relatives who live abroad to wish them a merry Christmas.That sounds like an amazing Nativity! Hope you had a good Christmas!
0 votedDecember 26, 20181First one, introduction
Hello everyone and nice to meet ya.
My name is Sara and I live in northern Italy. I'm a university student and my exams take up basically all my time.
For that reason I can't teach you Italian from beginner and I need to speak only with native speakers.
University is extremely important to me. The languages I study are English (which I'm trying to improve as much as I can); and Spanish where I'm a complete beginner, but already found a sweet professional teacher here on Italki for 2019.
Hm what else, well, I'm an easy going person, even a lot of a nerd. Movies and tv series are my addictions. I'm also a bookworm, especially crime and thriller books. I love some video games. I'm a very good photographer aaand I love cultures and travel around the world.
For sure after university graduation I'll move to Ireland, Cork or Dublin, continuing my studies and working with my degree knowledge.
Sooo...My teachers (English teachers) told me I have a very American accent and way of talking. It sounds good to me.
And I'd love to chat or videochat with an English native speaker if you want.
So, don't waste time and write me :)) we can learn together.Your English is really good! -Alicia
0 votedDecember 26, 20180An Interesting Exchange
I recently published on my Instagram stories, as a joke, that one of my new year's resolutions is learn to dance.
Why?
I've always been a terrible dancer, and it became more obvious during the last six months, because I've gone to some parties with a group of friends (before meeting them, I didn't like going to parties).
And during the last one —a farewell party — one of them told me: Andrés, I'm going to miss you. No one here dances like you.
I was like: What? «God, I need to learn to dance» haha
And while I was going home I published the Instagram story I just mentioned.
And guess what?
A friend texted me: I'm going to teach you!
I said: Ok —thinking it was a joke—
Turns out it wasn't haha
My first lesson is in January. In return, I have to teach her some English.
I think it's a strange exchange, but at the same time it's fair (and funny).
So, wish me luck for January :)Good luck!
0 votedDecember 26, 20181Live in big city
I live and work in Moscow. It is a beautiful but very crazy town. We have constant problems with traffic jams, huge crowds of people on public transportation... and ecology.. oh...a huge number of cars release large emissions into the air, and we breathe it. My friends from other Russian towns told me that I’m lucky [or, I should be happy], because I can walk in the city center every day and see beautiful views. Of course I can, but I don’t live in the center and in fact after work I don't have [this is US usage; I think that in UK English, what you wrote was fine] time to visit it and I hurry to home to do chores and to have a rest. I'm seriously thinking about moving to the suburbs and living near a cane forest, enjoying nature and fresh air. #moreфон20180 votedDecember 26, 20180Task: to describe a photo
It's a photo of the day by National Geographic. In the picture I see a beautiful sunrise on the sea or the ocean. There is a mist around the rocks, which is common for early morning. The sky is soft blue, the sun is starting to shine, its rays are breaking through the clouds and making them yellow and a little rose, and then the sunshine is reflecting on the surface of water. The waves are hitting the shore.The foam is so white. It's magnificent.Good paragraph! :)
0 votedDecember 26, 20181- Come una professoressa mi ha fatto volere imparare l'italiano invece di lo spagnolo Quando era studentessa di scuola elementare e scuola media, la mia classe aveva delle lezioni di spagnolo una volta per settimana. Comunque, non abbiamo imparato molto perche' la professoressa non e' stata brava. Insegnava tre lezioni ancora e ancora, quindi so i nomi dei giorni della settimana, dei mesi, e dei colori, ma non so molto di altro. La professoressa ripeteva queste lezioni ogni anno. (Circa 30% degli studenti erano spagnolo madrelingue -- mi sento male per loro perche' la classe era abbastanza noiosa per noi che non aveva conosciuto niente di spagnolo.) Una volta, mi sono sentita delusa con la classe, e ho deciso di insegnarmi la lingua. Mentre la professoressa insegnava le tre stesse lezioni, ho usato il glossario nel dorso del libro per aiutarmi scrivere una storia nello spagnolo. Magari non e' stata una storia stupenda, ma e' stata piu' interessante dei giorni, i mesi, e i colori, e ho imparato piu' scrivendo la storia di avrei imparato se avessi ascoltato la lezione. La maggior parte degli altri bambini nella classe giocavano durante ogni lezione (perche' sapevamo che non avremmo imparato qualcosa di nuovo in questa classe), e un giorno la professoressa di spagnolo si e' sentita arrabbiata, quindi lei ha guardato i nostri quaderni in modo che scoprire quali studenti avevano scritto le informazioni delle lezioni. Ha scoprito la mia storia, e lei e' arrabbiata con me. Secondo lei, non era giusto imparare piu' del resto degli studenti. Mi ha proibito di comporre di piu'. Mi ero sentita un po' orgogliosa della storia, ma siccome ero intimidata dagli adulti da bambina, nel futuro mi sono seduta silente durante le lezioni di spagnolo e non ho migliorato il mio spagnolo per niente. So che lo spagnolo e' una lingua con la propria bellezza e complessita', ma dopo quell'esperienza, non avevo voluto di lo studiare di piu', quindi quando sono diventata studentessa presso il liceo, ho scelto studiare invece un altra lingua. Il cinese ed il giapponese mi hanno sembrato troppo difficili. La maggior parte degli studenti della lingua greca erano greco-americani e ha gia' saputo la lingua. Mio papa' parla francese e prendevo mi in giro perche' non posso pronunciare la R francese, quindi non ho voluto provare con francese. E non mi ha interessato il latino perche' non ci sono madrelingue latino. Ho scelto la sola altra lingua disponibile: l'italiano. Non l'ho scelto per le ragioni bravissime -- ma sono tanto felice di averlo scelto! Io adoro l'italiano.December 26, 201842

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