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Hello everyone! My name is Michaela! I have a degree in Modern Languages & now I am studying linguistics. I am fluent in Dutch and German as well as my native English, and my Spanish is competent. I'm now learning Korean as well :)
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Grace Yu (Adult/kid)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Dec 14, 2023
Totally understood . No worries . you always did a good job ! and admire your learning spirit . see you next time .
Grace Yu (Adult/kid)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Dec 1, 2023
Another good class with you too. Happy to see that we can have whole Chinese class , amazing 😀😀😀 keep going on 👏👏👏
Grace Yu (Adult/kid)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Nov 22, 2023
Another smooth class with you .你的中文很不错。 今天上课很开心。 我们下次见。 😁👍
Grace Yu (Adult/kid)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Nov 17, 2023
很高兴认识你。 Nice talk with you . you are really nice person . Enjoy having class with you . 你的中文很不错 。 Looking forward to meeting you next time . 再见！
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  • Commented
    it’s part of the subjunctive mood, and you see it with requests, suggestions and advice.

    ’I suggest that you be quiet’

    it’s not as common any more but you definitely do still see it around. Here are some links I hope will get you started;


    <a href="http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/how-to-use-the-english-verb-suggest/" target="_blank">http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/how-to-use-the-english-verb-suggest/</a>

    <a href="https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/the-subjunctive" target="_blank">https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/the-subjunctive</a>

    <a href="https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/subjunctive.htm" target="_blank">https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/subjunctive.htm</a>
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    August 25, 2019
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  • Posted
    A mitad de mi intercambio en españa Estoy en mis últimos meses en españa, y quiero reflexionar a mí experiencia hasta ahora. Sólo tengo uno mes más por aquí, y estaba a veces fantástico y a veces muy difíciles. El primer mes fue lo más difícil y a menudo pensé que no pude hacerlo. Pero ahora me siento más acostumbrado a la cultura española. Es muy diferente de la cultura inglesa, porque los españoles son más abiertos, más ruidosos y muy extrovertidos. Yo no soy así, y no me amoldé. Pero ahora, aunque soy todavía una persona introvertida y tranquila, me he acostumbrado más a los característicos españoles y me gustan muchos. ¡Lo sólo ahora que necesito hacer es practicar mi español! Quiero que ser C1 en el futuro - tengo que trabajar mucho! Suelo trabajar para mejorar mi español todos los días, y espero que tenga el nivel que quiero algún día.
    March 25, 2019
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  • Corrected

    Truck driver dies on Pardue Avenue, Houston (TX)

    A 40 year old truck driver of WALMART, Martin Falopillo, died after getting involved caught in a traffic jam (do you mean crash instead of jam?) on Pardue Avenue, Houston (TX) . The accident has happened around 10AM on this thurday and involved others three other cars and one motorcyclist.


    According to firefighters and the rescue squad, a silver BMW had blocked the way, and the truck driver didn't have time enough (either use “he didn’t have time” OR “he didn’t have enough time”) to brake and to / in order to avoid the collison. The victim crashed his truck both on the walls and the other cars followed by others cars and along with the motobike.

    The rescue squad had arrived minutes later but the driver didn't resist survive the leg and chest injuries, and died on the local.at the scene. 
    Martin left three kids and one wife, his origin is identified he was identified as being originally from Guatemala and had obtained a working visa to stay in US last year. The WALMART company didn't reply to our questions about the fatality.


    It’s good! The style of writing needed for newspaper/tv reports is very difficult and overall you did a good job. You might want to look at the various past tenses in English. Keep it up!

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    March 17, 2019
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  • Posted
    El Carnaval En la ciudad en la que hago un intercambio, ha terminado la semana pasada el carnaval. Fue una ocasión muy interesante con chirigotas, y otros grupos por la calle. Lo único que no me había gustado fue la basura por la calle - la gente bebía muchísimo y tiraba su basura por todos lados. Qué pena que hizo esto. Hubo más un menos 1 millón de visitantes al carnaval este año - un montón! Mañana fue el carnaval de chiquito, un carnaval más pequeño con pocos de grupos de chirigotas por la calle. ¡Pero hay también mucha gente! No ha terminado, la gente está todavía por la calle, aunque es domingo. Oigo la fuera de mi ventana. ¡Es verdad que los españoles por aquí les gustan las fiestas!
    March 17, 2019
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    Mi intercambio en españa hasta ahora Esta es mi segundo semana en españa. El tiempo se hace muy bien y la ciudad esta preciosa. He eligido mis cursos en la universidad, y la semana proxima comenzará los. He elegido un curso sobre la historia moderna de españa, uno sobre la influencia de la cultura arábe en el sud, y uno sobre lingüistica. Espero que sea bien - tengo algunas dudas porque no creo que mi español sea suficiente. Pues solo tengo que probar, y voy a ver si los cursos me interesan. Mientras tanto, vaya disfrutar del sol.
    February 14, 2019
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  • Answered
    ‘I will say something / I won’t keep quiet’ sound more natural to me
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    February 4, 2019
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  • Answered
    Both are fine!
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    January 22, 2019
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  • Commented

    This is a problem that’s encountered in most languages, it’s not unique to British English. Generally you will learn the ‘clean’ central London accent that as the other poster said is mainly heard on news and radio.

     It’s impossible to make a standard dialect of British English that is a faithful representation of all the varieties that you can find in the UK. Therefore I don’t see what you really mean by modern - people in the UK speak generally according to their region, with some being ‘clearer’ than others but still generally having an accent representative of that area. Every country has this. Think of peninsular Spanish, which also has many varieties and yet the standard is of Madrid despite is being totally different to that of Granada or Cádiz.

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    November 20, 2018
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  • Commented
    It’s good to have a mixture in my opinion. As the other posters have said, a non-native who has reached a very high level knows the process and knows exactly where foreign learners struggle. But I also like to ask natives about questions of what sounds more natural, for example with uncommon expressions or idioms, as even individuals with near fluency sometimes lack the natural feel of the language in some areas.
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    November 20, 2018
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  • Answered
    ‘I worked all my life to get to where I am’ = often heard in spoken language, but this implies that you’re not working anymore now that you’ve reached your goal. The second sounds correct to me. It doesn’t sound right to me to say that you left behind a successful season, technically it’s correct but I think it’s much more natural to say the first ‘we had a successful season’, than the second.
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    November 20, 2018
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