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- New Sentences - XXIV 1. This a wise thought. However, it could alsl --> 'also' be read as convenience in the face of the greatness of effort. 2. if this "fight" 'keep' --> 'keeps' going, it's tough to choose the team 'for rooting' --> to root for. 3. The w.t. seems to be the winner because his 'persistent action' --> persistence, but I secretly wish 'you to be' --> 'that you were' the winner, since you're willing to change the pieces and give an unexpected checkmate. 4. Certainly there are many other similar words in pl from latin we still haven't 'discover' --> 'discovered'. 5. I think it is 'a' pretty comprehensible phenomena due the past history of Christianity. 6. She was cheering in the audience loudly: "go, Marcin, go!"0 votedSeptember 3, 20211
Scarlett:
Thanks for those suggestions. I'm not such a big fan of horror films, but I have found a German band I like (Silbermond).
Guyomar:
Thanks for the great advice! I'd heard of TPRS but I had assumed that it was made for language lessons and it hadn't occurred to me that there might be videos using it - I'll take a look and see what I can find. I hope that there will be a development in input resources too.
I haven't been trying to apply the input hypothesis for long enough to be sure that it is effective, but it makes intuitive sense in my opinion, so I'm quite hopeful.
0 votedJune 23, 20180- How Do You Find Interesting Content?
I previously thought that the way to learn a language was simply lots of output (i.e. speaking and writing). However, having stumbled upon Krashen's theory of comprehensible input, I've decided to shift my focus more towards input. Naturally, this means finding lots of interesting stuff to read and listen to. This is easy at high intermediate/advanced level where you can use content made for normal native speakers, but I was wondering how people go about finding interesting content when they are at an earlier stage in language acquisition/learning?
So far, the most helpful resources I have found are slowly read fairy/folk tales which are good as they have both text and audio.
June 22, 201851 Sayings of the Russian Army/ Поговорки в Российской Армии
Just a few samples of army humor :) I could write more, but the obscene language is prohibited ))
1) Солдат спит, а служба идет - When a soldier sleeps, the service goes on. (Not sure what you mean by service. Maybe "duty")
2) Солдат никогда не спит, он просто медленно моргает. - A soldier never sleeps, he just blinks slowly.
3) Водка это враг. А солдат врагов должен уничтожать. - Vodka is the enemy, and the a soldier must destroy the his enemies.
4) Солдат без дела - источник происшествий. - A soldier which is doing nothing is a source of accidents.
5) Дембель это не девушка, мимо не пройдёт. - Demob is not a girl, it will not pass by.
6) Десантник, как дорогой сервиз, может упасть и разбиться. - A paratrooper is like an expensive tableware - it may fall and break.
7) Тот, кто не слышал вопль сержанта утром в казарме, не знает как приятен звон будильника дома. - That one who has never heard a the scream of a sergeant in a morning barrack in the barracks in the morning doesn't know how pleasant is the ringing of the alarm clock is in a the morning at home.
8) Здесь не может быть здоровых и больных. Здесь могут быть только живые и мёртвые. - Here we cannot be neither healthy, nor sick. We can be just be dead or alive.0 votedJune 17, 20182Is it fair that sports players gain more money than (people in) other important professions?
There are different points of view about whether the successful sports player deserve to earn more money than other people in other important professions, with strong opinions (reasons) for and against. This essay will examine both sides of the argument and present a final conclusion.
There are some reasons to explain why it is normal that successful players can earn higher salaries. Sports are very popular worldwide, and, as a result of this fact, sports institutions can gain many large financial profits. For instance, football has many fans around the world that pay to support their favorite teams. Therefore, clubs usually try to keep their talented players in order to achieve trophies and increase their profits. Consequently, they pay their players a higher salary. This explains why sports professionals can earn more money than other people who work in other occupations.
In contrast, (by contrast) there is a school of thought that believes that the distribution of income in this way is totally unfair. For example, the average monthly income for doctors in the UK is 2,500 pounds compared to 250,000 for a footballer. Hence, they argue that people who are working in important jobs, such as health and education, should receive more income because they have a positive contribution to society.
Considering both points of view, there is a direct correlation between the income of sports players and the profits of sports organizations, thus I totally agree that it is fair that sports player receive a higher income since they are working for private sports organizations. However, it would be unfair, if governments supported sports industry more than other occupations.
To conclude, there are many reasonable factors that contribute to the huge income of sports industry, and, in my opinion, it is totally fair because they are working in the private sector so no limitation could be done in their income.0 votedJune 17, 20182
