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My first experience with a language other than English was learning Spanish in school. I absolutely loved it! Of course, learning languages in those days was very different. Few opportunities to speak with native speakers. The most advanced technology was reel-to-reel tape for audio exercises. I have been studying: - German for over ten years, with iTalki, trips to Germany and course work at the Goethe Istitut - Italian for over four years, with iTalki and trips to Italy. My current goals: - Continue to improve my German - Reach the B2 level in Italian My favorite language learning tools include: - iTalki - Youtube for listening practice - Linguee as a mobile app dictionary - Reverso to see words in context On a personal note: I have 4 children, 4 grand children, 4 brothers and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. My hobbies include: my dog, who is my constant companion, watching movies and reading.
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Daniela
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Aug 25, 2019
E' ormai diverso tempo che insegno italiano a Dan e sono così contenta del livello che ha raggiunto. Ha sicuramente un'intelligenza linguistica invidiabile, ma la sua curiosità e motivazione sono quelle che danno maggiore soddisfazione all'insegnante. Ti auguro buon viaggio!
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    Ich wollte die Kultur und die Leute verstehen. Mein Plan ist, Bücher zu lesen, Fernsehserien anzuschauen und mit vielen verschiedenen Leute zu sprechen. Um das zu machen, muss man die Sprache lernen.
    July 24, 2022
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    Enjoying Spanish, German, Italian and Polish. Guess I ave a few left🤣
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    May 5, 2022
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    Il mio cane Tiger -- II Quando ero giovane, io con i miei genitori spesso facevamo visita al mio zio Thomas. Una volta mentre camminavamo, abbiamo visto un cane grande e arrabbiato. Mio padre ha parlo con el proprietario del cane. Mio padre ha creduto che il proprietario non amava il cane. Finalmente il proprietario ci ha dato il cane. Questo cane era Tiger. Già ho scritto di Tiger
    December 19, 2016
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    Il mio cane Tiger Mentre ero giovane, vivevo in una fattoria con i mi gentori e mei fratelli. Avevo un cane grande. Lo chiamavamo Tiger, che significa tigre. Tiger era un cane gentile. Il mio fratello giovane si chiama Paul. Paul e io giocavamo con Tiger in i campi. Molto mi piace ricordare questi tempi.
    December 17, 2016
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    Cover Letter

    Even ifAlthough(Not sure why, but sounds better to my ear.) the courses were mostly theoretically oriented(Don't need "oriented", implied.), in this years I also learnedt some fundamental instrumentstools(We'd almost always say "tools" rather than "instruments" for things like computer languages or statistical packages.) for applied econometric research, agent-based simulation, and data analysis. In particular, I became familiar with software such as(really need the word "such" here.) STATA, Python, NetLogo and, to a lesser extent, R and EViews.
    I had the occasion to use STATA during the Growth and Development course when I and one of my colleagues were requested to inspectexamine("examine" is better than "inspect" for theoretical things, "inspect" for objects.) the correlation between the computer usage at school and outside of the schools of pupils attending primary schools, and the results they earn in math tests. We decided to focus of attention toon Vietnam., so by uUsing the database “Young Lives School Survey – Vietnam School Survey” provided by UK Data Service, we performed a Tobit regression analysis.
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    October 1, 2016
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    Il Mio Cane Ho un cane, che si chiama Joe. Quando lui non è un buon cane, io lo chiamo "Cujo". Non so quanti anni ha Joe, perchè io sono il suo secondo proprietario. Credo che lui ha 7 o 8 anni. Lui pesa 7 chili. La sua razza è Havenese. Lui è un buon compagno.
    September 28, 2016
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  • Commented
    One other thing that I found effective with German was lots of passive listing.  I especially like to listen to music and news.  I don't yet have many Italian vocalists.  Does anyone have any favorites?
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    September 27, 2016
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    In my experience, by usage sadly ambiguous. If someone said that to me, I would have to inquire if they were working on Friday. Less ambiguous, °Monday thru Friday.°
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    September 27, 2016
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    Ciao, Michael!

    Scrivo in inglese perchè so quasi nessun italiano!

    I found the same difficulty in learning German.  My reading comprehension is pretty good, as is my knowledge of grammar.  Listening comprehension is good.  But speaking remains painful.  I hope to avoid that with Italian.

    Dan

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    September 27, 2016
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    The meat question. (essay)

    Recently, (no comma here; need one for introductory phrase.)researchers discovered a correlation between red meat and some types of cancer. However, the debate about the danger of the meat in general started had begun long before.
    Why do (English interrogatives -- how, what, when, where, why -- often require some form of "do"-auxilliary verb.) many people think that meat should be avoided?

    Since ancient times, people have eaten meat and animal derivatives which are, in some cases, the only source of protein of their diet. It is quite common that people eat meat every day, sometimes even more than once. This kind of consumptione may bring health problem, especially ifs therew are is a lack of other important food.

    Taking this into account, vegetarians people say that renouncing meat is a great step forward to improve our own nutrition alimentation.("alimentation" may be a false friend -- it's about delivery of food.  anyway, not part of most people's working vocabulary) Searching for protein in vegetables or animal derivatives should increase our daily consumptione of vitamins and fiber.

    In my opinion it is not necessary to eliminate meat completely. Nevertheless, being vegetarian is certain to bring a large number of benefits. Therefore, People who can not stop consuming meat should at least reduce it.

    Nicely written, easy to understand with only some minor mechanical issues, for which I've suggested corrections.


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    September 27, 2016
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