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My favorite book
I have often been asked what my favorite book is. The Question seems to be very simple, but I don't think I will ever manage to answer it just because there are so many incredible books out there! I can't choose just one and I'm glad I don't have to. Some of the books are so different that they can't be compared at all. Another thing that gets in the way when I try to choose my favorite book, is that the last book I read always seems to be the best one because the impression is fresh. After some time, I realize that though I still like the book, it does not excite me so much any more.
So, I have a bunch of favorite books. Among them are such books as Jane Eyre, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Invisible man (the one by H. G. Wells), Amber Spyglass and a lot of others.0 votedOctober 25, 20161Changes in our life
I made an important change 3 months ago, maybe you are wondering why. I had a normal job, sometimes I felt good, sometimes I felt successful and sometimes a little bit disappointed, but in most cases, I felt good. Three months ago, I decided quit to my job, to go abroad and study English. Could be risky because I had a good job, but I wanted to take the risk and I did it. Now, three months after, I realize that it was a very good decision, and I have many reasons to say this. It´s not only about English knowledge (of course its the biggest goal and its very important for my career), it´s about the new experiences. I have had the opportunity to travel to many countries around Europe, I have known many absolutely amazing places; I have learnt about art, history, geography, food, customs and traditions. I mean, It was very important decision because I have picked up majestic experiencesI think it may be better to use another word in place of majestic experiences. (Amazing, wonderful, exciting etc are better words in my opinion)
0 votedOctober 25, 20160Way of recalling words
From my observations, endowing words with (relatively) many meanings is more typical in English, than in my native languages, Russian and Ukrainian. So, the following thing piqued my interest. How does this situation reflect on our way of recalling words from our native language? As for me, when I forget a word, I can be sure that this word is from my passive vocabulary, that this is an 'exquisite' one. But how does a native English-speaker recall a forgotten word? He must search for it, not only through his passive vocabulary, but also through the well-known words, recalling their meanings.
I had this thought for the first time when my English-speaking friend was trying to recall the word 'tick' (he meant bloodsucking arachnid).
What do you think about it?0 votedOctober 25, 20161My experience with italki.
Recently, I wrote a notebook, asking how I could improve my English on italki. After the answers and corrections, I understood how good italki is. I've been studying English in a language school named " Projeto Inglês para São Paulo" in Brazil since February 2016, the teachers there are excellent and the classes are dynamic. In all classes, we sing a song about the class to strengthen our grammar and pronunciation. So I'm enjoying a lot from italki.0 votedOctober 25, 20161- It can vary largely, depending on the context of the question. So, with what you said, can a country be 'under' a flag? I don't think so. 'Using' may be a more correct word. Whatever the case might be, do take note that the word to fill in the gap should be in the 'present continuous' tense. This is because of the 'has been' used in the question. I hope its clear? :)0 votedOctober 18, 20160
- После работы его путь ЧЕРЕЗ колледж с помощью стипендий и студенческих кредитов, Барак Обама переехал в Чикаго, где он работал с группой церквей, чтобы помочь восстановить население районов, опустошенных закрытия местных металлургических заводов. OR После работы его путь В колледж с помощью стипендий и студенческих кредитов, Барак Обама переехал в Чикаго, где он работал с группой церквей, чтобы помочь восстановить население районов, опустошенных закрытия местных металлургических заводов. The above is pretty much correct grammatically as far as I understand and can speak Russian language, but I'm willing to be corrected in case there is any mistake. Thanks0 votedOctober 17, 20161
Its so hard to pick a favourite, especially if you're someone who loves languages and wishes to be able to speak so many.
One thing I am quite certain about is that my favourite language won't be one that I speak fluently. I'm saying this because I can speak English and Yoruba fluently and I wouldn't pick any of them as my favourite.
That been said, I love to hear Spanish, it sounds so nice to hear, the rolling 'r', the 's' that sounds like /th/ the 'll' that's pronunced as as /y/ etc., for me its just beautiful.
I also love to listen to native Russian speakers, there's just a nice tone in their speech that's different from when a non-native speaker is speaking. I know this because I can speak some Russian.
Like I said earlier, its really hard to pick. Arabic is beautiful with the 'h' :), so is mandarin Chinese, it sounds like a song melody :D.
Back to my country Nigeria, Igbo and Hausa languages are also beautiful that I don't mind sitting among friends that speak those languages and just be listening to them, even though I really can't fully grasp what they are saying :D :D
Becoming a polyglot is still a target. I'll get there someday!!! :)
0 votedOctober 17, 20160- To "starve yourself" means to deny yourself of something, especially what you would do normally or naturally. Example: I STARVED MYSELF OF FOOD, would mean = I refused to eat food even though I had access to it. Starve is typically used for food, but can literally used for anything. I hope part of your question was answered :) Take care!0 votedOctober 15, 20160
