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Emilia
Spanish
Oct 17, 2019
Karen se expresa muy bien en español y usa palabras nuevas cada vez que hablamos.
Emilia
Spanish
Oct 12, 2019
Siempre es un grato placer conversar con Karen, utiliza palabras que aprende y su vocabulario es excelente.
Emilia
Spanish
Oct 10, 2019
Gracias Karen, cuidate mucho y nos vemos pronto.
Emilia
Spanish
Sep 25, 2019
Siempre es un gran placer conversar con Karen, escucharla hablar de temas muy interesantes es muy grato.
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  • Commented
    I agree with you, Andres, it is really frustrating. On the one hand, your placement on the online listening test tells you that you're progressing, and then your inability to understand a movie or TV shows tells you something quite different.

    I have the same problem with Spanish; the people talk so fast, and use very informal words and phrases, rather than the formal stuff we are taught in language classes. Keep plugging away though! It will get easier.
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    August 5, 2019
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    much or many ?

    Much means a lot or a lot and is used with countless  uncountable nouns.   Already many means many or many and is used with countable nouns. First, let's observe when we consider a countable or uncountable noun!  Nouns can be countable or countless.


    Hi Weslayne, I'm not sure what kind of feedback you are asking for here.

    I notice that you've repeated some words such as "a lot," and "many."  I underlined those repeats.

    Already does not mean many.   Already means that it occurred in the past.  Example:  I already finished cooking dinner.

    Uncountable is not the same as countless.  "Uncountable" refers to something that cannot be counted, because it is an abstract concept, such as truth, beauty, justice.  Example:  There is much injustice in the world.

    Countless means so much of something that it is impossible to assign it a number.  Example:  There are countless stars in the heavens.

    I hope this helps you zero in on what kind of help we can provide you!  Karen

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    June 30, 2017
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    I ate three pancakes for in the breakfast. I wanted ing to eat  have some jello, gelatine, but I forget it.

    In my city Caracas, there´s a place where the people can view Hugo Chavez, our late President. [late means dead].   go to see the last dead president.   The name of this place is: "El cuartel de la montaña" (The mountain´s encampment).  If I visited that place, I would crap on the his grave.


    Recently "Luisito," a Mexican you-tuber, visited Caracas.  He was robbed in the downtown.  He shared a video which how as he felt as it happened.



    During the   At noon, I ate pasta with small pieces of sausage and ketchup.

    OR:  During lunch, I ate pasta with small pieces of sausage and ketchup.

    OR:  During lunch, I ate pasta with sausage and ketchup.


    Alejandro, I separated your sentences, since they are not really related.  I hope you find this helpful.  Karen

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    June 30, 2017
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    Hot Summer

    Iraq witnesses has witnessed the hottest days ever of the year as June ends and July begins.The tempreture  temperature recorded reached its highest levels on [insert the day here], hitting  in some places as it reached 48° in City #1 and 51°in other places City #2.   [insert city names to be more precise].

    This rise in temperature leads to breakdowns in local generators as well as municipal electricity service.  Lack of power for air conditioning then causes increased human  suffering of the people residents, who avoid go out only for neseceties necessities.  The 
    heat wave is expected to continue for nine more days. until it comes to low.This heat wave affecting the  covered  Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria.


    Note:  "Hottest days ever" means the hottest days in all of recorded history.  "Hottest days of the year" means the hottest days recorded in 2017.  You have to say one, or the other, but not both.

    I hope this is helpful.  Karen

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    June 30, 2017
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    Ex. 2

    It was month ago. I with my friend always road bikes on weekends. And in that time we wanted to overcame long road in 50 km. It was in our city and we started to ride in morning. When we came home, it was in evening, I was becoming weaker
    and weaker. I was very tired. This road take 5 or 6 hours and I was worn out after that. Later my body temperature became higher because I was very hot. Very big load declare itself. I was ill and tired. The next day was better, and after sleeping I felt me good.


    Hi Gordey,

    Here is how I would improve your writing:

    My friend and I always ride our road bikes on weekends.   A month ago, we chose to do a 50-kilometer ride in our city.  We started in the morning, and finished about 5 or 6 hours later.  I got weaker as the ride went on. (OR:  It was the longest ride I've done in a long time).  Reason:  to introduce what you are about to tell the reader next.

    <s>
    </s>I was very tired. <s>This road take 5 or 6 hours and I was worn out after that. </s>Later, my body temperature shot up (got higher in a short amount of time) <s>became higher because I was very hot</s>. <s>Very big load declare itself</s>.  The ride was very hard on my body.  I was ill and tired. The next day was better, and after the second night’s sleep <s>sleeping</s> I felt good (I felt good again, OR I felt better).

    <o:p>
    </o:p>

    <o:p>I hope this is helpful!</o:p>

    <o:p>Karen</o:p>


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    June 30, 2017
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  • Answered
    This way of doing that became fashionable in the 90s. "This" refers to something closer, while "that" refers to somThis manner of doing that became fashionable in the 90s.ething further away. This is the case in physical space as well as in time, so I would turn around your use of "this" and "that" as follows: That way of doing things was fashionable in the 90s. That manner of doing things was fashionable in the 90s. Also, I replaced "this" with "things" (because it's vague, so replace "things" with the more precise words, and also "was" is just more common than saying "became" unless you have a qualifying phrase to follow. Example: That way of doing hair because fashionable in the 90's, but in 2017, we don't use curlers anymore.
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    June 22, 2017
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    "...beholden to a pretense of decorum..." means: to be obligated [beholden] to pretend [a pretense] he follows the rules / a certain code of civilized behavior [decorum]. #2. I agree with Alison L.'s answer.
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    June 22, 2017
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    "this" refers to the increased abstract reasoning skills of IQ test takers in the year 2000, in comparison to those who took the test in the year 1950. IQ tests are normally given in public school, so when they say "Today's children..." it is because students are the IQ test takers (normally), and "solving problems on the spot" is a demonstration of that abstract reasoning.
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    June 22, 2017
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    Did you really answer the question? I thought the question was what is the verb to say hello to someone called. So the verb is "to say hello" or maybe even better: "to greet (someone)."
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    November 19, 2016
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  • Answered
    Is this sentence correct? Here is the sentence as I would say it: I haven't been following the issue.
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    November 19, 2016
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