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Hi - great article, really enjoyed reading it.
May I recommend an excellent book that I use quite often on Italki for helping students understand how crazy the English language can be!
It is a book, by Nigel Rees, called:
A Man About a Dog: Euphemisms and other examples of Verbal Squeamishness. It's really fun reading through it and I learned several new turns of phrase myself. It also gives you a lot of examples that you can practice with in your writing/speaking.
Give it a try, it will be worth your time!
Best,
Ross.
0 votedJanuary 10, 20190Riding a bike!
Riding a bike is a very healthy activity to do be done. You get build muscles, good improve your heart condition, and as you need to go outside, you can see the world out there, and I can't help but say that we one is able to make many good friends.
Last Sunday, I rode with a bunch of other riders... lol... about 50 in total, and we rode our bikes around the Iguaçu National Park here in Brazil. What an amazing day. We cycled for about 80 km, starting at 6am and finished ing at 1pm. It took us some a long time because of the kind of track we pedaled..cycled on....
Well, we got tired it was tiring but at the end I was satisfied and happy.Hey Patricia,
Great job! I love cycling too and being outdoors - would be awesome to cycle around a national park in Brazil. Hope these corrections make sense, please feel free to message me should you have any questions :-)
Best wishes,
Ross.0 votedMay 2, 20171Hey Jane,
Great post! I agree, watching shows in the language that you're learning is a really useful way of improving your language skills. I've made some corrections to your excellent post.
Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions about any changes i've made or would like to chat about anything.
Best of luck with your English studies :-)
Ross.A little mess
These days, I seem to be in a bit of a mess.
Until recently, I hadn't watched a TV drama for many years. But a few days ago, someone told me that I could improve my English speaking and listening by watching TV shows. I decided to give it a try.
In China, a lot of English lovers will talk to friends to practice their oral skills. But I don’t like this, because we spend time laughing and joking with each other instead of studying. So I chose to watch “desperate housewives” instead.
This TV drama is really good. There is a group of women dressed up in beautiful clothes. Their husbands or lovers are pretty handsome and charming too. The show is also filled with murder, divorce, love affairs etc. What a wonderful series! I watched the show episode by episode and I haven't been able to stop at all. I watched eight episodes in total yesterday!
I really got into a bit of a mess. My sleeping has not been good and I have even been watching the TV during my lunch break. I have no time to do exercises. It has been terrible!
This morning I realized that I couldn’t continue learning English in this way, so I stopped it. From now on, I will watch one episode of an English TV show without subtitles each week. Repeat, repeat ,repeat! This is my preferred way of learning English.I hope I can get out of this mess quickly.
0 votedApril 26, 20170- Hi Yaroslav, I hope you're well. I've copied your letter below with some of my suggestions about how it could be improved. I really hope you get the job! Feel free to message me should you have any further questions about anything, or if you'd like to discuss the letter in more depth - it might be useful to write a bit more about your previous work experience and mention how that could help you to be a success in the new job. Best wishes, Ross. Dear (Name), My name is Yaroslav Dzendziura. I am writing to apply for the position of waiter that I heard about from my friend Zelenskiy Dmitriy, who is studying at the EU Business School in Barcelona, Spain. I have attached my resume to this cover letter for your perusal. This summer, I will be 18 years old and I am looking for some part time work to show my parents that I can be independent. Moreover, given the fact that I'm studying International Relations, I believe that the role will provide me with a valuable opportunity to improve my English language skills, as I will be able to interact with customers and other staff members on a daily basis. I strongly believe that I have the experience and the ability to be successful within this position, as I previously worked at a busy restaurant as a waiter (add location > specific details), and whilst doing that job I learned a lot of key skills (perhaps add a few of the skills that you learned - time keeping, proficient customer service, team work etc.) Due to university commitments and my exam timetable, I will be able to start working in July. I look forward to hearing from you soon, and please get in touch should you have any questions regarding my application. Yours faithfully, (Name > contact details)0 votedJanuary 31, 20170
