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- Hi Milena! I felt just like you when I prepared for the CAE. I suggest using the Advanced Language Practice by Michael Vince, and if you think it's too advanced, you can always go to First Language Practice by the same author. The books are divided into two main sections, one is for grammar and the second part is for vocabulary. The grammar section is very clear, with simple explanations. The vocabulary section is grouped into topics or main areas.I highly recommend using this book, I used it over twenty years ago, and I use it with my students (I'm an English teacher), it has been revised, of course!It will surely help you to improve your vocabulary and reinforce your grammar.Good luck!0 votedMarch 21, 20200
- Hi , beyza. Here in italki you can find language partners to practice (English speakers who are learning Turkish, for example), and you can also take lessons with professional teachers like me. I can also recommend a couple of websites that will help: Wordreference.com is a multilingual dictionary, you can translate from English to Turkish, and you can listen to the pronunciation. Ego4u.com is an English learning page, a lot of grammar explanations and exercises. Hope this helps!0 votedApril 17, 20181
Hi Carmen, how are you?
I've just corrected your text. My comments and explanations are between brackets and in light blue (like this) so it's easier to understand. I've noticed that you type the apostrophe for contractions using the tilde key ´ , but the correct one is the one of the final question mark ' .
By the way, I'm a big Queen fan, too!
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thanks for the present!
Hi Enma! Thanks for the present! (this should go after you say hi)
Thank you very much for the present!! (you don't need to repeat "for the present") In my opinion, it's a good idea that you sent (past form) me the money for buying (for + ing, OR to + infinitive) a CD. I know that I'm special in my elections choices.
I went to the music shop and I (the first person singular, I, is always in capital letter) saw any some CD´s CDs (the plural form of CD is CDs). There were a lot of interesting CDs. Finally, I bought the best! A Queen compilation music, with the most interesting songs. That is one of my favourites groupes of music groups.
The group is a mythical and they have the best songs in the world for me. Therefore So ("Therefore" is too formal for a letter to a friend) I decided to buy a compilation of them. I'm going to listen to it now. It's a good great/nice/wonderful (stronger adjective than "good") present. When I will listen to the CD, I will always remember you. (First Conditional)
Thank you again, I hope that you are good!!
Best wishes!
Your friend,-----------------------------
Carmen, if you have any questions just write to me, in English or Spanish. If you're interested, you can take a trial lesson with me in case you want to improve your English.
Take care and keep on learning!
0 votedFebruary 9, 20181Self Introduction
Hello, my name is Yuicho and I'm a Japanese student/woman/man (see note 1) from Nagasaki, which is located in the western area of Japan, Kyushu.
I was born and raised here, but I lived in Tokyo for a total of 20 years up until I moved back in December 2012.
Currently, I'm running some commercial websites created by myself and working part-time (see note 2) at the a small driving school as a part-time instructor.
I often enjoy reading articles, watching videos and movies on the internet, and taking leisurely drives with no destination.
Now, I have been studying English for approximately four years since April, 2014.
In addition to that, I'm trying to learn a few more languages though I focus on English studies so far.
Learning languages is fun, but it can be hard to get fluent proper skills for the fluency. (see note 3)
I understand why many language learners struggle with it, because I also had the same experience when I was a beginner in English.
I sometimes learn how to help learners out with their Japanese from my friend, who is teaching Japanese as a second language to international students at the university.
As my career develops in the future, it would be very important for me to know more about my native language as well as my target languages.
If you have questions about the Japanese language, that its cultures and customs, please don't hesitate to ask me about them even in English.Hi Yuicho!
I really enjoyed your writing. Minimal mistakes, easy to read, flows nicely. Have you really studied English for 4 years only? You look quite advanced.
Note 1: you need a noun before "a Japanese", because Japanese is an adjective, not a noun (this is a very common mistake). You can either say: "I'm a Japanese student from Nagasaki." or omit the article "a" altogether and separate the clauses: "I'm Japanese and I'm from Nagasaki".
Note 2: this is not necessarily wrong, but "I work part-time .... as a (driving) instructor" is more natural than "I work ... as a part-time instructor" just because, in English, we expect to hear what you teach before the word instructor, teacher, etc.
Note 3: Fluency is a skill. When you are learning a language, you become more and more fluent, that is, that you can speak/write/understand without effort. Accuracy is when you do it right, without mistakes. In a nutshell, fluency is when you speak fast, accuracy when you speak well.
You show a great command of the written language. You use sophisticated structures, which I marked in light blue and your mistakes are minimal and do not impede communication at all.
I teach advanced English lessons, and conversational Spanish, too, if you're interested, just have a look at my profile. You can take a no-risk, no-strings-attached trial lesson.
Take care and keep on learning!
Paola
0 votedJanuary 15, 20181Hi Chizuko! You're right, the differences are very subtle.
1. It's just like coming out from the movie.
2. It's just, kind of, coming out from the movie.
3. It just looks like coming out from the movie.
4. It's just kinda coming out from the movie.
Number 1, 2 and 4 mean the same. The experience is similar to coming out of the movie. Number 2, kind of, (with the commas you added) sounds as if the speaker is making a pause to think.
Kinda is a short form of "kind of" and it's very informal.
Number 3 is the one that is less similar to the others, since "look like" refers to the visual aspect of the experience.
Of course, the nuances are so subtle that the meaning would remain practically the same within context.
Take care and keep on learning!
0 votedJanuary 13, 20180Hi Archana, what an interesting question! As Olga said, old people tend to sleep less than younger people. So, for the sake of my argument, let's say that that is an absolute truth. So, the exam question is misleading, confusing (hence you're asking about it). That is because they don't want a straightforward answer, in fact, there are no correct or incorrect answers.
You could answer by saying something like this
"Well, actually I don't believe old people sleep a lot."
And then, you can support your argument with all the great ideas Olga, Mi Sha and C. Bing gave.
The thing is, the exam is not designed to test you in general knowledge, or general culture or science. It's supposed to test your language.
Take care and keep on learning!
Paola
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