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Laura London
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Sep 25, 2020
It was lovely to meet you, Alexandre - you have a great sense of humour and a very good level of understanding. As you practise speaking English more regularly, you will find it becomes more spontaneous. Great job :)
Ciaran
English
Sep 14, 2020
It was nice meeting you today, Alexandre. As I said, you've already got a comfortable intermediate level of English - you use many grammatical structures correctly, you don't tend to struggle with tenses (you correctly used the present perfect for "I've been to London 3 or 4 times") and you've got a fairly wide vocabulary. The next thing to work on would be ironing out the little mistakes like conjugations (she thinkS). And, if you like, working to reduce your accent at times. Speak to you soon!
Dave English
English
Jul 6, 2020
More general chat. Good stuff.
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    Hi, May I ask you a question? What is the correct sentence : 1) they have made aware by the police... 2)they have been made aware by the police... I read the first in an press article and I found it incorrect. Could you help me? Thanks
    September 7, 2020
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    L’insomnie du soldat

    Au moment où il a arrêté son service, c’était bien au milieu de la journée. Il a posé son équipement sur le plancher ciré puis il a ôté ses brodequins et s’est affalé sur le lit, <s>ce que l’on avait</s> celui fait avec des draps <s>frais </s>propres. <s>À la</s> Au début, il avait du mal à dormir, parce que son corps se détendait si vite que ses muscles convulsaient de sorte qu’il se réveillait <s>de </s>en sursaut. Le médecin major lui avait donné une boîte de pilules, mais les pilules le faisaient dormir si profondément qu’il ne voulait pas en prendre une <s>pilule </s>avant le début de la nuit.

    La fatigue qu’il ressentait se trouvait <s>dans ses limbes et dans ses orgues </s> [I don't understand what you want to say], une lourdeur douloureuse comme la pesanteur. Son esprit <s>a</s> est resté clair. Les images des jours précédents <s>qui on été</s> marquées <s>sur </s>dans sa mémoire y vivaient avec une résolution statique. Il <s>a </s>aperçut le visage anxieux et amical de Weir; de profil les belles lèvres molles de Wilkinson et l’absence <s>qui était l’autre côté</s> d'un côté de son visage.

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    February 11, 2020
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    How use the verb "introduce" ? Hi, Could you give me the correct manner to use the verb 'introduce'? Example : I am with my wife and I meet new friends. What is the correct sentence : Allow me to introduce my wife to you? Allow me to introduce you to my wife? Thanks for your help.
    October 7, 2019
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    Question about a verb
    Hi,
    Could you give me the correct manner to use the verb 'introduce'?
    Example : I am with my wife and I meet new friends.
    What is the correct sentence :
    Allow me to introduce my wife to you?
    Allow me to introduce you to my wife?

    Thanks for your help.

    October 5, 2019
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  • Commented
    It depends on your skill to learn more or less quickly.  You have to work several contents : vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, grammar...

    Italki is one of the ways to improve his English. 

    Learn a new language must remain a pleasure, not a constraint. 
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    May 7, 2019
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    All is question of politeness, courtesy and education.
    Our modern civilization are so individualist that basis of courtesy are forgotten. It's a shame... 
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    May 7, 2019
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    Сe matin la j`avais eu du mal a me réveiller. Je m`étais couché tard parce que j`ai fais promenade jusqu'au petit matin. Je marchais dans la rue, admirais la lune. Ma tête avait tourné, le vertige, apprécier l'arômes de fleurs et d`arbes, parce que ça était le temps de la floraison de plantes. Et j`ai oublié que j`aurais dû faire les valises. J`avais compris que je vais être en retard sur le train. Mais j`avais connu aussi que cette nuit était la meilleure de tous. La train sera autre, mais cette nuit ne vas pas répéter. Je suis eu heureux.

    <font style="background-color: yellow;">Ce matin là j'eus du mal à me réveiller. Je m'étais couchée tard parce que je m'étais promenée jusqu'au petit matin. J'avais marché dans la rue et j'avais admiré la lune. J'avais eu le vertige en respirant l'arôme des fleurs des arbres; en effet c'était le temps de la floraison. En me réveillant je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié de faire mes valises. Je compris que j'allais rater mon train. Je n'avais jamais connu une aussi belle nuit. Prendre le train suivant était peu de chose par rapport au fait d'avoir vécu cette nuit qui n'allait jamais se répéter. J'étais heureuse.</font>

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    May 7, 2019
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    Que fais-je, habituellement, dans une journée ?

    Merci beaucoup pour corrige<font style="background-color: yellow;">r</font> ce texte. c’est vraiment difficile <strike>de</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">d'</font>écrire en français<strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">e</font></strike> mais<strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">,</font></strike> je voudrais pratiquer.
    Je me lève à sept heures <strike>le </strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">du</font> matin. Je bois un<strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">e</font></strike> café. A 8 heures, j’écris dans mon « bullet journall » - je fais des plans pour la journée. <strike> Depuis </strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">Ensuite</font> je prends <strike>le</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">mon </font>petit-déjeuner et à huit heures, je commence à planifier mes leçons. Je travaille pendant une heure et <strike>depuis</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;"> ensuite</font> je fais une pause (de quinze minutes).
    Je continue et je travaille une heure <font style="background-color: yellow;">de</font> plus. A onze heures et demie, je mange quelque chose- <strike>j’ai</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;"> je prends</font> une collation. Un smoothie ou quelque chose d’autre.
    <strike>d</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">D</font>e midi à deux heures <strike>j'enseigne</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;"> je donne</font> 2 cours d'anglais (<font style="background-color: yellow;">ou j'enseigne l'anglais durant 2 cours</font>). Je fais une pause <strike>a </strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">à</font> deux <font style="background-color: yellow;">heures</font> pour déjeuner. Je lis, écris ou je regard<font style="background-color: yellow;">e</font><strike>s</strike> un peu <font style="background-color: yellow;">des videos sur</font> YouTube. De <font style="background-color: yellow;">3 heures à 5 heures</font>, <strike>je</strike> <strike>enseigne</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">je donne </font>2 autre<font style="background-color: yellow;">s</font> cours d’anglais.
    A <strike>5.30</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">5H30</font><strike> je finis a</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;"> j'arrête de</font> travailler.
    Apr<strike>e</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">è</font>s le travail, je fais beaucoup de chose. Je suis en train <font style="background-color: yellow;">de</font> <strike>faire</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">suivre</font> un cours de « Life Coaching Training » pour devenir un « Life Coach » et je fais mes devoirs pour <strike>ca</strike>. <font style="background-color: yellow;">ça</font>.
    Avant de dormir, <strike>je</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">j'</font>aime regarde<font style="background-color: yellow;">r</font> un peu<strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">x</font></strike> <strike>de</strike> Netflix. Maintenant, je suis en train de regarde<font style="background-color: yellow;">r</font> « Our Planet » et « Dead to me ».


    Good work. Your french is very good.



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    May 7, 2019
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    Des petites choses qui m'enchantent

    Dimanche, nous sommes allés marcher à la montagne, mon mari et moi, au dessus de la petite ville <font style="background-color: yellow;">de</font> Thoiry en France, qui est près de Génève.
    C'était une randonnée très difficile. Nous avons mis trois heures et demi à monter, deux heures et demi à descendre. Six heures au total. Le chemin était droit et raide. Pas un centimètre <font style="background-color: yellow;">de</font> plat !
    Tout le monde nous dépassait. Quand nous étions près du sommet, dans un endroit très raide, j'étais presque à quatre pattes, un monsieur nous a dépassé<font style="background-color: yellow;">s</font><font style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> [explication : "nous" devant le participe passé]</font> en courant.
    Mon mari a dit :" Décidément, nous sommes les deux plus lents <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strike>en toute</strike></font><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> à</font> la montagne." J'ai eu honte. Pauvres débutants.
    Une très belle journée malgré tout.

    Ce matin, j'ai eu rendez-vous avec deux amies de l'école. J'étais très contente de les retrouver.
    L'amie japonaise vient de retourner du Japon. Elle a fait couper courts ses <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strike>chevaux </strike>cheveux</font> pendant les vacances. Sa nouvelle coiffure lui va bien, elle fait plus jeune. Nous avons ri <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strike>avec complicité que ça coûte trop cher d'aller chez le coiffeur en Suisse</strike>, complices sur le fait que le coiffeur en Suisse coûte très cher<strike> </strike></font>. Moi aussi je vais changer de coiffure en décembre quand je rent<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">re</font>rai en Chine.
    Elle nous a rapporté des petits cadeaux du Japon. Je les aime beaucoup.
    Elle et moi, nous avons fait le même cauchemar cette nuit. Dans nos rêves, nos mamans étaient mortes. Réveillées de peur, nous n'arrivions pas à nous rendormir. Quand on est loin de sa famille, on tient beaucoup à ses parents.
    Nous avons échangé nos avis <strike><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">pour</font></strike> <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">sur</font> quels cours choisir le semestre prochain, pour être toujours ensemble<font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strike>s</strike></font> toutes les trois.

    Ce soir, je vais préparer des raviolis pour le souper.
    Je dois acheter les feuilles de pâte dans un magasin. Seulement mon mari sait les préparer à la maison. Moi, je n'aime pas <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strike>me</strike> les</font> rouler dans la farine.
    Les raviolis farcis de viande et champignons sont délicieux.

    J'irai en Danemark pour quelques jours. Un dernier voyage de ces vacances. J'ai réservé un roman pour ce voyage. Le lièvre de Vatanen, traduit du <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><strike>finnois </strike>finlandais</font>

    Pendant les vacances, j'ai commencé à écouter la radio. J'aime bien Franceculture. Les émissions que j'écoute le plus souvent sont Des Papous dans la tête, recommandée par mon amie, et Les chemins de la philosophie. J'y ai découvert le roman Sur la route de Kerouac il y a deux mois, et j'ai écouté un extrait du Journal d'un fou de Gogol la semaine dernière, qui m'a beaucoup plu. Mon amie a raison: j'aime les fous, les furieux, les mauvais garçons.


    <font style="background-color: rgb(148, 189, 123);">Très bien ! Félicitations</font>


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    August 28, 2018
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    Trop de travail. (ou "Je travaille trop")

    J'ai beaucoup de travail : le matin, le midi jusqu'au soir. Je ne peux pas me libérer de mon travail parce que je veux gravir les échelons. J'y suis obligé. Ma fiancée doit être fière de moi. J'ai des responsabilités. C'est la vie. Plus tard ce sera mieux. Ce seront les autres qui travailleront et moi je ne travaillerai plus


    I have tried to translate as I have understood your text.

    Best regards

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    August 24, 2018
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