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my first note
Hello All,
This is my first note because I have decided that I cannot wait longer and I have to practice my English writing skills.
Today I would like to share with you my five best tips for improving your language skills. If you want to develop your English language in a pleasant way, please stay with me. :)
1. Have a goal. First of all, you need to decide, why do you want to improve your English? Do you love travelling, and so the foreign language is necessary to communicate with other people? Are you looking for a job where English is one of the requirements? Or maybe you want to gain a language certificate to prove your skills? Having a goal is the first step to progress. It can helps you to create your development plan that always reminds you why learning is so important for you.
2. Don't be afraid of making mistakes! Mistakes are also helpful for us because they shows us what we should focus on. Please remember that no one is perfect, and never compare yourself with other English speakers. Even if your English level is quite low, don't give up, and practice as frequently as possible.
3. Immerse yourself in English. :) Do you like watching series? Watch them, but do it in English! I promise you that if you will try, you will never want to go back to watching series with a lecturer. If you prefer books to movies, you can also try to find your favourite books in English. I highly recommend you that method because, in my opinion, it is a perfect opportunity to learn vocabulary. Do you commute to work? Listen to podcasts during your way! Also, install a flashcards application on your smartphone to be able to build your vocabulary wherever and whenever you want. There is a lot of methods which can help you improve your language skills, so choose something the most interesting one for you. Please make sure that you are practicing all skills like reading, listening and speaking.
4. Don't avoid any opportunity for speaking. Don't avoid your English lessons or your English speaking colleagues. If you want to speak more, find an English teacher on italki who will be able to coach and support you.
5. Find a job with English language. You will have to speak English on a daily basis because you will have no choice. :) It is a brave step but really beneficial.
That's all for today. If you have any other tips please share them with me. I would be also grateful if someone would be able to correct my mistakes.Justyna,
Really great job on this. I could not agree more with your five tips! I especially liked #2: mistakes are crucial to the language-learning process, and even native English speakers make mistakes all the time! I think the overall theme here is to not be afraid, which is a great attitude to have towards language learning.
My suggested corrections are minimal, but if you would like to discuss any of them, feel free to message me!
Best,
Jacob
0 votedJune 23, 20170San Juan night in Spain
The 23rd of June is about to come, and that's a real good night. I guess that it might be a real good night also in so many different places, but we Spanish celebrate it in a very intense, emotional way. Everyone has enjoyed that night at least once, close to any beach, among friends, with their girlfriend or perhaps alone. This morning I tried to explain what we usually do at that night, being overseas it sounded more appealing to me*. First of all, wear the appropriate clothes, because it's going to be quite hot over there and uou'll easily end up dirty and drunk. The second thing to bear in mind is about the bonfires the people usually light: there should be hundreds of them, one per each group of people. Remember to be careful in order to not to get injured, because drinking too much alcohol makes people willing to jump and while that's a great and fun thing, it's equally important is to be safe.There's a tradition to write some wishes on a piece of paper and throw it to the bonfire. Well, believe it or not, you will feel relief. Next, and most likely after midnight, we all might have a pleasant bath. For this reason, carry a towel, and some dry clothes wouldn't be a bad idea! Then the night has just started, so be ready to enjoy the parties you will find easily, or simply enjoy yours, surrounded by sand, water, good food and surely a big amount of beer.
I'm actually from Madrid and the closest beach is a bit far, about three or four hours driving. The one I like the most, Almeria, is five hundred kilometers away from my house. I will never forget the good times I spent there, a beautiful place we all love for their wild nature (although don't expect anything green but palms) and their atmosphere of freedom.
Finally, I just want to encourage you all to attend this sort of "pagan" ritual mixed with our Spanish taste, and for the ones which cannot be there just remember that beer is sold all around the world, cheers!
These lines are dedicated to you, Rafa, Almeria and San Juan lover and always in my heart, they are written in "guiri" sorry ;)Jaime,
This is an extremely interesting piece...you really made me wish I could be there to enjoy this celebration! It sounds beautiful, and like a lot of fun.
My only major question is this: What do you mean by "being overseas it sounded more appealing to me"? Do you mean that you miss being able to attend this holiday? If that is the case, you might rephrase the sentence to be more like "being away from home, I really missed those fun nights."
As usual, feel free to message me with any questions! :)
Best,
Jacob
0 votedJune 22, 20172The Cold War
The Cold War was a historical world conflict that came about during the post-war period and persisted into the early 1990s. It did not see battles between military forces, nor direct showdown.Although the world had made it through World War II, the fallout of World War II caused the Cold War to take on striking proportions. Although it did not see a direct showdown between military forces, there was a nuclear arms race, which sent the United States and the Soviet Union scrambling to build up a large nuclear weapons arsenal. This was the trigger that actually got the conflict going in actuality, and added to the tense world political landscape at the time.
Gabriel,Great job on this. My only real suggestions involve moving some of the clauses around, though the clauses themselves are very well-written. Also, remember to put "the" in front of countries' full names. For example, "the United States" or "the Kingdom of Spain" vs. "America" or "Spain."
Feel free to message me if you have any questions!
Jacob
0 votedJune 22, 20172- Hi Kinson! When it comes to these synonyms, the differences can be a little subtle, but I'll try to explain them. Geek-someone who is socially awkward, and often does not fit in with mainstream society because of this awkwardness Nerd-can be similar to a geek, though less negative and may not actually be socially awkward (it depends); nerds are distinguished by being extremely interested in certain hobbies or interests, such as computers, games, etc. Dork-more negative than "geek" or "nerd" Dull-different altogether; someone who is "dull" is simply boring or uninteresting I would put "dork", "geek", and "nerd" on a spectrum, with "dork" being the most negative, "nerd" being the most positive," and "geek" being somewhere in the middle. Like I said, the differences can be subtle, but I hope this helped some! Best, Jacob0 votedJune 21, 20170
Learning with Emro
In the first lesson Emro taught me some quite useful and common expressions, including “by the look of it” and “by the look of things”. Also he explained to me the meaning of "bride and groom" (I couldn’t remember their meaning although I had heard them before). He also taught me an expression really similar to one we have in Spanish, which is “tighten our belt”. in contrast to the significate of this expression there’s me, (I’ve never known how to do this, and I don't know how people manage to tighten their belts!)
Another word I learned with Emro would be "expelled", which is the act to send someone to their home and not accepting them anymore: I hope I explained it well.
Next we reviewed some phrasal verbs such as "carry on", "carry out", "back out of" and "drop out". The first of them, "carry on", is the one I use more often on my daily basis. I’m having trouble to remember what the second one means, but hopefully I’ll learn it. In contrast, there are other things I’m not sure whether I want or learn or not, such as the name of Emro’s boss or the Greek alphabet.
After this he taught me some vocabulary related to the sort of cards we usually carry in our wallets. Gradually he was introducing more and more unknown words for me and at the same time I was noting them down to go over them someday. As you can imagine, and being specific today was that day. Nevertheless I must review everything we do in class as much as possible so that information will remain longer in my memory (which by the way is too short, or at least I consider it as a short one). Finally, I agreed to read some texts and do some exercises. Don't doubt about making them, I will!You have a hilarious way of storytelling--keep it up! To be honest, this is a very well-written piece. I marked a few corrections, but they really only come down to one or two common mistakes. You have a tendency to write very long sentences, which can make reading somewhat difficult. Try breaking these down into shorter sentences, as I did in my corrections.
Another thing you might consider is putting personal thoughts into parentheses, which look like ( ). This helps keep them separate from the "main" part of your writing!
I really like your writing style, and hope you continue to practice. If you would like me to explain any of my suggestions, feel free to message me!
0 votedJune 21, 20172Introduction parte of my internship report
Internship Report Introduction
As a part of my master studies in Advertising Communication, I did an 8-week internship in from 8 May to 11 July 2017 at ##. It is an education agency funded in ##. It focuses on providing education services, and covers a wide range of services. For a long time, it has maintained a good relationship with several domestic universities. Furthermore, it cooperates with local government education, tourism units, well-known study institutions, and business organizations.
(Thanks in advance for correcting me )This is really well done. Are you sure you actually need help? ;) The edits I made were only to help clean things up a bit, but overall, great job!
0 votedJune 21, 20172Civility
Civility is claiming and caring for one's identity, and it makes a good impression on people. And it's makes people feel respected. We do are civil to connect ourselves together a little bit is civility. People say that "Politeness costs nothing and gains everything."' I think it is right. If you show respect, you will easily to earn trust. And people can help you be connected without asking anything in return. People never loses anything by civility. When you enter through the door, and someone says "After you", or the guy usually says "Please", "Thank you", and "Sorry", you will feel the guy is very friendly and gentle. Just a small act will make a good impression on people. So being polite is always right.This is great! I really love the idea behind this piece: more people should think this way!
0 votedJune 21, 20170
