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Hi, my name is Leticia and I´m thirty-four years old. I´m from Spain. I was born in Valencia but I've been living in Madrid since 2009 with my boyfriend. My level of English is basic and I want to practice with another person who speaks English. I don´t know but I am afraid to speak English because i have same for have mistakes or i can´t explain me the other speaker person (I'm not too sure what you mean here. Perhaps you could write this in a different way?) I understand that it´s normal when you learn another language and I will be change this attitude.0 votedMay 29, 20171- Yes, you're correct. This type of sentence happens because we are allowed to end a sentence with a preposition in English, whereas in most other languages this is forbidden. Therefore it often sounds strange to English learners. Essentially, a sentence such as "Who are you talking to?" has the same meaning as "To whom are you talking?", but ending with a preposition is a lot more common in spoken English. The second question sounds quite old and outdated.0 votedMay 29, 20170
- Michael is right - they are all extremely similar, but they each have their own individual nuance. For example, "flickers" has more of an electrical connotation (as when a lightbulb flickers), while the rest are used to describe more natural phenomena, e.g. water, stars, or eyes. It doesn't matter too much in conversation, but when translating into written English, you would have to choose which word would best suit the situation being described.0 votedMay 29, 20171
- Voilà la pluie Pendant ces derniers jours, on n'a reçu aucune goutte de pluie ici à Oxford. La semaine dernière, je me réveillais chaque matin à la vue d'un ciel bleu et sans nuages; je voyais d'autres étudiants s'allonger sur la pelouse qui face ma chambre; j'étudiais avec des fenêtres ouvertes puisqu'il fait si chaud. Il a atteint 28C à un certain moment - pratiquement tropique en Angleterre! Le week-end, ma famille m'ont appelé et ont averti: "Nous venons d'avoir un orage ici à Leeds! Sans doute il voyagera au sud!" Et pourtant ce matin il restait chaud, avec un peu de nuage. Après le déjeuner, j'ai décidé de faire une promenade, pas très loin, et j'ai laissé ma parapluie. "Sûrement, le temps ne changera pas si radicalement en 30 minutes," j'ai pensé. Et voilà...au point le plus loin de mon collège, les cieux se sont ouverts dans un véritable tempête. Comme c'est typique!May 29, 201700
The Village. "The derby begins. Part 2". Please, correct my mistakes.
Part 2.
...Well, the game was going on; Bill Meadow and Rod were swearing at each other. Meanwhile, the score was 5:1 in our favour. Johnson couldn't stop: he was running there and back. After the seventieth minute the waterfall began flowing. Denny, Pavel, Matt... Full time was 8-1."Well done, guys! I'm proud of you!" the captain said.
"Blind idiot! Look who we defeated! A crowd of fagots." (This word has 2 "g"s but I would recommend censoring this along with "f...k") Bill Meadow replied. They went on swearing at each other.
Some of the rivals tried to cry something about the following game. Certainly, we didn't give a f..k about that. Only Bill Bright, who hadn't taken part in the game, cried back:
"Where is your f..king United?"
"Easy walk. I scheduled a training at tomorrow evening. The semi-final is waiting for us," Rod said.0 votedMay 29, 20171Something that I find helpful is talking to myself in a different language when I'm doing everyday tasks.
For example, when you are preparing dinner, or washing up, or getting ready in the morning, describe to yourself everything that you are doing in your goal language.
This is a great way to learn everyday vocabulary, because you will be saying phrases such as "I am spreading butter on the bread with a knife", or "When I have dressed myself, I am going to brush my hair".
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