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I'm a native speaker of Russian and a linguist by profession. I have a passion for teaching and I'm happy to be a guide to the Russian culture for those who find it interesting. I'm interested in innovative teaching methods, in particular speaking practice in Second Life (3D virtual world). But of course you are welcome to have lessons in a more traditional format :) Besides, I'm working on creating free educational Russian language materials for a website. Please visit my READING ROOM at http://www.belovedenemies.com/pages/readingroom to find some RUSSIAN STORIES adapted for ENGLISH SPEAKERS. ******Dear friends, If you'd like me to add you to friends list, please write a couple of words about yourself when you send a request. I'm happy to meet everyone who is interested in languages and culture or who needs help with their Russian. I don't have enough time for chat, though. Recently I have removed from my friends list those who had asked me to add them months ago and never even said hi since then. Please don't take offence - there's nothing personal there, I just don't see the point of such "friendships. Having a list of a hundred people makes it difficult to find one of the friends who actually communicates with me when I want to send them a message. You are always welcome to come back if you want to talk.
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    We usually use "это" when we give a definition to a word or a concept so the sentences would sound a little funny if it wasn't a video made for little children. For someone who already knows "мама" and "папа", but not "бык" or "корова" these simple sentences could be a way to explain that "бык" is a male animal and "корова" is female. Simple analogies:) If you were talking about people being a mother or a father you wouldn't normally use "это". You would say something like "Мария - мама"/ "Александр - молодой папа".
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    August 21, 2015
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    "Поедет" is a future tense form, perfective aspect. The prefix -по means the beginning of an action . In your sentences with "поедет / поеду" they talk about when the trip will start. "Едет" is in fact a present tense verb form, but when your plan to set off on a trip is very firm then in your mind it's probably as real as the present. So we can talk about the future using present tence in thicase. (We already know that the person is going to "дом отдыха", it's understood that at she is going, the question is WHEN). Actually, they do it in English as well, like in "I'm meeting a friend at 6 tomorrow". You can use "поедет" in all of the sentences above, too - it would be perfectly correct.
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    August 16, 2015
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    August 12, 2015
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    Дорогая Анна!
    Как у тебя дела? Здесь всё хорошо.
    Вчера я ходил в квартиру Андрея, (<em>к Андрею/ в гости к Андрею.  "В квартиру Андрея"  можно сказать, если Вы сами со своим ключом пришли туда, а Андрея дома не было</em>)  Ты его помнишь? Он высокий худой человек , который учился с нами в институте. Сейчас он работает механиком и живёт в квартире недалеко от стадиона. Его квартира маленькая но красивая. Мы говорили о тебе и о своей семье. Потом мы ходили в кафе, где мы встретили твою сестру, с которой мы недолго разговаривали (<em>"немного поговорили" . "Недолго" звучит чуть-чуть негативно , будто Вы говорили меньше, чем хотелось</em>). Какая красивая девушка! Она очень похожа на тебя.
    Я хочу чтобы ты мне написала.
    Желаю тебе всего хорошего.
    Карлос

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    May 26, 2015
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    December 7, 2014
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    An attempt at a word pun:) Would the following qualify as a somewhat funny word play of words in English (with an intention to draw the students' attention to the spelling of "die" and "Dye"in different forms) ? :) - I'm dying to see her dyed hair! - Her dyed hair? - Yes, she's dyed it pink. She's been dyeing it all morning. In a minute, we can see it.
    December 6, 2014
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    "Он неё веет уверенностью и спокойствием. Ему, как человеку очень ранимому, как раз этого и не хватает."
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    August 30, 2014
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    Уважаемая Зина! Мне кажется, произошло некоторое недопонимание, поскольку записью (регистрацией) помощников занимаемся мы. Так что, возможно, Руди просто сказал вам держаться со мной на связи на случай, если у нас будут шоу, в которых может потребоваться ваша помощь. Должен вам сообщить, что мы отдаем приоритет тем группам соискателей, с которыми уже работали, но не сомневайтесь- я с удовольствием запишу вас на прогамму с Руди , если вы нам потребуетесь. Так что говорить о гонораре пока рановато. надеюсь на ваше понимание. Всего наилучшего, Джули Дамас
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    August 27, 2014
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    Weigh-heigh, and up she rises - Who is SHE?:) I heard the old Irish song "Drunken Sailor" and loved it, but I have a question about the chorus. Who is "she" in "weigh-hey and up she rises"? :)
    August 25, 2014
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    Простите, что я опять за своё. (разговорное выражение)
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    August 19, 2014
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