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Hi! I'm Ashley, and I'm looking to make friends with French, German, or Russian speakers and to exchange English over Skype! I'd be happy to help you with English, especially if you need English to study (I can tell you all about the many thrills of library life!) A little bit about me: I'm a soon-to-be trainee teacher in secondary schools here in the UK, and I'll be teaching my foreign languages (it's a long story, I'll tell you it when we skype!). I live and grew up near Brighton, and but I lived in Russia for a year as part of my degree and in America when I was tiny. I'm a huge language nerd, so if you want to learn about Old Church Slavonic or random, unsolicited etymology facts, I'm your guy!
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Marlene BERLIN
German
Jun 29, 2020
Ein wirklich interessantes Gespräch über genderkorrekte Sprache im Fremdsprachenunterricht und über die besten Krimiserien zum Deutschlernen ("Tatort aus Weimar", "Tatort aus Münster"). Vielen Dank! ;)
Marlene BERLIN
German
Jun 19, 2020
Wie immer war es sehr interessant mit dir. Auf zum nächsten Kriminalfall!
Marlene BERLIN
German
May 21, 2020
Ich bin wieder einmal beeindruckt von deiner Kompetenz in der deutschen Sprache! Alles Gute für nächste Woche und bis bald :)
Issa Nd
French
May 15, 2020
Une belle curiosité et une bonne participation. Bravo!
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    Normalement je rêve de ma vie quotidienne, de mon travail et cetera, mais peut-être parce que j’avais regardé le soir avant de m’endormir un film surréaliste, l’avant-dernière nuit j’ai fait un rêve très bizarre. Il traitait d’un banquier qui avait fait une transaction mystérieuse. Je n’ai pas compris complètement qui était le client ou quelles étaient les détails de la raison de la transaction, mais je savais qu’à cause de cela le banquier a volé l’argent pour arrêter la transaction. Après avoir volé l’argent le banquier est monté à vélo et s’est enfui de la banque. Car il savait trop de la transaction, le client ignoble l’a commencé à poursuivre dans une grande montgolfière avec une hélice énorme et un télescope puissant. Avec le vélo en vue de son télescope, le client a commencé à réciter un chant ancien qu’il avait appris par cœur d’un moine occulte. Tout à coup tous les rayons des roues du vélo sont devenus serpents sifflants. Les serpents ont attaqué le banquier et il s’est tombé du vélo... À ce moment-là je me suis réveillé.
    August 13, 2022
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    How about our future?

    We all are living the same problem now: a pandemic which <s>change</s> has changed our lives in a <s>fewer</s> few months, between <s>january and apri</s>l January and April<s> in</s> this year. Some of us are living in a lockdown; Most of us are living without knowing if we will have a future. Almost all of us are so anxious about the future. Sometimes we can think about egoistic situations like your profession career. For example, if I work with people in an eclosed space, <s>probably I cound not work</s> I probably would not be able to work in the future unless situation is resolved.
    The thuth is all people around the world need to understand that our lives will be different in <s>any</s> every way. Maybe we won't need to commute every day any more because teleworking will be mandatory; maybe we will discover<s>y</s> how <s>is</s> important it is to have a strong <s>health public system</s> public health system to support a pandemic; maybe our consumptions habits will change in order adapt to a new age.
    <s>In summarize</s>, In summary, we need to change our mind. I noticed the <s>thoughts about environment</s> attitudes towards the environment <s>have been changing</s> were changing <s>normally</s> [I don't understand what you're trying to say with 'normally'] before <s>starting a pandemic</s> the pandemic started but now the attitudes about developing, including <s>to finish pollution or at least decrease will be more emphasized. </s> to end or at least decrease pollution, will be more emphasized.
    Unless we change our habits, the Earth will die.
    I would <s>like that someone could correct my text</s> like someone to correct my text please.
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    April 28, 2020
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    April 28, 2020
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    Dear Diary,

    It has been a beautiful day, and I got up earlier than usual. I purchased an online lesson a couple days ago, it is aimed <s>to help</s> at helping me <s>to</s> learn <s>the</s> BBC news and some new words, it can broaden my mind<s>s</s> and let me practice my listening comprehension<s>s</s> as well, brilliant! In addition, tonight I took a lesson with a Russian teacher on italki, we read <> together, and I had taken 5 lessons from her, it has really helped me expand my vocabulary and pronunciation, and I found that it<s> is</s> was able to improve my <s>ability of explanation </s>ability to explain, now I can explain new words or sentences better than before, yahoo! I will hang in there, working hard all the time, being a diligent person!
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    April 3, 2020
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    Quels sont les avantages et les inconvénients d’une famille monoparentale ? À cause de ce que c’est de nos jours plus acceptable d’être mère ou père célibataire qu’autrefois, il y a aujourd’hui beacoup de parents qui élevent leurs enfants sans l’aide du autre parent. Soit ce parce que les parents se sont separés ou qu’un parent est défunt, les inconvéniences sont les mémes : on doit faire tout seul. C’est–à-dire qu’il y a moins de temps pour faire des corvées à la maison et pour jouer et interagir avec les enfants. Cela peut mener à trop de stress et, en pire de cas, causer des problèmes pyschologiques pour les enfants dans leur vie adulte. Cependant, en échange, on peut éviter des problèmes causés par l’autre parent (la violence domestique, par example) quand il s’agit d’un divorce, mais en case d’une mort, c’est difficile de trouver un avantage qui compenserait la perte.
    April 3, 2020
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    Le paradoxe d’être un prof de français Il y a quelques mois je suis un prof stagiaire d’allemand et de français en Angleterre. Le problème, c’est que à l’université, je n’ai pas étudié l’allemand et le français, mais l’allemand et le russe ! Malheureusement je ne pourrais pas trouver un travail à un collège publique ici avec ces deux langues, donc j’ai été obligé à apprendre le français dans un été pour pouvoir l’enseigner. Mais je trouve que je n’ai pas de temps pour améliorer mon français depuis que je suis devenu un prof de français ! J’ai peur de décevoir mes élèves (aussi bien que ma mentor qui est française), donc je voudrais bien m’entraîner, mais il y a trop de choses que je dois apprendre, comprendre et faire qui n’ont rien à voir avec les langues que je dois enseigner ! Qu’est-ce que je peux faire pour trouver le temps à pratiquer mon français quand je suis déjà très occupé par toutes les autres tâches que je dois faire comme un prof stagiaire ?
    December 31, 2019
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    Mes émotions avant que je commence ma formation pédagogique Dans moins qu’une semaine, je commencerai à etudier pour devenir un prof de langues étrangères aux écoles publiques. Je serai à l’université deux semaines et demi, puis je serai mis par l’université à une école pour m’entraîner à l’enseignement avec de vrais enfants ! Naturellement, j’ai un peu de peur de cela ! Particulièrement parce que je n’enseignerai pas l’allemand et le russe, les deux langues que j’ai étudiées à l’université, mais plutôt l’allemand et le français, une langue que j’apprends seulement depuis huit semaines ! Je veux bien sûr que mes élèves aient l’opportunité d’apprendre le français le plus authentique, donc j’ai peur d’échouer à cet égard. De même, gérer une classe des ados qui ne veulent pas y être me fait peur. Je me souviens que quand j’allais à l’école, il y avait un prof stagiaire d’histoire, qui ne pouvait nous contrôler. Je ne comprends pas encore quelle erreur elle avait fait pour que nous ayons arrêté d’elle écouter, donc je ne peux pas empêcher la même erreur ! Je comprends bien sûr que chaque nouveau professeur stagiare a celles craintes avant sa formation, alors il faut simplement que j’attende son commencement et que je continue améliorer mon français !
    August 30, 2019
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    L’aquarium et la jetée : une journée à Brighton À cause de ce que j’avais rendu ma petite amie triste en décidant soudainement rester chez moi à Brighton au lieu d’aller chez elle à Oxford, j’ai planifié pour elle une journée à Brighton pour se faire pardonner mon changement de dernière minute de ce que nous avions l’intention faire cette semaine. Je savais qu’elle est un grand fan des aquariums, et par la bonne chance, il y a quelques semains que j’avais trouvé dans ma boîte aux lettres un bon pour deux billets dans Sealife-Brighton pour le prix d’un. Je les ai réservés en ligne, et puis j’ai commencé à penser d’autres idées pour la journée. Le choix le plus évident, c’était naturellement la jetée de Brighton, parce que l’aquarium s’y trouve en face. Ma petite amie ne l’avais visitée jamais, donc la jetée convenait parfaitement ! Nous pourrions faire y une promenade et nous amuser à l’arcade. Nous sommes arrivés à Brighton en train, et puis nous avons marché jusqu’à la mer où l’aquarium et la jetée sont situés. D’abord, nous sommes entrés dans l’aquarium, et nous y avons passé beaucoup de temps : s’y trouvaient plein d’éspeces de poissons ainsi que des requins, des raies, des tortues... Il y avait même des flaques d'eau salée où on pouvait toucher des étoiles et des anémones de mer ! Après, nous avons traversé la rue et passé du temps à la jetée. Nous avons fait une promenade et joué à l’arcade, où nous avons gagné trois petites décorations pour les clés ! Dans l’ensemble, notre journée a réussi !
    August 20, 2019
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    Le nouveux chiot Hier, je suis très tard arrivé d’Oxford chez mes parents après deux ou trois semaines chez ma petite amie, et m’ont accueilli deux chiens ! L’un s’appelle Riley, que nous avons depuis un et demi ans, et l’autre s’appelle Moxely, que j’avais jusqu’alors vu sur Facebook parce qu’il est la nouvelle arrivée dans notre famillie que mes parents ont obtenue il y a une semaine. Moxely est incroyablement mignon !! Il n’a que dix semaines et il est encore si petit qu’on pourrait le tenir dans une main ! Il est un Jack-Russel-Terrier avec un pelage marron et noir au dos et marron claire aux jambes et ventre. Mais attention ! Il faut que vous gardiez les doigts (ceux de main ainsi que ceux de pied), sinon il les mordra ! Il sait déjà son nom et s’assied lorsqu’on lui offrit une friandise. Il et Riley jouent ensemble (parfois durement), mais ils ne savez pas encore comme partarger des jouets, parce que quand l'un commence à jouer avec un jouet (leur jouet préféré est un serpent rouge et bleu qui émet un son), l’autre DOIT le voler ! Mes parents ont décidé de l’obtenir pour que Riley ne soit seul à la maison. Il y a six ou sept ans, nous avions un lévrier qui ne savait pas comme se comporter avec autres chiens, et nous ne voulons pas que cette situation se répéte. En plus, Moxely tiendra compagnie à Riley et ma mère !
    August 13, 2019
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    Le déménagement Ma petite amie est en train de déménager avec ses deux colocataires de leur maison pour qautre personnes dans un appartement pour trois, et ce week-end, je l’ai aidée à transporter ses affaires et nettoyer la maison. Ils ont eu besoin de déménager parce qu’il y a eu chez eux une quatrième colocataire, mais elle les a déjà quittés, donc les trois sans elle n’ont plus de moyens pour payer le loyer pour la maison. Je ne vais pas rentre dans les détails pourquoi ça s’est passé, mais il faut savoir que le loyer pour la maison a été décidé sur la base des salaires de quatre personnes. Ma petite ami a eu besoin de mon aide parce qu'entre les trois, il n’y a qu’un colocataire qui a une voiture, et comment vous pouvez imaginer, trois personnes ont beaucoup de affaires ! Malheureusement, ma voiture est très « maniable » (que veut dire qu’elle est extrêmement petite), et pour transporter toutes les affaires de ma petite amie et la moitié des affaires d’un de ses colocataires, il m’a fallu SIX voyages entre la maison et l’appartement ! Quelle chance qu’ils ne sont pas loin l’une de l’autre ! Je préfère l’appartement à la maison : elle avait toujours un air comme personne y ne vit (peut-être parce que les couleurs étaient un peu froids et la maison était plus vieille que l’appartement). En plus, je trouvais que c’était presque impossible de gârer dans la rue puisque le voisin avait quatre voitures. Il y avait plus de problèmes : dans la douche, on ne pouvait changer la température ; derrière de la cheminée habitaient des fourmis ; les voisins faisaient constamment beaucoup de bruit. Donc je suis très contente que ma petite amie aie déménagé dans un appartement qui est, par comparaison avec la maison, un hôtel de luxe !
    August 12, 2019
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