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I am a former substitute teacher, TESOL certified, and have been employed by VIPkid for the last year to teach English as a Second Language to children in Beijing online. Now I would like to move to the italki platform and hopefully utilize my background as an English tutor to help me learn Spanish through exchange and lessons. I am just starting out in Spanish, but eventually I would like to learn some basic Italian, French, and ASL as well!
My interests are books, comics, illustration, politics, and outdoor sports! I have a dog, who is cooler than I will ever be, and a husband, who assures me that my dog does not think less of me for not being as cool as him.
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- I have not heard #9. For the rest, they all can be used and understood but some are more common in literature, not in conversation. #5 and #3, for instance, are words most people know but probably few use in real life. For example #6 (assuming you mean predicament) is used in writing but in real life you would probably say "situation", "trouble", or "circumstance" instead.0 votedJuly 8, 20200
- Hello! To use resemble is to make a comparison between two things, most commonly based on appearance. You could say, "The girl resembled her mother", and it would mean that they looked alike. You could also say, "He played his favorite song for me, but I thought the vocals resembled the yowling of a dying cat." Here the comparison is between the sound of the singer and the sound of a yowling cat. Any time you want to compare two things that you judge to be similar, you can use "resemble".0 votedJuly 8, 20200
- Hello! I am a Native English speaker from the East Coast, and I am TESOL certified.I am learning Spanish at the moment, but I'd be willing to join a Whatsapp or Skype group of other language-learners who are working on their English and need someone to practice with! Add me if interested.Skype ID: live:.cid.72c19b1c74d7c8e80 votedJuly 7, 20200
- PART TWO (see other comment for part one)Now where it gets a little more confusing is where "just as" can replace "as soon as" completely. This has a little more nuance. "Just as" usually implies an order of events where there is a little bit of overlap between the first and second event.Just means equal. If something happens "just as" something else happens, then they happened at the same time. Whereas "as soon as" means one thing fully ends before the other begins."I will go to sleep just as I finish this movie" = This doesn't really work. It looks like you will fall asleep as the movie is still ending (because "just as" implies some level of overlap).You would have to say,"I will go to sleep just as soon as I finish this movie", in order to show what the order of tasks are (first the movie ends, and THEN you sleep)."I will never play chess with him again because he's a cheater! Just as I looked away, he moved the pieces." = This works, but changes the meaning slightly! Now we feel like we caught him moving the pieces, because he did so at the same time as the narrator looking away.Just means equal. If something happens "just as", then it happens <em>at the same time</em> as something else. Whereas "as soon as" means one thing <em>fully ends </em>before the other begins.I hope this helps!0 votedJuly 7, 20200
- PART ONE (see my other comment for part 2)They can be used interchangeably in some scenarios, but not others. They can also be combined."As soon as" is talking about the order of tasks. Usually you are saying you will do one thing directly after another, or that something happened directly after something else."I will go to sleep as soon as I finish this movie" = First the movie ends, then I will go to sleep"I will never play chess with him again because he's a cheater! As soon as I looked away, he moved the pieces." = First I looked away, then he moved the pieces"Just as" can be a comparison between two things, implying they are <em>equals. </em>"Oranges are just as tasty as apples!" = oranges and apples are equally tasty"You say he is mean, but you are just as rude as him." = the two people are equally rudeIn these instances, you could only use "just as". They would not make sense with "as soon as" since you are not talking about time or the order of tasks.That being said, "just" can be added to "as soon as", to make "just as soon as". Although it is not a perfect translation, just means equal, and it helps to think of "just" like you would think of "exactly"."Oranges are exactly as tasty as apples!" = the meaning hasn't changed. The sentence is still comparing the fruits, and judging them to be equal.Or, "I will go to sleep exactly when this movie ends." = the meaning hasn't changed. The sentence is still about the order of tasks."Just as soon as" is only emphasizing that you will do second task RIGHT AWAY after the first task.I didn't have room to finish: This is PART ONE of my answer0 votedJuly 7, 20200
- Someone already corrected most of your sentences, so I will just do the first!English writing practice (6 July)1. He gave his tenants a 50% discount <s>for</s> on rent during the coronavirus outbreak period."On" is a little better than "for" when talking about a discount. "For" implies they are using the saved money on something. Like "I will give you a discount on rent, for you to pay your family's grocery bill."I would give you a money FOR something, I would give you a discount ON something."Coronavirus outbreak period" is a little long-winded. It is not incorrect, but you could shorten it and sound more natural by just saying "during the coronavirus outbreak".0 votedJuly 7, 20200
- Another commenter already mentioned shadowing, so I will simply add that in addition to that: talk to yourself! Literally act out both sides of a conversation. Think about someone you might meet. Practice your introduction. Respond as them, and let the conversation play out. Usually as it goes, I find out what vocabulary I need to learn, or what I tend to forget- so I keep a translator app open, and then a notebook to jot down what words I missed so I can focus on them later.If it is too difficult to have good conversation with yourself or you have trouble thinking about what to talk about, try narrating your life instead. When you are washing dishes, explain what you are doing as if there is someone else next to you who is blind or for some reason cannot see you. "I am grabbing the green plate, and washing it. I look out the window and see a red car drive by. It is very fast. I am going to make myself something to eat after I am done with the dishes. What should I eat? I have...."Try to make your internal monologue fit in the vocabulary you know, and just use it constantly. This is what I am doing when I am showering, driving, walking my dog, or anything else that doesn't require a lot of mental work. I tend to daydream a lot anyway, so I just force myself to do it in the confines of my Spanish. For you, practice speaking by making yourself narrate your internal monologue out loud in English. You will feel crazy, but it is the most effective method I've found for consistent solo-practice!0 votedJuly 7, 20200
- Hello!If you are still looking, my name is Kim and I would be interested in joining your group.I am a Native English speaker from the East Coast, and I am beginning my Spanish language journey. I enjoy talking about languages and studying with other people, it is very motivating to me. I'd love to make friends with others who are learning a language!A lot of my friends are from Argentina or Peru, so I am used to explaining concepts of English to others in ways that are easy to understand. I am also TESOL certified.For hobbies, I am a bit of a jack of all trades, so I know a little bit about most everything. Personally I love stories (books, poetry, comics, webtoons, audio dramas), outdoor activities (hiking, kayaking), and I talk a LOT about my dog, but hopefully when you see him and realize how cute he is, you will not mind too much.Let me know if you're still looking to add people! I really want to be part of a tight-knit community of other language learners.Skype ID: live:.cid.72c19b1c74d7c8e8Also: Since there are so many comments, if there are any other people interested in a group or exchange, friend or message me! I am open to other Whatsapp or Skype groups as well.0 votedJuly 7, 20201
- Jane Elliot is one of my favorite diversity educators. She is very well-known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise that she used when she was a teacher. Essentially she created a segregated system within her class of third graders, based on eye color, which not only showed how easily children are influenced by their environment (and thus how we all grow up with implicit biases, regardless of whether we are conscious of them) but also how being the non-dominant "race" effects children's behavior and ability to learn, thus creating a self-fulfilling prophecy (whatever group is discriminated against is unable to compete or succeed due to the constant stress, thus "proving" their inferiority and cementing beliefs in the stereotypes)."A Class Divided" is the name of the documentary and the full hour-long film as well as shorter highlight clips are on Youtube. It might not be the ultimate explanation for why racism exists, in a specific sense, but it shows how easily it is perpetuated and how it can be created and manufactured.0 votedJuly 7, 20200
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