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I am 31, a language teacher by education. I love teaching English to children.
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- Dear native speakers of English, please check my dialogues with my son (we are Russian) I've put down some of our dialogues, just wondering if we are speaking with each other correctly in English (some foreigners do make mistakes but we don't realize we do so, it sounds ok for us :) our dialogues Mom, can I watch a cartoon? Finish your meal first and then you can watch a cartoon. Mom, the cartoon is finished, can I watch another one? No, sorry. Enough of cartoons for today. Where is Daddy? When is Daddy coming home? Daddy's at work. He's coming in the evening. Daddy's home! Hi, Dad! I missed you so much. So did I. Look what I've got for you (takes out a toy from his bag) wow. can I see it? Dad, I love it. Can I play with it now? Yes, sure, go ahead. OR (takes out candy) Can I have one? No, sorry, you can't. When can I have it? You can have it after dinner. Dad, I've finished my dinner, can I have a candy now? Yes, sure. go ahead Dad, I want more Ok, here you go (little brother tries to take the candy from the big brother) It's mine!! Don't touch this!November 20, 201320
- Look, Mum! There's a car driving on the road Dear all, please help me out - I am teaching my son English (I am Russian) and the other day that's what he yelled when he saw an approaching car. It seemed to me there was something wrong with how he put it, but I didn't know what would be the best way to say that without sounding "foreign", what would a native child say in that situation? Thank you!November 20, 201340
- Tidy your area? your spot? your space? Dear native speakers of English, please help me find the best noun for the above mentioned phrase. It's meant to be used by the families who live in studio 1 room appartments. Usually in such cases children just have a spot of their own, so what could the parents say to their children in English about tidying up of that spot? and also, when the child is finished, is it ok to come to their parents and say "I've finished tidying, come and see" won't it sound too official? is there a better way of saying that? thank you very much, please be kind and also specify where you come from!October 30, 201340
- British English speakers help needed: could you please check the phrases for a game for children Dear all, I've translated our Russian scenario of playing with patterns into English, but I'm not sure it all sounds genuine British English so could you please be very critical and correct it where it doesn't sound right? Here I go Let’s learn about patterns. Blue red blue red blue … (I put buttons in front of a child) What will come next? Blue Not exactly. Look, blue and red repeat over and over again. Have a look at this chain (can the buttons I've put in a row in front of the child be called "chain" or what do I call them?) It looks beautiful. Blue red blue red, but if we put red again here, it’s not going to look beautiful Let’s play again Red green red green red Can you tell (me? tell me which? or ME is not necessary?) which color will be next? Green Nice job! Let’s try a different pattern. Cat dog cat dog cat dog What animal is going to be next? Cat! FabulousSeptember 3, 201340
- ESL child wants to know the name of an object in English, what's the best question to use here? Dear all, I am teaching my children (we are Russian) to use the following questions whenever they want to learn the English name of this or that object: What's the English for...? What do you call ... in English? BUT recently I received the information that those two questions are too formal and kids are expected to say something like How IT"S called in English? or even How this is in English? I was told that this information comes from a native speaker who lives in Great Britain. The question is - still what's the best way to ask about English names of things? It has to be both understandable and grammatially correct, I don't want my children to learn any "more or less correct" ways of saying that, I just want them to say it the way an educated native child would say it. Dear all, that would be great if you also specify where you come from when you share your ideas, thank you!September 3, 201320
- I've TAKEN/GRABBED?? the cup and now I'm going to pour some water in it Dear all, I found myself saying the above mentioned phrase to my son. I want him to be exposed to as many "Present Perfect Siuations" as possible, but now I'm thinking wouldn't it be better to use "grab" instead of TAKE? Most Russians use TAKE in such sitiations. and please be kind and mention if you speak American or British EnglishAugust 3, 201350
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