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A. You can use the simple present perfect here: "I haven't worked as a teacher for 2 years." This is used (amongst other uses) when we are talking about something which happened in the past, but is somehow connected to the present. So, 2 years ago (past) you stopped working as a teacher, and...

Hello meg2589 and all, I almost exclusively teach Spanish students, with the exception of some American students who are learning Spanish but this is a different story. I can tell you the most common mistakes and difficulties that we, Spanish people, find when studying English. The first problem...

>I think the Germans (or rather lots of them) are strange lot: For example, the vast majority of the movies they watch in cinemas are US American, (as are most TV shows and films) yet, the Germans dub every single film so that you have the impression, it's a German film. In my opinion that's...

Here's a running commentary for you. Hope it helps. > So far, so good, except I don't know what you mean by "Tourism Automobile". Now it goes a bit pear-shaped: > Now you're back on track (Good use of inversion after "not only"!): > Then that strange expression "tourism automobile"...

Wow, this was an interesting post, "english-test"! But let me make a few additions to your thoughts: >>When discussing cultural differences between nations I think we should always bear in mind a number of things: - people have much more in common than sets them apart regardless of their...

When discussing cultural differences between nations I think we should always bear in mind a number of things: - people have much more in common than sets them apart regardless of their nationality - there is never such a thing as the 'the Americans, the Russians and the French etc'. - cross...