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I have tried different ways to improve my English including listening to news, reading books or magazines, posting questions on forums such as this one (this one I frequent the most) and practicing talking to anyone who happens to be standing next to me (this takes tremendous courage). I'd...

Question from non-native speaker that stumped

My friend is Chinese and is learning English. In conversation she asked me which of these were correct: 'In three hours, I don't know what I should do' or 'In three hours, I don't know what should I do'She was asking me what she should do with herself for three hours while...

Re: Gramatical Mistakes Common to Chinese English-speakers

Hblaw wrote: Hi all, My native language is Chinese and I am learning English as a foreign language. I am wondering if you could name a few mistakes that are commonly seen in Chinese people who speak/write English as a second language, so that I can be more conscious in avoiding them in the...

Re: how can I improve my english

Hi 2 all. First of all, let me introduce myself. My name' Stan, I'm from Russia. I've read all of this advices and I get a very good help. Thx a lot for you advices. 1. Reading books and newspapers 2. Watching TV and Movies 3. Conversation with your friends 4. Speaking for yourself 5....

Re: When I have trouble...

Hi Anon,what Jim said makes a lot of sense, and we discussed it a little in another thread, I think.The point was that teaching completely descriptively is impossible. The teacher would have to say: Mr X says this, Mr Y says that, and Mr Z says another thing. Now learn what they say and then...

Re: How much listening is important in learning English?

I would like to know if listening is nglish?Yes, because what you write creates a certain sound and rhythm in the mind of the reader. The reader hears these rhythms silently while reading. This is especially true if you ever write dialog. In dialog you may have to underline certain...

The first chapter of novel in Hemingway’s style. Please, help me!!!

Hello, all! It’s my first post here. I’m Russian writer or maybe I think that I am a writer. In any case I published some poems, some stories and two novels in Russian newspapers and magazines, but it didn’t make me famous or rich. I am learning English today. Now I am posting here the first...

Re: Fluency

Whether listening or reading is more effective depends on your own learning style. But in any case you have to do both! And write. And speak. And, of course, you have to memorize a lot. Individual words have to be memorized, and it's also good to memorize phrases which are frequently...

Re: Abortion..."Who's decision is it?"

A lot of interesting points of view. Reproductive choice is a difficult conversation to have, probably in any language. There is a lot of interesting vocabulary associated with the subject, if you're learning English.The bottom line, in my opinion, is that women are not baby-making machines for...

Resposta: Re: Learning english mp3 format

There are some mp3 related to grammar in E-mule. Check it out!! If you look for Princeton Grammar Smart English you will find 4 files containing half an hour each about two people explaining the grammar rules in an informal conversation. I like it very much, I know it is not exactly what you...