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jikaihua — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:16:18 GMT

Hi everyone
i found friend can speak english with me,or you are learning english that`s ok.i`m a chinese boy and high school student.
i like sports(soccer,swimming,) ,Rock and country music,reading book(a brief history of time),science fiction,play computer games,and more.
i belive we can found Common topic.i`m learning english,so i have to improve my english.and if you are interested i can teach you chinese.
my msn :(personal contact removed by a moderator. Please add it in your profile only.)

GOOD LUCK!

Re: English with Russian... Find a friend

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:48:25 GMT

25 August 2008

Dear Stan:

I am a native English speaker who is very interested in Russia and the Russian language (which I wish to learn and know several phrases).

I have experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL).

What is your goal on your quest of finding people who are learning English or who speak English? (I note that you posted in January 2008. As it is now August, I wonder if you will see this at all, and whether you are still working at this endeavour.

Za drovya (correct closing for 'God Bless', or 'be blessed'?

PL

Re: 22/M/USA looking for friends for MSN. I speak English natively!

Vecta — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:42:52 GMT

Hi,

Actually, I was in two minds whether to write you or not, - you have so many replies ... But I'd like to make a friend too :) So, my name is Ira, I am a 21 year old female from Ukraine, like lively music, learning English, computer graphics and also I like sci-fi films. If you want, I can teach you Russian.

See you

Re: NARNIA

Tanit — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:42:40 GMT

Kooyeen
That way, you don't get a "A little bit" pronounced like it's a series of spits, but you get "A li(t)l bi(t)".

Your comment reminded me of something I listened to a couple of weeks ago. (Here's the link to the mp3 file ... warning: it's 3.3MB)
BBC Learning English has made a radio programme which consists of 12 episodes. In each episode, they analyse the way some famous non-native (but proficient) speakers speak English.
In one of the episodes, they focussed on BjÃ¶rk's English (I hope I got the spelling correct ) and discussed her usage of collocations and her pronunciation. I'm posting here only some sentences where she pronounces the t's the way you posted:

"only I did i(t) much be(tt)er" (around 0'20'')
"the most difficult bi(t) was to know it wasn't gonna be perfect" (around 1'40'')
"the happy song are a lo(t) lo(t) more" (around 02'05'')
"sort of before and after my li(tt)le lesson" (around 02'20'')

If you want to listen about the presenters' comments about this way of pronouncing the t's, listen to the clip from about 7'20'' to about 9'00''
If you don't want to listen to that, here's a spoiler

Their opinion is that, although some people say this is lazy, incorrect pronunciation, in fact it is a common feature among young people in London, and it clearly demonstrates that BjÃ¶rk has lived in England.

Re: Vocabulary on cooking, server

Philip — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:04:15 GMT

Anonymous

Hi,

My friends and me are working as servers, waiter and cook assistant in an US restaurant. We are exchange student and still learning English. We don't have lots of vocabulary of this field. Can you give me some advice ? Thanks.

My friends and I are working as servers, waiter and cook's assistant in a U.S. restaurant. We are exchange students and are still learning English. We don't have a lot of vocabulary in this field.

Mr. M's advice is very good. I would just add that you should speak English among yourselves while on the job rather than your native language(s).

Re: 22/M/USA looking for friends for MSN. I speak English natively!

Light123 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:12:32 GMT

hi , i'm 17 years old and i'm learning english..it's not hard but i must do practise with anithing .If you want we can meet on msn.

I wryte from italy.

I'm waiting your answer,

Bye

Re: the best way to learn english?

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:35:55 GMT

Speak without Fear

The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they wonât say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they donât talk at all. Donât do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it â again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Donât let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

Use all of your Resources

Even if you study English at a language school it doesnât mean you canât learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so donât limit yourself to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it's perfect.

Surround Yourself with English

The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin âthinking in English.â .

Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible

There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate. The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become.

Watch English Films and Television

This is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents.

Listen to English Music

Music can be a very effective method of learning English. In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension. The best way to learn though, is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings. There are several good internet sites where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine.

Study As Often As Possible!

Only by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language.

Do Exercises and Take Tests

Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to compare your future results with. Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the many exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you've learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English.

Record Yourself

Nobody likes to hear their own voice on tape but like tests, it is good to compare your tapes from time to time. You may be so impressed with the progress you are making that you may not mind the sound of your voice as much.

Listen to English

By this, we mean, speak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs in English. This is different than watching the television or films because you canât see the person that is speaking to you. Many learners of English say that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice.

Finally

Have fun!

English with Russian... Find a friend

Teroff — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:15:50 GMT

Hello. My name's Stan I'm from Russia.

I'm finding people who learning English or people who speak English as native language. If you've studied Russian or you want to study this language I help you with it.

Lets try help each other....

My contacts are:

E-mail - you can find in my profile

Skype - kozin.stanislav

Re: Free english learning sites

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:10:42 GMT

Dj Bueno wrote:

Antimoon.com - Focus on effective methods for learning English.

Breaking News English.com - Ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans based on current affairs. Graded news articles, listenings and communicative activities uploaded daily.

English Language Teaching Web
Index of English Language Resources

TalkEnglish.com
Free web site to learn how to speak English with over 5000 audio clips.

Comments on Motivation Letter asked

Claire* — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:15:48 GMT

Dear members,

I am a Dutch scholar in my exam year of grammar school. Upcoming Friday I need to have sent in all my application papers for university. I saw the excellent help offered by all of you to correct motivation letters and give advise. I just finished my motivation letter and I would like some comments on it. I am applying for a university which is very selective. It is an international orientated institute and offers broad education (I want to study litarature, political theory, business and maybe some law) It is very intensive studying and I will be living on campus if everything turns out okÃ© and I will be accepted. But... only one out of five scholars get the chance to be accepted. So I can use all help offered by getting the best motivation letter ever. The yellow gaps represent fitting words I did not just come up. (sorry for some Dutch but thats for translation)

One special thing: I find it quite difficult to limit myself to two pages so if you have any advise on what to delete in this text it would be great (it is too long)

My motivation letter:

Dear Sir/Madame,

Hereby I am applying for a place in the liberal arts programme at University College Utrecht for fall 2008, and in this letter I will elaborate on the reasons of my motivation and why I am perfectly fit for the concept.

My name is Claire. I am a sixth form student at the Koningin Wilhelmina College in Culemborg, I will be graduating from grammar school (Dutch: gymnasium) in June 2008.

I must say I like all my subjects and in particular English and Social Studies. I started learning English from a young age and it has always felt like my second language. Sometimes I feel I can express myself better in English than in Dutch, or at least more beautifully.

I enjoyed the fact that my (former) secondary school is rather innovative. In 2006 Bizzgames was introduced; a simulation of a business environment. This is an excellent way of putting management and organisation skills into practice. Consequence was I came in first as a two-person team with a student I did not know. On the one hand working after school did result in less active extracurricular activities, on the other hand I did learn to â¦

I know people see me as an open-minded, ambitious, passionate and hardworking student. Academically I am a critical thinker. I am almost always passionately interested in a subject Travelling is one of my enduring passions. It gives me an indescribable feeling boundlessness.

From my point of view current students are definitely well educated; however we are also quite restrained by the borders of Europe. I think this attitude will no longer serve. We are naturally ignorant of â¦ I, on the contrary, am very driven and interested in breaking through this boundary. From these I want to get good the elements. I am eager to develop. I find it interesting to put economic/political problems into the pillory. I can be quite taken up by thinking of a balanced policy.

Having experienced the concept of liberal arts and science in 2006 my conviction to apply for University College has grown stronger as time passed. The completed Roosevelt Junior Academy days (see enclosed certificate) and the open day visited at University College Utrecht have only served as reinforcements. I am appealed by UCâs curriculum, campus, professors, students, students associations and ambiance. I felt at home immediately with the campus and I felt a connection with the students I spoke to. I want more than offered by general universities. General universities do not strive to exploit ones individual academic abilities and they do not offer academic excellence. I want to be challenged. My future prospects are at the limit of what I want to consider reachable by own means, and no less. This is because I know I will do the best I possibly can and therefore I identify my future with endless possibilities.

In summer 2007 I took an educational travel to Cambridge. I stayed in a host family, for the reason I wanted to experience British living closely. It gave me renewed my energy to focus on what I want to achieve and therefore made me so much stronger and more motivated. For me this was a very special/changing experience. I finished with the intensive English course, specialized in Academic English at Advanced level. My English has improved â¦ in England. My environment had continuingly existed of a very rich diversity of cultures, which I experienced as very inspiring. I think it takes quite some adaptability to get settled in a totally new country and culture, and I think this is a very important talent to posses. I can easily find a way and socialize in unfamiliar surroundings.

In my exam year an opportunity occurred. I was selected for the School of Economics programme. I signed up and I intensely wanted to participate, for several of itâs aspects appealed to me; the academic education, the English language in studying and specialising in one of my most favourable subjects. This rather demanding extracurricular activity I enjoyed fullest, I am convinced studying in English will increase my satisfaction of studying and turning to English education will cause least trouble. I wanted more of my education and this challenged me.

Furthermore I arranged I will not be making a general PWS, but to complete this in a more academic, specialized and scientific way at School of Economics (Utrecht University) in the British language.

I put a lot of energy and satisfaction into the art of debating. When I was fifteen, I joined the students association Utrecht Debating Society. Speaking in public now represents one of my skills. As a scholar I had to catch up the gap between me and the student members. This only stimulated my ability in learning faster. Besides regular debating I am very interested in performing eloquentia en Iâm considering making that one of my extracurricular activities in the future. I have also been a co-judge at the NK debating tournament 2007 in Tilburg. In my leisure time I like to â¦ in the ancient theory of pleading, especially to read the great works of Cicero, Socrates and Plato.

I am already making efforts to make arrangements to go abroad upcoming summer. My aunt and uncle are very active in Africa concerning charity and voluntary activities, with this connection I hope it is possible to obtain a safe and valuable place to analyze and learn about unbalanced political/economical systems, and experience helping people for whom I think I can contribute to transfer knowledge to people unable to get education. There are still two sides of the badge, because I think such an experience enriches me as a human being. I also like to analyze the as it seems bottomless situation.

I have a broad range of interests and I have quite a few requirements fit for a study to my personal wishes. My contribution to University College Utrecht would be valuable, if given the opportunity. One of the reasons I am so passionately firm about studying liberal arts and sciences is the great international orientation. I would be honoured to join/strengthen the Future Leaders Project. The living environment of a large diversity of cultures does seem only tremendously inspiring to me. Considering UCU students make use of â¦ a lot, my debating skills will definitely be an advantage for me and liveliness in class. My active class-participation will be a mentionable contribution. I would also like to be actively involved in several committees at University College Utrecht. In my high school there was no occasion to have been involved in MUN, Model United Nations. Since Iâm aware of the MUN at university level is offered at University College Utrecht Iâm determined to become member of this organisation.

UCU could give me the possibility to fulfil my academic needs, such as Future Leaders Project and an MUN-foundation. It will also shape me exactly fit for my future plans.

I think it is a huge prÃ© for a student ambitioning an academic international carreer to be all-round. UCU is able to offer, in my opinion, optimal âvormingâ. Highly academic skills, an intensive network with motivated people all over the world, an international âblikâ, broad but good knowledge and ability to speak English almost as a native speaker.

During my high school I have personally been through a hard time regarding my domestic situation and I have no doubt this had also restrained me in performing to my fullest academic capability. Especially in de 4^th and 5^th class I was most affected by this, and therefore my exam grades averages started at a lower rank. It took me a while to be able to remain least affected by this negativity with help from a psychologist. I managed to get my grades up with hard work and high grades, but considering my own personal capability this couldâve been a lot more and will be at University College Utrecht. I think it did make me a lot stronger as an individual. In my opinion a human must strive to take advantage of every event.

Enclosed you will find a form of recommendation from Dr. Verbraak and Dr. Filius. Mr Verbraak is my teacher of management and organisation. Mr. Verbraak knows me well as a student and as an individual. Mr Filius has been my mentor in the sixth class and has been most aware of my personal circumstances. Mr Visschers has been my English teacher for several years and is well aware of my English level of proficiency, enclosed you find his comments on this matter.

Finally, I consider myself a suitable candidate for this program. In my time at KWC I have really showed my motivation, both academically and socially. I hope that I have convinced you of my motivation and that you will grant me this opportunity.

Yours faithfully,
Claire Wientjes

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Re: English with Russian... Find a friend

Re: 22/M/USA looking for friends for MSN. I speak English natively!

Re: NARNIA

Re: Vocabulary on cooking, server

Re: 22/M/USA looking for friends for MSN. I speak English natively!

Re: the best way to learn english?

English with Russian... Find a friend

Re: Free english learning sites

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