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English thread

Let's chat in English, dear anonymous! You can write about everything here, regardless of your level.

Your English level is…

1. A1(голосов 8 [3.9%])

   3.9%

2. A2(голосов 13 [6.34%])

   6.34%

3. B1(голосов 29 [14.15%])

   14.15%

4. B2(голосов 57 [27.8%])

   27.8%

5. C1(голосов 68 [33.17%])

   33.17%

6. C2(голосов 30 [14.63%])

   14.63%

Всего голосов: 205

Гости не могут голосовать

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Re: English thread

I have a friend with whom I speak only English. Out of necessity, rather than desire, as she is Chinese and doesn't speak Russian. It's a comfortable thing, what we have; I'd rather not lose it.
On a separate note, my spelling has become abysmal. I'm worse than a third grader. Not to mention my punctuation (forgive the bad rhyme). I'm properly ashamed, and yet what can I do?
Well, perhaps I might order some high school English grammar books, just to brush up. If any of you have any suggestions, I'm ready to hear them. I would prefer a British textbook to an American one, but it's not a big deal.

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When I started talking with native speakers my English level grew up. 11 years at school at 5 years at university gave me Pre-Intermediate. That is all that you need know about our government education system.

Отредактировано (2023-11-13 01:03:33)

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Re: English thread

When I finished school (OK, last two years I studied at a kinda experimental place that were in vouge in the 90-s and we had 6 hours English a week) I was at Upper Intermediate. After 4 years at University with English once a week as a third language I improved to Advanced C1. Now I feel I'm not as good but yeah that's what the lack of practice does for you.
That's all you need to know about... my personal experience with our educational system.

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Well, the lack of practice is on the person who doesn't practice. But yeah. The problem is, in our schools and universities they teach languages just like one more theoretical course. Here is your biology lesson, let me tell you about mitochondria, here is your literature lesson, let me tell you about famous books and writers, here is your English lesson, let me tell you about articles and tenses. But a language is not a theoretical knowledge, it's a skill. It should be taught as music or sports, not as math and biology.

No one expects you to become an athlete after listening to a lecture on proper running or swimming, or a musician after studying Mozart's biography. But somehow they think that drilling tenses will teach you to read, listen, speak and write. And, well, the main secret nobody tells you - that one hour a week, two hours a week or even three hours a week are absolutely not enough. Two hours a day, every day, that's what you really need (and five on weekends). But also, you don't have to drill tenses all that time, just engage with the language in any way you find pleasurable. Fuck the textbooks, plop into the middle of the media ocean and dabble there to your heart's content. Have fun. That's the main factor of the successful language learning. Fun.

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Modern textbooks are far from perfect, but they no longer rely on the old-fashioned teaching methods, like Grammar-Translation, which used to be ubiquitous in post-Soviet countries. The real issue, at least here in Russian state schools, is the lack of good teachers. School salaries are at an all-time low. Combine paltry salaries with an extremely toxic work environment, and you'll understand why so many competent teachers are quitting and going private. Who in their right mind would work for 20k roubles when they speak fluent English?

As for the language exposure, it's always beneficial. Even private teachers who otherwise possess a strong command of the language sometimes fail to engage meaningfully with students during class and resort to L1, in our case, Russian. I second the previous poster: you must want to engage with native media content; otherwise, no amount of exposure to the language in the classroom is going to make you fluent.

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How's your New Year's Resolutions, nonnies?

Any plans about self upgrading and starting a whole new life from scratch? Let's talk about all this level up stuff.

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She sells seashells on the seashore.
The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.
So if she sells seashells on the seashore,
Then, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

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Re: English thread

How's your New Year's Resolutions, nonnies?

Any plans about self upgrading and starting a whole new life from scratch? Let's talk about all this level up stuff.

Well, I did read an entire book in my third language on my own, independently from the university, so that's a win! Otherwise, it could've been better, to be quite honest. Still no stable job and no stable housing. Although there's still time, we'll see where it goes.
How about you?

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I’ll be a necroposter but how about add a little life in this good tred?
How are you? What you read/watch?

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how about add a little life in this good tred

how about adding a little life to this thread

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Sure, why not. Let's light up the place a bit.

How are you? What you read/watch?

Completed Hades 2 the other night. I've mixed feelings about its ending, but it's a conversation for another thread. Hbu?

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how about adding a little life to this thread

it was good intention from that anon and you're killing it

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How are you? What you read/watch?

Scion 2e: Hero, all while praying it can work for the solo ttrpg concept I want. It's my last hope best bet so far.

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it was good intention from that anon and you're killing it

It’s okay) If it’s correct corrections - why not? I’m learning and still make mistakes. Sometime very stupid 

But why "to"?

Hbu?

Good. I’ve started re-read some manga but reading holywarsoo is more interesting for now.

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But why "to"?

If you are about to add something, you are usually adding it to somewhere.

Some more corrections are due, since you're not minding them and i'm a danon. Btw, nonnies, дранон should be danon (different anon) or aanon (another anon)? Which one – or none – do people use on anon boards?

I’m learning and still making mistakes.

Verbs should be in the same tense unless you have at least two clauses.

Sometimes, very stupid ones.

Sometime refers to an undetermined point in time whilst Sometimes implies repetition.

I’ve started re-read some manga

re-reading or a re-read. In the case of the latter, add of before some.

I’ve started re-read some manga but reading holywarsoo is more interesting for now.

oh I so understand. This forum is The procrastination website.   

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I think - danon - is sounds better.

Some more corrections are due, since you're not minding them and i'm a danon.

Thank you! I’ll try to remember it)

oh I so understand. This forum is The procrastination website.   

Totally agree 

nekro-anon with mistakes

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I've been cheating on English with French recently and reading French fanfiction. I have 200k French words ahead of me.

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I think - danon - is sounds better

Tasty like a yogurt. 

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I think - danon - is sounds better

Tasty like a yogurt. 

Yea! 

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On FFA, they use abbreviations like TA (that anon), NTA (not that anon), AYRT (anon you're replying to) and NAYRT (not anon you're replying to) and so on and so forth, I forget which one is which all the time.

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Re: English thread

TA (that anon), NTA (not that anon)

I frequent a certain subreddit more than FFA, significantly more often; I'm wheezing at the moment lmao  

Good to know!! thank you nonnie!!

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Let me guess, that would be The Asshole and Not The Asshole?

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Let me guess, that would be The Asshole and Not The Asshole?

Haha, yes! An AITA x FFA crossover would've been a hilarious and a very confusing read, come to think of it.