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Learning english (pg. 3)
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| jdat |
I'm bored I got free unlimited calls to Italy.
Want me to call you? :conf:
( and no this is not a joke ) |
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| KilldaDJ |
| quote: | Originally posted by eXo
I agree, your english is fine, you think your english is bad? Let me tell you, mexicans here CANNOT SPEAK ANY ENGLISH, or half the time they pretend they don't know any. |
keh? |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Phillip
there are a lot of students in my school from usa, but we are forced to speck in italian with they, to teach as much as possible the language in one year |
I went to Milan last month, and you should have heard me try to speak Italian :p
Your English is just fine, and I wouldn't worry about not being good enough. We can understand you perfectly already, so I imagine after a few months in an english-speaking country, you'll be nearly fluent! |
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by jdat
I'm bored I got free unlimited calls to Italy.
Want me to call you? :conf:
( and no this is not a joke ) |
where else can you call ? |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Phillip
so i'm asking to people who isn't english mother tongue: what are the best ways to learn english? |
ask a chinese person to teach you engrish :toothless |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Phillip
ok guys, i came to this forum first for the trance music, but also to improve my english skills, but now i recognize that the i don't understand the largest part of the expressions made by the american or british users
so i'm asking to people who isn't english mother tongue: what are the best ways to learn english?
time ago i've thought about a long stay in usa or england, but now i think that i don't know enough english, otherwise in italy it isn't taught very well |
Just go to a country where english is the main language, such as the UK or USA. The best way to learn a language is to practice, but when nobody around speaks it, there is no reason to practice, so the best way is to be forced to practice. Also, you'll learn more than just text-book english, you'll learn regional dialects, wherever you plan to go. I'de advise going to the UK. More trance, and the slang isn't left to ebonics speaking rappers...though, in my daily language, i find myself speaking ebonics sub-consiously... |
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| jdat |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
where else can you call ? |
Germany Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark China Spain Greece United States Ireland Israel Italy Norway Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Singapore Sweden Switzerland Taiwan |
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| klingklang77 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Phillip
there are a lot of students in my school from usa, but we are forced to speck in italian with they, to teach as much as possible the language in one year |
are any of them your friends? go out for a beer, after class and suggest this option. i bet they would really like it and it would help you out. nothing like learning from a native speaker. |
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| Aquadyne |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Phillip
ok guys, i came to this forum first for the trance music, but also to improve my english skills, but now i recognize that the i don't understand the largest part of the expressions made by the american or british users
so i'm asking to people who isn't english mother tongue: what are the best ways to learn english?
time ago i've thought about a long stay in usa or england, but now i think that i don't know enough english, otherwise in italy it isn't taught very well |
You already speak better english than most of the native speakers. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Phillip
so i'm asking to people who isn't english mother tongue: what are the best ways to learn english? |
Personally, the things that have helped me the most are:
- Using the language: As stupid as it might sound, there are plenty of opportunities you can use to get used to the language. One choice is writing a diary, where you write how your day was (in English). Sure, no one will correct you (unless you find someone to read it for you), but it's a good way of getting used to the grammar, to the words and even to the phonology.
If necessary, write down your favourite lyrics, and look up the words you don't know in your dictionary of choice. Keep in mind your vocabulary will improve according to the lyrics you choose - Prodigy, for example, taught me what "Firestarter", "punking instigator", "fear addicted" and "danger illustrated" mean, but I've never had the chance of using these expressions in real life :p
Finding someone else you can speak English with is another great idea. Even if this person is not a native speaker (I used to practise with Russians), or if you must look for them in a forum about trance music full of strange people :D
- Media: Music, films, news, magazines, porn... these are all great opportunities. Subtitles are your friend, specially when they're in English, and reading the lyrics before you listen to a tune is another great way of getting your ears used to the sounds of the language.
- Ask others to correct you: A while ago, I had the following words in my sig...
| quote: | | Hi, I'm trying to improve my English: if you spot any mistake, please tell me |
... It was marvellous :D
- Video-games: My greatest leap towards fluency was thanks to Simcity 2000 (:p). I read the manual 2 or 3 times, and I used to play the game for hours and hours. It was like being into a "reality in English", where I'd have to use the language (otherwise the city would just go bankrupt).
- Study: When you're bored, try to learn more about grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, .... you know, the theory. That's really helpful.
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Simcity 2000 |
God what a great game. I'm gonna have to look and see if I still have it. :p |
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