[Hyskapela]

(30-11-2017, 0:05)Hyskapela a écrit :  Hi!
I don't know if that actually helps you in any way.... But maybe I can give you some advice on this.

Of course, as said by lovemydreams, a journey might make it easier and faster for you to master it, however, if you can't travel, it's okay, you can still learn by yourself, by binge-watching your favourite series juste just like lovemydreams said :3

It takes some time to get used to it, but I can assure you : it's totally worth it!
Do almost everything on the Internet in English...and listen to the news in English too! It helps.
And try to watch some YouTube videos in English and videos about with different accents : for example some of the British and American accents...And repeat the sentences you hear.
Sure, you need to know the grammar and all that, but if you want to be able to speak it as you think it (I mean by that : not translating in your head first, but getting to think in English) you'll have to do a lot of listening and repeating ! It's a lot of work, but it will come to you naturally !

I still make a lot of mistakes, but I managed manage to understand it quite effortlessly now because I'm so used to it.

So to answer your questions : I love Lak, I've been there for quite a while, but more as a sort of a...ghost around here, because I was too shy to talk with people on the forum.
And if you like interviews of stars, I suggest you watch the , Saturday Night Live,  Jimmy Fallon (USA), Graham Norton (UK), the late late show, the late show etc...
Do you know any of these?

- J'aurais inversé easier et faster pour conserver la structure "easier for you", plus régulière que "faster for you".
- Sinon juste une concordance des temps.

Woops, I guess some of these were typos, sorry! xD
I have a lot of trouble with verbs, but that's not only in english...I wish I could improve that somehow...

I don't think changing the order of "easier" and "faster" is relevant ( I looked it up on the Internet ( Linguee...stuff like that), and I don't see any rule about that, nor do I see people saying it in a specific order, but if you say so... Sorry about creating a grammar nazi loop, but I'm really curious, I'll ask my teacher about this! )

However, I truly meant "about"... [like...the content, the topic of the vid].

Thanks, Armeo!

Oh, and... I have a question : Did anyone here pass the TOEIC or TOEFL?

[Choubi-choubi]

I wish a merry Christmas and an happy new year at all the lak community. I believe this month of December will be so good.

[Armeo]

Spoiler! Afficher/Cacher

(02-12-2017, 17:36)Hyskapela a écrit :  I don't think changing the order of "easier" and "faster" is relevant ( I looked it up on the Internet ( Linguee...stuff like that), and I don't see any rule about that, nor do I see people saying it in a specific order, but if you say so...

Allow me to reiterate :

(01-12-2017, 2:50)Armeo a écrit :  Also, I don't study English with English classes, so don't ask me about rules or whatever, I don't have a clue about all that.

You may ask your teacher but I doubt he or she will find an actual "rule" to match. What I meant is that "easy for you" is a much more common structure than "faster for you," with sentences such as "easy for you to say" or "that's so easy for you!" Therefore, it was my very unacademic suggestion that the two be switched up in your sentence: because it sounds more natural when you (I) read it. Then again, I found nothing else to correct so I thought I'd be more picky ^^

(02-12-2017, 17:36)Hyskapela a écrit :  However,  I truly meant "about"... [like...the content, the topic of the vid].

I was unsure what you meant there, so I just went with instincts. I can't say you'll find a rule there either, but I would have said "about the different accents" in this case. Again, strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with the sentence. It's mostly about how confortable it feels when you (I) read it.

(02-12-2017, 17:36)Hyskapela a écrit :  Oh, and... I have a question :  Did anyone here pass the TOEIC or TOEFL?

It's been suggested to me, but one day a very good English teacher of mine stated the obvious: ticking boxes on an answer sheet to get a perishable certification doesn't prove anything about your English. But yea: companies love it, and if you want that nice looking corporate job, it'll be a good asset. Luckily for me, that is not a requirement in my line of work :'-) If you are interested in taking more complete tests, I'd suggest the Cambridge English exams. There are sessions all year round in many parts of France.

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Other than that...



... and because I've just used it in my spoiler, here's an early Christmas present: Google Ngram !
This tool will allow you to plot usage statistics on any word or idiom based on a huge corpus of books.
Very useful when you don't know which spelling of a word is more frequent for instance.

[Choubi-choubi]

I am so sad today, because I have a 8,5 on 20.

[Choubi-choubi]

Happy New Year everybody!

[Farfadet]

Happy New year guys !

So, I think 2018 will be worst than 2017, idk why... Well, whatever ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Hyskapela]

Armeo :


Well,I passed the Cambridge certificate, but I have to pass the TOEIC (That's a requirement in order to obtain my diploma )
I get that it is useless, but I have no choice :/

Happy New year by the way !

Farfadet: Don't say that! It'll be just fine!

Ok so we might have sh*tty weather.
I mean, even more sh*tty than last year.

[Fufi la Blogueuse]

Hello, i am bad in English!

[Ill0]

If u are 9, that's pretty normal your english isn't perfect.
Practice and watch english shows and it's will be better

My english is not perfect at all too ^^!
But, what i love to do to try to have a better english is to travel a lot and talk in english with my boyfriend for like 1 hour^^

You can play with eng players in games too

[Allegories]

eeeeh
i've just discovered this topic

so... it's for practicing english, right ?

actually, i'm studying in a private school, and i'm in the international class - i study english 7 hours per week instead of 3, that's all ya need to know.

voilà... how was ur day ?

(02-01-2018, 17:56)Hyskapela a écrit :  Well,I passed the Cambridge certificate...

OOOOOH i'm passing Cambrige certificates too
I've just obtained my KET diploma, now i'm working for the Pet.