Hello and Welcome to Lidia
HELLO FROM SAMANTHA
Dear Lidia
Zdravstvuite, hello and welcome to Learning English. Thank you for your lovely self introduction, I think it’s the first time we have had a student from Moscow blogging on the site. I’m sure our readers will want to know more about you, so please tell us a little more about your job and life in Moscow. It looks such a beautiful city, but I have the impression that it is rather cold. Am I wrong about this? You say in your first sentence: “Hello everybody from warm Russia”. Please solve this mystery for me! I see you have travelled to many countries, including the UK. Which country did you like the best? I'm looking forward to reading your blogs, and hope we'll be able to learn a lot about Russia from you.
I see that you are aiming to get fantastic results in English! Of course, I approve of this aim, I think it’s an excellent one to have! As you say, English is the language of Shakespeare (note the spelling!). Can I please point out a couple more spelling mistakes? Seriously is a good adverb to use (but not seriosely), and foreign is a useful adjective (not foreignt), we listen, (not leasten) and finally, our aim is to improve your English (not improove it).
I see that you already know about paragraph structure, which is great! Each paragraph you wrote had one main idea, or theme. Do you think it is possible to predict someone’s personality from their writing style? Well, as your writing is neatly organised, I think you must be naturally well-organised and you are probably on time for your appointments! Am I correct?!
In tomorrow’s entry, Lidia, it might be a good idea to focus on sentence structure. Try to check that each sentence has a subject, verb and an object, as some of your sentences were incomplete. I’m looking forward to reading your next entry. Please write soon!
Best wishes,
Samantha.
PS.
Yes, as a few of you mention in your comments, the verbs of the senses are those connected with sight, speech, touch, taste and hearing. We can use verbs connected to sight and speech in an interesting way. Look at this usage of look / sound:
The film looks interesting, would you like to go to see it next weekend?
The film sounds interesting, would you like to go to see it next weekend?
She looks happy, doesn’t she?
That sounds like a good idea.
Here, look and sound are being used informally to mean seem or appear. We often use look or seem to express evaluation of something, so in this usage, they are often followed by an adjective. Try to use this structure in your comments, or in your conversation, if you get the opportunity!
USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
blog (verb)
to write a diary entry which is posted on the world wide web. Blog is also a noun; we write a blog (no preposition). A person who maintains or keeps a blog is a blogger.
aim (verb / noun)
to work towards a specific goal, to have a purpose for doing something (aim)
impression (noun)
image, idea.
paragraph structure (noun)
the formal division of a text into short sections, each one containing a single main idea or theme.
predict (verb)
make a guess or claim about something.
well-organised (adjective)
logical, efficient, ordered.
evaluation (noun)
opinion or judgement
Comments
Hello Samantha. It seems that we going to have a great time with the new student blogger. As usual I´m looking forward to hear from you and also from her. Best wishes, Ana Paula.
Hello Samantha. First of all, I want you to know that I did your last task but I was so tired to comment yesterday. In addition, your yesterday's blog reminded me a music that once won the Oscar: "Al otro lado del rio". I had the same picture as Ana Paula in my mind but with a music playing. I'm happy to know the meaning of herald. I use to read quickly and not looking for the meaning in the dictionary because I think it disturbs me. So, I always get the meaning in the context. I often read "The Sydney Morning Herald" news and think: "Who is this guy...Herald?" I thought it was a name. Now I understand and I will never forget the meaning. I think this month I won't be able to read the blogs frequently. I have to focus on the english test I am going to sit in march. So I am aiming to get a satisfatory result. I am not sure, however, if I can stop reading the blogs.
Hello Samantha. I’m glad to reading your new update. This blog contained fewer difficulties for me and I liked it. Does it predict that I am a lazy learner? Don’t answer this question please. Do you know that last weekend in China, especially in the north part of China, we had a snowfall which is the heaviest one for more than 56 years? I knew from the reports that yesterday hundreds of thousands of people went to work on foot because of the heavy snow. But today it’s sunny. Does it sound incredible? I’m looking forward to reading your next blog. All the best, Jill.
Dear Samantha, I am very happy to read your review on THE STUDENT BLOGGER and this time i am eager to do your assignment for us english learners.It SOUNDS GREAT TO HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO.From your blogger,i think you are a responsible teacher.Thank you again.You said you could tell the personality from their writing style.Well then would you like to tell me who am i like?By the way i want to participate this blog competition.Although i read the rules,still donot know how to do it.So please tell me.looking forward to your reply.
Hi dear Samanta ! Thanks a lot for your past month lessons . they were very useful . I have read all of them in my free time . Actually i was really busy last month and i couldn't put any comment . Your discription about your meeting , was very funny . Because it 's true about me . I hate such a boring meeting .I hope , i will be a good student this month ,although it 's near to Iranian new year holiday . have fun bye
Hi Samanta, I am sory but not only Lidia comes from Russia, Alex,the studend blogger was from Russia also:)
Hi Samantha, You were saying about the possibility of figuring out someone's personality through its writing! I feel that not only the personality plays one important role in someone's style but also the culture. I guess it must be interesting being in your shoes to hear the different voices in our blogs. Can you feel the interference of the culture in our writing? Do Brazilians,we, sound different from the others? Or do we all sound the same foreigners? It's nice to have you as a teacher for another round. Bye
I really have liked this site and hopefully it will assist me in sharpening my vocabulary as well as English and a language
Hi, teacher, just curious to find out if this sentence of you : "I'm looking forward to reading your blogs" should be "I'm looking forward to read your blogs"? as we used to learn that after the word 'to', we should always followed by simple present tense? Also I read about a sentence from a website says "I am going to leaving here this fall", is this correct? Pls advise.
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