Greeting to Yanko!
Hi there Yanko
Nice to hear from you and I hope we’ll have fun and of course, learn something through this month’s blog. I’m Trudi, your teacher and partner and this is my second blogging month. In case you haven’t read any posts from February, I’m British and living in Beijing, China.
So how are you today? How are you spending your weekend? I guess that you work as a system analyst from Monday to Friday and have the weekend free? It’s a shame that you lost a job opportunity because one of the requirements was to be fluent in English (please note the differences between my sentence and yours). Now that you are studying the language seriously, I hope that you can get a promotion or opportunity at work next time. I don’t know much about your profession (not professional because this is an adjective) so it would be useful if you explain more about what you do in later blogs.
You are right when you say that cultural differences exist not only between countries but also within them. As an example, there are many ethnic minority groups that live in China and their culture is different from the majority group which is Han Chinese. Also there are differences in accent, dialect and attitude between Chinese from the North and South of China. What cultural differences did you notice when you travelled to other countries?
Today, let’s look at an error in one of your sentences and correct it.’ I hope one day live abroad’ should read ‘I hope one day to live abroad. This is because of verb patterns; some verbs are followed by verb+–ing and some verbs are followed by to +infinitive. There is a short list of some common verb patterns for your reference:
Verb +ing
like
love
enjoy
prefer
hate
finish
look forward
Verb + to + infinitive
agree choose
decide expect
forget help
hope learn
need offer
refuse seem
want
I think I have a very stereotypical view of Brazilians’ personalities. When I think about people from Brazil (and considering the ones I’ve met), I imagine they are all very friendly, lively and passionate but hot-tempered too. Also, that they are extremely good dancers with great rhythm and lovers of music.To what extent does that stereotype apply to you Yanko?!
Hear from you soon
All the best
Trudi
Vocabulary
shame (n) pity
promotion (n) get a higher position at work
ethnic minority a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population
dialect (n) regional variety of language
hot-tempered (adj) quick to get angry
stereotype (n) A conventional and oversimplified opinion or idea
Comments
Hi Trudi, I think, it is such a auspicious month to talk with you since I have a myraid of leisure times in each day. I intend to improve my writting skill and further in listening skill too by using BBC sites. At the previous months, I quite frustrate and grummpy with something in my work place. Now, I abruptly forget it all and to take sometime off in precious month. In my point of view, BBC teacher and student blog amuse me to read and pose some comments in aspect of exchanging enthusiasm experience or challenge expertise. I will read further its bolgs and pose some comments. I hope you does not bored me. See you around. Wisarut S.
The way Trudi taught verb+to+infinitives,verb+ing forms was quiet intersting. It is better if she can give a number of sentence and their meaning.
Hi Trudi, good to see you are going to be with us for another month. The conversation with Yanko, no doubt, will move to different topics from February. It is extremely beneficial for us students to have people participating from totally different worlds. You mentioned ethnic minority groups in your blog, here in Finland we don´t have, in my opinion, enough people from different cultural back grounds. I am aware that the issue is not straight forward one; it has many sides to it. Best of all, in my view for everybody, would be if people were able to swap jobs, say for one year for example. That would also widen one´s horizon in so many ways. I am looking forward to reading you next blog.
Hi Trudi, good to see you are going to be with us for another month. The conversation with Yanko, no doubt, will move to different topics from February. It is extremely beneficial for us students to have people participating from totally different worlds. You mentioned ethnic minority groups in your blog, here in Finland we don´t have, in my opinion, enough people from different cultural back grounds. I am aware that the issue is not straight forward one; it has many sides to it. Best of all, in my view for everybody, would be if people were able to swap jobs, say for one year for example. That would also widen one´s horizon in so many ways. I am looking forward to reading you next blog.
hello Trudi, Hope you and Tea would be all right and doing well. I'm little busy with my new job and working hard now a days. As Yanko mentioned about his losing jobs because of English made me conscious of putting more effort into it as to make it if not perfect at least almost acceptable. Kindly tell me how could i be the next blogger. This time i really missed it. I am very much willing to be the blogger of next month. Please tell me the right time to take part in competiton. thanks
Hi Trudi , How are you And How are your two babies ! I 'm absoulutly agree with you about having a big problem with the older Baby and i 'm sorry that it tooks a while to know about the Problem . you know that the first step in the solving a problem is knowing the problem well . As you are a fantastic psychologist , i 'll be grateful to hear some tips for having happier family life . Thanks for your reply to my comment . Actually we had just strong wind near to spring and i think sand storm just there are in Iran 's desert areas . Belive it , Iran is a vast country with very differetn climates . And there are lots of historical place to visit , too and i think one month travel to Iran might be anough for have a general vist from Iran . But i 'm sure having a trip to Iran will worth . have a nice week kisses
Hi,Trudi How you and all your family?.I bet you sent a beautiful mother's card to your mum as it was the Mother's Day last sunday in The Uk. My son gave me a card which was made by himself.It was written that he thanked for me because I sometime had let him play the PS2 longer than his daddy,and it also had 12 kisses marks.It was the best card that I ever had for many years.Goodbyexx
Hi Trudi, Another month, another student and the teacher is the same with more fun of course more valuable information. The first day message from Yanko is interesting one. In India, we have different region, Mainly Southern India and Northern India. The South Indian English accent is different from the North Indians. Among South Indians we have four major linguistics groups. They are Tamilians, Telegus, Kanadas and Malayalis. Interestingly I am a Tamilian. In my own language, we have different accent from different places. Each one is proud of their own style of speech. How could any one expect the international language like English speak by everyone in a same way? My point of view it is not possible. It will be good if we communicate well enough to others. Not Yanko alone lost the opportunity because of not to be fluent in English language. There are many others. We do not realize the importance of this language when our early school days. The situations and environment are not exposed on that. We realize the necessity of the learning English language in our middle age i.e. When we are looking for a job. The need of essential of learning this language is more felt nowadays than ever before because of emerging MNC’s impact of the globalization. The corporate are ready to give attractive salary package if the person is well versed with English language or able to communicate well in English. I hope this column will help each one us to earn more one or other way. Am I right Trudy?
Hi Trudi: Congratulations for being again the teacher's blogger. Your entries are very very interesting. Every time you say many interesting things and all of us improve our english with your comments and vocabulary. It's very interesting the grammar lesson in your last comment. Thank you very much!!!!! I'm grateful with BBC for this oportunity to improve my English's skills. See you soon!!!!!
Hello Trudi. How are you? My name is Monika and I come from Poland. I hope you will give us a lot of English tasks to solve. I am looking forward to read next parts of your blog.
Hi, Trudi. I'm very happy for myself to get this opportunity to read/ send comments again. I was very busy the preceding month... but with more planning this month, I hope I'll be able to contribute more. By the way, I like your style of writing very much.
Hello Trudi! I'm Cris from Brasil, this is my the first time on this web site. I'm looking for help to have fluence on English Language. I have the same problem that brazilian's friend, I need speak english on my job. I don't speak and write well. I have some dificulties , because i'm very shy. I can't be able to speak in front of my office's friends. So it is my big problem, because if i don't pratice I won't speak well. I need to your haelp and the other bloggers to send me a msg and have a conversation, to I can pratice my write while I don't have security to speak. Kisses for all and bye bye.
Hello Trudi, My name is Zdravka. I am here for the first time.It was interesting for me to read your message to Yanko.But what stirred my curiosity is your family name - it sounds very Bulgarian, what I am myself. The other thing which made me write this comment is the fact that my sister has been living and working in China for almost a decade now.So I wrote to you on the spur of the moment. I've had a chance to meet two Brazilian women and I can absolutely agree with you - they are warm, friendly, lively and intelligent.We still exchange letters from time to time. The idea of such kind of blogs is great and I'd like to be part of them, too.
Hello!! I'm a brazilian student of bussiness adminastation. Acually, I'm looking for some opportunities abroad. I have studied english and I'm preparing myself for an interview in an indian enterprise. I feel that I really need to improve my english comunication ability because sometimes I just can't find the way to say something that I want, and i tried to talk with indian people some times, and it was quite difficult, because their accent is too different for me.. Hope I can find some tips to face this challenge in a better and easier way. Regards fro Brazil!
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