April 23, 2021
Korossol Into The Ring 22
I feel that my advice would be very banal.
Watching subtitled movies, TV series and Youtube videos will help. Listening to podcats in your target language too. (Even if you don't understand anything at first. )
I recommend reading mangas and comics; their vocabulary is very limited and easy to understand. (Think of it as children's book... for adults.)
Immersion is of course the best option, but not everyone has the opportunity, the money... or the bravery.
Finding a subject of interest may also make things easier. I remember reading specialist literature for psychology when I was a student. I was enthralled. I learned a lot about monkeys, guinea pigs and rats. It was so much better than learning about "Susan's day in the city"!
As resources, I would recommend :
Youtube, of course, where you can find everything you need and more. Linguee which helps immensely with idioms. The TedTalk site. (Their subtitled videos are both very interesting and undestandable.)
In French, Synonymo helps you to find, well, synonyms. A lot of them. (I find it very helpful.)
This site, Langcorrect, has already helped me a lot (I shouldn't have began by a challenge, though...)
Most of all, I would advise to work at it. Talk to your TV, comment on forums, translate aloud or by writing... Practicing is the way. Good luck!
I feel that my advice would be very banal.
This sentence is correct, but I might use "generic" instead of "banal" here.
Listening to podcasts in your target language too.
(Even if you don't understand anything at first. )
(Think of ithem as children's books... for adults. )
I remember reading specialist literature for psychologyzed psychology texts (or papers or whatever) when I was a student.
I was enthralled.
I would probably not use the word "enthralled." It feels very strong and a bit exaggerated, almost ironic, if used to describe academic texts lol.
I would rewrite this series of sentences as follows: "Finding a subject you're passionate about will also make things easier. I remember reading psychology textbooks/papers/whatever when I was a student. I was extremely interested in this field. In addition to improving my English, I also learned a lot about... (not exactly sure what you're trying to say specifically in the next sentence..."psychological experiments done on monkeys, guinea pigs, and rats" or "the way the brains of monkeys, guinea pigs, and rats functioned," etc.?)"
As for specific resources, I would recommend :
Linguee which helps immensely with idiomlearning idiomatic expressions.
This site, Langcorrect, has already helped me a lot (I shouldn't have begaun by doing a challenge, though...)
Most of all, I would advise to working hard at it.
Talk to your TV, comment on forums, translate aout loud or by writing...
What does "talk to your TV" mean?
Practicing is the way to go.
Feedback
Good job! One problem I noticed quite a few times (and this is only a problem w/ formal written English) is there were a lot of sentence fragments.
Example:
As resources, I would recommend :
Youtube, of course, where you can find everything you need and more.
Linguee which helps immensely with idioms.
The TedTalk site.
etc.
You shouldn't end with a period. Use a comma or semi-colon, or else enumerate these items (using numbers or bullet points).
April 24, 2021
Thank you! I'm learning a lot.
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Korossol Into The Ring 22 |
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I feel that my advice would be very banal. I feel that my advice would be very banal. This sentence is correct, but I might use "generic" instead of "banal" here. |
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Watching subtitled movies, TV series and Youtube videos will help. |
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Listening to podcats in your target language too. Listening to podcasts in your target language too. |
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(Even if you don't understand anything at first. ) (Even if you don't understand anything at first. |
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I recommend reading mangas and comics; their vocabulary is very limited and easy to understand. |
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(Think of it as children's book... for adults. ) (Think of |
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Immersion is of course the best option, but not everyone has the opportunity, the money... or the bravery. |
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Finding a subject of interest may also make things easier. |
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I remember reading specialist literature for psychology when I was a student. I remember reading speciali |
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I was enthralled. I was enthralled. I would probably not use the word "enthralled." It feels very strong and a bit exaggerated, almost ironic, if used to describe academic texts lol. I would rewrite this series of sentences as follows: "Finding a subject you're passionate about will also make things easier. I remember reading psychology textbooks/papers/whatever when I was a student. I was extremely interested in this field. In addition to improving my English, I also learned a lot about... (not exactly sure what you're trying to say specifically in the next sentence..."psychological experiments done on monkeys, guinea pigs, and rats" or "the way the brains of monkeys, guinea pigs, and rats functioned," etc.?)" |
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I learned a lot about monkeys, guinea pigs and rats. |
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It was so much better than learning about "Susan's day in the city"! |
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As resources, I would recommend : As for specific resources, I would recommend |
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Youtube, of course, where you can find everything you need and more. |
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Linguee which helps immensely with idioms. Linguee which helps immensely with |
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The TedTalk site. |
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(Their subtitled videos are both very interesting and undestandable.) |
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In French, Synonymo helps you to find, well, synonyms. |
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A lot of them. |
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(I find it very helpful. ) |
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This site, Langcorrect, has already helped me a lot (I shouldn't have began by a challenge, though...) This site, Langcorrect, has already helped me a lot (I shouldn't have beg |
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Most of all, I would advise to work at it. Most of all, I would advise |
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Talk to your TV, comment on forums, translate aloud or by writing... Talk to your TV, comment on forums, translate What does "talk to your TV" mean? |
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Practicing is the way. Practicing is the way to go. |
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Good luck! |
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