English by phone [ New way to learn english ]

Hi, Everybody!

I found a new way to improve my skills in english.

Here's a link: http://www.english-by-phone.com/

It means to take english lessons by phone. Native speaker (as rule) call me in certain time and we have chat in english.

I find the idea is pretty nice.

Actualy i had only one lesson and i liked it.

These are some benefits of using this way:

1. I can have lessons every day, except weekends. I think little lessons every day are better than big one per week. M I right?

2. I havn't to think about place for lessons, I havn't to go to another part of Moscow in order to vizit private tutor. I can take lessons in comfortable way in my home.

3. It's not expansive.

And what do U think about?

Сообщение отредактировал(а) Михаил - 17.06.2008 - 22:12

[QUOTE]1. I can have lessons every day, except weekends. I think little lessons every day are better than big one per week. M I right?[QUOTE/]


You are right. I completely agree with you.
You asked for tutor and I didn't think you were interested for this possibility of learning.
One friend of mine uses such kind of lessons and is satisfied.
There are shortcomings and restrictions, you’ll see. But she said her English became significantly better just after three months of this learning.

Yes, actualy I hope to became to speak English after 2-3 months of this training.
Now I can just understand English (so-so) and I find comlicated to express my thoughts in English well.

My English tutor is Englishman who lives now in Poland. He is experieced English tutor and besides the phone lessons he send me some stuff for reading.

I clearly understand that having a chat by phone is not enaf for learning English.

I have also read books, watch TV program, learn grammar rules.

What how-knows do you use for learning English?

Михаил

Hi, еverybody!
Нет необходимости писать местоимение с заглавной буквы - это же не имя.

I found a new way to improve my skills in English.
Я уже говорила, что названия языков и национальностей всегда пишутся с заглавной буквы.

Here's a link: http://www.english-by-phone.com/

It means to take English lessons by phone. The native speaker (as a rule) calls me at a certain time and we have a chat in English.

1. Артикли в английском языке не могут опускаться без веских на то причин. В этом предложении их нет - ни притяжательного, ни указательного местоимения, ни собирательных существительных и т.п.
2. "The native speaker" - третьего лица единственного числа. А вот о времени, которое ты хотел употребить после него, мне остается только догадываться. Если это простое настоящее, то с существительными, которые можно заменить местоимением третьего лица единственного числа, основной глагол употребляется с окончанием -s/-es. Если же это простое будущее, то в предложении пропущен вспомогательный глагол "will", а форма основного глагола правильная.
3. Предлог, употребляющийся со временем - AT. Единственное выражение, где может употребляться IN - IN TIME, то есть "вовремя" (подтекст такой, что еще есть время до назначенного часа. Есть также выражение ON TIME, что означает "вовремя, точно в назначенный час".
4. Сочетание "as a rule" - клише, его нужно запомнить, в нем артикль не опускается никогда. Точно так же - "have a chat", хотя в принципе можно сказать и просто "chat".

I find that the idea is pretty nice.
Это придаточное дополнительное предложение, и подчинительный союз опускать нельзя. Его можно было бы опустить, если бы в придаточном предложении не было глагола-связки TO BE в форме IS.

Actualy I had only one lesson and I liked it.

These are some benefits of using this way:

1. I can have lessons every day, except weekends. I think little short lessons every day are better than a big long one per week. Am I right?

Лучше сказать не "маленький-большой урок", так даже по-русски не звучит, а "короткий-длинный". В форме глагола AM описка, я так полагаю.

2. I havn't to don't have to think about a place for the lessons, I havn't to don't have to go to another part of Moscow in order to visit a private tutor. I can take lessons in a comfortable way in my at home.

Модальный эквивалент to have to образует отрицание и вопрос не сам по себе, а с помощью вспомогательного глагола do/does в зависимости от подлежащего. Про артикли я уже говорила. Слово VISIT пишется через S, просто когда этот звук стоит в позиции между гласными, он озвончается. Слово HOME означает "домашний очаг, дом внутри", и с предлогом IN, как правило не употребляется - есть устойчивое неразрывное сочетание AT HOME - "дома".

3. It's not expensive.

And what do U you think about it?

U - сленговый, интернетный вариант написания местоимения YOU. Если после глагола THINK ставить местоимение ABOUT, необходимо обязательно добавлять прямое дополнение - в виде местоимения или существительного, или герундия. Или же не ставить предлог совсем, если не хочешь употреблять дополнение.

Аленький Цветочек

Не забывай употреблять артикли.
Сочетание "to be interested in" необходимо употреблять только с предлогом IN.

Михаил
Есть несколько орфографических ошибок:
actually
complicated (и нужно бы написать I find it complicated)
experienced
sendt (это даже не орфографическая, а грамматическая ошибка. Глагол SEND неправильный и в прошедшем времени имеет форму SENT).
enaf = enough

Пропущенные артикли:
My English tutor is an Englishman who lives now in Poland. He is anexperieced English tutor and besides the phone lessons he sent me some stuff for reading.

Грамматика:
I also have to read books, watch TV programs, learn grammar rules.
Модальный эквивалент TO HAVE TO лучше не разрывать. И частица TO употребляется после него всегда, иначе он теряет свое лексическое значение вынужденного долженствования.

Лексика:
What how-knows know-hows do you use for learning English?
Не "хау-ноу", наоборот - даже русское заимствование звучит как "ноу-хау".

Тигренок

Thanks for your remarks.

But I meant my tutor sent me some reading stuff regulary. So when I wrote "send" I meant it. Was I right?

And also I have one question: does anybody know nice English book store? I knew one (near Arbat street), but don't remember the adress exactly.

And let us speak English only!

Михаил
Ok, let's speak English, but I thought it would be easier for you to understand your mistakes when I speak Russian.

First of all - "regularly". -ly is an adverbial suffix, and it is used to form adverbs with the help of adjectives.
SENT is a past tense form. If you meant a regular action in the present, then you should have written SENDS - this is a form of Present Simple used for the 3rd person singular. We may replace the words "my tutor" with the pronoun "he/she", that is the pronoun of 3rd person singular. And in Present Simple the notional verb used with the pronoun of 3rd person singular acquires the ending -s/-es.

There are some spelling and grammar mistakes here:
"And also I have one question: does anybody know a nice English book store? I knew one (near Arbat street), but I don't remember the address exactly."

Of course, It would be easier for me to understand when you speak Russian
But I prefer to improve my English.

So, what about English book store?

Михаил
Well, as I am not from Moscow, I am afraid I cannot give any piece of advice at all. I can only say that OZONE sells good English books, but this is an Internet shop and it is difficult to deal with it in Moscow, as I have heard.

Михаил
As well as I remember, there is one good bookshop (but don’t remember its name) in front of the Diplomatic Academy (Ostozhenka str., 53/2). Seven years ago I bought a lot of foreign literature there.

Hallo, everybody!!! I will be very glad to communicate with you in English!! I leant it in University, but now I work in The Royal Bank of Scotland and use my English when non rezidents visit our bank.
And I have a question to Тигренок.
Are you a teather of English language?
As for the stores, I know a store on Tverskaya street. I bought an English book there, but it is not the English book store.

Nadenka
Yes, I am a teacher of English and an interpreter as well.
What do you mean by "non-residents"? And where is this Bank situated - in Moscow or in Scotland?

Hello, I would like to add something to this:

You can use preposition "IN" with a time, when you mean "через" (какое-то время).
For example - I will come in one hour. - Я приду через час.

Сообщение отредактировал(а) Breeze - 15.07.2008 - 11:14

Hi, everybody!

Yesterday I finished first month of education. I had 20 lessons for 25 min at all.
Here is my issue.

1. Using Skype is very convinient. I have nice free connection and I can receive text messages.

2. 25 min is enough if you have lessons every day.

3. As resulat of learning I would say I've upgraded my listening skills.

4. I should learn English besides the lessons by phone. I should read English text, learn grammar rules and so on.

5. I'm affraid I have to spend more time learning English than I thought before. My tutor said it may tooks me 0,5 -1 year to became speak fluent.

So I bought another month of lessons.

Сообщение отредактировал(а) Михаил - 16.07.2008 - 07:43