Попытка освежить и приумножить знания, а также сдать экзамен

[Easy-Breezy English]

Точно можно без дополнения?

Да нет, конечно же. Редактировала и лишнее отрезала. )) Reminds me, of course.

[Easy-Breezy English]

I'd rather enjoy the endless journey

Interesting that you would ENJOY it. To me it's more of an annoyance.

[Juliemiracle]

ЗЫ в последнем предложении вообще не remind должен быть, наверное.

Yes, should've been 'resemble'.

[acapnotic]

a burning desire to learn all new vocabulary at once

I don't feel it as a burning desire, but I do realize, as I read, that I miss a lot of useful collocations. But to write them down is an effort I am not willing to make. So, there is no choice actually. If I could do that quickly in my e-book, then I'd be doing it. Probably such devices exist. But buying one would mean throwing away the one I use now, even though it's fully functional. No, I am not ready to do so.

But they are not lost altogether, at least not all of them. Sometimes I am writing and a collocation emerges about which I have no idea if it exists. And fairly often googling reveals that yes, it does. But I've never tried to memorize it.

[alanta]

Speaking of enjoyment )). I find no enjoyment in learning words so I don't :-P. To be honest I don't like learning languages either haha, I like using them - watching TV or reading book, etc.

[Juliemiracle]

Easy-Breezy English,
well, I feel safe in the knowledge that English can be my life-long hobby. What would I do if I ran out of new words, new info? The idea of searching for a new hobby sounds so excruciating.

[alanta]

The idea of searching for a new hobby sounds so excruciating.

How about a new language? )

[Eva_mcfly]

Вот сейчас сижу и выписываю все новые для меня куски фраз и словосочетания из ваших постов. Ну что с этим делать-то??! Мне кажется, что это одна из тех вещей, которая меня сильно тормозит в процессе изучения языка.

[tourist]

What would I do if I ran out of new words, ... ?

Well, some people resort to writing poetry ))

[Juliemiracle]

alanta,
not really as I won't be able to find enough time to keep up with two languages. At some point in the past I had to take a tough decision and let my B2/C1 German slip away. And I don't regret it, TBH.
+ Do you know this poem: 'My heart is in Highlands, my heart is not here'? My heart belongs to English completely and irrevocably :)

[Easy-Breezy English]

I find no enjoyment in learning words so I don't

I don't because I can't. The last time I *learned* words was back at school. But it always amazes me when some words that I didn't even know I knew kind of spring up when needed. Like, where did that come from? But everybody is notoriously different in ways they acquire knowledge, including vocab in a foreign language.

[Juliemiracle]

Well, some people resort to writing poetry ))

Thanks, but no thanks :)))

[Juliemiracle]

Вот сейчас сижу и выписываю все новые для меня куски фраз и словосочетания из ваших постов.

Ah, be careful. Me at least, I make mistakes :)

[Easy-Breezy English]

Вот сейчас сижу и выписываю все новые для меня куски фраз и словосочетания из ваших постов.

OMG, wait, I need to think of something real smart to say then. I'm being WRITTEN DOWN, gosh!

[Easy-Breezy English]

Eva_mcfly, если серьезно, то я бы тоже с записыванием на форуме была поосторожнее. Не знаю, как другие, а я часто полную чепуху несу. Иногда это идиоматично, а иногда творческий порыв.

[Eva_mcfly]

Easy-Breezy English, хорошо, не буду :) ну а если это просто какая-то идиомка или фразовый глагол - буду гуглить и просто читать определения. Хотя, будет ли от этого польза

[alanta]

My heart belongs to English completely and irrevocably :)

My heart belongs to... another language :) . I like English too but, well, it has to share its time now. Yes, time is always a problem ((. My poor English, it seems, it's starting to slide.

[tourist]

Easy-Breezy English,
C'mon, your #115 is definitely not
идиоматично or творческий порыв ...)

[Easy-Breezy English]

Easy-Breezy English,
C'mon, your #115 is definitely not
идиоматично or творческий порыв ...)

Это третья категория - "Мудрая Мысль". ))
А мудрые мысли на инглише вообще не очень получаются. )

[Eva_mcfly]

I guess it's a hight time for me to write yet another report about my learning process.

As I said before, I'm fond of seeing movies and TV show based on comics. That's why I am currently watching a new TV show about superheroes. Was trying not to look at subtitles, but I failed from the beginning. As I read the forum these days, I found a rather good and useful technique. It was said in a video so (not sure if I can use "so" instead of "that" here) learners should watch movies with delayed subtitles. I decided to give the method a try. During the first few minutes, I had a strong desire to read subtitles as I usually did before, but when I was looking at them I slowly understanding that it was a pretty good trick to my mind. Because it is impossible to listen to dialogues and read the delayed subtitles at the same time. On the whole, I liked that experience, and I am going to keep up practicing that.

If you want me to be more specific about my learning process, I could say I was mostly working on my grammar for the last few days. Also, I had a call with a new language partner from Canada. We talked about the Marvel movies, and I answered his questions about culture in my country.

For me learning English is not as easy as for other people, but what could I do? Only be patient and roll with the punches.

[Eva_mcfly]

Общение накладывает свой отпечаток на последовательность изучения грамматики. Вот сейчас мне нужно обсудить с другом его отношения, которые давно закончились и сказать, что я бы переживала за тебя, если you shifted your opinion. Просмотрев пару ссылок, прихожу к выводу, что здесь нужно третье условное. I would have been worried about your personality, if you had shifted your ground in things that been matter most to you. Со второй частью (после запаятой) как вы видите я сильно туплю... И не знаю, что здесь нужно - been, were, had been... В полном замешательстве.

Дальше я хочу объяснить, что если бы вы продолжали регулярно спорить и обвинять друг друга, то есть теоретическая вероятность, что ты бы сдался и начал придерживаться ее мнения. То есть, вновь нереальная ситуация из прошлого. То есть вновь третий тип? If you guys had keept up arguing all the time, there would have been (но думаю нужно что-то другое) a a slight possibility ....а дальше беспросветная тьма. Здесь нужно вновь третье или это уже смешанное... И как сказать придерживаться чего-то мнения, но при этом оставаться при своем... Как же запутано ..
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Прошу помощи, добрые люди!!!

Извините, что выношу детали переписки из избы так сказать, но не получается написать нормально, чтобы меня поняли.
Кстати, я думаю, а не поискать ли мне преподавателя или просто изучающего с уровнем повыше моего (читайте - практически каждый второй) для корректировки моей писанины. Но нужен еще такоей, который будет фидбек давать в виде объяснений или хотя бы ссылок на правила. Чего-то мне кажется, что это будет очень прилично стоить.

[Juliemiracle]

it's a hight time for me to write

it's high time that I wrote (?) https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dic ... =high+time

seeing movies

watching (?)

I slowly understanding

I slowly realised (?)

[acapnotic]

I would have been worried about your personality, if you had shifted your ground in things that been matter most to you. Со второй частью (после запаятой) как вы видите я сильно туплю... И не знаю, что здесь нужно - been, were, had been... В полном замешательстве.

Я бы так написал: I would be worried about your personality if you had shifted your ground on things that mattered most to you.

По идее, можно и matter, если они и сейчас важны. Если бы вы беспокоились тогда, а не вообще, тогда уже нужно I would have been. Но тут вам виднее, о чём речь.

If you guys had keept up arguing all the time, there would have been (но думаю нужно что-то другое) a a slight possibility ....а дальше беспросветная тьма.

Нормально, по-моему. Только up лишнее, и одна 'e' в 'keept'.

But please remember that I don't have a sense of English. Maybe someone having it will drop in. :)

[tourist]

Hi Eva,
a few suggestions in addition to what Juliemiracle mentioned:

- but I failed from the beginning ... beginning of what? Movie?
better: but I couldn't resist / I found it difficult/impossible/irresistible not to (read subtitles)

-As I read the forum these days -> with the forum's help I found ...

not sure if I can use "so" instead of "that" here

nope, as was mentioned in the video / it was mentioned in the video that ..

- that it was a pretty good trick to my mind -> that it works / that it did the trick

- a new language speaking partner

- For me learning English is not as easy as for [some] other people
But what could I do ?
You can do a lot,we can already see that )

Чего-то мне кажется, что это будет очень прилично стоить.

How much in total did you pay so far on this board ? )

[Eva_mcfly]

acapnotic, thanks for your help!

By the way, it seems to me you undervalue your English level