I talked with Jill.

I talked with Jill. This time, I talked about my younger daughter's vollyball tournament.

corrections

1. "First one is championship of Osaka area."- "The first team won the championship for the Osaka area."

2. "They lose the game very easily."- "They lost the game very badly."

3. "We go back about 8:30."- "We got back about 8:30" or "We got home about 8:30."

4. "Supervisor is disappointed a little bit."- "The coach was disappointed a little bit."

5. "They play."- "They are in a play."

I mistook a lot of same things.

I watched a movie,"The Chronicles of Narnia"

Yesterday I watched a movie, "The chronicles of Narnia" on DVD.

I watched it in English with Japanese subtitles.

Before I watched it, I wanted to read the book in English. First I read it very well, but gradually I couldn't understand as much I stopped reading at chapter 15, so I didn't know the whole story.

The movie was very good. I really enjoyed it. I understood the story, so I will try the book in English one more time. Maybe I will think it is easier to understand.

Also, some day I want to enjoy the movie in English with no subtitles.

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Good writing! You need to remember the plural forms. In English this usually includes adding "s" at the end of the word. As you read and listen more, you will become more familiar with the past tense of the verbs, plurals, and the English phrases.

I agree, this is a very good movie. I think it's wonderful that you are combining media forms, like reading and movies, to help you become more fluent in English. This is just what The Linguist offers, with reading, listening and speaking. Continue to listen, listen, listen to help your understanding even more.

English conversation class

Last month, I saw a newspaper article written by a temple.

It said the temple's monk is German, so many foreigners visit the temple.

I was especially interested when I read that the monk held English conversation classes every Sunday, free of charge.

When I saw this, I wanted to go there to attend a class, but I couldn't go because I was otherwise occupied.

Last Sunday, I finally went there. This class doesn't have lesson plans. Its purpose is to improve the communication between the Japanese people and the foreign monk.

First, we talked about Japanese food because the German was a cook, so he wanted to know how to make Japanese foods. We taught him a good Japanese recipe.

After that we had an open conversation. I talked to an American. He came to Japan one month ago and will stay here until September.

I had a wonderful time. I want to go there next time.

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You have made a few mistakes with verbs, articles and prepositions that will improve as you become more comfortable with the language. Right now, you should focus on your word choice. Word choice and phrasing are very important if you wish to sound like a fluent English speaker. Saving words and phrases, and reviewing them often, will help you do this. I would also suggest that you listen to some conversations in The Linguist library. You can hear how native English speakers put words and phrases together, and this will help you do the same thing.

Plural nouns seem to give you the most trouble. Try paying close attention to noun forms when you are reading and reviewing. Good luck!

I talked to Jill.

Today I talked with Jill who is The Linguist's tutor. Today my dauters school strated, so we talked about that. Jill said Canadian school strat after Labor Day which is first Monday of September. So Canadian school strat from Tuesday.

After that we talked my weekend's plan. I said this Sunday have my youger daughter's vollyball tounament.

corrections

1. "It is hard to conversation class."- "It is hard to find time for conversation class."

2. "Each school has lunch."- "Each school serves lunch."

3. "They got a championship."- "They won the championship."

4. "September 3rd it starts the game very early."- "On September 3rd, the game starts very early."

Message from Jill

It was great speaking with you again! Good luck this weekend.

I talked with Jill.

I talked with Jill at the Linguist 1 on 1 conversation. We talked about my younger daughter's valleyball team, my older daughter's enterance examination.

I knew a new idiom of "To keep somebody company"

We can use it "keep you company"

corrections

1. "We had a big tournament volleyball."- "We had a big volleyball tournament."

2. "My daughter's team got a champion."- "My dayghter's team won the championship."

3. "Next September, we go to another tournament in Osaka."- "Next September, we will go to another tournament in Osaka."

4. "She is third grade junior high school."- "She is in the third grade of junior high school."

5. "Half a point is examinations test and ...."- "Half a point is for the examination score and ...." or "Half a point is for the test score and ...." "An 'examination' and a 'test' are the same thing."

new idiom

"To keep somebody company" means to be around somebody so they are not alone.

I enjoyed conversation with AJ.

I talked with AJ at the Linguist 1 on 1 conversation. This time, we talked how to study English again. I try "the Pronunciation Challenge of the Linguist", so AJ gave me advice about pronunciation. I have to try recording of the content again.

Correction

Yesterday night was very windy.
Maybe there's a typhoon near here.
I'm not satisfied with my recording so far....
I made mistakes....
I'm not satisfied.....
make mistakes with some words....
L: relax your face, tongue is pointing & touching just above your top teeth.
R: tongue points up... tongue vibrates a little.....
how to improve pronunciation.....
I have to work harder than the first time...
how much you improve---
was first sold in an English version only.....
role model
memorize words....
I really enjoy it now...

comment from AJ

Good luck with the pronunciation challenge! I enjoyed talking to you, as always. I look forward to talking again on Wednesday (Thursday for you, I think)!

I talked with AJ

I talked with AJ at the Linguist 1 on 1 conversation. We talked about iPod which I bought last month, how to study English, plan to go on a trip, AJ's fiancee and my daughter's club team.

We almost talked about 30 minutes.

The Linguist says 1 on 1 conversation is 10 minutes lesson but AJ was not worried about time.

I had a good time.

Correction

I did household chores....
I selected....
I imported the content into the Linguist
listen to learn the vocabulary and idioms in English...
I feel very bored.
I'm a housewife....
I listen all the time...
I'm not focused on listening...
Sometimes I don't hear anything...
I plan to go somewhere this winter...
When I got married....
I haven't chosen yet....
After you get married....
club team

comment from AJ

Its always great to talk to you. I really noticed a difference today. Your speech seemed much more relaxed and effortless. Though I can't be 100% sure, my guess is that all the listening you are doing is helping you. So I encourage you to continue with ESL Pod. Have a great day! I look forward to talking with you again next week.

His comment is really encouraged me.

I bought iPod.

I already had a MP3 player to listen to English, but I wanted iPod very much for a long time.

→I already had an MP3 player to listen to English, but I had wanted an iPod very much for a long time.

My blog's friend said it was very useful especially to listen to podcast.

→My blog friend said it would be very useful especially when listening to podcasts.

Podcast is like a radio which we can hear anytime and anywhere with MP3 player.

→A podcast is like a radio broadcast which we can hear anytime and anywhere with an MP3 player.

In recent days I really enjoy to listen to podcast's English programs.

→In recent days, I really enjoy listening to podcasts of English programs.

I can't understand every thing, but I can get many kind of podcast for no pay, so I chose easy one.

→I can't understand everything, but I can get many kinds of podcasts for free, so I choose easy ones.

And finally I bought iPod last month.

→I finally bought an iPod last month.

Especially I bought it which I can watch moving video's version.

→I especially bought one on which I can watch moving videos.

First I could not understand how to use it.

→At first, I could not understand how to use it, but now I use it in my own way.

But now I use it on my original way. As everyone says it is very useful.

→As everyone says, it is very useful.

I really enjoy to watch podcast's video programs and listen to podcast's voice programs and also I listen to the Linguist's contents too.

→I really enjoy watching podcast video programs and listening to podcast voice programs, and also I listen to the Linguist's contents too.

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You are still having some problems with articles and with normal usage. Normal usage means that you do not always sound natural. It is really important to spend more time saving and reviewing words and phrases. You should also save some phrases with 'a', 'the' and 'an' in them so you become familiar with these articles. Another useful activity is to save articles as individual words. You can then go to the REVIEW section and click on 'words I am learning.' Next, click on 'check for examples' and you will be given a list of sentences that include the particular article or word you clicked on.

Proper punctuation is very important if you wish for your writing to be fluent and easily understood. When saving words and phrases, pay close attention to where commas are placed. Read your writing out loud so that you hear where you pause. Commas are most often placed where speakers naturally pause. You may also want to pay close attention to this when reading. This will help you become familiar with the practice of punctuation, and you can begin to use this element more efficiently in your own writing.

Verbs still seem to give you some trouble. The best thing that you can do is save and review phrases that contain verbs. Also, when you are reading, try to identify the verbs in the sentences. Pay close attention to their forms and uses. By exposing yourself to these words over and over, your own usage of them will become much better. Good luck!

Tracey

My favorite song.

I like listening American pop music and I found my favorite song now.

→I like listening to American pop music and I found my favorite song now.

It's "Bad Day" which was sung by Daniel Powter.

→It's "Bad Day", which is sung by Daniel Powter.

He is Canadian and made his debut in the United States, but he became a big seller in Europe at first, and then he become a huge hit all over the world.

→He is Canadian and made his debut in the United States, but he became a big seller in Europe first. Now, he has become a huge hit all over the world.

I like his voice very much, and I love his lylics even I can't understand everything and also it has beautiful melody.

→I like his voice very much, and I love his lyrics, even though I can't understand everything. Also, this song has a beautiful melody.

I want to sing it, so I listen a lot of times and practice it.

Do you know him?

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Daniel Powter is very popular here in Canada, and his songs, especially "Bad Day", are played on the radio all the time. He is a very good singer, and his songs are quite nice.

You really need to work on putting words and phrases together in a natural way. Saving words and phrases, and reviewing them often, will help you do this. I would also suggest that you listen to some conversations in The Linguist library. You can hear how native English speakers put words and phrases together, and this will help you do the same thing.

Verbs are the 'action words' of sentences, and they can have many forms. The best thing you can do is save phrases that include verbs. Also, continue writing. The more you write, the better you will get. Good luck!

Tracey

I discussed with Jill.

Today I discussed with Jill, Monica who is from Brazil and Tony who is from Taiwan.

Today's topic was "The summer is almost here and I know that many of you will be going on vacation. What are your plans? Are you going to go anywhere? How did you spend your summer vacation when you were a child?"

I prepared some sentences for this convercation.

First we talked about ou summer vacation plans then we talked about our childhood's summer vacation.

Tony said he wondered whether to go Japan or not this summer.(Maybe)

And Monica has a big summer plan. I envy her.

After talking I asked for them, "How long have you have summer vacation in your school?"

Everybody said summer vacation has 2 or 3 month in their countries. Wow I can't believe that!

I enjoyed conversation very much. I often talk 8 A.M. and Tony sometimes joins me.

message from Jill

Hello Aki, Here are your corrections:

1. "in this summer"- "this summer"

2. "My brother and sisters will come us"- "My brother and sisters will come with us."

3. "I was a member of volleyball team."- "I was a member of a volleyballl team."

4. "We have a lot of homeworks."- "We have a lot of homework." "Homework" is never pluralized.

5. "Sometimes we go to trip ...."- "Sometimes we went on a trip ...."