On the contrary to what you said,Pablo, it's been a pleasure for me to read long and interesting messages here provided I can always come back to read them if I am in a hurry on busier days.;)
I always enjoy digging out old messages which I was fond of or didn't get the time then to read thoroughly... So rest assured if any of you prefer to post long messages!;) Good day to us all, Pln On Jun 2, 2:45 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > I wonder if interested members in this topic checked the replies to my > post to the teacher Diana: > > http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/efl-learners-how-to-use-the-... > > Well, the other day I read this: > > http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/improving-listening-skills1.... > > I took me some time to find that page. I wanted to share these lines > with you: > > "The Secret to Learning English > > - Never giving up. That is it. You just keep going. > - If you are frustrated that you don't understand, keep trying. > - If you are mad that you can't communicate as freely as you would > like, try harder. > - If you are sick of being mis-understood, repeat yourself until you > make yourself clear. > > You'll Never Fail, Unless You Stop Trying :)" > > Well, if you notice, the girl who asks (Maria) went to USA to STUDY > English, very hard, during 3 years! And she needs to improve her > listening and doesn't feel confident! > > I've read it's a mistake to go to countries like US to study instead > to PRACTICE. I mean, you can study whatever you consider interesting, > or convenient, but not English... You know what I mean. > > Well, it's not good to write so long emails, isn't it? ;) It's not so > convenient for busy readers, isn't it? > > Thank you, > > Pablo > > On 13 mayo, 22:21, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear all: > > > A free (public domain) book: > > > Learning Spoken English > > . . . in half the time. > > >http://www.freeenglishnow.com/lse.pdf > > > About the author: > > >http://www.freeenglishnow.com/lseauthor.html > > > And some interesting related URLs: > > >http://www.eslgold.com/speaking.htmlhttp://www.focusenglish.com/dialo... > > > That's all for the time being. > > > Regards, > > > Pablo > > > On 13 mayo, 21:24, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi everybody! > > > > I think 'the universal google search' tool perhaps can give us a lot > > > of ideas about how to use the language, and more. I see it dates back > > > to 2007, but Google has been working on it since then, and now it's > > > news. > > > > "Breakthrough or not, user or Google oriented, the fact is that this > > > development is a breakthrough in search engine development." Here a > > > short article about the news: > > > >http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-unifies-search-engine/4926/ > > > > What impressed me most is 'the wonder wheel'. Here you can see and > > > try by yourself: > > > >http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=ww%3A1&q=english&btnG=Se... > > > > It seems there is no a home page for that tool yet. And here the > > > official announcement: > > > >http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-search-options-and-other-... > > > > Thank you, > > > > Pablo > > > > On May 13, 12:49 pm, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Here the answer! > > > > >http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/efl-learners-how-to-use-the-... > > > > > I would like to add some comments, or get another teacher's opinion. > > > > Please, stay tunned! ;) > > > > > Pablo > > > > > On 12 mayo, 21:19, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Looking a bit further Diana's website, I realized that she is offering > > > > > this service: > > > > > >http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/free-grammar-check.html#Visi... > > > > > > And here an example of what you can get: > > > > > > How I have learned > > > > > English...http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/how-i-have-learned-english.html > > > > > > Nice!, isn't it? I mean, improving your reading is not a problem. > > > > > Improving your listening neither. Improving writing is each time > > > > > easier having Internet, isn't it? And about speaking? (thinking...) > > > > > > Pablo > > > > > > On May 13, 4:02 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Elham and all, > > > > > > > I think the real problem is the conversational part (speaking), > > > > > > isn't > > > > > > it? I think writing is not a big deal, isn't it? > > > > > > > I wonder if you feel yourself identified in the next message that I > > > > > > send to the author of the article "How to learn English": > > > > > > > "EFL Learners - How to use the language? > > > > > > > Dear Diana, > > > > > > > I've read your page How to Learn English. It's nice! But, it's > > > > > > really > > > > > > difficult figure out how to do it, if you are an EFL Learner, isn't > > > > > > it? > > > > > > > Could you please provide us with some tips about how to do it? I > > > > > > mean, > > > > > > If I had somebody who I can talk to permanently, it would be easy, > > > > > > but > > > > > > when you are alone in a country where English is not spoken, what > > > > > > could we do? > > > > > > > I mean, I can read and understand easy English, e.g. TV news, and I > > > > > > can write as I'm doing it right now, but what about speaking? I'm > > > > > > looking forward to hearing your ideas, especially about speaking and > > > > > > also about writing (the output). > > > > > > > I also would like to add that for EFL Learners whose mother tongue > > > > > > is > > > > > > Spanish/French/German, or similar, there are more chances to get an > > > > > > interchange with native or ESL speakers, but, how about e.g. people > > > > > > whose language is spoken by a minority? > > > > > > > I mean, in Internet we have a lot of resources, but I think the > > > > > > spoken > > > > > > part is the real barrier to use the English. > > > > > > > Thank you!" > > > > > > > I mean, we can give our opinions about this topic meanwhile, > > > > > > > Pablo > > > > > > > On May 12, 8:24 am, Elham Moazzen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear friends > > > > > > > Salam > > > > > > > I found this site interesting. I agree with her, we should use > > > > > > > English to > > > > > > > master it. but how? > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Pablo <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi friends, > > > > > > > > > This interesting article: > > > > > > > > >http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/how_to_learn_english.html > > > > > > > > > Do you agree? > > > > > > > > > Pablo > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > "When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll > > > > > > > find a way > > > > > > > to get it." > > > > > > > > "Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others > > > > > > > hesitate."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. 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