Battler96
Senior Member
What do you mean only English ?? Like teaching English ??
thảo luận Practicing English with vOzers
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marshmallow
Senior Member
marshmallow
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marshmallow
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What English skills do you want to improve? My general answer: practice, practice and practice.
marshmallow
Senior Member
Trying to finish this book. So sleepy now.
mokapotsv
Senior Member
It's a language. There's no way to get better other than using it a lot.
Learn grammar from books, read and listen to whatever interests you, and chat or talk with people online.
marshmallow
Senior Member
Just finished reading this book.
As a father of a son, from my perspective, I hope that my son will be hardworking, earn straight A's in all their exams, and eat the competition for breakfast
Tankwz
Senior Member
this statement isnt natural, like, there isnt really anything grammatically wrong with it, but people generally don’t go around saying stuff like this.
“as a father of a son… i hope that my son”
this is redundant. usually people just say, “as a father, i hope my son/daughter/children…” the phrase “of a son” adds no useful information unless contrast is intended
“from my perspective”
this is mainly used for opinions. for example, if someone asks what you think about children competing in an educational environment, you might say:
“from my perspective, competition in education is generally positive because it gives children more motivation to study harder and get ahead of the pack.”
think of “from my perspective” as basically meaning “i think.” also, in your sentence, “i hope” already shows it’s your personal view, so it’s even more unnecessary.
“eat the competition for breakfast”
this is usually used in a strongly competitive context, like business, sports, or passing a difficult subject, it is typically used when referring to something specific, not in a broad, general statement. For example, if someone asks, “Was the chemical exam earlier hard?” or “Can you beat Genichiro (Sekiro boss)?” you might say, “I eat those for breakfast.” indicating that those supposedly hard subjects are really easy for you (enough to be eaten every day for breakfast)
also, your original sentence has a pronoun mismatch: “my son” but “their exams.” it should be “his exams.”
so, something like this would be more natural
"As a father, i hope my son grows up to be hardworking, earns straight A’s in all his exams, and outperforms his peers."
or just simply
"As a father, i hope my son studies hard and does well in school."
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dutchcourage
Member
Yeah, it's wrong to do that. How are you pronouncing this word now? It should have 4 syllables and be around 4 times longer than a one-syllable word.Does anyone struggle to pronounce the word "specifically". I always cut the first s sound to make it easier but it feels wrong to do that
I personally struggle to pronounce the word specificity. The second c is pronounced s, which always throws me off.
AnyaKyle
Senior Member
Puh-si-fic-ly which sounds like pacifically
dutchcourage
Member
Way too many s sounds in this wordPuh-si-fic-ly which sounds like pacificallyThe s sound always makes me stutter
.You may want to break down that word first (one syllable at a time) then combine the results without speeding up.
marshmallow
Senior Member
According to "Raising an Organized Child", by age 5, most children know these most common prepositions:
marshmallow
Senior Member
Also, it says 4yos know at least 1,000 words, and most have close to 5,000 words.
