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'DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOU ENGLISH?'

by Susan Laskarin
Posted on 21 July, 2009

This is meant to be a Forum where you can ask your doubts about English Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, etc. I am an English Teacher with 15 years of experience teaching English in multinational companies. My present interest is to get in contact with students of different nationalities and find out about their difficulties. And, if possible, help them! So, come on, your questions are welcomed!

by Vikrama Dhiman posted on 23 July, 2009
Hi Susana and every one else:

Thank you for using this community platform Beta. We would be coming out with even more improved discussions soon.

The formatting in discussions would work from today however :)

Thanks

Vikrama Dhiman
Product Manager
by Vikrama Dhiman posted on 24 July, 2009
I think fluency and expressing thoughts is one of the major areas - in any language. Probably classified as "thinking in a given language"?
by Englishteacher Namrata Arora posted on 12 April, 2010
Hi,
You all are invited to attend my class on I Speak You Speak English tomorrow:
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/295879-i-speak-you-speak-english-daily-conversations-13
by sanjay mishra posted on 22 July, 2009
i am an indian . i want improve my confidence in english through discussion
by shahwer hashim posted on 24 July, 2009
hi susana ill be thank ful if u help me to improve my english.
by vietvuongBK posted on 22 July, 2009
hi susana! i have just read your mail. but now i don't know what i should ask you. i am a vietnamese so i only want to chat with a foreign, i want test my english. i hope if there are mistake in my sentense you will show me that. thank you very much. i'm Vuong
by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA posted on 23 July, 2009
Susana (and friends): I do remember, Thanks for your support and feedback. I can see you're devoting quality time to this discussion thread, Congrats!
I'll be happy to help and try to keep around when the second term starts at school here.
Take good of yourself
by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA posted on 22 July, 2009
Excellent idea, Susana! Hope this can also serve for exchange and collaborative work as well. All the best! Edith (from Catamarca)
by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA posted on 26 July, 2009
Dear all: in case you are interested, next Wednesday, I'll give a grammar class on Noun Phrases to help correct /improve writing.Kind regards,
Edith
by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA posted on 27 July, 2009
Susana, just to have it clear: when are the conversation classes starting? will they be free public ones?what will the topic be? Because I know of some other people interested.See you!
by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA posted on 29 July, 2009
BTW, I want to invite you ALL to join www.languagelearningplan.ning.com A social network for teachers and learners of languages, where we can share and dare (as the moto says) Regards
by EDITH LUNA VILLANUEVA posted on 07 August, 2009
Hi Su, how r u? feeling better, I hope.
I want to invite you (and all) since I have scheduled two other classes on grammar: Noun Phrases in Description of People- aimed at improving writting skills but useful for other skills development as well
Hope to see you there!
Edith
BTW, I've also scheduled a Spanish class, so check before you join ;-)
by Mohammed Bataineh posted on 22 July, 2009
hello off coress i need help to improve my english language Iam Jordanian My Name in Mohammed and Iam 53 years old but i need to speak E. very well there fore i would like to appretiat your assistant
by Susan Laskarin posted on 23 July, 2009
Hi Vikrama! Nice job you're doing here!
Thanks for tha help and support you give to both, teachers and students!

Kind regards,
Susana A. Laskarin
by Susan Laskarin posted on 23 July, 2009
Well Santhoshkumar, as you can see the WiZiQ Team has solved our problem!!
Hope the imformation is useful!
Keep me posted!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 23 July, 2009
Thanks Edith for your support and cooperation!

A big virtual hug!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 24 July, 2009
Ok Shahwer, no problem!
But please let me know what area you need to improve.
Do you want to take part in the conversation classes we're planning? If so, please choose a topic to start with.
I'm still waiting for the other people who have taken part of this forum to decide on a subject of their preference.
by Susan Laskarin posted on 24 July, 2009
COME ON EVERYBODY!

Let's agree on a topic so that we can get started!

Have a look at my suggestions a few messages above and let's get down to work!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 22 July, 2009
Thanks Edith! D'you remember I met you in one of your Spanish sessions? Thanks a lot for your good wishes!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 22 July, 2009
Santhoshkumarm, here´s a list of uses of WILL and WOULD. Hope they're useful! Please let me know if you have any doubt.

A key factor to remember about 'will' is that when we talk about the future we cannot always use 'will' and that when we use 'will' we are not always talking about the future. In these examples
'will' is clearly referring to the future.
I'll probably visit Sue Kay when I go to Oxford.
If I see her, I'll tell her about it.
Next year she'll be 42. Or so she says.

However, in these examples 'will' is referring to events happening at the present.
My car won't start.
I'll answer that.
Will you have another cup of tea?

When we use 'will' referring to the present, the idea being expressed is usually one of 'showing willingness' or 'will power'. ?
My baby won't stop crying. I've tried everything and I'm really exhausted.
I am the boss. You will do as I say.
I need quiet to write this but he will keep on talking to me.
I wish he would leave me alone. Use 'will' for requests, orders, invitations and offers.
Will you help me?
Will you please sit down?
Will you have some cake?
I'll help you. Use 'will' for promises and threats.
I'll do it at once. I'll phone him immediately. ? I'll remember this.
I'll get my own back some day.

Use 'will' for insistence.
He will insist on smoking cigars during the meeting and it makes me ill.
He won't listen to reason.

Use 'will' for habit.
A cat will always find a warm place to sleep.
My car won't go any faster than this. Use 'will' for deduction.
The phone's ringing. That will be Mark.
I expect he'll want us to start without him.

Look again at all of these examples of 'will'. They are all to do with the present or are 'timeless'. Would (or the contracted form 'd) is sometimes used as an alternative to 'used to' when discussing past habits:

'When we were young, we would spend (we'd spend) every summer holiday at the sea-side.'
'You would find him (you'd find him) sitting at the bar every lunchtime, drinking that strong black beer and chatting to the bartender until one day he was there no longer.'

Would is also used to make polite requests:
'Would you be prepared to do all this work by yourself without any assistance?'
'Would you (be so kind as to) pick Jennifer up from school on Monday?'

Would (or its contracted form 'd in conversational English) is also associated with the conditional in its simple, progressive, perfect and passive aspects:
'There's no doubt about it. I would definitely (I'd definitely) travel to Mexico with you, if I could afford it.'
'You would still be (you'd still be) working for the World Bank, if you hadn't kicked up such a fuss.'
'I would have told you (I'd have told you) all about it, if you had phoned me.'
'If you wore smarter clothes, you would be invited (you'd be invited) to all the press conferences.'

by Susan Laskarin posted on 22 July, 2009
Santhoshkumar, I guess It'd be better if you give me you e-mail address and I send you the explanation by mail 'cause it's not possible to add spaces or blank lines here!!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 22 July, 2009
VietvuongBK, Mohammed & Sanjay: it's a good idea to start discussions but I think we should agree on a topic so that I can prepare some vocabulary and expressions for you. I'll suggest some topics and you please vote the one you'd like to deal with first: FAMILY, FRIENDS, JOBS, SCHOOL, FOOD, SPORTS, MOVIES, etc. I look forward to hearing from you so as to start as soon as possible!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 21 July, 2009
Zim, let's agree on a topic to discuss and I'll arrange a session. What would you like to learn in particular?
by Susan Laskarin posted on 26 July, 2009
Thanks Edith!

Everybody should benefit from your class!

Come on everybody! Here's an opportunity to practise!

Hope to see you all there!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 24 July, 2009
Yes Vikrama, you're right!
But, let's agree that 'thinking in a given language' is something that requires a lot of practice through time, until you end up doing so. That's why I'm inviting students to start by chosing a topic of discussion so that I can prepare some vocabulary and expressions and arrange a class in which they will be given the chance to express themselves in English on that topic!
by Susan Laskarin posted on 25 July, 2009
Remya, I'm preparing a class for this coming week in which I'll give you some useful phrases and expressions to socialize in an informal context. Please keep in touch and I'll let you know date and time.
by zim posted on 21 July, 2009
yes ...can you ?
by zim posted on 21 July, 2009
when you run your next session?
by remya posted on 25 July, 2009
thanks susana
by remya posted on 25 July, 2009
Hai Susana , this is remya from UAE , i want to improve my english . i think u sent me some useful phrases & idoms which we are use in our daily life.
by santhoshkumar posted on 22 July, 2009
please help me out with this ....where to use would & will...with simple example......
by Anne Fraser posted on 13 April, 2010
And my classes too!! :) (Sats am) nice to see so many different ways to learn - but so little time! Good luck everyone!
seriously - it would be great to hear what different language speakers find particularly difficult. For example - Czechs, Slovaks and Polish people find ARTICLES very difficult (the/a) because they don't exist in their languages. This would help us to help you.
x anne
wiziq.com/englishanne
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