How to learn English? (30/30 Challenge)

[Shanthisethuraman]

Dear Alan Sir & Beeesneees Madam,

I want thank both of you for your immediate response to my mail. Because of
you I could learn about while vs when. If you don't mind could you give some
sentences using rather/ranther than/would rather.

Thank you

S.Shanthi

[Genmex]

It's difficult to know how to learn a language. I think the most important thing is 'students have to enjoy what they are learning. just that.

[Shanthisethuraman]

Hi

I am also like student by doing several mistakes in my writing without knowing
that whether it is correct or not. I want to say that students should know to
learn new things by learning without repeating the mistakes. We can correct ourself
only during young age/student so that it will not forget the same till life time.

I'd rather learning English than other languages.

Rather than arguing with someone I want learn my English through proper way.

I rather like milk than coffee.

Thank you

S.Shanthi

[Beeesneees]

Hi S.Shanthi,

It looks as if you are trying out the uses of the word 'rather' in your last post. Is that correct?

Your first two sentences use the word correctly, though some other small corrections are necessary:
I'd rather learn English than any other language(s).
Rather than arguing with someone, I want to learn to speak English the proper way.

I rather like milk than coffee is incorrect. We don't use 'rather' with 'like' to directly compare two things. Only certain terms can be used. These are possible:
I'd rather tea than coffee.
I'd rather have tea than coffee.
I'd rather drink tea than coffee.
I'd rather take tea than coffee. (very formal)
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Cheers m' dears!

[Shanthisethuraman]

Hi Beeesneees Madam,

Thank you for your corrections for "rather" using sentences.

Sorry for the delay in expressing my thanks to you.

S.Shanthi

[Zerade]

Dear Mr.Torsten,
I think Mrs. Sue Darwill was in right in lesson( I think No 1 or No 2.) She said: " More and more listening of English and more again. I think that's way. In my country people often say" There is no knowledge without torment" or " No pain no gain". Almost every day I listen exercise at English-store- test. When I was listening level-Hard , I was corectly annswering 70-80%. It's a big surprise for me. I didn't understand 30-40% words but I did resolve 70-80%. How to explain, I don't know. Maybe little intuition, and little watching questions about topic.
My biggest problem is ignorance words in English and grammar.
Best regards, Zerade.

[Zerade]

Hi!
Me(I) again.
I forgot the most important- and that is CONVERSATION.
ZERADE

[Mphung]

Dear Mr.Torsten,
I'm sorry. I haven't had any new lessons since lesson 19. The English course on line ended up with lesson 19, didn't it?
Best Regards,
MPhung.

[Torsten]

Dear MPhung,

The course has hundreds of lessons and here is the next one: http://www.english-test.net/esl/lesson-plans/where_are_you_from.html

TOEIC listening, talks: A business person tells his clients that he will be late for an appointment

[Lmn_Dreem]

I hope to share you my listening for today.

LA Talk-Radio Station: The Mother Love Show: 30min.
They were talking about reducing environment pollution.
Keywords: Greening the environment - Plastic bags - Teaching children - Training employees - First ladies - Church - Education and Culture - Every one can make a different.

TED.com: Impossible Photography: 7min.
Keywords: Can't do with camera - Place and time - Realism - Capturing an idea - Collect reality.

Audio Book: Stone Soup:
Here is my summarization:
There was a village full of poor people. No one have more to eat. One day, a traveller arriverd he was tired and starving. He knocked a door asking for bite to eat, "we don't have anything to eat" a woman said and locked the door. The traveller picked up a stone and knocked the door "I can make a stone soup" he said. She allowed him to enter her house. He boiled some water and poured the stone on. Then he added carrots and potatoes which were brought by the woman's husband. A neighbor brought some vegetables, another fetched some chicken. The villagers gathered looking for a delicious smell. The traveller distributed the stone soup for them and ate some. Finally, he continued his journey and the villagers learnt to share their food to make some food for the whole village.

[Lmn_Dreem]

My listening for today:

LA Talk Radio
Sheena Metal Experience
Meet global friends - do what we supposed to do - She's not sport person - fun - athletic entertainment - childhood - famous team - good-will - basketball - invisible people - people who help you - girl a member of basketball team - what do you do to keep your health - meeting fans - positive attitude - talking with family - get rest - travelling - water in India - ice cubes in France - smile doesn't have language.

TED.com
Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing:
Product data - send to desktop machine - layer by layer - physical product - barriers broke down - 3D printer - record data and material - depositing and melting - 5-10mm in thickness - engine component - very detailed - manually - difficult to create data - made in your home - teeth - implants.

Grammar:
English Grammar in Use
On time and in time, at the end and in the end.

Movie
7th Heaven: S1 E 11: Now you see me:
Mat date at church - Tia's parents - Simon in invisible - Tia in Mat's family - Lucy's confidence - Tia's family gathering - Eric music night.

[Natasha54]

I have one suggestion. I volunteer at the Literacy Council in my hometown in the U.S. It is a reading program for people who can't read or cannot read very well. We also teach non-English clients. I am currently working with a Hispanic woman twice a week. She reads Spanish and English very well but her English speaking skills are limited. It is totally free and we do not ask for SS#s or any personal information. We have a lot of resources. Volunteers and students are free to select their meeting times and places. The volunteers receive some training but the program is a verbal/written/reading program. Check it out!