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[Torsten]

Dear Marckenson,

Thanks a lot for your great feedback -- I'm very glad you liked the first lesson of our email English course. If you like, you can tell me more about yourself. Where are you from and how have you learned English so far? Also, why do you want to improve your English?

Talk to you soon,
Torsten
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[Joao_Vazquez]

Dear Torsten Daerr

Let me introduce to you; I am Joao Vazquez, from Brazil, living in Sao Paulo state. I'd been studying English for two and half years, and I liked helluva much.

I’ve received your e-mail, recently.

My teacher was from California - USA, and, by the way, let me say a fun thing that I realized about the difference of the accent between UK and USA, hearing youse through the site. For example, words like “either”, “feature”, and others alike ones, sounds differently. Very interesting, isn't it?

Thanks a lot to you, for this opportunity.

I did the homework, about lesson 1, doing the test and listened to Sue Darville, whose voice was very nice.

SYS,
Joao Vazquez

[Torsten]

Dear Joao Vazquez,

Thanks a lot for your introduction and your interesting questions. Your English teacher obviously did an excellent job because your English is pretty good and you can express your thoughts clearly. Yes, you are right, there are indeed differences in pronunciation between US and UK accents and this diversity makes English such a rich and beautiful language. For example, the word "either" can be pronounced differently: pronunciation of 'either'

As you can see, there are quite a number of differences between British and American English and the good thing is that in most cases you can understand any person who speaks English no matter what accent or dialect they have.

Joao,

Please tell me more about yourself. What do you do? Where do you work?

I look forward to your next message.

Best regards,
Torsten
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[Adam Osman]

Dear Torsten Daer,

I would like to thank you very much for your email and encouraging to study English language. I am really keen and eager to study it, accordingly, I want from you to help me. I think my English is not bad but needs some renovation and refreshment, and I am also in need to practice writing memos, contracts and commercial letters, so please, help me as much as you can.

Please, note that I am Sudanese nationality and now resident and working in Saudi Arabia as an accountant. I am also holding B. Com in Accounting. My real name is Adam Osman.

Thank you and best regards,
Adam

[Torsten]

Dear Adam Osman,

Many thanks writing back to me. It's great to hear you have a keen interest in improving your English. I take it Arabic is your native language? Please tell me more about life in Saudi Arabia. What kind of company do you work for and what exactly do you do? You said that you want to improve your writing skills. How many memos, contracts and other business documents do you create every day?

I look forward to your next message.
Best regards,
Torsten
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[Zhannat]

Dear Torsten, thank you so much for responding.

I am a teacher of English (as a second language)in Kazakhstan, Almaty. I teach Practical English and English Lexicology. I have been working at the Kazakh University of World languages since 1995.

This year I have to take TOEFL: the administration wants to be sure that the teachers are competent enough and after some TOEFL classes with Native speakers we are checked through test. I teach students, however, taking a test and doing things yourself is hard. (Those who can DO, those who can't TEACH!)

So, I want to practice essay writing and listening. Areas which I dread most! I have very little time, so I am spending every minute doing English!

Hope to hear from you soon,
sincerely yours Zhannat

[Torsten]

Dear Zhanna,

Many thanks for sharing your experiences with me. I'm sure that you will score high marks on the TOEFL since you seem to love your job and your English is very good. If you like you can read how to prepare for the TOEFL and let me know what you think.

Best regards,
Torsten
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[Tuul U]

Hello Torsten Daerr, thanks for your email.

I live in the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar and work as an assistant teacher. I work with preschoolers. All our program is running in English. Thanks for a such a nice and helpful website which I can use to improve my English language skills.

I am now on my holidays so I can learn during my holidays because I have a lot of free time.

Thanks again,
Cheers. Tuul

[Torsten]

Dear Tuul,

Welcome to english-test.net! I'm very glad you like our email English course and want to use your free time to improve your English. Please tell me more about your job as an assistant English teacher. How many students do you have in your class and what kind of materials do you use. What activities do your students like most? Also, do you give them any homework assignments and how do they spend their summer vacation?

Many thanks for sharing your experiences with me.
Best regards,
Torsten
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[Sayyida.]

Dear Torsten Daerr,

Thank you so much for the mail. I am really very happy about learning english. This is the best way to learn. I am following the course line by line and practiced the first English lesson. Excellent, I am really happy.

Sayyida

[Torsten]

Dear Sayyida,

It's great to hear you like our email English course -- many thanks for your positive feedback. Please tell me more about yourself. Where are you from and why do you want to learn English?

Talk to you soon,
Torsten
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[Alice.]

I need to learn American English, not standard English.
Alice

[Torsten]

Dear Alice,

Many thanks for your message. Can you please tell me what you mean by "standard English"? Also, why do you need to learn American English?

Best regards,
Torsten
PS: What do you think about CNN English?
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[Kristina,]

Dear Torsten,
I am very glad to receive my first English lesson. I really enjoy it,specially listening. My native language is Lithuanian and I was born in Lithuania. Four years ago I came to live in N. Ireland. I want to improve my English as much as I can, because I need it every day.

Thank you for all your advice.
Kristina

[Torsten]

Dear Kristina,

Many thanks for your message. It's great to hear our email English course helps you practice and improve your English. So you are a EU citizen who moved from Lithuania to Northern Ireland. What would you say are the major differences between life at home and over there on the Island? How do you like the Northern Irish accent?

Speak to you soon,
Torsten
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