What do you make of "plain speaking"?

[Torsten]

Hi,

How would you describe your talking style? I mean, are you a person who likes to beat about the bush or you would consider yourself a "Jack Blunt"? Alan's latest newsletter is called Figuratively Speaking and I'd really like know if you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Let's hear your opinions.
Many thanks,
Torsten

TOEIC listening, photographs: A moving truck

[IA.]

Dear Alan Townend,

Thank you for you interesting articles. I am an English teacher, but I want to know more about the English language. If it is possible for you, can you send me tests and any interesting articles?

Best Regards IA

[Torsten]

Dear IA,

Many thanks for your positive feedback regarding Alan's essay. Yes, of course you can read even more articles and essays about the English language.

If you like, you can also tell us more about your work as an English teacher. How many students are there in your classes and kind of materials do you use?

Talk to you soon,
Torsten

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[Archana.]

Dear Alan,
I am Archana from India. I work in a multinational company and I like to read english books. Will you tell me something about how to write accurate and precise e-mails to clients? Or something about writing skills? especially formal things, and salutations.

Regards,
Archana

[Guest]

:D I'm feel great for giving me email lectures, it serves me a great help to improve my English, I admit it that English is my water loo, but I want to be equipt in English. and I'm thankful for helping me. God Bless and more power.

[IDRISS DAGAL.]

Hello Dear Alan Townend!
I am very ecstatic to receive this figurative speech from you. I thank you very much for this message and I am eager to improve my english so I would like to ask your help if that could be possible. I am student in Aviation domain, precisely in Aviation Mechanic Training. My nationality is CHADIAN and I am studying in Ethiopia Airlines School. I need your held with all English materials that will enable me to be a good english speaker. Before saying bye to you, I`d like to know about you and be friend with you. I look forwards to hearing from you. yours sincerely. Have a nice day. IDRISS DAGAL.

[Duocthaolam]

Dear Alan Townend,

I am writing to thank for your interesting articles.
I am Vietnamese. I am a learner of English, but it is difficult for me to speak English fluently because Vietnam is not an English speaking environment. Could you tell me what ways to improve my English speaking.

I look forwards to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,
Duocthaolam

[Dino.]

Hi Dear Alan! It is great read your task. Indeed, it helps me to improve my English level. Actually, I do prefer the figurative language, but all depends on the purpose and the moment that I am speaking to. Because, sometimes all you need is to give a quick answer and carry on.
Sincerely, Dino.

[Ia.]

Dear Alan Townend,
I think that the style of communication is depend on the situation. Sometimes I prefer plain speaking without Metaphorical statements with my friends, but I think that these ones are nice and speaking using these statements make English language more beautiful. I always learn my pupils figuratively speaking. I am a private teacher, this year I have 9 pupils. I also work at the hotel, we often have foreign guests, almost everyone speaks english. And I also want to learn hotel terminology, conversations.
Best regards Ia

[Guest]

Hallo dear friends Alan, Torsteen and Slava,
I am from Romania-Bucharest....you know?...Dracula' country..but it's a very wonderful one with incredible landscapes, unique museums..it's a country full of history!...i invite you to discover us!!!

I study english and spanish to university..i have a real problem;i understand almost everthing i read.(.i like "Reader'digest)....but i don't speak to anybody in english...i have no friend from other country to discuss.....on this way is difficult to learn at advanced level.
But your grammar!.. is so useful... Alan thank you for...metaphors and liotes.
God bless you dear friends

[marie do]

Hi,
My name is Marie do and I'm very pleased to receive your documents and MP3, I also enjoy doing the tests, especially with idioms.

I'm an English teacher and I'd like to have challenging exercises, but I use your material for my students.
bye from now
MarieDo

[anna.]

Dear friends,
Again anna....Is there any possibility to buy materials???...cause i am from..Europe?...i am waiting from an answer!
have a nice day, anna

[Torsten]

Dear Anna,

Many thanks for your question. Yes, you can buy our materials from almost any country in the world.

Best regards,
Torsten

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[Guest]

Referring to the way of my preferable communication, it depends on what kind of conversation that is going on. If it is in an academic conference or some formal place, I prefer to be straightforward. Sure, sometimes I also use something like metopha to make my theory more easily be understood. Referring to colloquial talk which is informal, I'd like to be more casual and figurative so that I'm not gonna be a "freak" anyway :)

[Mary.]

hello! you're right I'm both a teacher and a student! I study at the department of foreign languages and I work at the center of foreign languages as a teacher, I teach English to kids aged 3-12 years, and as well I give private classes to people who are older. thanks for the sites and materials, I believe it'll help me in my making progress.