Surrounding special needs, building collocations, mind maps

[Bruce]

Hi Naufragis,
I?ve just realised you are pretty much a word junkie like me.
The more words I know - the better I can paint.
When we write we actually "paint with words".
How colourful, definite and recognisable your picture will be
depends on how many word types you use (i.e Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Quantifiers etc.) AND the weight
or impact the words hold. Can you follow my thoughts.
The best selling story writers (novelists, journalists, thriller writers, playwrights etc.) - in the world are those who literally can paint with words so clearly that the reader understands and sees without any effort at all. There are also some readers who want to be taken on a cat and mouse journey to try and guess what the conclusion will be, and that?s fun too.
What do you think about that Naufragis???
Best Wishes, Bruce.
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[Naufragis]

hello -

out of bed, I'm back again and -how surprising :wink:- over night new questions were growing...

but first: thank you all very much for your wishes!
the party was a complete success - all the people have gotten drunken and funny. maybe my special punch made of stawberries, lychees and a huge amount of vodka has played a trick on them?

bruce, your recommendation is ordered by now.
and for replying to your last post - I really do agree with you!
but therefore I'll write another post.

In a book rewiew I found the word "wilsth" but can't find out the meaning ... would you please write an explaination to that? here's the sentence I refer to:
"Whilst focusing primarily on art, neither architecture nor design are overlooked."

many thanks

[Torsten]

Hi Naufragis, sounds like you had a great time yesterday with all your friends. By the way: Is their English as good as yours?
As for your question, I think «whilst» and «while» are synonyms, yet the latter has more or less replaced «whilst». You might hear the word when you talk to a certain type of British people. There could be more information about this word - you might want to ask Mr Alan Townend when he returns from his holiday, I'm sure he can give you a more detailed answer.

TOEIC listening, photographs: Enjoying a beer

[Naufragis]

hello torsten,

thank you again for answering my question.

you're quite wrong assessing my english for good. it isn't as good yet as your comments and answers have been - and I hope will keep - since I entered this forum.

I do have to learn quite a lot, because all I've ever heard about isn't on top of my memory.
the point is not only to understand but to achieve a level of understanding "by heart" that allows me to describe exactly what I think. thinking in your mother tounge allows you to think further while you're speaking so you can make an effect on how the words you are saying are soaked up, interpreted ...
my troubles are about -first of all- times, grammar and even vocabulary.
I still don't believe that I could survive
with my current language skills in england. okay, maybe I'm able to order something for breakfast and to ask for a ticket straight home ... but to study there I have a very long way to go ...

[Naufragis]

...therefore I'll stick my nose in some learning material released from the BBC.
we'll meet later.

[Torsten]

Dear Naufragis,

You have raised a number of interesting points. Let's start with your command of the English language. Of course, there will be people whose English is more fluent and lucid than yours. So what? Wouldn't you agree that you are very capable of expressing your thoughts? A lot of our users would be very pleased if they could speak English like you.
With every sentence you think, speak, write, read or hear you practise and improve your language skills. Success is the progressive attaintment of something - when it comes to learning there can be no final result and that's good. Otherwhise life would be boring. Who do you want to emilate? Who do you compare yourself with? You will have a great time in England, people there are much more relaxed than in Germany. They tend to smile more often and they have a very refreshing sense of humour. Am I biased? To use Eminem's words: Just wanted to start a little controversy...

TOEIC listening, photographs: Large elephants

[Naufragis]

hi torsten,

you got it!
I'm quite capable of expressing in writingbut as for speaking I'm not. not yet.
it takes several minutes sometimes to reply - imagine you would like to ask me whatsorever face to face - it surely would make your head fallen down in order to boredom I produce by speaking so slowly. :wink:

...

[Torsten]

Hi again Naufragis, speaking English is a bit like driving a car: at first it might feel strange and your are slow but then you get better and better and lose your inhibitions. Also, you probably remember how you started to paint your first pictures. It took traning to become fluent and confident, didn't it?

TOEIC listening, photographs: Shaking hands

[Naufragis]

I don't even have a car let alone a drivers licence...
LOL
:D
are you still at work?
it's saturday evening by the way ...as fro me I'm suffering from remaining things, remember last night?
I'm not drunken if you might suggest, I got a cold and prefer to stay in bed with my grammar book

[FrankU]

Hi Naufragis, I've noticed you have a special picture as avatar, did you that yourself?
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[Naufragis]

yep.

hi frankU
and yours?

[FrankU]

Naufragis, how did you make your picture? It looks good. Mine is taken from the forum collection.
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[Naufragis]

thank you.

well, it's made acrylic on canvas.
I've done it while I was on a practical in the states.
afterwards it was shown at an exhibition acompanied by other pictures I've painted.

[FrankU]

Hi naufragis how long did you stay in the US?
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[Naufragis]

hello frankU,

this practical was suppossed to be a few weeks lasting time to prepare an exhibition.
If you like to get to know to some further information, please read http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic466.html
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best wishes
naufragis