My first steps in English

[Mujibur]

Hello everyone,

The first-ever English spelling competition "Spelling Bee" was launched yesterday in Dhaka to help school students enhance their language skills.

The contest will kick off on February 1. Students of class VI to class X from both English and Bangla medium schools are eligible to take part in it.

Spelling Bee, where participants are asked to correctly spell English words, is an internationally acclaimed competition quite popular in the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, Pakistan and India. Spelling Bee first began in the US in 1925.

The main purpose of the contest is to help students improve their English spelling, increase their vocabulary, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage.

According to the organizers “Spelling Bee” is an educational programme where everyone of a family can join.

Thanks,

Mujibur
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Hello Mauricio, Oksana, Ril, Urs and everyone,

It is Irina (14) again.

Mauricio, there are 21 national Republics in Russia and Buryat Republic is one of them. The capital of Buryat Republic is Ulan-Ude. I have been to Ulan-Ude many times though it is in 500 kilometers from Kyren. It takes eight hours to get to Ulan-Ude by bus.

I live not too far from my school. It takes me 10 minutes to get to school.

Urs, I have been learning English since I turned eight. It is hard work to remember words and Grammar rules. And it is very difficult to find words that I need when I am speaking English. But I always try to do my best.

Oksana, your English is wonderful. I would like to learn to speak English like you:)

Ril, I think that my English is not better than yours:)

Take care,
Irina
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Hi Irina
Nice to meet you here and many thanks for your reply!

You told us about the capital Ulan-Ude, and that you have gone there many times.

May I ask you some questions:
- Do you have relatives in the city?
- Or do you go there just to visit the city?
- Who do you go with?
- On the way to Ulan-Ude, do you remember something special, a lake or a landscape you like?
- And in the city, is there a place or a building you like, which is your favourite?

As for remembering words:
I have experienced it many times for myself that English is a foreign language to us after all.

So, when we would like to say something in English, it often happens that we suddenly don't know how to continue, because a word we wanted to say has fleed our mind, although we know for sure that we have learnt it and should know it...

The most important thing is not to worry about it, but to keep on trying.

You can't force your brain to deliver a word, but what you can do is to try to start again and say the same sentence in a slightly different way.

When we learn new words and expressions, the first step is always that we understand them in a text. Every time we come across the word it reminds our mind that we know it, and that is a good thing, it reasures us, we are on the right way!

A bit more difficult is to keep words in your mind and, let's say, use them in a letter, or say them, when your teacher asks you, or write them down to speak them into the microphone in this thread.

And the last step is to be able to use them in fluent speeking, which is always the most challenging thing!

So, this is it for today - many thanks again and bye bye
Urs

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Hello everyone,

Nice to meet you all. My name is Yulya. I am eleven years old. I am learning English first year because at my school (in the neighbour district) there were no English classes till the Fifth Form.

I would like to talk to you all on this Forum. I hope you will help me to improve my skills.

Best wishes,
Yulya
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Hello Mauricio,

Thank you four your message. I am so proud that the teacher of Maths from Brazil has talked to me.

We had vacations at our school. I was skating, reading books, watching TV and did other pleasant things. But I am glad to be back to school again.

Take care,
Marina
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Hello Mujibur,

This is very interesting that you will have "Spelling Be" competition in Bangladesh. I have never heard about it. We have another competition on English language in Russia. Its name is "British Bulldog".

I took part in "British Bulldog" last year but this year I have been to Ulan-Ude and missed this contest.

How are you doing?

Take care,
Bair
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Hello everyone,

My name is Beligma and I am a newcomer on this Forum. I am ten.

Mujibur, I took part in British Buldog competition in December and I don't know my score yet.

Urs, Ira is feeling unwell and she asks you to wait for her response till Tuesday.

Mauricio, I like Mathematics too.

Best wishes,
Beligma
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Hello Beligma
Nice to meet you here, and wellcome to the forum!
What do they ask in that "British Bulldog Test", do you rememeber a question?
Many thanks for letting me know about Irina.
Please tell her that I hope she feels better soon and that she can take her time to answer me, no problem.
Bye, bye
Urs

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Hello everyone:)
It's sarah from Egypt,am 23 years old.I'm glad to hear post from sweet students like you,and it's wonderful idea to have you here;I really appreciate your attempts to learn and we should all help you :)
Am egyptian and am going to tell you some information about Egypt.
Egypt is a country in North Africa. Egypt's population is about 85 million .Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across populated centers of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta. million people live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers.monuments in Egypt such as the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx were constructed by its ancient civilization.In early 2011, Egypt underwent a revolution, which resulted in the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power.

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Hello Mujibur, Mauricio, nice to meet you Sara, Oksana and Urs,

Sara, thank you for information about your country.

It is very good that you are all here! Let me tell you about Russian hockey (bendy).

Me and my friends like doing sports . This winter we are playing Russian hockey. It is played with a stick and a hard ball. It differs from usual hockey the goals are bigger and the game consists of two periods. It is a very dynamic and fast game. This is outdoor game. Sometimes it is cold outside but we always feel warm, because we are constantly moving. I like this variant of hockey very much.

Take care,
Bator.
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Hello Erdem,

it's nice to receive your message. I'm very happy to talk to you too and I'm happy that you are learning new words in English and that you are a very dedicated student. I hope you continue to be as dedicated as you are and I hope we continue to talk to each other and exchange messages here in the forum. I'm very happy to talk to you. I hope we can talk more real soon, you know?
And how are you doing at school?
What did you do on your vacation time? Did you go somewhere special? Maybe you can tell me about it in your next message.
I'm very happy to talk to you.
See you later, bye bye, take care,
Mauricio.

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Hello Irina,

nice to talk to you again. Thank you for telling me a little about your country.
I'm not very good at Geography, so it's very nice to hear you talk about it. Maybe I'll be able to learn some more.
The capital Ulan-Ude is very far from your hometown. Do you like it when you go there? Is it very different from your hometown?
Your English is very nice. Don't stop studying it and improving. You'll see it'll be worth working for it.

Take care Irina,

talk to you more soon.

Mauricio.

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Hello Marina,

I'm also very proud to be talking to such a nice young student from Russia here in the Forum.
It was nice to know that you had a good time on your vacation time. Now it's time to go back to school and learn more. Classes here in Brazil start only in February, so I'm still on vacation.
Thank you for sending me a message. I hope we can talk much more in the future.

Take care,
Mauricio.

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Hello Beligma,

I was very happy to know you like Mathmatics. Your teacher must be very nice and must teach you in a pleasant way.
What are you studying at the moment?

I hope we can exchange a lot of messages in the future.

Take care!!

See you,
Mauricio.