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Hi Mba! Hi Pamela!
Glad to see you both here. Nice to know that you still remember this (my favourite :)) thread. You're welcome, you know.
Hey Dark, I’m here and I’m still a fresher ;) really enjoying an atmosphere of the forum. :)
But for the last ten days I have been busy writing 'My Own Grammar Book' – I asked several dozens of questions in English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms and have learnt a lot. Hopefully. :)
I read your recent posts in ‘Babylon’ topic :) and wish your every success with downloading and using this useful dictionary.
My last news: yesterday I received the notification with the first of my end-June-exams’ result. It’s (critical) Reading.
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Level 1
Total possible marks: 40
Incorrect Answers: 15, 18 (Wow! That means I supposed both my mistakes right, just after the exam.)
Pass mark: 27
Marks awarded: 38
Result: Pass
The above candidate has been successful (Hi, Michael! :) ) in the examination.
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So now I have a validation that I can read. :) At least, at the Intermediate level :)
Wish you all a nice Friday and pleasant weekends,
Tamara
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| #183 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:06 am I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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Hi Tamara! :wink:
these news are very good
congratulation Tamara ...
I wish to you the best always in your exam and I sure you will get a good results always.
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| #184 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 20:32 pm I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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Hi Tamara!
Congratulation!!!!
What a result! 8) Hope you don?t get stuck up now :wink: and continue thinking about your friends at this site. :)
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| #185 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 21:16 pm I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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Hi Tamara and thanks . I like your thread and usually peruse all the posts here :D
My real CONGRATULATIONS! Though I was quite confident that you'd pass your exam!!! |
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| #186 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 21:50 pm I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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Hi Tamara
I'd like to add my Congratulations as well! Excellent test results!!! I hope you've spent at least a little time patting yourself on the back. :D
Naturally, we will wanting a full report on the two questions that stumped you, though.... ;)
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| #187 (permalink) Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:52 am Hello world! :) |
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Hello world! :)
I love you!
Thank you all for you warmth. It’s really a great pleasure for me to read all those your coloured gratters (I specially use this colloquial synonym for 'congratulations', as one time I mistakenly e-mailed graters instead of it – what a shame!) :)
I can only say again, the Internet is a very special and strange space that, in addition to being a source of information, gets us also an (additional :)) sense of feeling and emotions. Virtual space… just letters!… but you feel an actual sincere affection in response, don’t… we? :)
Sometimes it’s so amazing.
Amy, regarding your question, - I’ll first quote a fragment of my own post from this thread and then add a comment.
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 18:54 pm, Post subject: First day of exam
Reading test was fairly easy and I've managed to finish it 15 minutes before the time is over.
And now I discover just a few my mistakes :) /wrong answers - among 40 small (close test) questions on eight (page-size) test texts from different area of everyday life.
(One was 'How does your garden grow' - a clear advice on growing plants :) :) )
In particular, some words I didn’t know yet - by today's 10 a.m. :)
For example, timber. The tricky text about a strong construction tempted me to think that 'timber' should be metal rather than wooden. Now I know more :) |
First day of exam
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic9027-90.html#26826
So, the first my great mistake was that I had watched not enough comics (as Michael - quite right - noted right away). Otherwise I certainly knew ‘timber’ very well, even though not ever being a window-frame (sash) maker. :)
The second one (sorry, I can’t remember now its exact wording) was one of those ‘comprehensive reading’ tests that are often asked in negative form, whereas all positive facts and tiny attributive details are carefully dispersed through the whole text. :)
For example, ‘which scheme ((1), (2), (3), (4)) is NOT accessible to overseas students?’ – and the text contains only positive statements and support descriptions.
In addition, questions of such kind often use tricky synonyms and antonyms.
I suspect that, being religiously examined, I could give a wrong answer even in my first language. :)
Generally, I expected to get three 'wrong answers', but, as a mater of fact, luckily guessed the third one right :)
Anyway, as I said before, Reading is my strongest point, so I realistically expected other results not being so impressive :)
See you,
Tamara
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| #188 (permalink) Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:46 am I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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:( :( :(
I'm Sorry Tamara..
Because I know that I'm so late to say anything but I think you will forgive me if you know that I was so busy and tired last few days...
" Out of sight, out of mind " I don't hope to be that :shock:
anyway...this is for you ..
CONGRATULATION TAMARA
CONGRATULATION TAMARA
CONGRATULATION TAMARA
CONGRATULATION TAMARA
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| #189 (permalink) Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:15 am I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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Hi Herc!
My rainbow Thanks to you.
:)
Tamara
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| #190 (permalink) Tue Aug 15, 2006 20:20 pm What happened to you? |
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Hi Tamara!
I wonder what happened to you since I couldn?t discover any post from you for the recent two days? :? Have you holidays or has it to do with with the continueing danger at the London airport? :roll:
Hope you aren?t ill or injured! :roll:
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| #191 (permalink) Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:20 am Seem to be OK :) |
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Hi Michael!
I haven't yet injured/shocked :) by the stunning news of my possible long vocation abroad.
Not now...
I’ve just spent a day guiding two my friends (who have been visiting the UK for the first time) around London’s most famous sites. Zone 1, I mean... :)
Now I'm ready again to post, non-stop :)
Thanks for your care :)
Tamara
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| #192 (permalink) Wed Aug 16, 2006 20:37 pm I really enjoy an atmosphere at this ESL Forum! |
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Hi Tamara!
I?m glad to read that your fine and complete. :wink: I just wondered what happened to you because since you were really buisy in writing at this site and having had a sudden break. And as I heard from TV there had been some trouble at the British airports continuous ........... :roll:
Whatever, I enjoy the news about your staying here! :)
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| #193 (permalink) Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:53 am Complete gentleman :) |
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Hi Michael!
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| And as I heard from TV there had been some trouble at the British airports continuous ........... |
Now that’s getting better.
Since last Saturday I have been in Heathrow three times… having a quite good chance to observe the dynamics… :)
Fortunately this August none of my friends wanted to fly the UK - the US, turnaround ….
Tamara
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Hmm. You consider me being complete? Flawless? Oooh… Thanks for the flowers. :) :D
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| #194 (permalink) Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:19 am Airport |
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Hi,
Strange thing was, and we were delighted, we flew into London/Luton last Friday from Berlin and it was a breeze.
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| #195 (permalink) Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:28 am Airport |
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Hi Alan!
You're very lucky... having come back exactly before the alert, on Friday...
But I wasn't (at least, this time)... and definitely need to have at least a small break-and-rest after all that delays and uncertainty with flights...
P.S.
Is 'a brezze' can also have the meaning 'a quarrel'? :)
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