Cùng nhau học tiếng Anh trên WTT

[Lullaby]

A story:

But How can I know, their sound so strange....

I agree that people from different areas may pronounced a little bit differently for the same word, so sometimes you may need to guess from the context (like the security did). It's normal in all languages, even our mother tongue: one from Hanoi may need to guess what a person from Ho Chi Minh City is talking about and vice versa.

[Lullaby]

The security guard came over and said to me: "They asked you where REX hotel was"
Oh, God. I knew exactly where REX hotel was, which was very near here. But I couldn't catch its name because of the gentleman's strange accent ....

I guess in this context, you should use simple present tense, even you are telling a story which happened in the past, since these sentences describe a truth.

[childlike mother]

I guess in this context, you should use simple present tense, even you are telling a story which happened in the past, since these sentences describe a truth.

At the first time I used past tense, Then I 'd like to tell the story in a lively way, Therefore -> present tense.

Thanks for all. Now, tell me yr story. It's a way to practise english. Go ahead!!!




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[mẹ Linh con]

I guess in this context, you should use simple present tense, even you are telling a story which happened in the past, since these sentences describe a truth.

It's all right to use the past tense here, since she was recounting the story and giving her own comments on past events. The past tense doesn't affect nor does it alter the truth.

[Lullaby]

OK, các mẹ vào trang này: http://www.hp-vietnam.com sau đó vào phần TOEFL rồi vào mục dowload bản dùng thử. Các mẹ thử làm bài thi năm 2004 xem sao nhé. (bài thi này đòi hỏi khá nhiều thời gian đấy). Khó lắm. Phần vì lần đầu thi thử, phần vì làm chưa hết, mình làm khoảng 2/3 số câu hỏi mà mới được có 200 điểm thôi.

This is a trial version, so it doesn't come with the grader, I guess. 200 is the ground score that one can earn when he has registered for the test You should check the result after the pop-up window telling your score is off. I've got 30/50 for the first section (listening); 34/40 for the second; and 31/50 for the last part. This link shows how to estimate scores for your practice test.

http://www.press.umich.edu/esl/testp...fl/scoring.pdf

But they (the compilers) don't guarantee if it reflects the scores in the real test However, I think it's good anyway for your reference.

[PHƯƠNG ANH]

I hope you don't mind if i may want to correct your message

Btw, I started my listening skill by listening to the VOA (Voice of America) Special English (www.voa.gov, I guess. You can always search for it on Google). Would you like to try??

Thank you Lullaby, I hope that you will correct my message if it is wrong because when I write I don't know where it is wrong , if you write again I will know I write wrong to correct it.
Thank you very much for your website, I will try studying form it.
I write right or wrong?

[Lullaby]

Thank you Lullaby, I hope that you will correct my message if it is wrong because when I write I don't know where it is wrong , if you write again I will know I write wrong to correct it.
Thank you very much for your website, I will try studying form it.
I write right or wrong?

Hi, Phương Anh, I would love to tell you some key grammar rules if you would love to learn. I hope these may help you write better. Please tell me what you think about that. In the meantime, just a tip for you, don't translate into English from what you think in Vietnamese, try to think in English

[Duvi]

Very good idea. Anybody who wants to joint this topic should type in English. OK?

Oh god, I send this time is 3 times , I'm newcomer, my English very badly, this Topic is helpful for me, if I make mistake, please tell me. Thanks.

[yttikoob]

Hi all mums, I just found out this topic today by accident (thank god ) and I was attracted to it right away. My English is so-so, and of course it need to be improved but I'm too lazy to register at a night E class. Therefore, this topic is useful for me. However, I have no idea and suggestions to support this topic right now, simply because.... I'm only following up to page 4 and I have to back to work now .

"Surely catch up this topic tonight when my baby sleeps" promise myself

[PHƯƠNG ANH]

Hi, Phương Anh, I would love to tell you some key grammar rules if you would love to learn. I hope these may help you write better. Please tell me what you think about that. In the meantime, just a tip for you, don't translate into English from what you think in Vietnamese, try to think in English

Lullaby, thank you very much, I'am really happy when reading your this word, I try to joint this forum to improved my English.

[ACKHIP]

Hi all mums, I have to teach my nieces (10 year old) English in the next summer. I do not how to begin and I've never taught E before, pls kindly share your experience of teaching E from ABC. Thanks in advance and looking forward to hearing from you.

[Lullaby]

Oh god, I send this time is 3 times , I'm newcomer, my English very badly, this Topic is helpful for me, if I make mistake, please tell me. Thanks.

"I've sent the same message 3 times. Thanks God, it's gone through finally. I'm a newcomer, my English is very bad. This topic is helpful for me. If I made any mistakes, please tell me how to correct it. Thanks."

Actually, I'm not sure about the conditional tense that I've used in the above sentence I used the present unreal type, since you might not have made any mistakes. Could anybody explain this further?

[WittyBunny]

Oh god, I send this time is 3 times , I'm newcomer, my English very badly, this Topic is helpful for me, if I make mistake, please tell me. Thanks.

Oh, God! I've sent this message 3 times! I am a newcomer. My English is very bad. This topic is helpful to me. If I've made any mistakes, please let me know.

This is just one of many ways to correct your message. Hope this helps. Your problems so far are articles, ways to use adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, and punctuations. When your grammar is improved, try to think in English so you are able to write effortlessly! How to think in English? In my opinion, critical reading in English is the best way!

[Lullaby]

Hi all mums, I have to teach my nieces (10 year old) English in the next summer. I do not how to begin and I've never taught E before, pls kindly share your experience of teaching E from ABC. Thanks in advance and looking forward to hearing from you.

You could start with the alphabet then some simple words. You should teach her using body language, instead of telling her the meaning of the word in Vietnamese. You could use some items to facilitate your teaching. For example, if you would like to teach her the word "apple", you can either make a gesture that helps her imagine of an apple, or you can have an apple to show her. The purpose of this method is that when she sees something, she would recall the English word, instead of translate a Vietnamese word to English. This method is modelled on how a baby learns a language. Hope it helps!

[WittyBunny]

"I've sent the same message 3 times. Thanks God, it's gone through finally. I'm a newcomer, my English is very bad. This topic is helpful for me. If I made any mistakes, please tell me how to correct it. Thanks."

Actually, I'm not sure about the conditional tense that I've used in the above sentence I used the present unreal type, since you might not have made any mistakes. Could anybody explain this further?

Do you mean "If clause (conditinal) clause-unreal in the present"? In conditional clause and main clause, we can combine 2 different tenses in the same sentence as long as they aren't conflict. I mean your sentense is just fine, bút the if clause should be in present perfect tense.