Hi everyone!
I hope you are all doing well :)
I'm Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (a pseudonym in honor to Barney Stinson from "How I Met Your Mother" xD). I'm from Spain, and I'm 35 years old.
I work as a software engineer for a big company and I'd like to take my English to the next level :P. Officially, I have a B1 level, I can understand native people on Youtube, for example. However, It is not enough, I need so much more than this!
Right now, I'm using some apps like Busuu, for example. In the same way, I often read a lot of English content due to my job.
I think my weakness are speaking and writing. I think it's a common issue for Spanish people. You know, it's hard to find the right word, sentence, or even the right verb tense... you simply stay there, like a dumb, saying "emm, emmm" xD.
I hope this helps me to improve :D
Of course, I'm open to help anyone with Spanish, my native language.
I apologize in advance, for all the mistakes that I'm going to make :P
See you soon :)
Kind regards
You're doing great! I used Busuu for a long time. I love that app.
In English, we don't use so many clauses in one sentence. As to what a "cause" is you'll have to explore on your own. We usually don't use more than 3 in a sentence. Good luck!
Hi Lorenzo! You shouldn't apologize for your mistakes :) We're all here to learn and making mistakes is a natural element in the process of learning. You should rather treat them as opportunities to learn something new :) Good luck in your language adventure!
Hi Lorenzo! Your writing really isn't bad at all. You've made a few small mistakes here and there, but you clearly have a solid understanding of the core grammar of English (whether it's implicit or explicit, it doesn't matter). As Bruno mentioned, you might want to try to break down your ideas a bit more into separate sentences instead of using so many commas.
As for continuing to improve, you’re doing the right thing! Once you’ve learned the basics of grammar, one of the best ways to continue learning is to immerse yourself in content in your target language – both written and spoken. It sounds like you’re already doing that! And writing is a great exercise to improve your automaticity – it will help you think more quickly and clearly when you have to speak. A lot of times, your speaking ability is actually much higher than you first think. You just have to get over the emotional hurdles and fears and try to feel confident in what you already know how to say. Keep up the good work – you’re doing great so far!
Thank you so much guys :D. I really appreciate your advices. Have a good weekend and merry Christmas!