Anna

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speaks: Russian

learns: English, German

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I love learning foreign languages by polyglot methods. I can enjoy Ted Talks and other authentic materials in English, while my German just at the beginning level. I'm really happy to be part of the Journaly community.

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Imaginary story #3 Sports and Friendship

I love sports and basketball is my favorite kind of sport. It’s not only fun, but it also helps me stay fit. One day I went to the basketball court. I was waiting for the opportunity to train during
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Dec 19 - 1 min. read

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Just a short story

Let’s imagine, one day a mother and son are walking in the street then she pays attention her son to a group of workers who are digging a ditch. Their working wear is dirty and they are tired. She
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Apr 13 - 1 min. read

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Imaginary story #2 English School Ad

Today, I'm going to write a short Advertisement for English School practising some of new words. Achieve Fluency with ABC English School. Are you struggling to learn English? ABC English School
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Dec 10 - 1 min. read

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Imaginary story #1 English teacher

There are many ways to learn vocabulary. I think the best approach is learning new word and expressions in context. Today I use some words in an imaginary story. Wordns and expressins I wanted to
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Nov 26 - 1 min. read

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Life is like a riddle. Venedict Erofeev. Part 1

I can say that you can heard something of Venedict Erofeev or not, but if you're interested in literature and know something of postpodernism. Surely, you not just heard his name but read his small
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Dec 21 - 2 min. read

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How I listen to podcasts

It's always difficult to find some time to whatch or listen to radio or podcast. I use one method that is really popular in modern world. That's doubletasking. I have a subscription of one popular
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Jul 31 - 1 min. read

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New Frock or Cashmere Blanket?

We buy clothes, especially young girls and women love to do it. Invest a half of the budget on an embroidery garment is an ordinary thing in many families. But there is a new trend is coming.
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Jan 14 - 1 min. read

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Leaves in Autumn

I love to watch how nature is changing. It's autumn and a few weeks ago there were colorful leaves everywhere on the trees. I absolutely love it, when the rowan trees are full of berries. This year
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Oct 10 - 1 min. read

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Repeat It or Forget It: My Vocab Rule

Learning a foreign language is always connected with acquiring new vocabulary. Lots of vocabulary... It is known, things can be easily forgotten without repetition. We know it, but how deeply we
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Jul 13 - 2 min. read

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Do You Need a Bucket List?

I’m an absolute lover of all kinds of lists – shopping list, daily to-do lists, must-have lists and so on… They all help me to organize my time and the space around me. I recently came across an
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Jun 29 - 3 min. read

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Your Dream House Can Change Your Outlook

I've never lived in a house. The summer I spent in a village on vacation doesn't count. But if we really think about it, living in a house versus a flat can really be a reflection not only of the way
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May 16 - 3 min. read

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The hard work of being lazy #2

When such states of mind happen to us (feeling lazy), we may neglect our duties at work. As a result we can experience painful emotions that can bar us from living successful lives or from thinking
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May 6 - 1 min. read

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The hard work of being lazy #1

My thoughts and ideas based on this youtube video. It's really helpful and motivating podcast called The School of Life. Nice sounding and capturing videos for anyone who just keen on different
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Apr 4 - 1 min. read

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English reading adventure starts here

This is my first post with a tag "Multilingual book club". Now I've read four chapters of "The shadow of the wind" in English and got that first impression of a book, when you can estimate the
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Mar 19 - 1 min. read

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Speak it like you are plaing a video game #5

Today I finish my retell of a Ted video and do it from a first person again. The challenge we know in the whole world English isn't being taught like a tool to play with. It is still being taught
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Feb 12 - 2 min. read

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Speak it like you are playing a video game #4

Today I'm going to retell a Ted talk from a first person. Let's take a look at what English is today in the world. If we look at all of the English conversations on planet we'll discover that for
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Feb 10 - 2 min. read

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Speak it like you are playing a video game #3

Today I continue my retelling of an inspiring TED video by Marianna Pascal, an English teacher who shares her experience, that will be helpful not only for language learners but for everyone who
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Feb 4 - 2 min. read

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Higher education institutions need this solution

Van Stormbroek’s report states that it’s vitally important to novice SLTs (speech language therapist) to be adequately prepared during the academic year. That is linked to common situation when students cannot avoid prac
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Jan 8 - 1 min. read

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Speak it like you are playing a video game #2

I continue my retelling of an inspriting Ted Talk about what helps a person to speak English or other foreign language with that calm, clear confidence like a passionate player enjoys his favourite computer game. The sec
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Jan 7 - 1 min. read

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Speak it like you are playing a video game #1

I really enjoy watching Ted Talks. It contains a great bunch of useful information and inspire you to discoveries. Recently, I've wathed an exciting Ted video about confidence in speaking a foreign language. This is the
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Jan 4 - 2 min. read

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