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  Level 4. Post 6. English Language Challenges > What comments can you make about your experience learning English at university? What about the use of blogs? > What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this? > Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for? - Wordcount: 260 - Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts. The best way to overcome the challenge of interpreting spoken English is to practice and be fully immersed in an environment with English speakers as much as possible. While we have pointed out many of the challenges in learning the English languages, there are some aspects that make it easier. For example, nouns have no gender in the English language. There are only three basic tenses: the past, the present, and the future. That simplifies things a bit! While you may not learn to speak English fluently overnight, the important thing is that you don’t give up. Learning English can be an exciti...
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  Blog post 5 Topic: Changes to my study programme Instructions: Write about some changes that could be made to your study programme (career). Among others, think about: The curriculum (the subjects you have to study) Workload and length of studies Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure) Use of technology Teaching methods Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count: 230 words   For years, language teachers found ways to make a naturally exciting topic into a deathly dull one. Language teaching for most of the 20th Century was heavily influenced by the ‘grammar-translation’ of the 19 th  Century, which involved learning a new word or grammatical structure, translating it into your native language and memorizing it. Teaching was based on a strict syllabus of what educators considered to be important, whether it was relevant to students’ needs o...
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  Blog post 4 Topic: Time travel to the past or future Instructions: Where would you like to go? Why? What time in the future or in the past? Would you like to stay there? Why/Why not? Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count: 220 words One of the easiest and most practical ways to time travel into the far future is to go really fast. According to Einstein’s theory of special relativity, when you travel at speeds approaching the speed of light, time slows down for you relative to the outside world. Well, if I had the possibility to time travel, I would like to visit the past, ancient times, biblical times, XIII century BC. The idea is to know how the Israeli people left Egypt through the Red Sea and how the pyramids were built. It would be interesting to know the way they lived and how they were discovering issues that are in use nowadays. I am not sure if I would prefer to be an...
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  Blog post 3 Topic: My dream job Instructions: ·        What kind of job would you like to have in the future? How do you imagine it? ·        What skills will you need ·        What about the salary? ·        What major are you studying / are you thinking of taking? Explain why ·        Add any other related ideas. Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count: 21 0 words   My future job As for me in future I would like to become an interpreter. I know that interpreters have opportunities to visit different countries and continents. It attracts me, because I'll get acquainted with various peoples and I'll learn their customs, rituals and traditions. I think that an interpreter is a very useful profession, because it helps people to communic...
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  Blog post 2 Students can choose one of the topics below. Topic: The best holidays ever Instructions: ·        When was it? ·        Where did you go? ·        How long was it? ·        Who did you go with? ·        What activities did you do? ·        Why was it the best so far ·        Add any other relevant info Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count: 170 words Topic: The best concert ever Instructions: ·        When / where was it? ·        Which artist or music group? ·        Add info about the artist ·  ...
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    Blog post 1 Topic: A country you would like to visit Instructions: Which country would you like to go to? Why? What do you know about it? What would you like to do there? Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain. Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count: 160 words      My favourite country is Japan. It is in Asia. Its capital is Tokyo. There are about 126 millions people living in Japan. The weather there is similar to that in Hong Kong. But, in Japan, the typhoons are mainly in autumn. Besides, it would be snowing in winter there. There are a lot of interesting things in Japan. One of them is the Way of Tea. It is a means of training concentration of spirit and of learning manners. The most interesting and popular food in Japan   should be Sushi. Sushi is a traditional Japanese food made with rice and vinegar. I like it very much. On the other...
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