For very english people..!

Good evening, Marco

I have the same problem, my English is sufficiently and I want improve it.

For me is important practice this language every days, I hope in this forum there are others people preparate than Acquerapide in English to help us.

I'd be happy to help anyone that asks for it, but believe me, my english seems to be perfect to you.
If an american or english guy would come here, he probably would have a lot to say about my english, too

I can give you all a suggestion anyway, it has worked very well with me : nowadays everyone has a dvd reader, or also Sky tv, right?
So, why don't you watch movies in the original language?
This is my personal "recipe":
Take a dvd of a movie you like (yes, in particular movies you have seen several times, those that never "bore")

1. Watch the movie in italian. With subtitles in english if you like, but not paying too much attention to them, even better without. Now you just have to memorize the dialogues. Give a look to the subtitles just only if you already know the movie very well.
2. watch the same movie a second time, better if the same day or the day after, but in english with subtitles in italian
3. then watch it in english with subtitles in english (as long as you can bear)

It's a good exercise because:

It's cheap
It doesn't steal you any extra time, it's your spare time anyway
it's funny
It's important for comprehension, a crucial point in order to "live" a language

Remember that even in italian a lot of people always use no more than 2000 words to express themselves, and that in a movie you can learn even 100-150 new words!

Just some suggestions:

• Prefer english movies at first ("sliding doors", "quattro matrimoni ed un funerale"...)
• AVOID cartoons: they're really hard to understand
• AVOID trying with songs (Mick Jagger in particular ): they are hard too (otherwise we all would be english specialists!)

I hope it was useful

P.S. Se necessario, ovviamente traduco

Thank you again.

Are you in cockney?

M.a.r.c.o., with all due respect, maybe you'd better improve your english
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I never had seen a thread so polite.

to write english helps..

Oh, nono! If you mean the cockney area, I simply live in Florence. I've been in London several times anyway. THe first ones it was tough to understand people, really

Of course, it's british style

No, I just wanted to ask if you are used to cockney, and it seems you are.

I like the Edinburgh dialect.

Yeah, it's "crystal clear" english

English is so fascinating also because there isn't one: there is irish , scottish, american, australian english...

I like literary english, too: "thou art... thee..."

well..!! Thank you fot the advices..today i've the english test ..!!
And SORRY A MOMENT..!!! Acquarapide..!!! you live in florence ?
not because I have been to florence not more than three months ago for the concert of the mythical TOOL..! It's a very nice city..!!

I don't know the TOOLs, but I know Florence: it's a city you could lose your mind for. Simply gorgeous.

really......But not TOOLs (ex: work tools) Tool is a musical group...this is one of the link: TOOL

Sorry.

Yes, I live about twenty km. from Florence. I love my city, it never stops wondering me every time I go there

Hallo, Acquerapide

Sorry if I replay too late, I read your postit now, thank you for yours advices , they are a good advices as that to see the same DVD several time in the mode mentioned above. I think that I will follow your suggestion.

Hallò..!! This is my last english test...is an interviuw to a famus person...and it must not exceed the 10 questions but it must be at least of 5 questions...whot do you think ?
P.s: I enjoy myself to translate the surnames..
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