Hi! My name's Selo. I’m looking for a language exchange partner to practice English, and I can help you learn Arabic. 😊

Hi there! My name is Lina. I am 21 years old and I am a university student. I want to improve my English speaking skills. Currently, my level is A2. In exchange, I can help you practice German or Hungarian. I am friendly and patient. Let's help each other learn!

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Recently, my brother went to the Expo in Osaka. It is very crowded now, and it was hard to get tickets. There were many people, but he said he visited three country’s pavilions. After hearing his story, I also wanted to go, but I think it’s too late for me. The Expo is very interesting because we can learn about many countries in one place. If it is held in Japan again, I will definitely go there. By the way, I have an English test tomorrow. I study English for my future, and my dream is to become very good at English and talk with many people from other countries. I’ll keep studying hard!

The other day, I received the TOEIC results that I had been looking forward to. Before checking my score, I was worried that it might not have changed much from last time, or that it might even be lower. However, my score increased by about 100 points compared to the previous test, and I was very happy. I feel that my daily efforts, such as memorizing vocabulary little by little and practicing listening, have finally shown results. What made me especially happy was that my listening score improved compared to last time. Recently, even though I cannot understand everything, I have started to catch key words and understand the general flow of conversations. Seeing this small improvement reflected in my score gave me a lot of confidence. I still have not reached my target score, and there are many points I need to improve. In the reading section, I could not manage my time well, and I hesitated on many grammar questions. I want to use these reflections to do better next time. From this result, I learned that even if effort does not lead to immediate big results, it will take shape if I continue. To improve my score even more, I will keep studying as I have been and continue to work hard step by step.

Anyone wants to practice English with my little nephew?

some people are really afraid of spiders what are you afraid of? after I drank my coffee, I stood up to leave what did you drink today? are you all enjoying yourselves? how do you enjoy yourself? I enjoy myself by boating. it's that contagious smile all the leaders were disgruntled she's disgruntled because there's too much work you feel more sluggish a dog is speedy, and another one is sluggish we were instilled knowledge when we were at school you just have to prove your competency Competence is as important as knowledge. you are making the merchandise be second you see this turquoise jacket I might look pretty dapper we are living in the kryptonite world you are feeling politically ambivalent his answer of this question is ambivalent we are just going to slurp down some buns this is some conspiracy business I had a nice blubber of rice to slab it down with.

How do you say this another way? Everyone's out for themselves

I was explaining the synecdoche “a friendly face” to a student today, and it got me thinking about how often we use this figure of speech in everyday English. A synecdoche (pronounced si-NEK-duh-kee) is when we use a part of something to stand for the whole, or the whole to stand for a part. Some common examples: All hands on deck → “hands” means the sailors or workers. Nice wheels → “wheels” means a car. The crown will decide → “crown” means the king or queen. England won the World Cup → “England” means the football team. It’s one of those things we hear all the time without noticing! I’d love to hear your examples (either in English or in your own language). What synecdoche do you use every day?