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Reading books for learning English
I want to retype my previous note taking into account native speaker's corrections. I just can't leave it as it is now.
Lately I don't like reading English student books. Maybe I'm wrong but recently I feel like learning natural and real language from books, movies and maybe even people. I just want to use English on a daily basis, not just doing exercises from a book.
Sadly, my English still isn't improving. That's why I want to read a lot, constantly, every day. The issue for me is choosing a book.
I've tried to read "The Lord of the Flies" since my school's English teacher told me it's easy and pleasant to read. I understand the storyline but I don't get some details and there's tons of vocabulary which I don't know. I can't concentrate on reading while I have to check every second sentence in a dictionary, it irritates me. My English is definitely too poor for this book. As well as for many other books I'd like to read.
Nevertheless, I'll try Nabokov's 'Real Life of Sebastian Knight'. I've read it in Russian twice so I hope it's going to be easier to comprehend.
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Books for learning English
Lately I don't like English student's books. Maybe I'm not right but now I feel like learning natural, real language from real fiction books, movies and probably people. I just want to use English on a daily basis and don't only do exercises from a book. Sadly, my English still isn't improving. That's why I want to read a l o t. Constantly, every day.
The issue for me is a choice of books. I've tried to read "The Lord of the Flies" since my school's English teacher told me it's easy and pleasant to read. Apparently, not for me. I understand the storyline but I don't get some details and there's tons of vocabulary which I don't know. I can't concentrate on reading while I have to check every second sentence in a dictionary, it irritates me. My English is definetly too poor for this book. As well as for many other books I'd like to read.
Nevertheless, I'll try Nabokov's 'Real Life of Sebastian Knight'. I've read it in Russian twice so I hope it's going to be easier to comprehend.
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Help with grammar
Is this sentence correct?
"One of my composition's paintings looks like I've been being on heavy drugs while I've been painting it."
(below is a painting by Bryan Lewis Saunders)
December 14, 2014
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Die erste Note
Das ist meine Aufgabe für die Schule. Das Thema von die Stunde ist "Nationalitäten".
Jose Delgado ist in Spanien geboren, aber er arbeitet und wohnt in China. Jose ist fünfunddreißig Jahre alt. Er ist ein Bildhauer von Beruf. Er ist geschiden, aber drei Kinder er hat. Seine ex-Frau ist Franzosin und wohnt in Frankreich. Seine Hobbys sind Segeln und Tauchen, ebenfalls er spielt Tennis gern.
Ieva Kalniņa ist in Lettland geboren, aber sie wohnt und studiert in Dänemark. Sie studiert Bioligie, weil sie ein Wissenschaftler werden will. In ihr Freizeit sie fotografiert oft und läuft gern. Ieva ist nicht verheiratet und hat keine Kinder, aber einen Freund sie hat.
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"We learn from failure, not from success"
We all are just humans and we all are constantly making mistakes. Especially when doing something which we aren't used to and have to learn by our own mistakes. When I think of it I get anxious. Because it seems like nobody messes up but me. Apparently, it isn't true and everyone feels like this sometimes, don't they?
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Mājas
Man sāk likties, ka es tik ļoti ienīstu šo vietu, ka jau nevaru īsti strādāt šeit.
Es negribu gleznot šajā mazajā istabiņā - smakt aiz terpentīna smakas un mocīties ar galvassāpēm. Ienīstu šo molbertu, kuru nevar pacelt uz vajadzīgo man limeni. Nekad nevaru apskatīties darbu pa gabalu, nekad nav vietas, kur nolikt krāsas un paleti tā, lai es nenosmerētos, tiklīdz pakustēšos. Gribētu jau izmest šo milzīgo dīvānu, lai būtu kaut nedaudz vairāk brīvas telpas! Par daudz mēbeles - man pietiektu arī daudz mazāk.
Parasti ārpus mājām esmu cits cilvēks un, pie tam, darbspējīgāks un centīgāks.
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16th of November
Today I was having a very boring time. I'm feeling absolute apathy most of the time and I don't want to do anything. Even painting and reading don't amuse me so much anymore.
I guess it's because I've been sick for the last three weaks and I've been staying at home. I still haven't recovered. In addition, instead of bronchitis I got sinusitis, which is way worse. I don't want to describe all the unpleasant details of this disease - it's not much fun. I'm taking antibiotics and using a lot of nose drops but it seems not working out. At least I didn't notice any significant changes in the way I feel. If these meds don't help after two days, there will be another, not so desired, treatment. Sometimes, when I consider that, I'm getting scared like a little kid. I'm afraid of a pain, unpleasant sensations, complications. Even though the sinusitis is a common sickness; especially here, in Latvia, because of the wet climate.
It's a pure coinsidence that I typed this pessimistic note. I just didn't want to do any other productive work.
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What signature says about personality
Hello! My task for tomorrow English class is to describe my signature and tell what it says about my character. I prefer to write the speech down first and correct the mistakes, so that I can speak more confidently. Hope, you will help me.
Let's look at my signature and try to find out if it says something about my personality.
I use this one (see it below :)) when I have to sign some paperwork, something more formal.
As we can see, the surname is definitely more prominent and according to the information from the book it means that my "public" self is more important for me. The first name is written just as initials and this means that I'm more secretive about the private part of my life. Next point is legibility. That's absolutely clear. The signature is legible what indicates that I'm insistent person with clear objectives. My signature is horizontal and doesn't have any angle. That implies that I'm emotionally stable and more or less satisfied with my life the way it is. Since the signature is usually smaller than the rest of text it means that I'm shy and insecure, lacking self-confidence. Here I'd rather agree with the book, though all of the fore-said is uncertain and very generalized.
And frankly, I think that either specialist or a person you know intimately can actually make any inferences just by seeing how you write your name.
November 12, 2014
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Āfrikāņi un recenzija
Nupat ieinteresēja viena lieta: kā civēki no citām valstīm apgūst latviešu valodu divu gadu laikā? D: Dažreiz redzu k ādus indiešus vai āfrikaņus, kuri absolūti brīvi un bez pamanāma akcenta runā latviski. Varbūt, tādi cittautieši dzīvoja Latvijā no bērnības vai kaut kā tā, diezin! Bet vispar esmu lasījusi, ka divi gadi no mācību sākuma - petekošs laiks, lai iesakt runāt. Tas neliek mani mierā. Laikam meklēšu kādus rakstus par šo tēmu.
Pašlaik man ieradas vēl viena problēma, saistīta ar latviešu valodu. =__= Atkal nevaru uzrakstīt recenziju par mākslas izstadi, bet tas ir obligats uzdevums mākslas vēsturei. Laikam jālasa vairāk, jo esmu pavisam neglābjama, kad man jāraksta teksti daiļliteratūras stilā. Nē, protams, recenzija vairāk attiecas uz publicistisko stilu, tomēr ļoti grūti aprakstīt iespaidus no gleznas vai kaut kā tāda bez salīdzīnājumiem un metāforām.
Mani pēdējie mēģinājumi-mokas ar recenziju:
Izstāde Saules apmirdzētie I
Latvijas Mākslinieku savienības muzejs (11. Novembra krastmalā 35, Rīgā) ir aizsācis jaunu izstāžu ciklu "Saules apmirdzētie". Pirmā izstāde no cikla ir atvērta no 7. novembra līdz 7. decembrim.
Izstādē „Saules apmirdzētie I” apskatāmi Latvijas glezniecības augstākas kvalitātes 80.gadu autoru darbi: Maijas Tabakas, Džemmas Skulmes, Sandras Krastiņas, Ievas Iltneres un Jāņa Mitrēvica gleznas.
Ši mākslas darbi pārstāvē dažādas stilistikas: no realisma, līdz modernismam un avanrardismam, taču visi ir apvienoti ar vienu tēmu un dāļēji sižētu, kuri atspoguļoti arī izstādes nosaukumā. Visas 18 gleznas, izņēmot Džemmas Skulmes “Putnubiedēkli”, ir portreti; katra darba ir savā zinā mirdzoša un pilnā ar gaismām: daži kvēlo ar agresī sārtajiem toņiem (Džemmas Skulmes darbi), daži spilgti spīd *tālāk es netiku*
Un maza anotācija citai izstadei:
Prezidentu portretu izstade.
Galerijā «Daugava» apskatei tiek izstādīti Latvijas prezindentu parādas portreti, kuri atradušās prezidenta darba kabinetā un Ģerboņu zālē. Šīs gleznas ir saglabājušies pēc Rīgas pils ugunsgrēka šā gada jūnijā, un šobrīd ikvienam interesentam ir iespēja redzēt mākslas darbus, kuru pieejamība agrāk bija ierobiežota.
Nožēlojami.
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Tests
Anna ir mana kursabiedrene, mēs abas mācāmies B grupā un esam diezgan labās attiecībās. Viņas mamma strādā par psiholoģi un reiz deva Annai izpildīt vienu interesantu testu. Apmēram pirms divām nedēļām Anna atnēsa mums uz skolu to pašu testu. Šodien sanēmu sava testa rezultātu.
"Pašpieteikama, vadoša personība. Adekvāta sevis uztvere. Atbalstoša ģimene (vai draugi) patiesas vērtības. Ir pieteikami interesantas spilgtas idejas.
Idealizētas, romantiskas attiecības distancētas attiecības ar kādu cilvēku. Noturība pret konfliktiem."
Spriežot pēc mūsu rezultātiem, Annas māte pateica, ka mēs visi esam jauki cilvēki. :)
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