Language Level Testing I am in the United States and I cannot figure out how to test my language level. I'd estimate it is somewhere between A2 and B1 but I would like to test. Can you take Common European Framework of Reference for Languages tests in the US or online?

Fun new way to practice a language! Today I had a call from a telemarketer. I get a dozen a day but today I was expecting a vendor to call so I kept having to answer unknown numbers. I'm practicing Russian, so when i get an unknown number, I answer "Allo" which works in both languages (just in case). When I figure out it's a telemarketer, I say "Вы говорите по-русски?" Uhhhh... is the typical response. Then, they explain who they are in English, but I answer in Russian "Очень приятно познакомиться". They get frustrated and ask if I speak English. I answer "Нет, нет, только русский". Then, he begins to mock me, thinking I do not understand and says (without a trace of Spanish vowels) "Hablo Espanole?" More "Нет, нет, только русский" and "Вы говорите по-русски?" He gets more annoying, saying rude things he thinks I will not understand and so I hung up. But, it was fun and made me think about using this tactic daily to work in some practice. Who knows, someone may someday say "Да! Я говорю по-русски!"

выражаю свои соболезнования I am going to a funeral. Is the phrase "выражаю свои соболезнования" appropriate? Could I have some help pronouncing please?

Гонки голубей У меня есть хобби гоночных голубей. Я держал голубей, так как я был мальчик. Молодой голуби отпустил на короткое расстояние от дома. Потом длиннее расстояние от дома. Молодой голубей гонки 300 миль. Старый голубей гонки 500 миль. Это была хорошая гонка - National Database-1 EVANSVILLE RACING PIGEON CLUB 11/05/10-12:59 Evansville IN Weekly Race Report Page 1 Open and Sportsman Category Name: BIRMINGHAM 13 Young Bird Race Flown: 10/23/2010 Release(A): 07:15 Birds: 134 Lofts: 9 Station: BIRMINGHAAL (0207) Weather (Rel) Clear, SE-5, 57 deg (Arr) PC, SE-15, 80 deg POS NAME BAND NUMBER CLR X ARRIVAL MILES TOWIN YPM WS Cus Pts NDB Std Pts 1 HELFRICH S/30 10145 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:26:28 309.191 00.00 1747.107 532 96 2 HELFRICH STEV 10172 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:26:30 2/30 00.02 1746.920 528 93 3 THREET ROB/15 3331 AU 10 EVV BB H 12:26:16 308.276 00.42 1743.103 524 89 4 HELFRICH M/30 2509 AU 10 EVV BC H 12:27:38 309.389 00.57 1741.737 520 85 5 HELFRICH MARK 2590 AU 10 EVV BC H 12:27:42 2/30 01.01 1741.365 516 81 6 HELFRICH MARK 2580 AU 10 EVV BC H 12:27:46 3/30 01.05 1740.994 512 78 7 HELFRICH STEV 10121 AU 10 HELF BC H 12:27:35 3/30 01.07 1740.866 508 74 8 HELFRICH STEV 10141 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:27:36 4/30 01.08 1740.773 504 70 9 HELFRICH STEV 10161 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:27:37 5/30 01.09 1740.681 500 66 10 HELFRICH STEV 10114 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:27:38 6/30 01.10 1740.588 496 63 11 HELFRICH STEV 10106 AU 10 HELF BC H 12:27:39 7/30 01.11 1740.495 492 59 12 HELFRICH STEV 10130 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:27:39 8/30 01.11 1740.495 488 55 13 HELFRICH STEV 10235 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:27:40 9/30 01.12 1740.402 484 51 14 HELFRICH STEV 10139 AU 10 HELF BB H 12:27:41 10/30 01.13 1740.309 480 48 --------------------------------- Above are 10 percent -------------------------

Мое хобби пчеловодстве Мое хобби пчеловодстве. Мой друг позвонил мне, чтобы прийти получить пчелиный рой. Сейчас у меня есть три улья. Это хорошо, потому что я обычно покупаю пчел, и они были свободны.

Learning a language with music I have heard that one way to squeeze in more foreign language study time is to listen to foreign music in the language you are studying. I am studying Russian so I went to Spotify and found some Russian pop music play lists. It turns out it was not as helpful as I thought. It would be as if I recommended you learn English by listening to Jimi Hendrix or Nirvana. Haha. Some of the songs were good at slowly pronouncing Russian words for me but most were not. I am making a point to save the good ones in my own play list. I am looking for the Russian equivalent of Gordon Lightfoot, Bobby Goldsboro or Kenny Rogers. I wonder if anyone has a playlist they would recommend?