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I recently lived in Russia for three years, in the beautiful Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk where I taught English at a private language school. My students ranged from 3 years up to adults, in groups and individual. I am a Christian man with wife and 6 children. I love kayaking, fishing (usually at the same time!), playing musical instruments, having quiet time (hard to find!) and gardening. I have an Australian English podcast, talking about Aussie style English. Check it out! http://aus-eng.blogspot.com/
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Katya/ Катя
Russian
Nov 10, 2022
Спасибо большое Вам, Brett! Вы отлично практиковали русский сегодня! Очень хорошо помните все слова и грамматику! У Вас всегда интересные истории из вашего путешествия:)
Katya/ Катя
Russian
Sep 8, 2022
Вам спасибо, Brett! Впечатляющие знания русского языка у Вас, это просто невероятная работа!!!
Katya/ Катя
Russian
Aug 18, 2022
Было очень приятно познакомиться с вами, Brett! У вас просто прекрасный русский! Даже не представляю, сколько времени и работы у вас заняло изучение языка до такого высокого уровня!
Юлия Нарожная
Russian
Jun 10, 2017
Бретт, спасибо. Да, мы многое обсудили. Надо чаще разговаривать, чтобы поддерживать язык на хорошем уровне. До встречи!
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    January 22, 2018
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    Personally, I would call them the "shores of the lake". Another possibility is "edge of the lake/water".

    Example from literature where both are used: 

    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.


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    January 6, 2018
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    Celebrities work for the charities

    *When speaking "in general" we don't use articles "The / A / An". Example "I like apples" not "I like the apples"

    Why do the celebrities work for the charities?
    One side On one hand, they do a great job by utilising using their fame famous person. The world is full of evil, greed and lack of resources, yet, they are living in majestic houses, eating delicious food and driving cool cars. In other words, they have all that's needed to fix the injustice.


    On the other hand, I can't comprehend why they do this. for effect? It's normal when you share some money with a poor person. This is not a top magazine story for the magazine. Want Do сelebrities only want the publicity, or they are really nice people persons?


    Молодец )) И хорошие вопросы, конечно! Я сам не знаю ответ.

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    December 29, 2017
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    I think you've done remarkably well! Only the last sentence is difficult to follow, or "clunky". Perhaps something like: - John shouldn't take for granted the fact that Petra has been at his side supporting him all these years. It's a little lengthy, but elegant and precise. Good work!
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    December 20, 2017
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    In my understanding, the difference is such: To notice = you see something or someone. Nothing more. To take notice = to watch and observe someone or some action taking place. To make a mental note about something. "I noticed a seagull sitting on the wharf." "I took notice of the seagull sitting on the wharf. He seemed to be waiting for the fisherman to throw him some fish."
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    January 18, 2017
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    January 6, 2017
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    The thing that happened today

    I work with an American man. The other day he asked me to hang out the other day, and so today we met up each other at a coffee shop. It was the first time that I'd hung out for me to hang out with him. I still can't easily express myself in English, so I was a little nervous, but once I saw him waving his hand from a distance, I got relaxed and smiled.

    I was happy to see him, but words didn't come out when I needed them. I couldn't speak English well enough. Every time I try to speak English, my head goes totally blank. It's so frustrating! How can I overcome this? I need to practice speaking a lot. I'm going to take use this frustration to motivate myself. I'll definitely improve my English!!


    GREAT WORK! A good method for practicing conversational English is to write some phrases and memorise them. Then use them in a real conversation and they will sound familiar and natural.

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    December 28, 2016
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    Hi, all

    I am from Russia. I am 32 and have a family. I've been working as an electrical engineer for over 8 years. I am interested in electronic music. When I was young, I used to play as a DJ and organized small parties with my friends. It was a great time... I also like to go to the gym jim, read about green technologies and, of course, listen to music.

    I have a blog where I post some new tracks and podcasts which I found find on the Internet. I've been learning English over last 2 years because I decided to move to Australia. However, I realized that learning another language and speaking with people from another other countries* gives you exciting experience and a lot of new impressions.

    Feel free to contact me. I hope to find here new friends and speaking partners here; not only from Australia, but from other parts of the world.

     

    *Note:

    Other countries (plural); Another country (singular)

    Other people (plural); Another person (singular)

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    March 30, 2015
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    Изпользовать или Пользоваться Объясните пожалуйста! Какая разница... изпользовать / пользоваться ? Не могли бы Вы дать мне примеры? Спасибо заранее )))
    March 26, 2015
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    Why I am here

    I am interesting (interested) in social psychology, management and many other fields of knowledge. By the way, I need practice in writing english.

     

    Great!

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    August 12, 2012
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