A request to the teacher Dear Miss Jenna In order to help our son P to reinforce his English vocabulary, we would be grateful, if you could give him on friday to bring home the exercise book. Otherwise could you please let us know, how we could help him with English during the weekend? Thank you in advance D&D

A playlist In order to improve my English comprehension I loaded on my iPod, my phone and usb for my car the same playlist with songs of Genesis/Gabriel, Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen and ELO. I find that the diction (or better inflection?) is very clear. Does someone suggest other vocalists?

Bridge over troubled water In this Simon & Garfunkel lyrics I can't understand what this sentence means: "I will lay me down".

Be positive Currently I'm living terrible days in my job. Fortunately job is only a part of the life. Family and friends save a poor day. Small habits help too for a better day: 15 minutes workout e.g., read, study something or write some sentences in a foreign language to achieve more confidence with it. Always look on the bright side of the life.

What's a good subject to debate? At the time my problem with English is just start. Yesterday I discovered this community and I think it is a big opportunity to share the language knowledge. Start with a subject is very difficult. Find a subject difficult too. I decided that best choice is just write. I hope the sentences will come easier and easier with the time.

How much time a day do you spend to learn foreign language? Thank you for answer and for language correction

Waht's the difference between "I'm not in the habit to..." and "I'm not able to"

First notebook entry: Introducing myself My native language is italian. I grew up in Italy. I spent 4 years of my life in german area countries and I can speak german. I am now learning english, because I am planning to move in an english speaking country with my familiy. During the university time I have been reading a lot of technical text in english, but more focused on the context then on the language. Actually I'm reading in english seldom for my job, often on line: I am interested in the self emprovement forum and in news from foreign countries.