Where to obtain more vocabulary online? Hello dear friends, I've been studying English for a long-term, although since last year I stopped conversational classes for many reasons, and this is frustrating me. I don't want to lose all that I got and I know that I will lose a huge part of my vocabulary if I don't do anything. So I'm here to practice a little bit and to ask tips for you guys about online websites where I can keep and obtain more vocabulary. Could you please help me with this?! Have a great one!

The lack of ethics in Brazil Let's talk about ethics... This is something difficult to find in Brazil. Unfortunately we have been living hard times here, where we can't trust in any politician or even on service providers. The truth is that we need to increase our level of quality on education. The base for the ethical improvement is education for our children. This is the only way to a best place to live in society! Here we can see an incredible number of people leaving our country to find a better place to live, and when I say "a better place", I'm referring about a place where you won't be a slave of taxes, a place where you will see your money used in education, health, and other goods for the people. This is sad but true! A great week for everybody!

Returning to italki It has five or six months that I don't enter here, so this is kind of a new beginning for me. I studied English a lot in the last 3 years, although last january I stopped my studies because I started some new projects in my life, so unfortunately I couldn't keep on studying as I was before. Now I'm back! And I'm excited to restart this process of learning new things, idioms, phrasal verbs and so... I have a great wish of living abroad, maybe Europe, I still don't know where to, but someday I know, I will do it and it will be a great time of my life. Well, thats it... I hope I don't have lots of mistakes... :) Kind Regards

A text full of idioms The more you practice, the more you learn. Writing a text every day is a great way to get confident on a foreign language, nevertheless you need to think out of the box to reach better results. Sometimes we need to be careful, because if you tell everyone all of your ideas is likely that most part of them won’t going to fly. The truth is that we, humans, are really keen on getting advantage of things, even when these things are just plans in our heads. But you know, this is dangerous, when it rains it pours, so do the things in a right way and keep calm, don’t tell your plans to the world, just keep them safe with you. With the increase of the population and subsequently the increase of competition, you have to start your projects off on the right foot, they have to be well-planed and well-done. All participants of your projects should be on the same page, so the chances to succeed will rise. Going out on a limb sometimes is positive, who never took risks once in a blue moon? Meanwhile you don’t have to put all your eggs in one basket, ensure yourself that you have other projects and options. If you work seriously, certainly you’ll land on your feet! You might be prepared to the hard times, but if you take the bull by the horns, everything is going to be alright. In some cases you’ll have to hold your horses, you couldn’t move too fast, but on the right pace.

Where is the best place to study English for 1 month in the USA? I know the benefits, the low cost (In comparison to going abroad) and I'm already studying a lot here on Italki, but, In your opinion, where's the best place to study English for 1 month in the USA? As everyone knows, the United States is extremely big in its extension and has a lot of different provinces that could bring to foreign students different sorts of experience and mainly, expenses! Lately I've been researched about some of the most important and unlikely places where students would like to study in the US. In my researches I've found that San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities regarding accommodation and food, but also it has a good and relatively cheap public transportation, otherwise in Washington D.C. was verified that the cost of living is really cheap in comparison to San Francisco and even to New York. The main question is: "Where is the best education for ESL students? More than that is: Where a foreign student could live intensely the American lifestyle? As far as I'm concerned, what could really increase the student's level of proficiency is the day by day in a community, talking to native speakers and being focused on speaking English all day long! I really would love to know your opinion and your experiences about going to the USA for studying and living one month immersed on this fascinating culture.

Test your English level (according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) for free This a very good website to English Learners verify their English levels. http://examenglish.com/leveltest/index.php Have a nice day!

Going to the USA to study English could make difference?

Hello everyone, 

I've been thinking about going to the USA to spent at least one month studying 20 hours per week on an English Shool. I've found a huge amount of very expensive schools (For Brazilian people), but I've found one school (In San Francisco) with an affordable tuition (It's about $600 for 1 month).

The main problem is the cost of living, costs with food, flight tickets, transport and mainly, where to sleep (Hostels, Family bedrooms, etc...).

I have my doubts if 1 month could really makes difference on the English spoken of a foreign person or if its necessary at least 2 months or more... 

 

What do you guys think about?

 

Thanks in advance for comments and corrections.

 

Why study English is really important to me? Hi everyone, my name is Gabriel Carvalho and I am from Brazil. I've been living here since I was born, although I had some opportunities to know other countries around the globe, as England, Scotland, Holland, etc... I'm a travel lover and for me English Language is really important and enjoyable. I've been working with Quality processes, to be more exact, I'm specialized on implementing ISO 9001 requirements on industries and all kind of businesses. I have a college in Businesses Administration and I'm finishing a bachelor degree in production engineering. Although I'm studying English a lot because I might change my current profession to become an English teacher here in Brazil in the future. Nevertheless I think that working on education is a pleasant way to live with happiness and a certain that you're making difference helping people. Taking a course on edx makes me excited because I can have a real contact with native speakers and also and mainly I can have opportunities in attending on courses offered by fantastic institutions. In my thought, studying online is not the future, but the current best manner to cross the frontiers to reach the highest level of an ideal society, made by good people. Taking classes online makes me excited because I can have a real contact with native speakers and also and mainly I can have opportunities in attending on courses offered by fantastic teachers. In my thought, studying online is not only the future, but the current best manner to cross the frontiers to reach the highest level of an ideal society, made by good people.

You need to have willpower Learning a new language is a true challenge which we have to face everyday. It's been hard days for me, since I really started learning English, in 2013. I've been reading, watching series, listening to people talking in English and trying to talk with my teachers. This is a fascinating language, I really hope one day to be a proficient speaker, my dream is to talk as a native speaker, and I know this day will come, because now nothing can stops me in the search of proficiency. Sometimes you feel tired of studying another language, then, you realize that's necessary to have willpower to reach all your goals. Only time will tell and show the benefits of daily hours of study. Knowledge is the biggest richness of a man!