4 posts tagged “the linguist”
My heart was clamoring for the review section at the Linguist after I went through Sumiko’s word list and Steve’s podcast with Jill.
I did the a review test for the first time! It was fun! Actually, “clamor for” was in the list. Unfortunately though, the server was went down when as I was assiduously checking my words. Therefore, I decided to update my diary after I chatted with Yukiko to make sure if it was my PC or their server. (Thanks, Yukiko!)
SoNow, here I am! Let me share with you one of my interesting discussion from the other night.
I came home from work at around 9 p.m. from my work on Thursday. I was about to eat dinner when I noticed that my Skype was ringing. So I put down the small plate with a piece of mouth-watering meatloaf that my friend had cooked. I knew I had booked the a discussion but cancelled it immediately a few weeks ago. I actually checked my speaking schedule on the previous night. I was sure that the call was a mistake. However, when I saw that Satomi was on, I immediately answered to join the discussion! There were three speaking credits left, so I thought I would report this discussion to The Linguist later. Then, a strange thing happened. The tutor, whose icon was still there on the Skype, seemed to be disconnected. First, we were kind of at a loss. However, we decided to introduce ourselves at least, before we logged off. Satomi was so friendly that we started our conversation very smoothly. Then I noticed another friend, Marianne, was also the a member! See, I did not remember her Skype name, so I almost jumped with joy when I found out that she was on. The other member, Toshi, who speaks English with a beautiful American accent, started wondering why the three girls (?) sounded so familiar with each other! So we told him about the VOX where we communicate with a lot of The Linguist members.
It was another convivial moment and worth giving up the meatloaf!
I have experienced something for the first time in my life...Yes, podcasting!
You know, Shashi has been posting his audio files (podcast) on his blog. He asked me if I wanted to join his podcasting on Saturday by Skype and he called me back on Monday night!
Gosh! WE ARE living in a modern world, he has already podcasted our conversation as:
Episode#14 - Hitomi: An enthusiatic Linguist member from Japan
He commented about me so nice (actually too nice)! I am flattered! I am simple person, so his words made me feel I have to study harder.
I have no time to peek through my blog or any other Vox blogs, not to mention The Linguist web during the day... these days. Time management is my big task. I finally feel that I am a decent person in a real society, though.
I will keep on enjoying my friends' Vox blogs even for a short time because they give me lots of courage to carry on my days, and I will visit The Linguist web for at least 30 min to review my file and update my record. I listen to the downloaded content on train daily for about 30 min. That makes one hour of my English study as total... As for a convivial person like me, it is important to continue to learn English no matter how long.
By the way, Shashi sounded very intelligent, just as I imagined. He is from the country of Mahatma Gandhi whom I respect very much!
Let me thank Shashi for giving me such great opportunity and I do hope to get chances talk to many other Linguist members!
Steve has wrote his comments about my recording (see my previous post) and he recorded another file for me to practice.
Steve said "At the risk of being mean, I offer my comments. Hitomi, You have to work harder to bite your sounds. I hvae rerecorded this. I welcome others who may want a special pronunciation recording to work on. I am impressed by Hitomi's dedication. Steve"
Thanks, Steve! You can be mean to me anytime in this case! 良薬口に苦し。 Bitters do good to the stomach. (This was not bitter at all to me. It was a sweet candy, or shoud I say "carrots, not sticks" ) I can improve my English following such frank advice. I do hope everyone feels free to communicate with Steve and other tutors to get personalized advice, which help other learners simultaneiously.
Some people may wonder why I am practicing English and enjoying so much talking with you guys via blogs, on discussions, etc.etc. Well, I do not have my boss around in my office and I have time and PC to use freely. However, this is not the only reason. I AM totally overwhelmed with JOY, and APPRECIATIVE to such feedback from Steve as well as from the Linguist teachers and classmates. You want to know why...???(to be continued. Don't miss hitomi's interesting cliff-hanger story! ほんとかよ！)
We will be back soon!
Living in the Moment: A conversation Part 1 - Part 3
Saved words & phrases: (tba)
Wang Lee Hom/Talkasia by Lorraine Hahn
Saved words & phrases: (tba)
Words read so far since I joined The Linguist in June: 8,050
Cinnamon sleeping under the bed: Chestnut when she was once a mini gorilla.
Cappuccino when she weighed ony 900g
