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florianna

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 3659

Nationality:: United Kingdom

Residence:: United Kingdom

Skills

Exam Preparation
Business English
American English
British English

Certifications: B.A Honours in English Literature from Cambridge University. Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Experience of teaching English language and literature and TEFL to school pupils and adults in groups and most particularly one-to-one. Interest in and experience of creative writing in English. I speak Spanish and French and have an keen interest in language learning and improvement. Through my daughter's learning of violin, initially by the Suzuki method,I have a great respect for and interest in learning by the mother tongue method. I see the way IDIY works as being very similar to this method in many respects and recognise the value of learning and teaching that involves native speakers. I have particular interests and experience in the arts, education, psychology, medicine, and have worked in both corporate and internal communications in business.
Announcements: I am happy to work for IDIY and to be reading and correcting the work of Japanese speaking customers. I've worked for IDIY for 12 years and find it very interesting and rewarding. My style of correction is to pay close attention to the language in your writing in terms of grammar, vocabulary, style and content. I see each customer as having different needs in your learning journey and I take care to respond to you and your writing as the developing work of an individual. In my comments and personal message you will find that I tend to discuss in some depth with you the content of your writing and you can learn from this personalised discussion as well as from specific corrections and suggestions for alternative wording where appropriate. I do my best to encourage you in your writing with constructive help along with a rigorous and disciplined approach. Your questions, additional notes and feedback are always welcome and can be an important part of the communication between you as the customer and me as the instructor. I am happy to receive requests and develop a rapport so that you have continuity in your learning and to help you with Basic and/or Advanced corrections as well as with proof-reading. I look forward to reading your writing and to writing back to you and I hope that you enjoy IDIY as much as I do!
Hobbies/Travel: I enjoy language and languages and words fascinate me. I like both reading and writing and currently attend a creative writing class. I'm a keen musician and enjoy playing the piano. I also play the violin and look forward to playing more than I have done recently. There are so many things to enjoy in Edinburgh where I live. I'm happy in the city enjoying the culture and also very much enjoy being in nature and exploring places when I have time. My now 22-year-old daughter keeps me busy and though she is very independent in some ways she is still young and growing up in a complex and busy world. I'm especially interested in the arts and feel lucky to live in a city where we have easy access to rich cultural experiences including the Edinburgh Festival. I've spent time in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Hong Kong, Norway, Canada, America, and most recently, in Poland. I enjoyed all of them and plan to keep travelling when I have the opportunity.
Message from the instructor: I very much enjoy working for IDIY and look forward to reading and helping you with your writing. I am here to help you be able to write fluently, naturally and correctly, and, perhaps above all, to communicate effectively in English what you want to say. Writing is a complex process even in one's own language. When you are writing in another language there are even more layers of complexity and it can be challenging. It can also be a lot of fun and very rewarding. As a native speaker of English I aim to share with you what is natural to me and to help and encourage you through specific corrections and adjustments and also through response to and discussion of what you are writing about in any piece you send to me through IDIY. I discuss particular aspects of your writing in detail if you ask for an Advanced correction and will give you a corrected version of your text if you ask for a Basic correction. In both cases I aim to have a sort of conversation with you across the internet and to connect with you through language so that you can absorb natural English and further develop your language skills. I aim to tune in to what your needs are and encourage you on your learning journey.

shiros

Hi florianna, Thank you for correcting my errors and proving alternatives. I am writing your sentences by hand so that I can memorize nature phases. Your support is useful and I am happy to learn English with you. See you soon, Shiro

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torug3

Hello florianna! I've heard that a great musician said it's important to be pressured for musicians, but there are no opportunities. I think this is true. I really hope you and your daughter return to our favourite music world! See you soon!

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yasuko2020

Thank you for your corrections and kind comments.

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tamarillo24103

Thank you so much for your kind correction. I also loved reading your lovely memory of your childhood. Thank you again, and please stay safe.

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Yuka.Bleu

Dear Ms florianna, I always truly appreciate your feedback! I learn how I could express more naturally and I really enjoy reading your warm thoughtful messages. Your feedback makes me feel relaxed and motivated to learn more :) Have a lovely weekend!

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Yuka.Bleu

Dear Ms florianna I do really appreciate your very helpful feedback and answers to my questions! I found out many alternative natural sentences which were new to me and very useful. Thank you very much! Please take care and have a lovely day!

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daidai107

Dear Floriana Thank you for your detailed feedback. Your alternative sentence is very helpful for me. Also, I understood how to use a comma for pointing out the extra information. I know, your country faces a hard situation to live as well as my country. Stay safe too! and enjoy staying home. Best regards,

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Matilda7

Dear florianna, Thank you very much for your correction and detailed explanation, with showing various alternatives, which is very, very helpful. Also thank you very much for your sincere message. It is now very important for us to stay at home and stay safe. I do feel it very unnatural to stay at home so quietly for such a long time, while the warm spring has come, the new academic year has just started (in Japan), which usually give us much excitement of the fresh start of everything. This year, in this weird situation, I communicate with my friends and my colleagues regularly only via the Internet. This has made me deeply understand that it is just impossible to avoid using the Internet, but I need to utilize it and live with it. My children, too. Thank you again, and take care, Matilda7

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yutaka1005

Thank you so much for your help! If I have another chance, please give me some advice.

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naochan

I always learn many new expressions which I want to use immediately from florianna's messages. Thank you very much.

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naochan

Dear florianna, Thank you for your grammatical collections, deep analysis and professional critics. Stay safe, and keep well, too! Naochan

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Yuka.Bleu

Dear Ms florianna, Thank you very much for your kind feedback during this bewildering time. Your corrections and alternative expressions were very helpful as I learned more natural wordings and variations. I also always like reading your opinions about the subject and life :) Please stay well.

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Hiro1983

Dear florianna Thank you for your reply. I could understand from your reply that what shold western thought if they get information which feel negative like my essay. I apologize that didn’t write I got a fully helth in now. In my essay, there are a lot of information that you made confused. For instance, I slept 34 hours in one sleep not in a month. I want to show you correct information with natural English, sime day. Best wishes Hiro

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Yuka.Bleu

Dear Ms florianna, Thank you very much for your really helpful feedback! I learned a lot about how to express this more naturally and effectively. Your considerate comments always make me feel comfortable and also motivated to learn English more. Take care!

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JUNKO-T

Thank you for correcting my essay writing. I always enjoy reading message from you as well as correction!

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