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florianna

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 3746

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.

yasu2008

Dear Teacher florianna Thank you for checking my sentences and giving me a nice message. I will find out a good character like “Pokémon” for learning English, too. Thank you so much and check again, please. Kind regards, Yasu

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mbimz5678

Greetings florianna! Thank you for your corrections . You and Your messages is so kind！ I am ready if I see an alien. Someday, I want to visit a mystery circle in Euro. I will keep to study English. Bye for now，mb_imz5678

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raiseru

Thank you for your detailed explanations with helpful advice. I will keep on practicing writing. Good guess! My profile photo was taken at Todaiji temple in Nara last year. I used to live close to Kyoto and Nara, living in Tokyo now though :)

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hana.yama

Thank you for your correction and message. Your sentences are flowing so smoothly as if you were speaking to me. I took note of useful expressions from your message, like “argue convincingly”, “compromise”, and “favour”. Thank you.

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Takayuki_I

Thank you for reading my writing carefully and correcting my terrible writing. I am just disappointed at my writing.

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torug3

Thanks for many heartwarming comments! I'm so happy! Being a good supporter and parent is sometimes hard as you said. I'll do my best to support him with a right approach (not with an anger) :D

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mbimz5678

Greetings florianna. Thanks for your times and comments. I'm so glad to learn English in the messages for the first time. I stayed a pod hotel which is named 9hours Kyoto. It's so comfortable to sleep and shower. laundry and fast food shop's distances are a little bit far for me. And Deers're so lovery. They have 'Shika senbei's in a chummy. I'll keep to be available in the services. Bye for now.

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nara

Dear florianna, Thank you very much for your correction and very kind message to me and her! I really like this comic book-like story, it is very funny. It reminds me tipical Japanese fairy tales in which a greedy old man fails to make his wish come true. Fortunately, she got married many years ago and now she has two kids. Although I haven't heard the details, I guess that she had a romance as she expected. Positive attitudes can make things possible. Again, I really appreciate your help as always. I'm always encouraged by your message. Best regards, Ayako Nara

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hiro_hiro

Thank you!

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Tomoya.K

Hello,florianna, Thank you for your alterations. I like the part, where you wrote down“So,similarly,” for correction. I was shocked every time I heard mass shootings happen in US, where I really have admiration for.But we've also got some mass killings lately. I'd like to write my opinions next time. Bye for now,Tomoya

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Tomoya.K

Thank you for your alterations. I wish I make sentences as you indicated this time. I am really confused about the order of information. Best regards, Tomoya.

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Tomoya.K

Dear florianna, Thank you for your correction. I I want visitors to enjoy themselves and make good memories here in Japan.We would try proposed measures along with o ideas we might have as much as possible. Best regards, Tomoya.

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sumika

Thank you very much.

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Yuuuuuki

Hello, florianna. Thank you for reading and corrections! I'm happy to hear from you. And thank you for sharing your life story. I'd like to go to foreign rock festival that your daughter went , because I really love listening to foreign music. But it costs a lot so I check those kind of music festival on Youtube for the time being... Thank you so much again and see you next time! Yuki

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Mats215

Thank you very much for your corrections! I appreciate your detailed glammar explanations and many alternative sentences! They were exactly what I need from the teachears!

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