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florianna

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 3660

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.

hata

I careful to drink with my friends next time...Thank you!

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minefumi

Thank you for your impression on my essay. I enjoyed reading your comments and I am glad to know you do the same thing as I do: going to shops linked with your pointcard. Thank you also letting me know an altanative to having a tie-up with: "linked with."

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much

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ana0324masa

Thank you for your message.

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hiro_hiro

Thank you very much!

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much

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minefumi

Thank you for your edition. I do not mind if you send me late as you always send me a long sincere and thoughtful comment on my essay. You reminds me of Mother Teresa's saying: It is more important to attach a lot of heart to what you do than to try to accomplish a lot of things, that I admire a lot.

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much

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ana0324masa

Thank you for your message.

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ana0324masa

Thank you for your kind message.

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minefumi

Thank you for your lovely comment, always. I am always happy to read your sincere comment. I hope I have become better than my parents as a human, knowing the importance of loving and caring each other. As you suggested, I want to see the rose in aspects in my life, not the throne. See you. Minefumi

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keikotika

Thank you very much for your message. I'm happy to hear that you liked the story about my father. Your comment encourages me a lot.

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mi81pyuwa7dir

Hello, florianna. I appreciate your corrections of my English sentences. I believe describing pictures is good exercise for English, and I do it with joy. I hope to see you next time. Have a good day!

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SASAKIMIKA

Thank you for your corrections.I'm glad to hear that you are interested about the present-giving customs of Japan. If you were in Japan, I could send you Ochugen gift like a box of assorted chocolates to show my appreciation for your instruction! Your explanation about difference of ' event ' and 'occasion' was very clear and I understood it well.I've been trying to write multiple clauses in a sentence though, using verb tenses in sequence correctly is difficult, Well, we usually gift money or a gift set for the types of gifts requiring Okaesi, and so, we are able to understand that value. Furthermore, there are certain rules and types of envelopes in different occasions about gift money.For the wedding , the paper money put in the envelope should be a new one and in the form of odd number cannot be divided, so that the people you give it to will never be divided. e.g.: Japanese Traditional Money Envelope for Wedding http://wedding.mynavi.jp/contents/press/upload_images/pixta_3838475_S.jpg

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