Instructors

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.

minefumi

Thanks for editing my essay. I am really glad you described your impression about my essay. I really appreciate it. Because you described your impression, I could understand you understood my essay and that I cold tell you what I wanted to communicate.

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1kyu

Thank yuu very much for your kind advice and correction. I learned a lot from your comment. I am very happy to know how I should change to make my English more natural. Your adivice is very helpful for me to notice how to choose words or how to express what I really want to say. It is hard for me to express what I really want to say with correct gramatical structure. I really hope I can improve my expression in English and can express in a more natural way. Please support me . I really appreciate your kind support.

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Tommy

Thank you for your corrections. I learned a lot! See you! Tommy,

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms.Florianna! Thank you for reading my work and giving me a warm message. You are always very warm and kind. As you pointed, I'd like to do everything positively. When I feel distressed, I encourage myself with this phrase. In other words, I "push" myself by thinking of "Today is the youngest day..." I always appreciate your support, Ms.Florianna. Thanks a million and have a nice day!

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms.Florianna! Thank you for revising my writing. You give always me very warm and kind message. Thank you for wishing for me. I hope I could go abroad to study someday. Your suggestion is definitely helpful. I've learned from your comment that it's better to say " acquire information" than to say just "get information". I appreciate your support, Ms.Ms.Florianna. Thanks again and see you soon.

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms.Florianna. Thank you for your comment. I totally agree with you. As you say so, smoking is so harmful that it should be banned. When I smell smoke from anyone smoking around me, I 'd like to get away to anywhere with clean air. I also appreciate your additional comment. I'm also shocked whenever I see young people and women smoke, especially mothers and fathers with small children. Take care, Ms.Florianna! Happy Valentine's day!

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms. florianna You showed me your rich selections of adjectives. I'd like use a variety of vocabulary that not only describes vividly but also emphasizes how I feel or what something is like. Although It's difficult for me, I'd like to improve one by one. In addition, you introduced some fruits that I haven't tried yet. I'm not familiar with medjool dates. I wish I tried them if I find in a fruit shop. Thank you always, Ms.florianna. Take care and see you again.

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maru821

I am grateful for florianna teacher's corrections. Her correction was very thoughtful and was written in detail. Thanks a lot!!

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms. Florianna! It's nice of you to tell me your experience. What you told me is very helpful and reading your comment makes me have more desire to go abroad. Italy, France, Spain and Thailand , all sound great! I hope you can travel with your daughter. Thank you so much for taking the time to check my sentences. I’m glad to receive your feedback in all sentences.Your comments were so valuable for me. I am happy if we can have another session soon. Take care, Ms. Florianna!

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms.Florianna Thank you for your additional comment. Are there still any problems on your Internet access? I think less Internet access irritates users but it's no problem at all for me to wait to your reply. By the way, words order in sentences are difficult for me such as "most Japanese people today can speak English". Besides it, there are differences between similêr words for example "one" and "thing". I have to keep studying. I'd like to have your encourage through IDIY. Thank you, Ms.Florianna!

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J_Sagittarius

Dear Ms.Florianna! Thank you for correcting my sentences. I think how to use perfect tense is difficult for me, such as "I want to know exactly how much money I've spent". It is also difficult how to use a verb "get" , for example, "And, if I read it I sometimes get lucky!" "I sometimes get lucky!" is a simple sentence but it's more difficult than it is expected. Thanks anyway and I have to keep writing to improve my English, Ms.Florianna. Have a nice weekend, Ms.Florianna.

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Tommy

Thank you for your reviewing. I leant a lot. Also, the detailed explanation was beneficial. See you. Tommy,

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lingotomikan

Thank you very much for checking my English sentences. I am very happy that you read my English very carefully and profoundly.

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aomihime

Dear Florianna Thank you for collecting my writing.For non-native like me , writing as native does might be a long way to go.However, writing every day must be a good thing for stepping forward.Your collection and comment are so much helpful for me. I appreciate your support. Aomihime

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xkayox

Thank you so much for correcting my sentences in detail! Your explanations are very useful for me. I want to use "As a result," next time again.

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