Welcome to the IFRom English blog project: students of French, Spanish, Italian and Romanian
learning English.
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Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Invitation
Please feel invited to take part in a meeting organized by a group of IFRom staff members and to read aloud fragments of texts which you find particularly relevant to the current refugee crisis in Europe. Or you can just come to listen and be there.
For more information please go to the event page on FB.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Here we go again!
Hello!
We are back in business, and it's time to start writing on our blogs. I hope that you are all ready for the two semesters of hard work and fun, in good proportion. Try to keep up with your blogging, so that you would not have to write too much at a time, because it becomes more and more difficult to return if you are far behind. Here is my advice: Decide which day in a week, and what time, will be the best for your blog work and try to stick to it. Sometimes it is difficult to decide: NOW is the time. If you make that choice for the whole semester, it will be much easier to write regularly and avoid a backlog of work.
If you have problems finding topics for your writing, think of some recent events in the week or during your day. Sometimes small things may lead you to very interesting ideas and reflections. Try to look out for things to write about: when somebody says something that moves you or upsets you, try to make a mental note like "this is a good issue to write about on the blog ". After you have written your post, please read it carefully before publishing it. This way you will eliminate a lot of errors and will make your writing easier to read. If you realize that you've made a mistake after publishing your post, you can always come back to the editor and make the necessary changes.
Make sure you read what other students write and leave your comments to show that you have been there. Do not limit yourselves to reading your closest friends' blogs. You may find new soulmates through reading blogs written by students you hardly know! Believe me, you will be surprised how little you know about one another.
So, I hope you will enjoy our little project and use this opportunity to improve your English in a creative and engaging way.
Have fun blogging! :)
Sunday, 14 June 2015
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
On the topic of small talk :)
To consider the problem a bit more seriously, have a look at this short article: Accidental drifting – small talk in the UK | Macmillan.
Here is a fragment:
"In talking about the weather, the English person will complain. If it’s rainy, then it’s too wet. If it’s sunny, then it’s too hot. If it’s overcast, it’s miserable. Do not take this as an invitation to complain about it more or contradict them with You call this hot? It’s 90°F where I’m from. Either mildly agree (Yes, it has been a bit much, hasn’t it?) or mildly disagree (I don’t know … I quite like it. It’s good for the plants.) While they may have started the complaint, they don’t really want to hear someone else complaining about the state of their home(land). (And that goes for anything else in England that you as a visitor might want to gripe about. Or anything else in any other country you’re visiting.)"
Friday, 17 April 2015
Nostalgia
I just love this song, and Annie Lennox's beautiful rendition of it. The video is not very interesting, so just LISTEN :-)
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
You can do it!
Here is some inspiration for your writing assignments. No no, just kidding, please don't write sentences like that! ;)
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