Caroline

Just some nice shots from my camping adventure~It was so humid that it rained, but fortunately the following day was cooler. It was perfect for a hike, and yet even with cooler weather the misquitoes ate me 😞 I almost stepped on this weird orange salamnder. It was so small and adorable! This was my first time seeing it. I wonder what its called.🧐

Had a really fun weekend! I went camping and I got to see my family today! I only see them once every few years so it was important to me to get to see them! I hope in the future I can find the time to visit them🙂 Whenever I see my aunt, I always ask her to do my hair~ I like how she french braids it😇Hope everyone had a good weekend too!

I went horse back riding today. It was perfect riding weather because its was too cool for bugs to be out😌. After i got back to the barn, I went to see the Heron nest at the bottom of my friends farm. Their are so many baby Herons this year! I was so shocked!

I grew these flowers myself! They finally bloomed! It is a very rewarding feeling😄Grew-> past tensebloom -> a flowering statebloomed-> past tenseFeeling-> ing because the feeing is still happening now

Im going to read you a story. Can you understand what its about?🧚🏻♀️Comphrehensive questions;What was in the box?who is Sue?

A good way to practice speech is by reciting a story or a recepie!In this picture I baked corn muffins, cupcakes, and cookies!I'll explain how to make corn muffins! (yellow ones)Can you understand my recepie? I put out exact amounts here incase anyone actually wanted to bake it themselves~Corn muffins are a staple american food by the way. 🧚🏻♀️Oven-> 350degrees2eggs 1stick butter3/4 cup butter 1-1/4 cups flower2 tablespoons honey 3/4 yellow corn meal1/4+2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder(tsp is short for teaspoon dont get confused. T is tablespoon)mixput in traygoes in the over for 17-19 minutes

Happy new year! I spent the last hours of 2019 playing table top games with friends 🎉 What are your goals in the new year?🧚🏻♀️

Listening post🙌🏻 Can you understand what im saying? 👻🎃key words;CarvingPumpkin 🎃Halloweenscary

Sometimes natives say phrases that might sound weird, but you actually know the meaning. listen for details~For example;Lets get to it = lets start / beginLets wrap up (time to wrap up)= to finish / end something.Take 5 (or lets take 5)= have a 5 minute break.Another round = go again. when drinking, this means they want another of the same drink (a refill).Think about it like this; Another (means additional) and Round (circular) . When you make a circle you always end where you started. If you make more than one circle, you make another 👻 Breaking these down can help you understand the references made by natives. Also, i would have recorded more but i can only squeeze so much into 60 seconds 😅

Another thing I think learners struggle with are verbs. When listening, I think people stop and try to figure out the word they don't know and how it relates to the main topic of the sentence. When doing listening/reading exams this will only stop you, so if you do not know that word, keep listening/ reading so you still may catch the main point. for example, a sentence from the Game of Thrones book;"sweat trickled icily down Jon's chest as he pressed the attack."key words that will help you are Jon (the subject) sweat and attack (the actions). The other words let the reader know the specific details. You still can gather the main idea from these few words; that JON is SWEATING from ATTACKING.🙌🏻🛡⚔let's make english easier~☆

Writing a little journal entry a day can help you write, but also to think in English 😎💭🤔 Once you finish your entry, you can read it aloud. Here is my example~☆

A common problem i see here are words that are 3 syllables being misheard or misunderstood.Remember , some words like " photograph " are broken down like thisPho to graph___ _ _____Chan de lier -> chandelier (Sh sound)Ca na da -> CanadaCom pu ter -> Computer