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  1. I still have to improve my understanding skills of spoken English, I have excellent levels of spoken, written and read English but my ability to understand it when spoken is not as good - so I'm waiting until I improve that to take any serious test or title appliance. I want to have the highest possible mark and I don't want to spoil the party by not understanding fully what I'm told It's not that I'm a complete knob when it comes to understand spoken English, not at all. I can have a fluid conversation without problem. It's just that my written skills are excellent and my hearing skills are just "good", and I don't want a "good" mark. I want an EXCELLENT one
  2. You are miles better than most of your fellow countrymen. Miles.
  3. I know (although you only know my written&read English ). But some weeks ago I had some serious trouble to understand an Australian guy (he was speaking fast as hell, that has to be said) and I realized that it's my main weakness. I want to improve that before applying to anything... although I don't know how can I
  4. Sergio, go down to the countryside in Ireland, Cork or Limerick or something like that. If you can understand them you're as good as any I have trouble figuring out what they say even.
  5. Originally posted by jofice:Sergio, go down to the countryside in Ireland, Cork or Limerick or something like that. If you can understand them you're as good as any I have trouble figuring out what they say even.


    This is my biggest worry with going to Ireland.
  6. I had a pretty hard time in Galway, yep and the waiter of Bono's pub had a f*#%¤*ng terrible accent -he was from Cork- although I managed to understand everything he said. Maybe it was the adrenalyne of knowing he used to speak with Bono on a regular basis


  7. I was just going to say that while you're in Dublin you'll be safe -- but there once was this music fanshop near the Ha'penny bridge (sadly closed now), and the shop owner was an old gentleman, and he was friendly and he talked to me... and I didn't understand one single word, even though he repeated some sentences incredible. I dunno where in Ireland he came from but I was lost but hey it's the same as if you go to Munich or east Germany as a tourist. Let the locals talk in their accent and you're helpless

  8. morning Sergio, btw
  9. My main problem is understanding people whose native language ain't English. For example, a few weeks ago I posted this:
    Originally posted by LikeASong:"There are two definitions of 'hell' for me: an imaginary place where there is fire and smoke... And a Turkish person speaking English to me"


  10. Morning all

    How did you sleep, Kirsten? I hope your mood today morning is better than yesterday
  11. I once forwarded this video to a friend of mine who was curious about the Dublin accent. I love hearing them talk like this



  12. I did sleep well, thanks. Anything will be better than yesterday, haha good thing is I have a day off from this riding so I'll take it slow today.

    how's your voice, recovered?
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