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Pollypeptide | 12:02 Tue 25th Jan 2011 | Jobs & Education
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I have been asked to help a friend of my husband by teaching him English (he is from Lithuania). He has been attending classes at the local college but has found them to be difficult to understand as the teacher is from Pakistan and has a very strong accent. His current level of English is pretty basic and I am wondering if there are any recourses available on line that I could use to help him. Thanks in anticipation.
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i dont know about courses but just being around someone speaking english helps a lot.... my husband only knew very basic english when we met ... he only used his own languages to speak to people...... i didnt know any of his language so the first few months we chatted using dictionaries, drawings, and used our hands a lot...... his english just got better and...
12:15 Tue 25th Jan 2011
You might look at BBC languages/English
He can practice with my chatbot:
http://www.mitsuku.com
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I thought that speaking very slowly and shouting was the accepted way of communicating with foreigners?!
And if you add an 'O' to the end of your words you'll get by in Spanish.
....wave your arms and it becomes Italian....shrug shoulders, and it's French. Sorted!
Another incentive to learning the language is not to use foreign 'mother tongue' channels on satellite TV. If he will engage with entertainment subjects in English, he'll come on rapidly.
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Thanks everyone - I've found a "Dummies" book on the W H Smith website that looks promising so will get that for a start and will also try the BBC website that was suggested.
Polly
Have a look at this site - it won't help his spoken English, but will help him in lots of ways - good fun, too.
It's worth exploring the entire site; I know adult students who are fascinated by it.
http://www.woodlands-...uk/literacy/index.htm
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Thanks annemollie, I see what you mean - it's an interesting site and I could get hooked on it!

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