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Post by Ritva Paivomaa on Oct 3, 2004 14:48:27 GMT -5
I do like autumn! Perhaps it's because I was born in the autumn, I don't know. Anyway, I love the fresh air, the energy I feel inside of me. And the 'ruska', the autumn colours or the time "when countryside, as Trollop says, goes to glory" (quoted from Bill Bryson's excellent book called "Notes from the big country", which is available at least read on cassettes in the main library of Tampere. I really recommend that - good, hilarious and enjoyable listening!!) And going mushrooming in the forest - just great. And you can listen to Bryson's clever, c.8-minute stories while cleaning the mushrooms at home - late at night when the rest of the family is sleeping. Cheerio!
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Post by Mary on Oct 10, 2004 9:47:09 GMT -5
Hello, Ritva and her students! I want to write a small message because of Ritva, who has made a fine work by drawing up/building these websites. My skills to use internet likewise the english language are very modest ones - but I practise. Have a good autumn-time! Mary  |
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Post by From Ritva to Mary on Oct 11, 2004 4:48:47 GMT -5
Dear Mary,
thank you for your kind message. You needn't be so modest with regard to your English skills - you are doing fine. And, as you said the main thing is to practise and use the language skills that you have. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, ALL THINGS ARE DIFFICULT BEFORE THEY ARE EASY, REVISION IS THE (GRAND)MOTHER OF (LANGUAGE) LEARNING. (I do like some proverbs!)
Best wishes,
Ritva
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Post by Friendly Alien on Oct 12, 2004 5:15:30 GMT -5
Hello Ritva and Mary, and all Ritva's students. Ritva invited me to visit your site, even though I am not a student.
I, too, enjoy autumn. I am enjoying my autumn holiday this week, and this morning I have been for a walk in a peat bog with my son. It was very peaceful; even the swans flying overhead were silent. The "pitkospuut" were a bit slippery with frost so we had to watch our step. (According to the dictionary, "pitkospuut" is a causeway for walkers over a bog. I can't think of a snappier translation.)
I'm practising Finnish, too, during this holiday. (I'm an English speaker.) I'm reading a novel by Liza Marklund which has been translated from Swedish into Finnish. I find it a painless and enjoyable form of practice.
Enjoy the autumn.
Friendly Alien (Friendly to my firends) ;D
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Post by LadyCoyoteFin on Oct 12, 2004 14:47:40 GMT -5
Hello Ya all!
Well, I'm one of Ritva's students.
Surfing in internet is like other home to me. Because I'd like to practise my English, I've chosen English as my web language. That means I've got many "native English speakers" e-mail friends and I'm visiting only to foreign web-sites and forums. Even "MY MSN" is in English.
I'm lazy student. I do my homework very seldom, and I'm not so good with grammar things. My method is just use the language daily. It's more fun than just studying.
I've red more than 10 english novel durin a year and usually I spend atleast 2 hours in the evenings by writting e-mails or visiting groups or forums I belong to. And all this I'm doing in English.
What is my motivation to learn English? Well, it's just the communication. I just want to be able to express my deepest thoughts in English and that is the way my world doesn't have any borders and limits anymore.
I want to Thank you Ritva... you have encouraged me to use my language. A little by little I'm going to win my pronouncing problems.
It's late in the evening and I'm soon off for bed.
Have nice evening!
Talk to ya later! ;D
LC
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To Friendly Alien from Ritva
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Post by To Friendly Alien from Ritva on Oct 13, 2004 8:30:42 GMT -5
Dear Friendly Alien,
nice of you to visit this site and send a message.
Your autumn holiday seems to be lovely. I myself don't have any particular break but just a long weekend in the country. So, hopefully I'll be walking in the forest with my daughters and watch my step on that slippery 'causeway for walkers through the bog' (or what was the Finnish translation for 'pitkospuut' - I have to look it up again in your message).
BW
Ritva
PS: I checked the transy: causeway for walkers over a bog
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Post by October flower on Oct 14, 2004 3:04:51 GMT -5
I like autumn very much (for example 'ruska') but spring is my favourite season.
because i like flowers and when life was so tender.
have a nice autumn.bye
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Post by player on Oct 25, 2004 10:50:41 GMT -5
If you other like autumn, I could say I hate autumn. Its so dark, I am allways so busy, I have to work in the carden (haravoida), I have so many apples that I dont know what to do with them and so on...
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To player from Ritva
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Post by To player from Ritva on Oct 26, 2004 6:54:14 GMT -5
Thanks for your message. Well, I must confess that by the end of October the dark starts to affect me, too.
With regard to apples, why didn't we talk about them earlier. We love eating apples but have no apple-trees (nor a big garden to work in)! But, in our garden there are maple trees and they produce a lot of leaves and so - a lot of raking, too.
By the way, what is your favourite season?
Best wishes, Ritva
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To October flower from Ritva
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Post by To October flower from Ritva on Oct 26, 2004 6:57:42 GMT -5
How was it now that Harry Belafonte sang: Can you remember, the days of September, when life was young and oh, so tender..
Thanks for the message.
Best wishes,
Ritva
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