well this skill is actually really an expecting even for me so last summer I went to Arlen two months for an exchange so I learned English there I attended an extensive course and I was arranged in a host family and a same under the same roof I lived with an Italian roommate so we became friends and went to school and back home each other and have dinners and everything together so her English was not quite advanced so yeah she might hurt it darling her Italian accent always float out in which was hilarious okay but anyway I became we when we were talking top when we’re chatting we always mention topics or related to language it’s despite English what she know as Italian and Spanish so she always taught me some Italian words such as good morning hello those simple ones and then I soon grew really huge interest in Italian because the pronunciation of Italian was just amazing and the language itself is stunning so I started learning Italian on Duolingo after I returned to Macau and I found it really interesting. I literally just finished each chapter every day and then the process was so soothing I feel like it’s the most prettiest language that I’ve ever heard of and the process was really good so far I’ve been learning for almost three months and the results were so good I always chat to my other Italian friends and of course also the one that I lived under the same roof with.
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Well, this skill is actually really unexpected for me. Last summer, I went to Arlen for two months for an exchange, so I learned English there. I attended an extensive course and was arranged in a host family. Under the same roof, I lived with an Italian roommate, so we became friends and went to school and back home together, having dinners and everything together. Her English was not quite advanced, so she might have had her Italian accent, which was hilarious. But anyway, when we were talking or chatting, we always mentioned topics related to language. Despite English, she knew Italian and Spanish, so she always taught me some Italian words, such as good morning and hello, those simple ones. I soon grew a huge interest in Italian because the pronunciation was just amazing, and the language itself is stunning. I started learning Italian on Duolingo after I returned to Macau, and I found it really interesting. I literally finished each chapter every day, and the process was so soothing. I feel like it's the prettiest language that I've ever heard. The process has been really good so far; I've been learning for almost three months, and the results have been great. I always chat with my other Italian friends, and of course, also with the one I lived with under the same roof.
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