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Old April 08, 2008, 11:47 AM
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Do you speak English?

What do you make of this video?

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Old April 08, 2008, 12:55 PM
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It's really funny, David.
Muy divertido.
hahaha / jajaja
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Old April 08, 2008, 12:59 PM
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Yeah, I thought it was pretty funny too. I even know enough German to understand what they were saying in German too.

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Lady: I speak a little bit if German, do you speak German?
Man on bike: German? No. (to the other man) Do you speak German?
Other man: German? I speak a word or two, but I'm not fluent.

When the second man says "maybe we'll have learned some English next time you're here" the man on the bike say "or maybe some German".
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Old April 08, 2008, 02:01 PM
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I wish when my students say they cannot speak any English they meant it like these guys...
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I wish when my students say they cannot speak any English they meant it like these guys...
Actually, there's some truth in that. I've had lots of students who are learning English tell me they can't speak any English, or that they speak very little, but it turns out that they speak a fair amount of English, and they often have a good accent, but they are self-conscious and scared of speaking it. That's been my experience with lots of people.
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Old April 08, 2008, 03:43 PM
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True. I have a student this year who is really great, but she has no self-confidence at all and keeps on saying her English is terrible.
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You're right David, that's funny as hell.
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I'm lost. What's funny? Ah! Ok, you mean the video? I didn't remember the beginning of this thread.
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I'm lost. What's funny? Ah! Ok, you mean the video? I didn't remember the beginning of this thread.
Es que yo le dejé un comentario a Gatito en su perfil, diciéndole que a lo mejor le gustaría ver este video.
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That's absolutely hilarious!!
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