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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
progress vs improve
Which would you say? or any alternatives?
a) I am afraid I am not making much progress in English.
b) I am afraid I have not improved my English skill very much.
c) Unfortunately, my English has not improved very much.
a) I am afraid I am not making much progress in English.
b) I am afraid I have not improved my English skill very much.
c) Unfortunately, my English has not improved very much.
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A and C are natural; B is not. B would be better if you used the plural 'skills'. but you might keep in mind that language acquisition is not a matter of conscious improvement of a skill set; it is the slow growth of fluency within the student.
- A and C are natural; B is not.
- B would be better if you used the plural 'skills'.
- but you might keep in mind that language acquisition is not a matter of conscious improvement of a skill set; it is the slow growth of fluency within the student.
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A and C are natural; B is not. B would be better if you used the plural 'skills'. but you might keep in mind that language acquisition is not a matter of conscious improvement of a skill set; it is the slow growth of fluency within the student.
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