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That's the Russian Defence (Russkaya Zaschita) we are using, namely, "Russkaya Smekalochka".
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The worst thing is that all the apps give more of an illusion or sense of progressing than the actual progress you could make in the meantime.
AY
I’d counter that at the very start they may be quite useful as an additional aid, but not at the stage where we can have an independent conversation, however faulty.
AS
Thanks, but i know, i have problem with grammar, i learn english for go to work in toptal - he require intermediate level, but i very slow accept what people say, and veeery slow answer )
P
Anton, I highly recommend you the "Graded Reading", whereas books are translated with English level in mind — from A1 to C2. You could pick a book in your local bookshop that would fit your level of English and progress robustly.
AS
I understand what you write, but it is mechanical and intuitive, at the level of technical language
C
same for me. But also I can understand English speech without subtitles if it's an American accent ofc
C
I always plan to learn English grammar but always postpone this since I can already consume English content easily...
AY
The thing is you will be slow without immersion. By all means, study your grammar, but come to us at times to practice conversation. Make a list of all media you consume — all of it — now switch it all to English.
P
Language intuition is the main thing you should focus on. When your language intuition hits the pinnacle and you are correct most of the time, that means you have acquired language fluency.
P
It becomes like that of your native language — you don't know how exactly you are making up phrases or sentences, you just know.
C
Usually at the beginning I forced myself to speak in English in my mind lol. I think that shit helps too.
P
You know when something is correct, because the sheer corpus of texts you have read before suggests you a clear answer intuitively.
C
But sometimes it's still hard for me to switch context from Russian to English in my head, especially when I have to talk with somebody
AY
I think another test for fluency is that many things become easier to do in your acquired language than your native language. Let’s face it, some people will never be perfect at grammar even in context of their mother tongue — fluency still exists for them, though.
P
I guess, it worked the vice versa for me, my fluency instigated me to study and research my mother tongue even more.
C
Good point. I don't know Russian grammar perfectly too.
P
And I found myself later reading Dostoyevsky and admiring his language.
AY
Anybody noticed how the second freak disappeared, too?