Self-tutoring about sprinklers: the tutor mentions a problem he’s run into, with a possible solution. The following is according to my understanding. For years I’ve watered the lawn: my wife likes a green lawn. Here on the west coast, it’s …
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Self-tutoring about Indonesia: the tutor looks into the country’s stance on religion. The following is according to my understanding. Indonesia is gaining prominence. It’s the fourth most populous country, and the third most populous democracy, with around 250 million people. …
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Self-tutoring about world oil production: the tutor mentions five top producers. The following is according to my understanding. For the year 2023, the top five producers of oil, globally, were the US (22% of world total), Saudi Arabia (11%), Russia …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a possible connection from English. I’m not Francophone, but I live in a Francophone household. I’ve been working to improve my French lately, as some of my recent posts hopefully suggest. I particularly like …
Self-tutoring about energy: the tutor mentions a conversion. The following is according to my understanding. I was reading about natural gas reserves of some countries, which are typically reported in cubic metres. Yet, importation and consumption figures seem to be …
Self-tutoring about French irregular verbs: the tutor mentions dormir with a cautious connection. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from May 6 the conjugations of partir (to leave) and sortir (to go out). Conjugation-wise, …
Self-tutoring about French irregular verbs: the tutor compares a couple. The following is according to my understanding. Learners of French, like myself, might look for patterns among irregular verbs. Some irregular, yet similar verbs follow similar patterns. What about avoir …
Self-tutoring about unit conversions: the tutor mentions hard and soft conversions. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from May 3 about witnessing Canada’s conversion to the metric system in the 1970s. However, in my …
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Self-tutoring about the soil ecosystem: the tutor mentions springtails. The following is according to my understanding. Today I noticed an article that says spiders eat 400 to 800 million tonnes of insects and collembolans every year. So, what’s a collembolan? …
Self-tutoring about irregular French verbs: the tutor mentions valoir. The following is according to my understanding. Valoir means to be worth. It might be as irregular a verb as you get in French. It’s the commonly-used verbs that tend to …