Engleza, bat-o vina

La ora de engleza toti profii insistau pe gramatica, scrierea corecta, folosirea corecta a timpurilor verbelor, in loc sa insiste mai mult pe vorbirea efectiva a limbii. Ca la noi, mai multa teorie, mai putina practica.
Urmeaza o comparatie intre teorie si practica.
"Profa:Povestiti, la past tense, urmatorul pasaj":
Eu: Hey Alice! How are you?
Alice:Good. How about yourself?
Eu: Good, thanks. Do you want to go to see a movie?
Alice: I don't know. I have a lot of homework to do.
Eu: You can do the homework tomorrow.
Alice: Ok.

Teoria:Cum ne-a invatat la scoala:
I met with Alice today, and I asked her how was she doing.
She replied she was ok and asked me back how I was doing.
I said I was ok and I invited her to see a movie.
She said that she had a lot of homework to do.
I told her that she can do her homework tomorrow.
(oricum, traducerea aproximativa, s-ar putea sa se mai fi strecurat vreo eroare).

Oricum era o bataie de cap sa povestesti ceva la past tense: pune verbele la timpul corect, folosesti past perfect simple sau past tense sau past perfect continuos?.

Practica: Cum povesteste un american:
I met Alice and I was LIKE: How are you?.
And then she was LIKE: Good. how about yourself?
And I was LIKE: Good thanks. Do you want to go to see a movie?
And she was LIKE: I don't know. I have a lot of homework.
And I was LIKE: You can do them tomorrow.
And she was LIKE: Ok.

Deci se observa diferenta intre teorie si practica. Doar daca stiau si profele noastre de engleza de magicul, fabulosul, atat de mult folositul cuvant "LIKE", ce viata usoara aveam cu past tense-ul in liceu.
Atentie, nu mai exista timp trecut in engleza vorbita: ci doar LIKE plus prezent sau viitor. Atat. Limba engleza se simplifica si trebuie sa tineti pasul cu modificarile.
Acum, sa nu fiu rau, nici profii nostri nu puteau sa vina la scoala sa vorbeasca astfel:
"What'up dude?"
"Yo dogg what did you have to prepare for today?"
"Hey sister let's keep o rollin' with exercise number 2 from page 15?"
Dar orice limba straina se invata mult mai repede vorbind-o si nu disecand-o in timpuri, cazuri, persoane, plural, singular, acuzativ, nominativ, if-clause si mule altele.

Morala: Mai multa practica si mai putina teorie.