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When I only started to learn English I use to have lessons in a group. Initially other students and I tried to give truly information about who we were, where we studied or worked, what we thought about different points. It was a reason why we all spoke very slowly. Our teacher noticed it and advised us not to talk about ourselves, but spoke using familiar words and grammar that we have gone through. I remember how thought that it would be really useful tactic. On the next lesson we discussed a finance. Using my teacher’s recommendation I gave a speech about a huge amount of money that my family kept in an account in one of the major Swiss bank. Eventually after lesson people from my class wanted that I gave instruction how to open an account in that bank. Guess what! I know nothing about the Swiss banking system that why it was so embarrassing.

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When I only started to learn English I use to have lessons in a group.


When I had only started to learn English, I used to have lessons in a group. When I had only started to learn English, I used to have lessons in a group.

"Used to" is a set phrase that always has the d.

Initially other students and I tried to give truly information about who we were, where we studied or worked, what we thought about different points.


Initially, other students and I tried to give truthfuly information about who we were, where we studied or worked, or what we thought about different points. Initially, other students and I tried to give truthful information about who we were, where we studied or worked, or what we thought about different points.

"Truly" is an adverb, but here you are describing "information", so you should use an adjective.

It was a reason why we all spoke very slowly.


IThat was aone reason why we all spoke very slowly. That was one reason why we all spoke very slowly.

Or, "That was part of why we all..."

Our teacher noticed it and advised us not to talk about ourselves, but spoke using familiar words and grammar that we have gone through.


Our teacher noticed ithis and advised us not to talk about ourselves, but spokeeak [or: focus on speaking] using familiar words and grammar that we have gone through. Our teacher noticed this and advised us not to talk about ourselves, but speak [or: focus on speaking] using familiar words and grammar that we have gone through.

I remember how thought that it would be really useful tactic.


I remember how I thought that ithat would be really useful tactic. I remember how I thought that that would be really useful tactic.

I know repeating "that" twice can be a bit awkward, but I think it more natural to refer to the tactic with "that."

On the next lesson we discussed a finance.


On theDuring our next lesson, we discussed a finances. During our next lesson, we discussed finances.

"Finances" is almost always plural. The only exception that comes to mind is when discussing "finance" as an industry, but even in this case, we don't use an indefinite article. For example, "I'm studying finance" or "I work in finance."

Using my teacher’s recommendation I gave a speech about a huge amount of money that my family kept in an account in one of the major Swiss bank.


Using my teacher’s recommendation, I gave a speech about a huge amount of money that my family kept in an account inat one of the major Swiss banks. Using my teacher’s recommendation, I gave a speech about a huge amount of money that my family kept in an account at one of the major Swiss banks.

Or, "a huge sum of money"

Eventually after lesson people from my class wanted that I gave instruction how to open an account in that bank.


Eventually after the lesson, people from my class wanted that Ime to gaive them instructions how to open an account inat that bank. Eventually after the lesson, people from my class wanted me to give them instructions how to open an account at that bank.

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I know nothing about the Swiss banking system that why it was so embarrassing.


I know nothing about the Swiss banking system that why i. It was so embarrassing. I know nothing about the Swiss banking system. It was so embarrassing.

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