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Good, everyone. The paragraphs were very nice, but I noticed some punctuation p...2012-05-26T03:43:23+01:00
Good, everyone. The paragraphs were very nice, but I noticed some punctuation problems.
1. The first letter of every sentence should be capitalized.
2. The word "I" is always capitalized.
3. All languages are capitalized -- English, Arabic, etc.
The rule for spelling numbers.
If the number is below 10, spell it.
I've studied English for NINE years.
I've studied English for 12 years.
Have a great weekend everyone!
1. The first letter of every sentence should be capitalized.
2. The word "I" is always capitalized.
3. All languages are capitalized -- English, Arabic, etc.
The rule for spelling numbers.
If the number is below 10, spell it.
I've studied English for NINE years.
I've studied English for 12 years.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Beautiful, gorgeous paragraphs! I'll finish giving corrections after class.
I'...2012-05-26T03:24:49+01:00
Beautiful, gorgeous paragraphs! I'll finish giving corrections after class.
I've enjoyed working with you today. I want to remind you that Monday is a holiday -- Memorial Day. Government offices are all closed, so I'll see you at 01:00 GMT on Tuesday.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and does something fun.
Take good care.
TTYL (Talk to you later),
VOA's English Doctor
I've enjoyed working with you today. I want to remind you that Monday is a holiday -- Memorial Day. Government offices are all closed, so I'll see you at 01:00 GMT on Tuesday.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and does something fun.
Take good care.
TTYL (Talk to you later),
VOA's English Doctor
Now, let's answer all of the questions, and make a more advanced paragraph. Ple...2012-05-26T03:07:03+01:00
Now, let's answer all of the questions, and make a more advanced paragraph. Please use the answers only in the paragraph (not the questions).
Connect these sentences.
1. What's your name?
2. How old are you?
Connect these sentences.
3. How long have you studied English.
4. What's your goal right now?
Use an "if" clause.
5. Why are you learning English?
Connect these sentences.
1. What's your name?
2. How old are you?
Connect these sentences.
3. How long have you studied English.
4. What's your goal right now?
Use an "if" clause.
5. Why are you learning English?
The last two sentences use an "if" clause. I noticed that the English Entrepren...2012-05-26T02:58:36+01:00
The last two sentences use an "if" clause. I noticed that the English Entrepreneur gave an excellent lesson today on "if" clauses.
Here's the structure for our "if" clause.
If + present tense verb . . ., subject/future tense verb . . .
Why do you need to learn English? (Please answer with an "if" clause.)
Here's the structure for our "if" clause.
If + present tense verb . . ., subject/future tense verb . . .
Why do you need to learn English? (Please answer with an "if" clause.)
Now, let's change the connecting word. The correct answer for the sentence we j...2012-05-26T02:55:38+01:00
Now, let's change the connecting word. The correct answer for the sentence we just did should be -- I've studied English for five years, and I'd like to get a job.
We could also say, "I've studied English for five years BECAUSE I'd like to get a job."
We could also say, "I've studied English for five years BECAUSE I'd like to get a job."
These three sentences are all correct, but each verb tense changes the meaning s...2012-05-26T02:52:22+01:00
These three sentences are all correct, but each verb tense changes the meaning slightly.
1. She studied English for ten years. (She started studying English ten years ago, but she's not studying English now. Simple past tense focuses on an action in the past. It doesn't continue to the present.)
2. She has studied English for ten years. (She started studying English ten years ago. SHE'S STILL STUDYING ENGLISH NOW. The present perfect tense stretches the action. In this sentence, it stretches the action to now.)
3. She's been studying English for ten years. She started studying English ten years ago. She's still studying English now (That's the present perfect part of the verb.) THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN THE SENTENCE IS THE ACTION/THE VERB. Generally, every section of the sentence has equal importance (subject/verb/object). When you use the continuous verb tense (been study+ING), it makes the verb the most important part of the sentence. I like to say, the verb becomes the star (like Tom Cruise).
1. She studied English for ten years. (She started studying English ten years ago, but she's not studying English now. Simple past tense focuses on an action in the past. It doesn't continue to the present.)
2. She has studied English for ten years. (She started studying English ten years ago. SHE'S STILL STUDYING ENGLISH NOW. The present perfect tense stretches the action. In this sentence, it stretches the action to now.)
3. She's been studying English for ten years. She started studying English ten years ago. She's still studying English now (That's the present perfect part of the verb.) THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN THE SENTENCE IS THE ACTION/THE VERB. Generally, every section of the sentence has equal importance (subject/verb/object). When you use the continuous verb tense (been study+ING), it makes the verb the most important part of the sentence. I like to say, the verb becomes the star (like Tom Cruise).
Excellent. It should be --
1. I've studied English since 2005.
Use "since" w...2012-05-26T02:47:22+01:00
Excellent. It should be --
1. I've studied English since 2005.
Use "since" with specific times.
since yesterday
since 2010
since 3:00
since elementary school (This is specific because we know exactly when you started studying English.)
2. She's studied English for five years.
Use "for" with amounts of time.
for an hour
for a week
for ten years
1. I've studied English since 2005.
Use "since" with specific times.
since yesterday
since 2010
since 3:00
since elementary school (This is specific because we know exactly when you started studying English.)
2. She's studied English for five years.
Use "for" with amounts of time.
for an hour
for a week
for ten years
Most of you connected these sentences with "and". Great.
Let's review "for" an...2012-05-26T02:41:29+01:00
Most of you connected these sentences with "and". Great.
Let's review "for" and "since". Which is correct for each sentence?
1. I've studied English (for/since) 2005.
2. She's studied English (for/since) five years.
Let's review "for" and "since". Which is correct for each sentence?
1. I've studied English (for/since) 2005.
2. She's studied English (for/since) five years.
Many of you already connected the sentences with "and". Let's talk about how to...2012-05-26T02:31:39+01:00
Many of you already connected the sentences with "and". Let's talk about how to do it.
It should be -- I'm Janice, AND I'm 25 years old.
We're giving two different pieces of information, so we need to repeat "I'm" to make the information clear.
Can you answer the next two questions, and then connect them?
3. How long have you studied English? (Be careful to use, "I've studied . . ."
4. What's your goal right now?
It should be -- I'm Janice, AND I'm 25 years old.
We're giving two different pieces of information, so we need to repeat "I'm" to make the information clear.
Can you answer the next two questions, and then connect them?
3. How long have you studied English? (Be careful to use, "I've studied . . ."
4. What's your goal right now?
At our last lesson, we learned to write basic paragraphs. We started by answeri...2012-05-26T02:22:44+01:00
At our last lesson, we learned to write basic paragraphs. We started by answering these questions. Then we put the answers into a paragraph.
Let's review. Then I'm going to teach you to combine the sentences to make a more advanced level paragraph.
Please answer these questions.
1. What's your name?
2. How old are you? (You don't have to give your exact age if you don't want to.)
Let's review. Then I'm going to teach you to combine the sentences to make a more advanced level paragraph.
Please answer these questions.
1. What's your name?
2. How old are you? (You don't have to give your exact age if you don't want to.)
I'm fine, thanks.
For Charleen, it's 3 a.m. I appreciate all of you, but I wan...2012-05-26T02:20:22+01:00
I'm fine, thanks.
For Charleen, it's 3 a.m. I appreciate all of you, but I want to give special appreciate to people who study in the middle of the night.
I love reading your answers. One of my favorites is Ummi's. She says that she's a "couch potato". A "couch potato" is someone who likes to sit on the couch and watch TV. This person doesn't want to be active right now. Sometimes, I like to be a couch potato.
For Charleen, it's 3 a.m. I appreciate all of you, but I want to give special appreciate to people who study in the middle of the night.
I love reading your answers. One of my favorites is Ummi's. She says that she's a "couch potato". A "couch potato" is someone who likes to sit on the couch and watch TV. This person doesn't want to be active right now. Sometimes, I like to be a couch potato.
Hi, everyone. How are you doing today? What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Perfect! You're all becoming advanced learners!
Here are the good sentences so...2012-05-25T19:10:36+01:00
Perfect! You're all becoming advanced learners!
Here are the good sentences so far:
If I had studied hard, I would answer the questions easily tomorrow.
If Agus had passed the exam, he would be continuing his study in London.
If I had got the Government job, I would be living a better life. (this one refers to NOW, more than to the future, though!)
If she had woken up earlier, she would be attending the meeting that is about to begin.
If I had told her a bit earlier, she would be partying with us tomorrow.
If my friend had broken up with his girlfriend last year, he wouldn't marry her next week (in fact, he didn't break up with his girl friend last year and he plans to marry her next week)
Hope the examples of your classmates helped again...
With this, I am signing off for today, and wishing you all a fantastic weekend!
Remember, our next live class will be on Tuesday, May 29, at 17:00 GMT!
Take care,
VOA's English Entrepreneur (EE)
Here are the good sentences so far:
If I had studied hard, I would answer the questions easily tomorrow.
If Agus had passed the exam, he would be continuing his study in London.
If I had got the Government job, I would be living a better life. (this one refers to NOW, more than to the future, though!)
If she had woken up earlier, she would be attending the meeting that is about to begin.
If I had told her a bit earlier, she would be partying with us tomorrow.
If my friend had broken up with his girlfriend last year, he wouldn't marry her next week (in fact, he didn't break up with his girl friend last year and he plans to marry her next week)
Hope the examples of your classmates helped again...
With this, I am signing off for today, and wishing you all a fantastic weekend!
Remember, our next live class will be on Tuesday, May 29, at 17:00 GMT!
Take care,
VOA's English Entrepreneur (EE)
Ok, then. Here’s my last example. You will see the same grammatical ‘’formula’’...2012-05-25T18:53:38+01:00
Ok, then. Here’s my last example. You will see the same grammatical ‘’formula’’
[IF + past perfect, would] but its meaning refers to PAST + FUTURE (not present).
• If she had signed up for the ski trip last week, she would be joining us tomorrow.
(But she didn't sign up for the ski trip LAST WEEK and she isn't going to join us TOMORROW.)
• If Mark had gotten the job instead of Joe, he would be moving to Shanghai.
(But Mark didn't get the job and Mark is not going to move to Shanghai - for the future.)
Can you try one more sentence, to conform with this formula? By now, you've really become fluent!
-> If I / she / they / my friend / my teacher, ..._______________.
[IF + past perfect, would] but its meaning refers to PAST + FUTURE (not present).
• If she had signed up for the ski trip last week, she would be joining us tomorrow.
(But she didn't sign up for the ski trip LAST WEEK and she isn't going to join us TOMORROW.)
• If Mark had gotten the job instead of Joe, he would be moving to Shanghai.
(But Mark didn't get the job and Mark is not going to move to Shanghai - for the future.)
Can you try one more sentence, to conform with this formula? By now, you've really become fluent!
-> If I / she / they / my friend / my teacher, ..._______________.
Good. I can see the different levels of English in our class now. Mixed conditio...2012-05-25T18:45:03+01:00
Good. I can see the different levels of English in our class now. Mixed conditionals are tricky, and are really meant to be practiced by advanced students. I will quote the only correct mixed conditional sentences. The rest of you used grammatically correct sentences too, but typical examples of the 2nd or 3rd conditional, which says that you really know how to use them!
However, here we are talking about mixed conditionals, such as these examples I would like you to have a look at:
If I hadn't missed that plane, I wouldn't be married now.
If i had bought the car, my life would be easy. (-> NOW)
If I had married her, I would have one child by now.
(But I didn't marry and I am still single.)
If I hadn't stocked up on food, I would have to go to the grocery store now.
If I had been accepted to work in that foreign company, I would be sent to Japan to join the training.
Any questions?
However, here we are talking about mixed conditionals, such as these examples I would like you to have a look at:
If I hadn't missed that plane, I wouldn't be married now.
If i had bought the car, my life would be easy. (-> NOW)
If I had married her, I would have one child by now.
(But I didn't marry and I am still single.)
If I hadn't stocked up on food, I would have to go to the grocery store now.
If I had been accepted to work in that foreign company, I would be sent to Japan to join the training.
Any questions?
Excellent examples - you nailed it! Just remember that ''would have done'' part...2012-05-25T18:29:09+01:00
Excellent examples - you nailed it! Just remember that ''would have done'' part of the sentence is actually referring to a past situation, like when I said:
''If I had more money, I would have bought a bigger house.''
I meant ''I would have bought it 3 years ago, when I was buying a house.''
It always helps to add a time reference, just to make things clear.
There are also other possibilities, or mixed conditonal patterns. Take this classic example:
''If I had won the lottery, I would be rich.''
But I didn't win the lottery IN THE PAST and I am not rich NOW.
So, this pattern is: IF+ PAST, PRESENT
Can you come up with your own example? Think of something that didn't happen in the past but you wish it did (or something that did happen, but you wish it didn't!), and what were its consequences NOW.
If I ____________________________________________.
''If I had more money, I would have bought a bigger house.''
I meant ''I would have bought it 3 years ago, when I was buying a house.''
It always helps to add a time reference, just to make things clear.
There are also other possibilities, or mixed conditonal patterns. Take this classic example:
''If I had won the lottery, I would be rich.''
But I didn't win the lottery IN THE PAST and I am not rich NOW.
So, this pattern is: IF+ PAST, PRESENT
Can you come up with your own example? Think of something that didn't happen in the past but you wish it did (or something that did happen, but you wish it didn't!), and what were its consequences NOW.
If I ____________________________________________.
While you're writing - some of you asked about Memorial Day. It is a federal hol...2012-05-25T18:19:33+01:00
While you're writing - some of you asked about Memorial Day. It is a federal holiday, always observed in the U.S. on the last Monday in May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died in active military service. It was first observed after the American Civil War, in order to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers.
Remember, we said that not all the conditional (''IF'') clauses have to be ''pur...2012-05-25T18:13:50+01:00
Remember, we said that not all the conditional (''IF'') clauses have to be ''pure'' 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional, i.e. they don't always have to only refer to the present / future or past. Sometimes we can refer to different times in one sentence. We ended yesterday's class with this sentence:
If I didn't have to work so much, I would've gone / would have gone to the party last night.
We said that the IF-part of the sentence refers to the PRESENT (''but I HAVE TO work a lot'' - NOW!), and the second part refers to the PAST (''that is why I DIDN'T GO to the party LAST NIGHT'').
Another example: ''If I had more money, I would have bought a bigger house.'' [not: If I had had more money...because, the truth is that I don't have the money NOW]
Can you give me your own example?
-> If I ___________________________________.
If I didn't have to work so much, I would've gone / would have gone to the party last night.
We said that the IF-part of the sentence refers to the PRESENT (''but I HAVE TO work a lot'' - NOW!), and the second part refers to the PAST (''that is why I DIDN'T GO to the party LAST NIGHT'').
Another example: ''If I had more money, I would have bought a bigger house.'' [not: If I had had more money...because, the truth is that I don't have the money NOW]
Can you give me your own example?
-> If I ___________________________________.
It's wonderful to see you all so excited about learning English! I'm all smiles...2012-05-25T18:08:28+01:00
It's wonderful to see you all so excited about learning English! I'm all smiles :))...
Oh, before I forget: Monday is a public holiday in the U.S. (Memorial Day), so we will not have a class then. You can take a break from VOA's English lessons for a day!
Oh, before I forget: Monday is a public holiday in the U.S. (Memorial Day), so we will not have a class then. You can take a break from VOA's English lessons for a day!
Hi everyone! The English Entrepreneur is in to practice business English with yo...2012-05-25T18:00:53+01:00
Hi everyone! The English Entrepreneur is in to practice business English with you. You must all be excited about practicing more ''mixed'' conditionals today, am I right? ;))
OK, I see this was a tricky one because we had one negative verb (don't have to)...2012-05-24T19:16:52+01:00
OK, I see this was a tricky one because we had one negative verb (don't have to). Here's how your sentence should have looked:
If I didn't have to work so much, I would've gone / would have gone to the party. (Bravo, Iolanta!)
I'm afraid I have to end our lesson there but come back tomorrow for more practice with mixed conditionals, if you're up to the challenge!
Thanks for joining in today and have a great one!
VOA's English Entrepreneur (EE)
If I didn't have to work so much, I would've gone / would have gone to the party. (Bravo, Iolanta!)
I'm afraid I have to end our lesson there but come back tomorrow for more practice with mixed conditionals, if you're up to the challenge!
Thanks for joining in today and have a great one!
VOA's English Entrepreneur (EE)
You got it! The first sentence:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have had...2012-05-24T19:05:45+01:00
You got it! The first sentence:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have had great parents.
means that the person's parents are no longer alive (that's why past conditional is used!), while the second sentence:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have great parents.
means that the person's parents are still living.
So, this was just one of the types of a ''mixed'' conditional:
IF + unreal PAST [hadn't been] + unreal PRESENT [would have].
This type can also be reversed, i.e. you may have this order:
IF + unreal PRESENT, + unreal PAST:
''If I WERE rich, I WOULD'VE BOUGHT (would have bought) that Ferrari we saw yesterday. '' (but: I am not CURRENTLY rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari YESTERDAY).
-> Can you do the following? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense, so that you get this type of mixed conditional (PRESENT + PAST):
If I _________________ work so much, ____________________ to the party last night. (not have; go)
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have had great parents.
means that the person's parents are no longer alive (that's why past conditional is used!), while the second sentence:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have great parents.
means that the person's parents are still living.
So, this was just one of the types of a ''mixed'' conditional:
IF + unreal PAST [hadn't been] + unreal PRESENT [would have].
This type can also be reversed, i.e. you may have this order:
IF + unreal PRESENT, + unreal PAST:
''If I WERE rich, I WOULD'VE BOUGHT (would have bought) that Ferrari we saw yesterday. '' (but: I am not CURRENTLY rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari YESTERDAY).
-> Can you do the following? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense, so that you get this type of mixed conditional (PRESENT + PAST):
If I _________________ work so much, ____________________ to the party last night. (not have; go)
OK, I see that it may be difficult to explain. The sentence
''If I hadn't been...2012-05-24T18:52:16+01:00
OK, I see that it may be difficult to explain. The sentence
''If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't know this [VOA] page.''
is correct because the person talking STILL knows the VOA page, and is (still) alive NOW - this is why the second part of the sentence can be in the present, even though the first one refers to something that happened / didn't happen in the past.
Please look at these two sentences, both IF-clauses. Can you tell the difference in meaning between the two:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have had great parents.
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have great parents.
''If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't know this [VOA] page.''
is correct because the person talking STILL knows the VOA page, and is (still) alive NOW - this is why the second part of the sentence can be in the present, even though the first one refers to something that happened / didn't happen in the past.
Please look at these two sentences, both IF-clauses. Can you tell the difference in meaning between the two:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have had great parents.
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't have great parents.
Bravo! Here are some great ones:
If I'd been better informed about parking area...2012-05-24T18:41:47+01:00
Bravo! Here are some great ones:
If I'd been better informed about parking area in that place, my car wouldn't have been towed away. And I'd have come to the meeting on foot.
If I had known that I was not allowed to park my car in front of your building, I wouldn't have parked it here. I would have left my car at my office.
IF I HAD KNOWN I was not allowed to park in front of your building, I WOULDN'T HAVE PARKED there. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN the subway.
Now, I think you're ready for some ''mixed'' conditionals! Look at a sentence one of you wrote yesterday. You can see that the IF part of the sentence is followed by past perfect, and the second part has present conditional [would know], instead of past conditional [wouldn't have known]. Believe it or not, it's correct:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't know this [VOA] page.
-> Can anyone explain why?
If I'd been better informed about parking area in that place, my car wouldn't have been towed away. And I'd have come to the meeting on foot.
If I had known that I was not allowed to park my car in front of your building, I wouldn't have parked it here. I would have left my car at my office.
IF I HAD KNOWN I was not allowed to park in front of your building, I WOULDN'T HAVE PARKED there. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN the subway.
Now, I think you're ready for some ''mixed'' conditionals! Look at a sentence one of you wrote yesterday. You can see that the IF part of the sentence is followed by past perfect, and the second part has present conditional [would know], instead of past conditional [wouldn't have known]. Believe it or not, it's correct:
If I hadn't been so lucky, I wouldn't know this [VOA] page.
-> Can anyone explain why?
Here's a good answer:
If i had known that it is a tow away zone, I wouldn't hav...2012-05-24T18:30:08+01:00
Here's a good answer:
If i had known that it is a tow away zone, I wouldn't have parked my car in front of the building.
Be careful: both parts of the sentence have to be in the past:
IF + past perfect, + would & present perfect!
No one said what you would have done instead.... In a situation like this, I would have probably said:
''If I'd known I was not allowed to park in front of your building, I wouldn't have parked there. I would've parked in the public garage nearby.''
-> What would you have done? First, please write the full IF sentence with the correct tenses, and then say - in another sentence - what you would have done instead. ;)
If i had known that it is a tow away zone, I wouldn't have parked my car in front of the building.
Be careful: both parts of the sentence have to be in the past:
IF + past perfect, + would & present perfect!
No one said what you would have done instead.... In a situation like this, I would have probably said:
''If I'd known I was not allowed to park in front of your building, I wouldn't have parked there. I would've parked in the public garage nearby.''
-> What would you have done? First, please write the full IF sentence with the correct tenses, and then say - in another sentence - what you would have done instead. ;)
OK. Let's get it going! Imagine you came for a meeting at a company but were met...2012-05-24T18:17:15+01:00
OK. Let's get it going! Imagine you came for a meeting at a company but were met with some unpleasant surprises along the way.
-> Say what you wouldn't have done (if you'd been better informed) and then say what you would have done instead. So, once again, we're talking about the ''unreal past'' conditional....
1 You thought you were allowed to park in front of the building. They towed your car away.
If ____________________________________________. I ___________________.
-> Say what you wouldn't have done (if you'd been better informed) and then say what you would have done instead. So, once again, we're talking about the ''unreal past'' conditional....
1 You thought you were allowed to park in front of the building. They towed your car away.
If ____________________________________________. I ___________________.
Great to hear from you all! I'm doing just fine, thanks for asking! It's a brigh...2012-05-24T18:11:16+01:00
Great to hear from you all! I'm doing just fine, thanks for asking! It's a bright and sunny day here in Washington, D.C., but we're expecting some humidity this weekend, which I'm not looking forward to...
Adinda, I hope your Mom gets well very soon. Be strong for her! Thanks to other students for wishing her well.
Today, I have to compliment you on your knowledge of conditional clauses! Let's do some more practice today. Ready?
Adinda, I hope your Mom gets well very soon. Be strong for her! Thanks to other students for wishing her well.
Today, I have to compliment you on your knowledge of conditional clauses! Let's do some more practice today. Ready?
Hi everyone! The English Entrepreneur is in to practice business English with yo...2012-05-24T18:01:31+01:00
Hi everyone! The English Entrepreneur is in to practice business English with you. How's it going?
Using Student Writing to Teach Global Issues: Read, listen and learn English wit...2012-05-24T05:02:19+01:00
Using Student Writing to Teach Global Issues: Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click o... http://bit.ly/Kg5kqn 
Using Student Writing to Teach Global Issues bit.ly A group, One World Education, has teachers build curriculum on essays by middle and high school students | EDUCATION REPORT
Using Student Writing to Teach Global Issues bit.ly A group, One World Education, has teachers build curriculum on essays by middle and high school students | EDUCATION REPORT It was fun working with you today.
Tomorrow, a good friend of mine is graduat...2012-05-24T03:24:19+01:00
It was fun working with you today.
Tomorrow, a good friend of mine is graduating with her Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Lanaguage. It's taken her several years, but tomorrow, she's graduating. Her family doesn't have much money, so she had to pay for her education herself. She's had some big health problems, but she never gave up. I'm really happy for her.
I'll be at her graduation to support her tomorrow, so unfortunately, I won't be able to teach my usual class here. I'll be back on Friday, though, at 01:00 GMT.
Take good care, everyone.
TTYL (Talk to you later),
VOA's English Doctor
Tomorrow, a good friend of mine is graduating with her Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Lanaguage. It's taken her several years, but tomorrow, she's graduating. Her family doesn't have much money, so she had to pay for her education herself. She's had some big health problems, but she never gave up. I'm really happy for her.
I'll be at her graduation to support her tomorrow, so unfortunately, I won't be able to teach my usual class here. I'll be back on Friday, though, at 01:00 GMT.
Take good care, everyone.
TTYL (Talk to you later),
VOA's English Doctor
