Hi Pauline and all, Nice stories, thank you:)
Pablo On Apr 10, 10:20 am, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Elham Briana Mikhail Andre Simone Claire Ed Pablo and all other > silent members, > (If you just joined us here,please make some noise by taking part in > our discussions,be it older topics or newer ones!:)) > > In reply to Q2 I posted on March 11th,"Have you ever met someone who > turned out to be very different to what you imagined > they were like at first? > In what ways were they different?" > > Being an ESL/EFL teacher in Poland,I have been given plenty of > opportunities of meeting quite a few students from all walks of life > since about 3.5 years ago. > > I have to say that they all surprise me in very intriguing and > enjoyable ways. > > I have been told that I am the craziest,the best or the most > unpredictable or the most communicative teacher they've ever met.:P > > While being asked "A risk you took,"one 39 year-old man student said > without hesitation that it was coming to my optional conversation > class because he couldn't use any Polish at all with me.;) > He said he was soon relieved after seeing my friendly and soothing > smile. > > Another 31 year-old man student when answering to the question,"A > place you love" said it was being there with me in the classroom.;) > > One 34 year-old man student even told me that he came for English,but > got double value of the tuition which his American-Italian joint > venture company paid for him because everytime after our class,he felt > so lighthearted and relaxed as if he came for a psychiatrist's > visit.;) > > One 26 year-old woman student gave me a pet name:'Energetic Bomb'! > But that very first student I mentioned earlier told the whole class > it was an understatement... > He said it should be 'Extra Energetic Bomb!' > They all agreed that if I'm already crazy with a mug of strong black > coffee a day,they couldn't imagine how I would behave in class if I > combine it with the consumption of chocolate which is the love of most > Polish people!LOL > > Wonderful Weekend,everyone around this magical globe! > Pln AKA Pauline > On Mar 31, 11:15 pm, Elham Moazzen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > This is Elham coming back again after some really busy and hard working > > period. > > > Ok! let me break the ice with the first question ;) > > > Fortunately, I have not ever been in a car which has run out of petrol. Let > > me guess what I would have done in case I had been in such a stressful > > situation. I would have pulled over my car, then got it off and asked cars > > passing by to give me some petrol in order to feed my car. For example in > > that case, I would have taken out my vest and shake it in order to make > > passing cars pay attention to me. > > > Regards > > Eli > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:59 PM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > Let's break the ice once more as Simone 'ordered'!:P > > > > Q1 Have you ever been in a car which has run out of patrol? > > > What happened? > > > > Q2 Have you ever met someone who turned out to be very different to > > > what you imagined they were > > > like at first? > > > In what way were they different? > > > > Q3 Have any friends of yours ever done anything strange and you > > > couldn't work out why they had > > > done it? > > > > Q4 Have you ever fallen out with a good friend? > > > If so,why? What happened? > > > > Looking forward to your answers,be it short or long,sad or > > > funny,ridiculous or boring!:P > > > > Thanks in advance and best regards, > > > Pln(the language buddy/motivation partner:)) > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "ESL Podcast". > > > To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > > > reply this message > > > For invite your friends, visit: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > > > Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions > > > -- > > > "When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll find a way > > to get it." > > > "Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others > > hesitate."- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
