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  • Words in the News
    A German pensioner has finally sampled a tin of food which was given to him over six decades ago. Words in the News: 6 February...
  • Express English
    What do you associate with the colour red? Hear what people in London told us, then join the conversation! Express English: 6 February 2012
  • Europe's cold snap
    The death toll from the ongoing cold snap in Central and Eastern Europe has risen to more than 100. Words in the News: 3 February...
  • Calendar 2012: Colours
    Mushroom, calendar, Russia, february
  • London's booming Theatreland
    London's theatres are one of the city's biggest tourist draws and new figures show that audiences swelled by over three percent in 2011. 2nd February...

I enjoy so many different aspects of teaching:  interacting with students & seeing them interact with each other, preparing lessons and predicting what questions will come up, seeing a student ‘getting it,’ the period when a timid student finally begins to lose some inhibitions and trust her/himself.  Of course the real sense of achievement comes with the positive feedback - hearing from a student, “Hey, it worked!  They understood me!”  Here are a few of my favorites stories:

 

 

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Gift = poison

gift = Geschenk