I have a bright orange furry shaped puff in my kitchen cupboard. I thought it was a fungi/mould because of the leak but others have it as well. Who knows?
It is still muggy and warm but the temperature can change in a blink. When the internet arrives it will be easier to contact people. I am so used to just leaning over and typing.
Most of us have our computers now. They are not fancy of course and I am not sure if it has any word processing software on it. In the school office they use Word 2003.
I am teaching Western culture which is a huge topic, starting with Ancient Greece, Rome, middle ages, dark ages...etc until now. This to 5 groups with low English speaking skills. They are 4th years and can't wait to leave but they fear there are no jobs.
Here even 4th years get their dormitory inspected every day. The students clean the classrooms and the dorms are locked at 10:30pm. Perhaps we could do this in the West? What do you think?
Their grammar and written is usually pretty good but this is their last year and this would be the first time they have English native speakers. They seldom listen to English for anything. i.e. no English movies.
My other 10 hours of my contract will be spoken English with those young people who are marching around and shouting at the moment. They are level one. I am hoping they will be more fun than my morose 4th years. Each class starts with 40 - 35 and after the break the number dwindles to 10 or so, which is fine with me as it makes it easier. There is an experienced woman here who has given me some pointers for games to play. In total I will have 20 hours a week. At the moment I am spending
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