Hello Jason Jun Oshiro Vera Charles Alberto Chaya Claire Hani and all, Thank you for your heartwarming reminder,Jason!:) I won't feel homesick this year as I have met several new young friends,including you,Vera and Charles from China and I got back in touch with my old world in Taiwan,too...;)
Even though they are so distant from me,I feel them as close as I want...in my heart!LOL Jun,warm welcome to this big family,too with my wide open arms!!!;) I've been quite occupied with tasks which need a lot of my attention in real life... That's why I haven't been talkative these days.:( To answer you shortly,Jun: Go to http://www.businessenglishpod.com They have all the listening and speaking exercises you need for your work. As for the rest,go to 'home' of this discussion group,click on "Bookmark Page." Ed,our moderator has saved quite a long list of useful links for you to practice all the skills you want. Remeber a lot of treasure you need is right here. I advice all new comers to spend some time browing them before you pose any questions. It will save you time waiting for Ed,me or anyone to respond to you, and I can assure you the time you spend there will be very long but effective! (you see,even an old member like Oshiro didn't know the resouces he needs are right on the backyard!LOL) Good luck and best wishes, Pln P.S.Jason,a correction: I am excited.It's been an exciting day. In English,it's only possible to use 'She's so boring that talking to her makes me bored.' Or 'He's so interesting that I am interested in knowing more interesting stories he tells.' Those mistakes are quite common.I blame them to incompetent teachers!!!:( (I'm serious.A lot of teachers themselves don't know the differences,so how are they supposed to give clear explanations or examples to their students???:() On Oct 1, 4:30 pm, chenzheng2008 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Pln Chailes Oshiro Claire Chaya and all, > I am so exciting in these days!!!Since today is 60th birthday of my > motherland!All the Chinese are very exciting!!LOL > Dear Pauline,the day after tomorrow is Mid Autumn Day,Happy Mid Autumn Day!!:) > Don't be feel sad,since we are all around you!:) > Have a nice day to you and all!! > Jason C, > > 在2009-09-30?14:57:52，pln471?<[email protected]>?写道： > > > > > > >Good?morning?Oshiro?Jason?Vera?Charles?Renzo?Jin?Yeong?Alberto?Eckman > >Chaya?Claire?and?all, > > >Oshiro, > >Wrong?this?time! > >I've?made?a?lot?of?jokes?like?this?with?my?betterhalf?since?we?got > >married! > >It?wasn't?surprising?for?me?that?he?didn't?think?it?was?funny?then?or > >perhaps?not?anymore.LOL > > >He?just?gave?me?the?eye,the?usual?kind,you?know?only?couples?like?us > >can?get?the?hint, > >which?means?'I'll?tell?you?later,so?please?don't?make?a?fool?of > >yourself?now!'LOL > > >And?yeah,I?wish?they?were?tasty!LOL > >No,I?can't?imagine?eating?the?most?loyal?friend?of?us?mankind,neither > >can?I?tolerate?people?eating?one?of?the?most?intelligent?creature?like > >cats!:( > > >Don't?get?me?started?as?I'm?a?very?passionate?animal?lovers. > >Elephants,gorillas,chimps,dolphins?and?whales?are?those?I?used?to > >study?most?during?my?spare?time?before?motherhood...:) > > >I?knew?your?level?is?between?upper-intermediate?and?advanced... > >Since?I?wasn't?certain?about?your?speaking,I?dared?not?confirm?my?own > >evaluation?on?Monday?night?during?our?text?chat. > > >I'm?certain?your?reading?and?writing?are?advanced?as?your?range?of > >voca?is?large,and?I?have?read?your?messages?via?message?board?since > >last?March. > > >I'd?like?you?to?test?your?listening?next?and?if?the?result?is > >advanced,too, > >then,my?friend,go?ahead?signing?up?for?CAE?exam. > > >Ask?your?English?teacher?at?the?language?school?for?the?exam-oriented > >textbook?to?prepare?yourself?for?it?ASAP!:) > > >It's?hard?for?others?to?believe,I?bet,that?Oshiro?and?I?have?come?such > >a?long?way?back?as?older?memebers, > >it?was?our?very?first?chat!LOL > > >Good?day, > >Pln > > >On?Sep?30,?5:59?am,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: > >>?Hello?Pauline?and?all! > > >>?This?episode?about?the?pies?is?incredible?and?the?funniest?one.?I?can > >>?imagine?your?husband?laughing?at?you?for?this?funny?situation!?LOL?You?m-ust > >>?have?thought?those?pies?were?really?tasty,?haven't?you??LOL > > >>?In?a?chat?we?had?days?before,?you?mentioned?the?bookmark?page?of?this?gr-oup > >>?and?there?you?showed?me?some?links?to?test?my?English?level?for?free.?So-,?I > >>?just?took?this?test?and?fortunately?I?got?59?correct?answers?out?of?68.?-It > >>?says?my?level?is?Advanced.??Do?you?know?if?this?means?I?could?apply?for?-CAE > >>?if?I?prepare?myself?for?it? > >>?I'll?check?the?site?for?more?information?about?this?evaluation. > > >>?Have?a?nice?day > >>?Oshiro > > >>?On?Wed,?Sep?23,?2009?at?6:39?PM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: > > >>?>?Hello?Oshiro?and?all, > > >>?>?Let?me?tell?you?something?interesting?about?Polish?in?exchange: > >>?>?Linda?in?Portugese?means?beautiful,you?told?me?earlier. > >>?>?Lublin?in?Poilsh?can?be?divided?into?2?words:Lub?Lin?which?means?maybe > >>?>?Lin.;) > >>?>?I?find?it?quite?interesting?myself. > > >>?>?I?have?a?lot?of?jokes?like?this?since?I?often?get?confused,especially > >>?>?when?I?run?into?a?Polish?woman?teacher?who?teaches?French?in?the > >>?>?office.LOL > > >>?>?For?instance,the?first?time?at?the?grocery?store,I?saw?many?tiny > >>?>?bootles?labeld?with?'SOS',I?got?very?concerned?wondering?why?they?were > >>?>?displayed?at?the?shop?like?that?instead?of?at?the?pharmaciest's! > >>?>?It?turned?out?to?be?'sauce'?of?course. > > >>?>?Another?one?is?hilarious?for?me! > >>?>?Whenever?we?pass?other?people's?gates?or?gardens,we?often?see?a?sign > >>?>?"Uwaga?Pies." > >>?>?When?we?first?arrived?to?Poland?and?I?didn't?know?any?Polish?words?in > >>?>?written?at?all,I?asked?my?betterhalf,"Why?are?there?so?many?people > >>?>?baking?pies?for?sale?or?what?"?LOL > >>?>?It?turned?out?to?be?'Beware?of?dogs!',my?goodness!!! > > >>?>?I?felt?the?same?way?with?my?sister's?old?stamp?album,too!:( > >>?>?I?find?buying?new?stamps?from?the?shop?boring?and?meaningless,but?it's > >>?>?too?hard?to?collect?them?if?no?one?sends?letters?anymore... > >>?>?My?stamps?became?very?precious?because?of?their?rarity. > >>?>?I?give?them?away?as?some?kind?of?souvenirs?to?anyone?special?enough?to > >>?>?me. > >>?>?Usually?kids?are?the?receivers?of?them.;) > > >>?>?Oh,you?pulled?my?leg?by?having?misinformed?me?about?your?level.LOL > >>?>?That?was?why?I?needed?time?to?google?books?for?you?alone?since?I > >>?>?haven't?prepared?any?Poilsh?students?for?CPE?yet! > > >>?>?FCE?is?rather?easy?to?be?well-prepared. > >>?>?Ckeck?out?this?book: > >>?>?New?First?Certificate?Gold?coursebook+exam?maximiser(New?Edition) > >>?>?by?Jacky?Newbrook?Judith?Wilson?Richard?Acklam(longman) > > >>?>?Got?to?go! > >>?>?Good?night, > >>?>?Pln > > >>?>?On?Sep?23,?6:37?pm,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: > >>?>?>??Hello?Pln?Jason?Charles?Hani?Ed?Ria?Simone?Chaya?and?all, > > >>?>?>?I'm?really?into?knowing?new?places?and?cultures.?Always?I?hear?the?n-ame > >>?>?>?Lublin,?it?reminds?me?of?Dublin,?but?just?the?names.?:) > >>?>?>?Thanks?for?enjoying?having?me?as?a?friend,?I?have?the?same?feeling > >>?>?towards > >>?>?>?you. > > >>?>?>?You?mentioned?about?the?stamps?on?envelopes.?By?the?way,?I?inherited-?a > >>?>?>?collection?of?them?from?my?cousin?but?it?turned?out?to?be?hard?to > >>?>?continue > >>?>?>?the?collection?since?we?are?lacking?sending?and?receiving?letters. > >>?>?>?Consequently?I?put?it?beside?and?gave?up?continuing?the?collection.?-(**?I > >>?>?>?still?remember?the?stamps?from?Poland). > > >>?>?>?About?the?books,?I?make?a?mistake.?I?said?that?I?was?interested?in?e-xams > >>?>?of > >>?>?>?proficiency?in?English,?but?actually?I'm?not?in?that?level?of?Englis-h. > >>?>?I'm > >>?>?>?interest?in?Cambridge?FCE?or?CAE.?It?reminds?me?Eckman?and?his?story-?of > >>?>?>?making?mistakes?in?English.?:)?It's?hard?to?express?ourselves?perfec-tly > >>?>?in > >>?>?>?another?language?other?that?our?native?when?we?are?not?fluent. > >>?>?>?Don't?worry?about?the?books,?when?you?have?some?spare?time,?you?can?-help > >>?>?me > >>?>?>?with?that. > > >>?>?>?I?put?the?weather?from?some?cities?from?Europe?here?in?my?desktop,?s-o?I > >>?>?can > >>?>?>?keep?track?of?them?until?I?get?there.?:) > > >>?>?>?Have?a?nice?day?you?all!! > >>?>?>?Oshiro > > >>?>?>?On?Tue,?Sep?22,?2009?at?7:20?AM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: > > >>?>?>?>?Hello?Oshiro?Jason?Charles?Hani?Ed?Ria?Simone?Chaya?and?all, > > >>?>?>?>?You?impressed?me?again?with?your?curiosity?and?aptitude,old > >>?>?>?>?friend,Oshiro!!!LOL > > >>?>?>?>?Others?may?just?wish?me?a?bon?voyage,but?you?went?straight?to?goog-le > >>?>?>?>?the?city?on?the?Internet?and?desired?to?see?it?for?yourself!;) > >>?>?>?>?You?are?certainly?a?keen?learner?of?LIFE?and?that?makes?me?very?pr-oud > >>?>?>?>?of?having?a?friend?like?you!!!LOL > > >>?>?>?>?I?miss?receiving?hand-written?greeting?cards,postcards?or?even?bet-ter > >>?>?>?>?letters?tremendously!:( > > >>?>?>?>?I?recall?9?years?ago?at?a?Yahoo?group?I?later?co-founded,all?of?us > >>?>?>?>?more?sentimental?members?started?to?send?one?another?pictures?and > >>?>?>?>?letters?at?Christmas?just?with?the?hope?to?read?one?another's > >>?>?>?>?handwriting?and?signitures...LOL > > >>?>?>?>?I?had?such?a?wonderful?time?waiting?for,opening?and?reading?letter-s > >>?>?>?>?from?all?over?the?world?and?by?just?looking?at?the?stamps,the?pape-r > >>?>?>?>?and?envelopes?they?chose?for?me?was?a?mere?pleasure?already!;) > > >>?>?>?>?By?the?way,Oshiro,I'm?still?too?busy?to?google?the?books?I?promise-d > >>?>?>?>?you?last?week.:( > >>?>?>?>?My?2?sons?and?I?are?still?fighting?with?the?changeable?weather?to > >>?>?>?>?recover?from?our?flu... > > >>?>?>?>?The?older?son?was?ordered?by?the?doctor?to?stay?away?from?school?f-or > >>?>?>?>?at?least?2?days?today...:( > >>?>?>?>?My?doctor's?appointment?is?booked?for?later?next?week?only?because-?too > >>?>?>?>?amny?people?are?ill,even?the?doctor?who?was?supposed?to?see?my?son > >>?>?>?>?this?morning?was... > >>?>?>?>?So?he?was?rescheduled?to?see?a?doctor?unknown?to?us...:( > > >>?>?>?>?Take?very?good?care?of?yourself,Oshiro?and?all?of?you! > >>?>?>?>?I'll?keep?you?updated?with?the?weather?conditions?in?Europe?before-?you > >>?>?>?>?pack?your?suitcae?to?come?next?month... > >>?>?>?>?Or?you?should?add?the?weather?forecast?of?those?2?cities?on?your > >>?>?>?>?homepage?to?keep?yourself?informed.;) > > >>?>?>?>?Great?day,everyone! > >>?>?>?>?Pln > >>?>?>?>?BTW,where?have?you?been,Eckman?:( > > >>?>?>?>?On?Sep?21,?6:23?pm,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: > >>?>?>?>?>?Hello?Pln,?Eckman,?Claire,?Ed,?Jason,?Chaya?and?all!! > > >>?>?>?>?>?Nice?to?see?you?again?here?in?the?group!! > >>?>?>?>?>?As?I?told?you?earlier,?I?googled?the?city?you?were?this?weekend?-and > >>?>?found > >>?>?>?>?it > >>?>?>?>?>?awesome.?I?like?this?kind?of?historical?places.?It's?always?heal-thy > >>?>?going > >>?>?>?>?to > >>?>?>?>?>?distant?places?to?forget?everything?from?our?daily-basis.?We?rec-harge > >>?>?our > >>?>?>?>?>?batteries. > > >>?>?>?>?>?I?haven't?been?a?quick-witted?person?these?days,?so?I?couldn't?p-ull > >>?>?>?>?Claire's > >>?>?>?>?>?legs.?LOL > > >>?>?>?>?>?Eckman,?can?you?imagine?the?future?generation?and?the?current > >>?>?generation > >>?>?>?>?>?that?has?never?sent?or?received?a?letter?written?by?hands??It's?-been > >>?>?many > >>?>?>?>?>?years?since?the?last?time?I?received?a?hand-written?letter.?I?mi-ss > >>?>?that. > >>?>?>?>?I > >>?>?>?>?>?agree?with?you?Pln,?write?and?receive?letter?must?be?more?romant-ic > >>?>?that > >>?>?>?>?text > >>?>?>?>?>?messages?and?emails.?On?the?other?hand,?we?got?used?to?it?and?I > >>?>?wouldn't > >>?>?>?>?be > >>?>?>?>?>?able?to?wait?that?long?to?read?the?reply?for?a?letter.?:) > > >>?>?>?>?>?Does?any?of?you?still?use?letters?to?communicate?with?friends?or > >>?>?>?>?relatives > >>?>?>?>?>?in?another?countries?or?distant?places? > > >>?>?>?>?>?Oshiro > > >>?>?>?>?>?On?Sun,?Sep?20,?2009?at?5:25?PM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: > > >>?>?>?>?>?>?Hello?Eckman?Oshiro?Jason?Ed?Chaya?Claire?and?all, > > >>?>?>?>?>?>?Sorry,Jason?for?not?announcing?my?whereabouts?before?my?family-?and > > ... > > read more >>- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". 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