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Re: Translating English Into English?;)

pln...@gmail.com (pln471) — Sat, 21 nov 2009 22:10:55 UT

Hello all sweet boys and girls,LOL

If the older means the wiser,that's wonderful...like me!LOL

I am regarded as a crazy and energetic teacher by all my Polish
students,old or young!

There's one group of 7 students that I started to co-teach with a
Polish teacher last month.
They began to speak English with an amusingly lively intonation and I

Re: [ESL Podcast] Re: Translating English Into English?;)

huixin...@gmail.com (Charles) — Sat, 21 nov 2009 08:32:17 UT

Dear all,

About the question how old are you ... It's a complicate question. older
lady want to be yong, but little girl and young man want to be the big one,
who always pretend that they are old enough to take the responsibility.

My opinion is ... the older, the better. I looks like a old man but being

RE: [ESL Podcast] Re: Translating English Into English?;)

junxia2...@gmail.com (Xia Jun) — Sat, 21 nov 2009 07:06:59 UT

Dear Pln, and all

Charles and Jason C, Vera, perhaps Vietnam and China have common in culture. We also add one year to the real age and the added age is used to calculate the year appropriate for married. So, it is the difference from Western's culture.
Dear Pln, as I wrote before, you can send them the link and following the steps. I also did like that and pass successfully.

Re:[ESL Podcast] Re: Translating English Into English?;)

chenzheng2...@126.com (chenzheng2008) — Sat, 21 nov 2009 01:26:43 UT

Hello Jun Pln Oshiro Claire and all,

I see, Pln, that's exactly what I wanna say.LOL

Tnank you very much!!

Have a nice weekend to all.

Jason C.

在2009-11-20 05:44:11，pln471 <pln...@gmail.com> 写道：

Re: [ESL Podcast] Re: Song of the Weekend:Wind of Change by Scorpions

huixin...@gmail.com (Charles) — Fri, 20 nov 2009 13:51:34 UT

Oh god ... because of being not able to access to Youtube and metacafe, I
tried so hard to find a link to listen it online. Finally,I found it on
Music of Google china.

It's totally worth.It's a very touch song.

Thank you, Pauline

Re: Song of the Weekend:Wind of Change by Scorpions

claireletour...@gmail.com (claire) — Fri, 20 nov 2009 12:45:29 UT

Dear all church mice,;)

As Oshiro requested before,the song of the weekend is Wind of Change
by Scorpions.
Lately there has been reportage of the 20th anniversary of the fall of
the Berlin Wall,and this song was written for that special historical
event!;)

youtube:
[link]

Re: Translating English Into English?;)

pln...@gmail.com (pln471) — Thu, 19 nov 2009 21:44:11 UT

What animated discussions on censorship and age you have had here!LOL

Since you brought it up,Jason,I did recall this old custom of Chinese
culture!
If I remember it correctly,according to Chinese,since you were in your
mother's womb,you're considered 1 year old already.
Perhaps that's why we are always 1 year older than our real age.:)

Re: Hello ESL Podcast group!!!

pchamorro2...@gmail.com (Pablo) — Thu, 19 nov 2009 03:22:47 UT

Hi John,

I'm really glad to read your post. I wonder if you know about my
English toolbar:

[link]

You can see some screenshots here:

[link]

Well, in the toolbar there are lots of good links useful for English

Re:Re: RE: [ESL Podcast] Translating English Into English?;)

chenzheng2...@126.com (chenzheng2008) — Wed, 18 nov 2009 14:45:00 UT

Hello Pln Oshiro and all,

Oshiro,thank you very much. With reference to your question, I would like to tell you the specific reason, but actually I don't konw exactly either. Maybe because of the culture difference. It is just a tridition which is handed from our old generation. However, nowadays due to the communication between the east and west cultures, more and more Chinese women tend to become the opposite as you mentioned.LOL

Re: [ESL Podcast] Re: Do you (want to)believe in happy endings?;)

rafael.osh...@gmail.com (Rafael Oshiro) — Wed, 18 nov 2009 11:18:15 UT

Good morning Claire, Vera, Jun, Charles, June, Reinaldo, Jason and all other
who haven´t been here lately :)

Well, I´m with those of you who said happy endings is a matter of pursuing,
even if sometimes it seems it doesn´t exist. Once I saw a phrase in the back
of a truck saying
"Fight always

Re: [ESL Podcast] Hello ESL Podcast group!!!

rafael.osh...@gmail.com (Rafael Oshiro) — Wed, 18 nov 2009 11:06:43 UT

Warm welcome, John!

So you´re another ESL teacher to join the group! Nice to have you here and I
hope we all can have great enhancements in English. You´ll notice, if not
yet, that there are many IT guys here to whom you can exchange new ideas and
experiences. I´m one of them LOL

Great initiative you had creating a website to help learners giving and

Re: [ESL Podcast] Re: Blackout

jun...@gmail.com (huang june) — Wed, 18 nov 2009 10:42:41 UT

Hey Claire and all friends,
Obviously it's different! People from south and north part of China think
and behave totally differently!
First,I don't like the weather in beijing.Too dry and too cold(the winter
almost lasts for 5 months which kills me~)
Second,i don't like the food in beijing.Large plate of dishes without any

Re: Do you (want to)believe in happy endings?;)

claireletour...@gmail.com (claire) — Wed, 18 nov 2009 09:44:03 UT

Hello June Jun Reinaldo Vera Charles Oshiro Bruno John Jason and all,

So Reinaldo,are you saying you are with me that it takes miracles to
find happy endings?!
Oh dear,you are as pessimistic or should I say as realistic as me!LOL

Where are you,Simone,Chaya,Alberto,Paulo ,Ed,Eduardo,Edward,Eckman or

Hello ESL Podcast group!!!

esl...@gmail.com (John) — Tue, 17 nov 2009 18:48:58 UT

My name is John Campbell. I teach ESL and computer literacy in El
Monte, California. I am very interested in technology and how it can
be integrated into language learning. I have a website at [link]
On the site I have collected many links to ESL related pages. You will
also see student work on the site.

RE: RE: [ESL Podcast] Translating English Into English?;)

junxia2...@gmail.com (Xia Jun) — Tue, 17 nov 2009 16:43:56 UT

Dear Charles, Jason C, Chenzheng, all

Jason C, Is this working? I mean the tip can resolve your
problem. I remembered that Facebook is banned in your country, China, as
Charles said.
Charles, you can try following the steps on the link, I hope
that it can pass the censorship’s eyes LOL