Hello!
I'm looking forward to taking part in the BBC Learning English Blog. It's the first time I've done anything like this...so I hope you'll let me know what you think of my posts!
I've been working at York St John University College for two and a half years. I teach two kinds of students; pre-undergraduates and postgraduates. The students are from all over the world and (usually!) enjoy living in York; a beautiful and historic city. My students do, however, sometimes complain about English food and English weather! They especially don't like cereal for breakfast (boring and not filling enough) and the rain.
Before coming to York, I taught English, trained English teachers and inspected training courses in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. I'm happy to be back in England, where I was born and where (most of) my family lives, but it sometimes still feels a bit strange after living overseas for so long.
I know nothing about football, unlike Nader, our previous blogger. Despite this, I am enjoying watching lots of World Cup matches and shouting suggestions to the players on TV. England play again tomorrow and everyone is talking about Wayne Rooney. Will the Wednesday news headlines be 'England Roo-ind' (if Wayne hurts his foot again) or 'Roo-ner-up' (if Sweden wins the game), or 'Roo-thless' (if Wayne scores goals). I'll let you know!
Rachel
Comments
I noticed that you havn't been to China inland,which is a amazing place with great change alomost everyday. Come to China if you have chance.
Hello, Rachel: It is amazing to read about how many experiences you have had because of your job! I think it is great to be doing what you like, and at the same time to be able of meeting such amount of diferent cultures. I am a journalist and I wish I could travel around the world for doing what I like, to communicate what is going on. Thank you for your post! About it, I think England is an interesting place to visit but I understand if people complaint because of the weather, but in the summer time it is completely diferent, less rainy and quite warm (I just visited London a couple of times). Regards.
hello,Rachel.I am interesting in reading about you .you are lucky. you have visited some countries.I hope to visit london. my regard
I haven't visited mainland China and would love too! I may get a chance to visit later this year. Many of my students at York St John University College are Chinese and I would like to visit them after they graduate and return home. Teaching English is a great way to meet people from all over the world, it's true!!
I am from HK. Nice to meet you in this blog. My English is not very well, so I hope to improve my English by reading native writer and watching native film. You are my first Target!!!
I think Rachel is a good teacher and she is also friendly woman. I am pleasant to read her posts
Dear Ms. Rachel Wicaksono, or just I should call you Rachel. Well, I love here, this is the place I should hang around more often. Do you want to come to Hong Kong in the future? I can show you around and be your good tour guide. Be my guest! We can also group more students/ English Learners to see the Beijing Olympics Games 2008. That'll wonderful!! See Ya!
Dear Ms Rachel, I am new to this blog and tried to make short comments.I saw your name and I bet Wicaksono is Indonesian name.I am glad that are familiar name in this blog. At least I am not alone.I've spent many years studying English but still I find it hard to write in English.Thank you.
Hello Rachel, i'm intersting about ur job, u must see Iran too,well' i'm trying to learn english better but i really lost some words and i couldn't remember them and if i remember i couldnt write it with true spelling!thank you
Hi, Dear Ms Rachel, why some sentences in English finished by 'to' without any continuation? For example from the movie 'The Usual Suspects': McManus say - 'What is the world coming to?' Is it correctly? And I hear also the sentences with end by 'is'? Thanks!
Hi dear Rachel I Read your story was very good and its clear. I wish was same to you in reading and writing .
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