Hello to Everyone
Dear Lemlem
I would like to start by welcoming Lemlem to the Learning English student-teacher blog. Nice to meet you! Thanks for your first post! I was interested to read about the Ethiopian calendar, and the month called Pagume. Perhaps the only equivalent we have in English is that once every four years we have a “Leap Year”, when the month of February has an extra day (29 days rather than 28). So perhaps the translation for “Pagume” is “Leap Year”! To continue with another language point, the adjective form of Ethiopia is “Ethiopian”, which is also the word used to describe nationality. What great news to learn that we have another chance to celebrate the Millennium! How do you think you will celebrate?
My next very important job is to thank Stephen, Soyoung, Frederico and all of the learners who have participated in this blog over the last two months. It has been so interesting to read of all of your entries and made me appreciate what a truly global digital community we now live in. I have been teaching English to international learners for many years, and I can safely say that one of the best things about this job is the wonderful experience of meeting learners from all over the world. Reading the Learning English blog is like being in a virtual classroom, and I feel that I know some of you already! I hope you will all continue reading the blog and sending in your comments, because that is what makes the site so lively and exciting.
And what a superb teacher we have had for the past two months! I’m going to have quite a job taking over from Stephen, but fortunately he isn’t saying goodbye to the Learning English site, just “au revoir”. Now, to move onto my own introduction, you can already see my name, so I’ll tell you a little bit about myself. Over the years, I’ve taught in many different schools and colleges, teaching English to children, young people and adults. I now live in the north of England, about seven miles west of Newcastle Upon Tyne. I was born and grew up about three miles from where I am sitting as I write this! In between leaving Newcastle and coming back, I spent fourteen years studying, teaching and travelling! I don’t think I’ll be going anywhere soon, though, as I have a husband and two children (both boys), who all keep me very busy…
So, Lemlem, thanks for telling us about the calendar in your country. Now please will you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m looking forward to reading your next post…
Best wishes
Samantha
USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
start by doing (-ing form of verb) + noun / noun phrase
global digital community (noun)
The on-line community which is available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection, anywhere in the world.
virtual (adjective)
In recent years, this word has come to mean the “world” created by the internet.
continue doing (-ing form of verb) + noun / noun phrase
au revoir
French for “until the next time” or, less formally “see you soon”
Comments
Hello, Samantha. This is Jill from Beijing. Nice to meet you. Stephen has left us many unforgettable memories during the two months and I do believe the next two months with you will be great and happy. I hope I'm one member of your global digital community, I'll be a faithful regular here. By the way, Samantha, hope to see some of your beautiful photos as well as your family's if you don't mind. Today it's so mild in Beijing. Wish you all the best! Bye for now!
Hi Samantha,pls allow me to show my warm welcome to you and Lemlem.From you experience,I am sure a new round of learning english start now,I've got the new information of expressing"leap year"in this first class,thank you!Could u give us more information about yourself?How old are your sons?what do they do now?What do you do now every day?I am interesting in the lifestyle of Britain family,could you introduce something about it?Thanks in advance.
Hi Samantha! Speaking of Samantha, it reminds me a name of the witch in the American TV show which I used to watch. I hope you make all of reader happy, and improve my English.
Hi.Samantha! I checked the BBC Blog every day in the past several days, waiting for the new teacher and new students'blogs. Finally, I meet you and Lemlem in this global digital community. How do you do? Let me greet you two as what we would do in the real world. In China, Students started their winter holiday about a week ago and everybody is looking forward the coming of Spring Festival. Traditionally, it marks the begining of 2007.
Namastae teacher nice to see u again you look very pretty.Its very exciting to participate in this 'global digital community'. Au revoir
Dear Samantha! I hope we will enjoy our posts and comments as it has happened recently.The wonderful experience of learning by doing is a big chance for all of us.As you can see some of readers are addicted to this blog.It is a big pleasure to start the day with virtual friends whose colourful personality enriches your picture of the world and life attitude. You will soon understand how avid learners we are.Good Luck! Diema
Hi dear Samantha ! Welcome to this month Blog ! What a nice first name you have ! I like it a lot . That 's a big pleasure that you know some of us , form reading previous Blogs . That sounds interesting ! And you like very pretty and nice and charming ! And also , so young ! How old are your sons ? Kiss them for me . I don’t know if you know me , so I want to introduce me : I 'm a work woman form Iran . I 'm married and have a for years old son .I know , how much you are busy , with having two kids and being a work woman . My university major is Physics . I 'm very busy , so I put comments only when I have some thing good to share with others and when I am not very busy . I 'm a real sport fanatic and I'm going to take part in a sport game in my office in next month . I work in our province Tele communication company . Now a days , I 'm going to an English course , so doing my home works takes long time . I like doing Yoga and exercise( specially Aerobics ! ) . I think you are a serious teacher , are n't you ? How ever , your face looks very kindly ! You are second woman teacher of the Blog . Oh my dear Tricia ! I really miss you ! Where are you ? What a pity , It seems previous Blogers , all forget their good moments with us . They should some time , put some comments in currents Blogs , for their past fans ! Take it by know . I wish you good luck ! Bye
I have already found two great teachers through BBC website. I am glad to get introduced to you through this blog. What I am confused about the BBC blog is the way blogs are displayed. I do not know how to read the blogs written by other teachers previously.
Welcome Samantha! Soyoung and Stephen's leave makes me a little bit depressed during the last few days. However, when I saw Lemlem and your bolg today, so cheerful! The new study round has begun. Best wishes for you and your family! Helen
DEAR SAMANTHA I HOPE I CAN LEARN LOT OF THINGS FROM U SO I'AM SURE I WILL IMPROVE MY SKILL FOR UR TEACHING WILL GIVE MORE CONFIDENT REGARDS, VISWA
Hi Samatha, it’s so good to welcome you as a teacher blogger. Have you really followed our blog for the last two months – that’s great!!! I think we have gradually become a quite integrated group, not to say an influential one (after all we have our contribution to setting the Stephen’s column!). And we are really generous and faithful readers, and of course hungry learners, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy being with us. Best wishes to you and your dearest ones,
Dear Samantha! I'd like to warmly welcome you at this lovely global digital community. I hope you will treat the blog as a fun, but not as a tiresome job and it will become not an aggravation in your life but a pleasure. On the other hand I'm looking forward to reading about the British life from a perspective of such a pretty young woman as you are which will widen the view has already been brought us by Stephen and will give us new patterns and collocations. Welcome again and good luck. In anticipation of another good couple months, Alex Mosky, the November's student blogger.
Hello!!I've been looking forward to meeting you in this virtual classroom.I hope you and all of us can have a good relationship here through your blogs.I'll make comments every day if I can!So long!!!
Hi Samnatha your name is very peculiar. you must be a good teacher with different style. Do you have any specific plan for this month teaching? We would like to learn more from you. As you said the students from different parts of world are sitting in the global class room, waiting eagerly to learn from the internationally reputed teachers. Bye
Hi,Samantha!i am wenting.this is the first time i come to this blog. i am a girl who study in Singapore alone.i am a chinese.Actually i would like to improve my English as well as want to find a interesting way! i always feel English is difficult and even tougher than Chinese which is said by many people that it is the most diffuicult language in the world. Is it true. This year i have an very improtant exam, i want to find a way to improve my comprehension and composition,too. could you give me some suggestions...anyway, i do not like reading but i am learning to do it now! i am sure that you have met chinese friends before but if you would like to know china more, it is my pleasure to give you a hand.I wish you everything goes well....see you:)
Hello and welcome Samantha.I’m looking forward to reading your comments. Good luck with this important task!.
Dear Samantha, What a good teacher we have this month. At first I started to learn English from BBC site but now I find it more than only learning English, in this site I have became familiar with other culture, lifestyle, other’s hobbies and etc. I searched map to find your living place and found it an industrial city, a transportation harbor especially for people who want to go to Denmark, are you faced with more foreign people there? There must be cold city right! With best wishes ALI
Hi Samantha and welcome to our netland. It's quite weird that my previous message was not displayed!!! But never mind I'll try to put this through once more.One of my qualities is to be stubborn, never give up when I want something.It's nice to hear that you live close to Newcastle. I had the chance of visiting this great city and have fond memories from the month I spent there. Lively and warm people are the Geordies. Are you a Geordie? I live in the centre of Brazil in the capital city of a state called Mato Grosso. What I like about this city is the fact that it's quite close to two fantastic places The Pantanal and Chapada dos Guimarães, widely visited by foreigners due to their natural beauties. I'm married and have 3 kids. I love my life and am really enthusiatic about learning English. So I'm really pleased to have you as my new online teacher. I'm sure I'll learn a lot from you and my other virtual friends. As I can't afford to go to England , I bring it close to me through this global digital community!!! I'll keep in touch. Cheerio, Ciao,Au revoir Monica
Hi,Samantha and everyone, this is my first post on this blog. I'm looking froward to improving my english through this friendly global digital community!
Dear Samantha, Warm welcome to our golbal digital community as teacher blogger. You seem very young and pretty. In the last month blogs I didn't write my comments everyday, but this month blogs I convince myself, that I would write comments as much as I can to improve my enlish writting.Samantha,we all are very eager to learn from you. We are very motivated and dedicated learners. Everyday we expect intersting and exciting blog from you. Thank you very much. My best wishes for you and your love ones.
Pradeep from India asked about blogs from previous teachers. You can find them by looking in the section called "Archive" to the right of this blog. Choose a month and click on "Go".
Hallo, everyone! My name is Jannie and come from Germany. I´m glad to know you each other. At first I´d like to introduce my self. I´m studying the major Social Work in a college in Hessen state. The Samantha Blog is my new "friend". I like reading english novel and english news in Internet, so today I found the Blog by chance when I was looking for some informations about Online English Learning. So I send my first greeting to you everyone right now. I suppose we´re able to be a good friend.
Hi Samanth, it my pleasure to being get in touch with you, i'm looking forward to read your updates, Good luck!!!!
am just on 4 school dont no what i am doin lol
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