Morning from rainy Bristol
Hi everyone
I'm delighted to be the teacher blogger for this month and really looking forward to reading Asha’s blog and your comments. As well as teaching, I write graded readers and edit websites for English language learners.
I live in Bristol and teach in Bath. Bristol is far bigger but Bath is more internationally famous. That's not really fair as Bristol has been home to some very influential people like the great engineer, Brunel, the cricketer, W.G Grace and the film star Cary Grant.
Okay, so maybe you haven't heard of any of these people but what about Wallace and Gromit? The triple Oscar-winning film studio Aardman Animations is in Bristol. Bristol is the 'plasticine Hollywood'! Who needs Roman Baths when you've got 'The Wrong Trousers'?
Another important Bristolian links sport shoes and the sea. Can you guess who it is? I’ll tell you tomorrow.
And I’ll end with a joke. How do you keep a fool in suspense?
I’ll tell you tomorrow!
Glossary:
Triple – three times
Plasticine – modelling clay, often used by children
Who needs … when you’ve got …? – rhetorical question often used ironically
Bristolian – person from Bristol/Bristol dialect/accent
Suspense – when you want to know what’s going to happen.
Comments
Hi Kieran, I am Mohammed from Oman. I am a teacher of English. My language needs to be improved especially in writing and speaking skills. I am sure that I will benefit a lot from you, Asha and other regular readers. All the best, Mohammed
Hello and welcome to the blog! I'm very interested in graded readers since I'm studing English,so I'll keep on eye on your blog in order to learn as much as I can about graded readers or any other book that could help me to improve my English. See ya!
Not to fall into the category of those kept in suspence I decided to strike the hot iron today and surfed the Internet by putting the words "Bristol", "sports shoes" and "sea" together. The result was: SAMUEL PLIMSOLL. However, the "Plimsoll line" on the side of ships, which saved so many sailors' lives from greedy ship owners, seems even more important than the shoes! Thanks, Mr. McGovern, for your stimulating blog entry crammed with the interesting cultural background information (I mean also "Isambard Kingdom Brunel", "plasticine Hollywood" and "The Wrong Trousers"). Looking forward to more facts of the kind.
Welcome Kieran! Nice to meet you. I'm looking forward to reading your blog.
Hello Kieran, welcome to the blog. It's great that you live in Bristol and work in Bath. How do you commute to Bath everyday? Bristol is quite well-known, I believe, and I had read about it in R N Tagore's(nobel laureate)travelogues while still in school. My take on the Bristolian linking sports shoes and the sea could be Samuel Plimsoll for the Sneakers shoes. How does the animation film'The Wrong Trousers' connect with Roman Baths? Tanuja, Delhi
Hello Kieran, I hope you're well and had a relaxing weekend. It's a great pleasure for me to have met you over the internet, and I hope you'll have a good time with us until at the end of the month or so. I'm glad to be one of the BBC LE online students, and I really, really appreciate the great job you're doing for us. I just wanted to say nice to meet you to you. And I'm looking forward hearing more from you. All the best, Abdisamad
HI AND WELCOME.I PREFER your Belgian chocolate.we have in Belgrade a shop where people can buying and tasing your lovely chocolates.But the prices are so high.IT IS WORTH TRYING.have a nice day. While I AM WRITTING,TEMPERATYE IS VERY WORM,EVEN SO WARM,NOT FOR BEACHES OR POOL.APPR.36 Celsius.Can you imagine?CAO REGARDS FROM Boska
Hi Kieran, It's terrific to meet you, and you're thoroughly welcomed by me. I'm the regular here, so I know what is like being here. You don't need to worry about this cyber house’s mates. They all are generally lovely and have huge and warm heart. Make yourself at home! I set my heart on learning English therefore I always try really hard to write or leave my comments as much as I can. They can be ambiguous, and a full of hogwash because writing in English is the worst nightmare for me. You’ll surely teach us how to write something readable and get cross ideas in written English. Looking forward to hear from you soon!
Hi Kieran, It's terrific to meet you, and you're thoroughly welcomed by me. I'm the regular here, so I know what is like being here. You don't need to worry about this cyber house’s mates. They all are generally lovely and have huge and warm heart. Make yourself at home! I set my heart on learning English therefore I always try really hard to write or leave my comments as much as I can. They can be ambiguous, and a full of hogwash because writing in English is the worst nightmare for me. You’ll surely teach us how to write something readable and get cross ideas in written English. Looking forward to hear from you soon!
I'll tell you soon :) I like english humour so much! Kieran, thank you for such interesting beginning of your blog. I'm looking forward to your new entries.
Hi Kieran, Please do not be angry,I could not read well ,because I have lost my glasses,and instead Bristol,I have read Brussel.It is my mistake.But nowdays in my mind is Brussels and it's chocolate.Please forgive me.really they have very tasted chocolate.cao
Hi, Kieran. I was a student blogger last month. I really enjoyed wiriting my entries. I hope you have a great time with all of us. I have been to Bristol and Bath. I just spent a night in Bristol and went to Bath. So, I cannot say I know much about Bristol, but Bath is beautiful. Well, I'd like know more about Bristol. Tell us more!
Hi Kieran, I'm glad to have you as this month teacher and hearty welcome. I'm looking forward to having a joy of learning.
Hello! it's my first time visiting this wonderful website. I have had fun reading what people had to say, so I am in if you don't mind.
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