ALL - written work

As the second semester is drawing to a close, here's just a quick message regarding written work. Lots of you have given me some written work this semester - I'm ever so happy about that. I'm always happy to check your written work and interested to see what you write. A few people, however, still have to show me their written work. Please remember that if I ask you to do written work, it's in your own interest. It's all good preparation for your written exam and it's all good practice for your English in general.

Don't wait until the end of the year to start practising. Studying a language is like doing a sport or playing an instrument - it needs continuous practice, and the more you do the better you get.

Sometimes you may find the composition questions easy to answer because you feel inspired, sometimes they may seem more difficult because you don't have much to say about the subject. In this case it's even more important to try to write something, because in a written exam you have one, maximum two, possible compositions. Sometimes English isn't the problem, but imagination or creativity is just lacking on a particular subject. So the more you practise, the more you also 'ignite' your creativity and imagination!

Remember that you can also send me written work between the two semesters - that would be a great idea! Don't stop practising just because lessons stop (aaagh, that would be terrible!). Next week we'll be looking things you can/should do between the two semesters in order to continue practising your English.

Have a good weekend!

P.S. - here's a song we listened to in the listening lab this week, I like it, so I'm sharing it with ALL of you!