Hello class 101
I’m Alejandro from Mexico and I have been in the United States for only one month and a half. I am here for two reasons, the first is because I was very tired of the monotony where I was living, not because I didn’t like what I was doing. I love my country, my friends, my work and my family, but , after many years in the same city, with the same people, visiting the same places and having the same expectations, sometimes we need to take a rest and learn different things and experience other places. The second reason is that I want to learn to speak English.
When I first came to the United States, I was living in Berkeley with my brother and my almost sister in law, and I started looking for schools where I could study. Finally, after maybe ten days I found the Adult School in Berkeley, a big school with many classes and students from all over the world (maybe ten thousand), so I was very excited with my new school.
Exactly like in the Oakland Adult School, there are three different levels. After my test I stayed in the intermediate class. That class was just for pronunciation and it was only one hour each day, so I was bored and I was feeling that I was not advancing very much. All the students just sat in chairs to listen to the teacher. I never talked with my classmates more than ten words. All of us were only echoing the teacher’s pronunciation. I could not take a second class because all the different classes were offered in the same hour (stupid, no?).
For all these reasons, I think we are very lucky to be here in this school, and we are very lucky also to be in the 101 class, with Richard, somebody how really worries that their students learn to speak, read, and think in English. Thank you!
And I believe that we, as students, should be contributing in some way.We can offer ideas to do some personal or group activities. For my part, I propose we could learn some songs. I have a guitar and I could learn the chords and maybe somebody could play another instrument or something else. Perhaps Richard could dance to the song, no?
Alejandro Campa
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Hello class 101
Im Alejandro from Mexico and i have only one month and a half in the United States. Im here by two reason, the first because i was very tired to the monotony where i was living, not because i dont like what a do, i love my country, mi friends, mi work and my family, but you now the same city, the same people, the same places and the same expectations, sometimes we need to take a rest and learn differents things and another pleace; and the second reason its that, i want to learn to speak english.
When i came here, i was living in Berkeley whit my brother and my almost sister in law, and im started to looking for schools where studied, and finally after maybe then days i find the Adult School in Berkeley, a big school whit so many classes and students the all the world (maybe then thousand), so i was very excited whit my new school. Exactly like here, there was three diferents levels and after my test i stayed in the intermediate class, that class was just the pronunciation and only one hour day, so i was bored and i was feeling that i was not advancing very much because all the students only they where sitting in the chair to lisent at the teacher. I think i never talk whit my classmaters more than then words, all of us only were repeating to the teacher pronunciate. and i could not take another class because all the different classes was in the same hour (stupid not?).
for all these reasons i think to all we are very lucky to be here in this school, and we are very lucky also to be in the 101 class, whit the professor Richard, somebody how really worries in that their students learn to speak, read, and think in english. thank you
And i believe that we like students, should be make our contribution the someway, whit ideas to do some activitie, personal or group, for my part i propose we us could learn some song, i have a guitar and i could learn the tabbs, maybe somebody could play another instrument or something else, perhaps richard could dance the song no?
It has to be a very good song before I dance.
You have chosen a right place, room 101 morning class. You can learn more about speaking, writing, reading in this class.
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