Been busy lately, with quite a full schedule. Haven't written much about what I actually teach.
Now that I've relaxed into teaching much more, I find that I've gotten better at answering questions, explaining grammar points, and presenting ideas in a simpler way. I find myself explaining new words or pointing out grammar structures a lot more in class.
Some things I explained this week:
When to use 'in' and 'has' in questions like 'Which hotel is the cheapest?', 'Which hotel has the best view?'
the meaning of the word 'proponent'
The difference between 'I appreciate your showing me...' and 'I appreciate you showing me...'
the northern and southern hemispheres
the difference between 'myself', 'by myself' and 'for myself" (this is much, much more difficult than you would imagine -_-)
the expression 'err on the side of caution'
the meaning of 'g'day'
how we change 'do you believe in' to 'did you believe in' when asking about childhood beliefs
the meaning of 'way' (as in 'way too hot')
how 'probably' is more certain than 'maybe' (in Japanese, there is one word which can mean either 'probably' or 'maybe')
the difference between 'danger' and 'peril' (a challenging one)
how we say 'I don't have enough money to travel', but 'I don't have much money for travel'
how to use 'is this yours?' vs 'are these yours?' and 'I can't find it/them anywhere'
Having always been a bit of a language geek, I must confess that I love this sort of thing. I never get tired of answering questions about English.
One of our students went scuba diving in Okinawa this week and brought us back a big box of mango cookies. I really love my job sometimes. ^_^
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