Ola, Gwen! Wow, I came to know about this for the first time. Even though it's not an English word, I'm happy to know new greeting expression. And I appreciate your kind talk on your hometown. I think yours is really good place. And I also glad to know that you and I have something in common, the peach, haha. Well, I had found the website that I found the fainting goat, but I couldn't find it ou..
Ola Terry, I'm focused on your fascinating question this morning: what are other ways to say hello? It turns out, we have a gazillion ways to say goodbye, but we are very low on hello alternatives. I'll try to find a variety to include in my upcoming messages. One thing we do, however, is borrow "hellos" from other languages. For instance, I often say "ola" to my friends, which is Spanish for "h..
Hello again~ Gwen. I''ve come up with many things to tell you and ask for you! First of all, I wonder is there any greeting expressions aside from "hello" and "hi". I assume there are many. I''m now kind of sick of using "hello" in every greeting. You asked me what are the easiest and the most difficult part of studying English. Well.. I see the Listening is the most difficult. That''s because I..
Hi Terry, Thanks for the message. I see that you're learning some really useful skills in your academy. I haven't heard about TEPS and I didn't know that it was difficult for students to get enough access to TOEFL. I also teach TOEFL prep to one of my students who is university-aged. Studying for this test is really hard work. There is so much to learn about academic ways of communicating. I had..
Hello, Gwen! Thanks for your kind corrections and replies. I'm happy to hear that I explained the show clearly, haha. You gave me today's topic: What I learned at the English academy. Well, I learned many things including listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary. Sometimes I learn about TOEFL, but yesterday I learned on TEPS. In fact it was a crash course for TEPS. Do you know what TEPS is? At..