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As an Englishman abroad, I suffer from the luxury of having a native language the rest of the world are eager to speak! I have B1 level German and I'm looking to improve my German to study locally. I have experience teaching English, including teaching at an International Primary school as well teaching English to locals in Tanzania. I am also qualified by TEFL to teach Business English in groups and one-on-one. I'm always looking for a good chat so feel free!
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    Hi everybody. Today I have a nice day. I meet my grandson and we stay along together. Before dinner I have a session in italky to teach italian. In the free time I study English but It's very difficult because I haven't many hours for it.

     

    Hi, everybody. Today I had a nice day. I met my grandson and we spent a long time together. Before dinner I had a session in italki to teach Italian. In my free time I studied English but it was very difficult because I did not have much time. 

     

    <em>Hi there! I thought I would give you a bit of advice to help you on your way to learning English!</em>

     

    1) So the past tense of "have" is "had". e.g. I <em>have</em> some grapes, I will eat them... 

     

    ...as opposed to: I <em>had</em> some grapes. Now they are all gone.

     

    So, today I had a nice day. :)

     

    2) This is not 100% clear. I think you mean you and your grandson spend lots of time together.

     

    3) The past tense of "is" is "was." e.g. Present: I am at home. Past: I was at home, but now I am outside.

     

    When you say "it's," you are shortening "it is" into "it's." Instead, you need to say "it was" when talking about the past. You cannot shorten "it was" into "it's."

     

    4) Present: I do not have much time to study English today. 

     

    Past: I did not have much time to study English today. 

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    June 5, 2014
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    Task Lesson 1

    Group 1: "Ignorance is Strength" 


    <em>Hi there, your English is excellent. Only one sentence that provoked necessary feedback. I've also highlighted American spelling of certain words in red as I'm not sure if you're going for US or UK English. Should it be the latter, each highlighted "z" should be an "s."</em>


    You are John & John, a company specializing in public relations and marketing with a long history of success. The government wants to convince its citizens that the above sentence (Ignorance is strength) is indeed true. The government needs a company just like yours to design a campaign to do just that.

    You should:
    1) Find a way to rationalize the statement. This will help you when it comes to developing your campaign.
    2) Think of ideas for your campaign. Consider both the format (e.g. T.V. advert) and the content.


    In order to make your pitch more appealing you should prepare a short presentation using the cardboard paper given to you.


    In case you need some extra inspiration, you may ask the teacher for an “inspiration card”. However, you should only do so if you feel completely stuck. You should also know that the government doesn’t value truthfulness as much as it values success. You may freely lie about facts.

     

    <em>FYI: Abbreviations like doesn't, isn't, won't etc. are often considered inappropriate in formal written texts e.g. essays, official instructions</em>

    Group 4: The Government


    You will listen to three presentations regarding a publicity campaign you are planning for the next year. You want to convince your citizens that the following sentences are true:


    Ignorance is strength
    Freedom is slavery
    War is Peace

    You don’t care whether the facts or stories the companies might use are actually true. You just want the campaign that offers you most success. The companies will offer a campaign corresponding to one sentence each.

     

    <em>The above sentence isn't super clear and could be more explicit (though there is nothing strictly wrong with it). </em>

     

    <em>Do you mean: Each company will offer a campaign corresponding to one of the three ideas listed above.</em>


    You should:


    1) Devise a set of criteria that you can use to assess the campaigns presented to you
    2) Collect ideas regarding the campaigns. What do you think should definitely be included in all of them? What should not be included?


    After the presentations, you will have a public debate on which campaign you would like to take on. Due to spending cuts, only one campaign can be made a reality.

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