Part 1/2 Once I knew an exceptional professional English teacher who explained…
‘Yep, grammar it’s really important to build a language, but much more important
are the words, the vocabulary. Look! Just imagine you are on your vacation,
spending some days in an English speaking country. One day you go out for a
stroll along the city, and suddenly you feel lost, looking for the way to get
back to your hotel. Your smartphone is out of battery, kaput, and you only know
a few words in English. Gee, and now, what can you do? Well, you surely would ask
somebody where the nearest metro station is, right? -‘Hi, please..um..metro
hear where?’. “Ok, first of all, you have been polite, good point. Secondly,
using two basic and essential words, and helping yourself with body
language as well, using your hands and shrugging your shoulders, your message
got across fairly well. But, watch out! There is the human factor to be
considered, so to speak. I mean, probably some of these people you are asking
might say to you: -‘Eh? I don’t understand what are you saying. Excuse me, I
must go.’