Hi Everyone!
I’m wondering how many of you will get this posting?
It has been a loooong time. I’m doing well and I hope you are too!
For a limited time, I am giving away my e-books on English:
Secrets of Mastering English book 1 & 2 and a few [...]
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October 5 Greetings!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Update from America June 28, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hi Everyone,
It’s always good to hear from you. I always wonder how everyone is doing and if you have all finished level six yet.
The economy here is very bad and jobs are tough to find. I just got one two weeks ago as an insurance salesman but I don’t [...]
June 4th Update
Posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings Everyone,
How are all of you these days? I pray all is well.
Earlier today I passed my insurance license test. I had to take the disability insurance test 3 times before I passed. The life insurance only once. I’m glad it’s over with. See … I’m not good at taking tests [...]
I am Back!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hi Everyone,
I’ve been gone a long time and I’m really sorry about that. Life has been very busy here these days.
I finally found a job last week as an insurance salesman. It’s not the job I was wanting but it should be a lot of fun.
I am [...]
Good Luck and Farewell …
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Hi Everyone,
It’s the end of my career at SDA. I have mixed feelings about this. In some ways, I’m happy to be going home. The drill tests, conversation tests, etc have gotten a little tiring for me. At the same time, I’m sad to be saying good-bye to you.
I want [...]
Q & A for LQ 12
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well … I’m having problems uploading the PDF file onto this blog so I’ll copy and paste the answers until I can correct this situation.
Here are the questions and answers for the latest LQ video:
Questions and Answers
Listening Quiz #12
January 1, 2009
Peter is invited to Paul’s Birthday Party
Questions:
1. What did [...]
Listening Quiz Videos
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings!
You can find listening videos on the next page of this blog. Just go to the very bottom where it says “Older Posts” and click there to go to page 2. There are several pages so you may need to go back further. You can also find the videos on www.youtube.com under ‘urpal2me’ or [...]
Question from Workbook
Posted in Uncategorized on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Everyone,
Below is a comment from a recent email sent to me. I thought I’d share it with you:
I asked a question from the workbook on page 152, No.1 this morning.
” I heard him ___ out a few minutes ago.”
The answer was “go”.
I found some information about that.
Verbs of perception like feel, hear, see, listen to, notice, perceive, observe, [...]
More on Listening Improvement
Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hey There!
Last night I had a great chat with my level six students. Somehow, we got into a discussion of watching TV to improve listening skills.
One thing that came to mind is that you must emerge yourself into the culture. If you are interested in American English, then watch and listen to how these people [...]
3 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Greetings Everyone,
I just got an email from a level 2 student asking me about improving listening skills. She asked if watching CNN and AFN and American Dramas would be helpful.
My answer: NO! NONE OF THOSE ARE GOOD! Why? They are too difficult. Think of it this way, if you have difficulty with the [...]
