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I am from Coimbra, Portugal, and am currently teaching in a school in Soure, about 30 km away from Coimbra. I have been a teacher of English for over 20 years and have already taught different levels and age groups. After all this time I can say I love working with adult groups because there are no coursebooks and I can create my own resources. I am an avid reader, a blogger and very curious about free tools and their implementation in the classroom.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Students Like You - Part 2

Some months ago I published here about my experience with a superb adult class. From April to July I had another great experience but this time with graduates from Montemor-o-Velho's Town Hall. What was true back in January, is again 100 % valid and with an even larger group. Have a look at some pictures:

This time though there was a challenge that surely boosted the group's commitment and that was a free summer course sponsored by International House Coimbra. Believe me it was a difficult decision to make because all worked hard in class and at home, many always did their homework and extra worksheets and besides all that, all READ at least 1 book! Stella even brought her own (and thick) book in English - no doubt; Raquel, Cátia, Paulo and Catarina read more than one book... the lucky one was Catarina Flórido, who not only read several books but also summarised them. Ah: she didn't miss a single class either!!! So, congrats, Catarina :) and many, many thanks to IH Coimbra for the generous offer.
Hope you can all make good use of what you've just learned and remember: it's never too late to learn or simply refresh your knowledge. Now, an inspirational video / song by EMINEM, one of my favorite rappers. As usual, his lyrics aren't language friendly but, as ddeubel puts it, the chorus ROCKS!!!!
All the best and...don't be afraid! Be daring!

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