Lana, my first experience as a teacher was very similar to yours. I felt very nervous the day before, but this nervousness disappeared the moment I was in the classroom. Nevertheless, I think my students were more nervous than I was, because I was

In your first example the comma is not necessary. It's better to say: He loved peaches, apples and oranges Your second example is correct. You don't need a comma after the last but one item on a list, whether it's a list of words or actions.

David, I also do find this subject fascinating. I'll post some more: Kick the bucket -- die. In the Middle Ages a person might have tried to commit suicide by standing on a bucket then tying a noose around their neck with the end of a rope

Who was it who said, "I only retret that I have but one life to give for my country?" The punctuation here is correct, as far as I know. Why does the telephone alwasy ring just as soon as I sit down to work? she asked. I would place

Do you remember your first experience as a teacher? How was it? Good? Bad? Horrible? One teacher told me that the first time he gave a class, he was so nervous that he forgot the alphabet! Has something like this ever happened to you?

No, maj, you didn't get carried away. You are quite right when you say that "they will have to come to terms with frustation sooner or later". I get very sad when I see a frustrated child but, as French people say, c'est la vie , and they'll have

Ricefarmer, as miriam said, both strong and weak forms are taught on a need-to-know basis. I think any teacher should teach both forms because they are used in everyday speech. I usually teach these forms whenever a word appears. For example, can

Mmmmm, very interesting post, santa. I knew about where f**k came from. But I didn't know about the origin of "Goodnight, sleep tight", which is a very funny expression for me. How about these? To be in another person's shoes -- to take

Well, what an interesting thread! (At least for me). I quite agree with both of you, Miriam and Hoca. I'll answer Miriam first. The discipline problems we have in the Spanish classes are much the same you mentioned. It varies from children to

Hi runner, I think the most acceptable sentence is (3) because number (2) seems to be too formal for oral English. I'm not sure about (1) but I think it's not a proper construction in English.