Tui English

If you have any questions about English or New Zealand, please feel free to ask me on this page. And I will happily give you the answers.

I am sorry, I have not been very active lately.
I have a new student starting, so it will be more incentive for me to keep up my posts.

I had a class yesterday of 14- 15 year old students, I asked them what do they talk about with their friends?
The answers I got were "School and sports" typical answers,
but one boy said the "Economy"!!
He must have some very serious friends.

The other day I was asking one of my students what she likes in her Hot Pot (nabe) expecting her to say Fish or carrots and the like.
So I was very surprised when she said "Scissors"!
She wanted to say Crab :)

Word of the Week:

UPON
preposition

1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on:
"He climbed upon his horse and rode off."

2. in an elevated position on:
"There is a television antenna upon every house in the neighbourhood"

3. in or into complete or close contact with, as an attacker or an important occasion:
"The enemy was upon us"
"The Christmas holiday will soon be upon us"
" The time to take action is upon us."

4. immediately or very soon after:
"She went into mourning upon her husband's death."

5. on the occasion of:
"She was joyful upon seeing her child take his first steps."

6. on ( used as an equivalent of on with no added meaning of hight):
"He swore upon his honor as a gentleman."

This is my Togo class. There are three ladies who meet twice a month and have a two hour session with me. It is very casual and fun.

The drama of the wizard's wand.

It's Halloween. In the spirit of the season, one student had brought in her hand made wand. It was one meter long and as thick as a rolling pin! A mighty wand indeed.

Unfortunately she was asked to hold another wand instead of her own one for a photo opp.
Later, we got a phone call from an angry mother accusing us of upsetting her.
oh no!
Of course, How could we ignore her hard work, and spoil the fun for her.
"Praise for effort" We must remember....

Word of the Week: Intrigue

► verb ɪn'triːg (intrigues, intriguing, intrigued)
1. [with obj.] arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate: I was intrigued by your question | [as adj.] (intriguing) an intriguing story.

2. [no obj.] make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone: Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles.

► noun ɪn'triːg, 'ɪn- [mass noun]
1. the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental: the cabinet was a nest of intrigue.

■ [count noun] a secret love affair.
2. a mysterious or fascinating quality: within the region's borders is a wealth of interest and intrigue.

Word of the Week:

Opportunity

noun: opportunity; plural noun: opportunities

1. A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
"increased opportunities for export"


2. A chance for employment or promotion.
"career opportunities in our New York headquarters"

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The Word of the Week;

Patience
[pey-shuh ns]


noun
1. the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.

2. an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay:
"to have patience with a slow learner."

3. quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence:
"to work with patience."