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JacksonFive's
Free Weekly "Learning English" Newsletter
Issue:
11 "Moving
Day" April 30, 2000
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Dear Readers,
I can hear it raining "cats and dogs"
(def: raining very heavily)
outside while I'm writing this issue. I'm
sure for many of you it
has been a wet weekend as well. Below, you'll
read more about what
I have been doing this weekend.
I would like to thank all the many readers who have
sent
congratulations to me for winning the Toastmasters
International
Speech Competition last Saturday. It was
"overwhelming" (def: a
lot more than I expected). Sometimes, I
forget how many news
friends I have made through writing this
newsletter.
It is very interesting that we have so many
"fellow members" in
the "JacksonFive family". Just a
few days ago, we had another
"first". A new reader wrote me and
told me that she told her
colleagues at work about our newsletter.
Unexpectedly, one of her
colleagues told her that she was a member
already. Wow! Isn't
that amazing (both for her and our
newsletter)? If you have
amazing stories (def: unusual, special stories) of
your own, please
share them with me.
JacksonFive
THIS WEEK's FEATURED TOPIC:
"Moving Day!"
ANSWER:
- - This is a true story! - -
Moving day is here! I'm moving to my new
residence (def: home)
in Taichung. I'm moving from one part of
Taichung to another.
I'm moving from near the Howard Hotel to near the
BBK Bowling
Alley.
What do you dislike about moving? Personally,
I dislike all the
"packing and unpacking". Some
people pack very fast, while others
pack very slowly. I'm the latter ^_^ (def:
second or last type).
I like to look at everything I pack first before
putting it in the
box. What's worst, I tend to recall memories
of the object and
stop to reminisce (verb, def: recall the
past). What type of
person are you, the first type or second?
The weather didn't cooperate very much
either. It was raining
"on-and-off" (def: starts and stops,
starts and stops,...) all day.
I must admit though that it is very nice
here. I'm sitting in my
new home at this moment, typing this newsletter on
my computer,
and using my new 19" monitor (old monitor
"called it quits" (def:
died) after the move).
My new home is big. I'm sure we can have
"JacksonFive parties"
here in the future. Wouldn't that be a bang
(slang for fun)? I
would love to meet my loyal readers. I'm sure
you can find my new
home easily because it has a big sign downstairs,
"JacksonFive
English School". ^_^
Note that "Moving Day" doesn't just mean
JacksonFive's physical
home is moving, but also its virtual home.
Because our
"JacksonFive family" has grown so fast, I
have "taken the plunge"
(idiom: take risk or invest, also used to mean
getting married)
and rented a new domain, http://www.path2english.com
for our
"exclusive" use (def: just for one person
or one purpose). My new
email address is jacksonfive@path2english.com.
For the more
"perceptive" (def: careful or observant)
readers, you probably
noticed the virtual move coming. The old URL
and email address
will still work for now, but please update your
records ASAP
(As Soon As Possible).
If you have a "moving story" of your own,
please share it with us
(story about moving or moving story, either is OK
^_^ ). It would
be a good chance for you to try my new email,
mailto:jacksonfive@path2english.com.
Who will be the first to
email me at this address?
Sorry, I have to go. The professors of the
English department at
"Normal Changhua University of Education"
asked me to visit their
students tomorrow morning and teach them about
"Learning English
after graduation". I haven't written my
material yet ;-(
Any suggestions?
NEXT WEEK's FEATURED TOPIC:
"Who is JacksonFive?"
Some of our newer family members don't seem very
familiar with me.
I thought this would be a good topic for them and
for you. If I
have time, I'll also share my philosophy for
learning / teaching
English.
A friend of mine just emailed me a good
article. This gave me an
idea. I think I'll start a new
"share" section on our website,
http://www.path2english.com/Share/Share.htm.
I'll put good English
"shares" I find in this new
section. If you have any good English
jokes, articles, or anything you want to share, you
can email them
to me.
(If you benefited from
this newsletter, please share it with a friend.)
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