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Continual "English writing help" Please tell me how I could improve the writing below. Thank you
My question was still not answered before I left school very late at night at the end of term when I was trying to get an evening newspaper from a nearby store. To my surprise, Mary was looking after the store! She was attentively reading a textbook in the dim light of the store so she did not notice me. “Mary,” I called. She blushed and murmured “Good…good evening Ms Brown … please sit down.” My smile comforted her and she started telling me about the store. Her father had died and her mother had been sick for months so Mary took up the duty to deliver morning posts and evening posts to the customers of the store. That was the reason why she had been late for school all year. In the dim of light, I noticed a handwriting on her arm “Work hard, be a doctor! “
My eyes glittered with tears on my way home. How wrong I had been as a teacher? I had always taught my students not to judge a book by its cover, but I judged an encyclopaedia by its cover! I had a negative attitude towards Mary, which I tried to convince myself was merely because I thought Mary was irresponsible for being late for school, and had no connection with Mary’s untidy, shabby state of appearance. My prejudice also made me suspected her of cheating. Thanks be to God as I had not been too repulsive to convict her for cheating in exams. Regretting profoundly my misconception towards Mary, I was also inspired by her strong determination, her hard work and her never-give-up spirit. After that, I started helping Mary with her study. Mary became a doctor at last.
Never judge a book by its cover: read the book and cherish it. This book has taught a teacher who thought she knew everything.
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Alison
April 10, 2013
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English writing help (Please proofread my article)Could you please comment on my writing, including grammar, tone, style, content, language, organisation, coher
Hi everyone,
Would you please tell me how many marks I'll get out of 21?
The question is this: Write a short story based on the proverb"never judge a book by its cover"
A student who taught a teacher
I have been a teacher for forty years. In these four decades of teaching, I have always tried to understand the reason behind by students’ wrong-doings, and not to punish them as far as possible. I was changed by none other than Mary.
Mary was a grade 5 student in my class in my third year of teaching. She was always the last to arrive, out of breath, when the lesson had started for more than ten minutes. Strangely still, even on the coldest days, I could see sweat drip from her head to her yellow blouse, which was supposed to be white. She always handed in the stained homework book to me in silence as I shouted at her to write a reflection. Once or twice Mary arrived half an hour late, so I was furious to let her stay after school. However, she left before six o’clock without my permission so I punished her even more. Mary was also a mysterious student as she rarely chatted with other classmates. All I knew about her was that she was poor, which I guessed by her shabby clothes, and hard-working because she always read a book at the corner of the classroom during recess.
Despite being late for lessons, Mary had outstanding performance in school. Not only was she the first in form in every exam, but also the champion in running races in interclass competitions, even though she handed in a dirty homework book, the neat handwriting and well-organised answers deserved a good grade. What’s more, she actively answered all my questions during lessons and had a voracious appetite for knowledge, which made her always ask me questions when she had problems in understanding the lesson. This had always been my question “Why would such a good student always be late for school? “I admit I had suspected her of cheating.
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Alison
April 10, 2013
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I'm looking for people who can speak Manchu, Crimean Tatar, Khanty, Mansi, and Nenets. Does anyone know how I can find people who speak these languages (Especially Manchu and Crimean Tatar) and preferrably near my age? I try looking for people by searching with the "Other" option but no one turns up
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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ancillariolus
April 3, 2013
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Re:Re:You want exchange?
Hola, Victoria, Soy Sebastián ¿Cómo estás? Me interesa el inglés y conmigo puedes practicar español... ¿Qué opinas?
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Sebastián R.
March 29, 2013
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Latest: March 29, 2013
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Re:Re:how can I comunicate with people I want to talk with here?
If you're not a gold member, you can only send a free hi. But once a Gold Member contacts you, you'll be able to freely communicate with them. Gold membership doesn't cost that much so just sign up for one so that you can initiate contact with others.
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Language pair: English; Japanese
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Kari
March 15, 2013
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Latest: March 15, 2013
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Re:Practicing some Irish Gaelic Vocab
Dia dhuit, a Lydia! Lydia is ainm do mo mháthair :) I'm also learning Irish, and I'm looking for somebody to practise with. Let me know if you'd be interested. Go raibh maith agat!
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Language pair: English; Gaelic (Irish)
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Logan E.
February 4, 2013
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Latest: October 24, 2020
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intercambio de espanol por ingles!!
hola, soy valentina y soy de colombia, estare aqui para los proximos 3 meses, me gustaria encontrar a alguien que este interesado en aprender espanol y en ensenarme ingles, yo estoy tomando ESL clases pero necesito mas conversacion!
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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valentina
February 4, 2013
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princess m.
February 4, 2013
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Re:Gold membership conspiracy theory...
I was also wondering how can anybody contact me regarding the language exchange.
If we were not limited to "HI" only, I think there would be more people visiting the website.
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Language pair: Vietnamese; English
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Jelena M.
February 3, 2013
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Latest: March 15, 2013
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Re:You want exchange?
I'm Victoria. I want to learn Spanish. I speak English and I'm from the United States.
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Victoria G.
February 2, 2013
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Latest: March 29, 2013
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