Greetings to past, present and future IELTS candidates!
Yes, the caravan has moved on and as the saying goes, each journey starts with one small step.
The blogs have changed. My status and time available for input have also altered. Yet, at the end of the day, it's what you people make of it - the readers and contributors.
Blogging is a massive phenomenon in the West and has made a great impact on the distribution of news and enabling real communication between writers and their audiences. I like to think that these IELTS blogs, which go back to March 2005, are a resource and inspiration to my IELTS students at the British Council, Abu Dhabi.
This latest blog is not for me to blow my own trumpet or to berate hapless students about how difficult the IELTS is and how hard they need to study. No, I see it as a communication tool linking me and you. If you don't want to interact with me, then so be it. It's your loss and you will not leave a footprint for me or future courses to remember you by. We shall see...
My previous blog: www.ieltsdrama.blogspot.com will now fade into the sunset. Let's see how the IELTS veterans can help the newbies (this will be a proper word sooner or later - mark my words!) give themselves their best shot at their upcoming IELTS ordeal.
Let's hear from you!
Tony
6 comments:
hello Sir,
all i can say is:
"great teachers inspire, great teachers motivate, great teachers change the world.
Hello Khawla
Lovely to hear from you and may you realise all your hopes and dreams.
Welcome to the latest blog.
Standing by for other friends to join us.
Tony
Dear Sir,
Thanks for your valuable invitation , I still have enough power to travel by your caravan to impressive English language land, In same time I am welcoming all new fighters and urge them to effectively join this convoy and enjoy in all trips.
Good luck
Ahmed Alqassab
Dear Tony,
am very pleased to be your student and it's my honour that you are my teacher, am sure that I will learn a lot from you.
see you today enshallah.
Lovely to have you on board, Miss Roudah!
Come on the other 15!
Tony
Dear Mr. Tony,
This is my first post in the blog, hence I would like to thank you a lot for your honesty and effort in pushing us up to learn more English.
But I have some concerns regarding the class; as I know, this course is mainly created to prepare for the IELTS exam. As a suggestion, why we do not change the class style to focus more on the exam requirements?? I'm not saying that I do not want to learn more, but we have lack of time so we can stick to what is needed in IELTS.
We can do every two days (an IELTS exam) for example using old papers OR the examples in the book. I think by this way we can be comfortable and have the ability to get ready for the exam. This can be discussed in the class and wish to (get the best knowledge from the best teacher).
Best Regards,
Ahmed
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