My Life after CELTA

I made some progress today, although most of the phrasal verbs in the book weren't unfamiliar. I decided to extend my vocabulary by looking up all the meanings of these phrasal verbs, which proved to be tedious labour. It went well though, so there is nothing to complain or moan about. The weather is still lovely. It feels like spring; however, the weekend brings some changes in the temperature, and the nights will be freezing again. I hope it won't last long. This morning I went out for a short ride because I couldn't spend any more time inside. What an exciting life I lead, don't I? Abby didn't feel well yesterday. The side effects of her eye drops had a detrimental impact on her physique and mood, and we were highly concerned about her well-being. We decided not to give her these drops anymore, and it worked. Luckily she feels much better, is livid and ready to run. I even took her for a long walk which she enjoyed very much. Since Charlette hasn't replied to...

Today was one of those days when I couldn't buckle down to any studying-related activity. More precisely, I couldn't study as much as I planned early in the morning when I'd woken up with a start at 5 a.m. I remember having so many lovely thoughts and plans, and they all seemed doable. However, as the weather improved and the temperature increased, we all started feeling that well-known spring fatigue that made us exceptionally sleepy. If I'm being honest, I managed to go through two units from the phrasal verb book, so I shouldn't moan about it, but despite my efforts, my progress seemed a tad slow. I'm still waiting to hear from Charlette, and I hope they are alright. Oddly, she hasn't replied yet to my previous emails; however, I get that the internet service is not the best in that part of the world. I hope I haven't offended her in any way. Besides that, I've felt like a bird in a cage lately. I must go out and be away from home for a while. It ...

I'm still fiddling with 'GO' as a phrasal verb. The abundance of prepositions and their different meanings make it a tad slow to process them, but I'm okay with the slow progress. I have plenty of time, and the main goal is to learn as much and as thoroughly as possible. I had excellent introductory lessons with Issaiyanee yesterday and Raylene today; they both seemed knowledgeable and reliable. Suppose Charlette has difficulties returning to our classes or won't be able to offer any more lessons, either Issaiyanee or Raylene might be an ideal teacher with whom I could continue my CPE exam studies. Fingers crossed that Charlette will return. I miss her classes terribly, especially after going through her previous lessons today (we had almost 80 lessons during the last one and a half years). The weather is improving, and the bright hours are getting longer. Spring is around the corner, undeniably. The only negative aspects I can think of are the imminent time setting...

Charlette hasn't replied to my previous email yet, which makes me a bit anxious. I hope they are all right on the other side of the world. Anyway, should she not be able to offer more lessons, I must come up with a viable solution to my CPE preparation. I'll have a test lesson today with Issaiyanee and tomorrow with Raylene to see which one we are compatible with. In the meantime, I'll write a letter to Charlette to ask about their plans. I miss her classes terribly. Other than that, I went through the eighth lesson about 'GO'. There weren't any new phrasal verbs in the latest chapter; however, there were a few meanings I needed to familiarize myself with. I will jot down the two most interesting ones, as the whole topic of 'GO' is rather long: TO GO ABOUT to often be in a particular state or behave in a particular way to continue to do something; to keep busy with something to spread from person to person to start working on something TO GO IN FOR SOMET...

I carried on my studies today. I'm eager to finish the intermediate phrasal verb book in March to continue with my other language and grammar books; hence I got over two more lessons about 'COME' and 'GET'. There were hardly any new phrasal verbs, so it was more like a revision. And I miss my lessons with Charlette terribly. I hope they find a final place soon to dwell in Latin America and continue giving classes. Other than that, I will make up for the missed articles on one of my favourite websites: aperture.gg . I saw Zynq posted a lot of new and exciting staff there, so it's high time I went back and read them. The last post I saw was last year before CELTA began. His video essays are top-notch, and he's trying to deal with complex topics. This channel was introduced to me by Charlette, and the topic of her choice was ' The Black Swan Theory ', which is a rather interesting subject to read about. I'm starting to enjoy this new lifestyle. The ...

Today is the first CELTA-free Sunday, and it seems odd without the teaching practice, feedback, and afternoon session. It was great to learn a lot. I miss those Sundays, but I'm happy with returning to normal and spending quality time with Ági and Abby.  Today I went through another two lessons in the intermediate phrasal verbs book. I found a few unknown ones I have yet to hear about, so I've got to learn a lot more before embarking on a new career. I wouldn't have done anything about this deficiency without completing the CELTA course. I might have skipped the subject and focused on the higher-level phrasal verbs, which would have been silly. I'm on the right path with my plan, so there is nothing to be worried about for now. Step by step, I'll go through the books I intended to study from. Anyway, let's see which were the phrasal verbs I had some issues with: to drive at - to try to explain something to someone, to drum something into someone - to teach som...