My Life after CELTA

My performance today could have been better. I made so many mistakes, mainly caused by my being heedless, that I decided to put my studies aside and focus on my homework. Akuc asked me to jot down unknown words, phrasal verbs and idioms while watching some series or comedy and incorporate them into my blog entry. With that in mind, after finishing lunch, I gave Ági a foot massage while watching an episode from one of the best series out there, Elementary, with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu.  So here is the list I need to use while writing this entry:   to depredate - to plunder or lay waste to; prey upon; pillage; ravage. Synonyms: Attack, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, raid, ravage  stint - a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity. synonyms : assignment, duty, job, stretch motley - consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together. synonyms : mixed, varied to be on your beam ends ...

I continued my test review today. Out of a hundred questions, I made nine mistakes, which is a lot. I was fuming because I could have avoided most of the errors had I paid attention to the context or memorised the previous mistakes. My knowledge is incomplete and insufficient. However, the time I allocated to achieve my goals will help me improve. The weather was beautiful today. It was warm and sunny, and despite the clouds in the sky, there was no rain. The highest temperature was +19°C, so my walks with Abby were pleasant. She behaved and tried her best to live up to our expectations. The road with her is still long and fraught with tasks, but I'm sure she'll nail it. She doesn't have any other choice :)

The roof is ready, and it looks fantastic. The roof guys came early in the morning and finished by 1 p.m. We took the construction waste to the scrapyard, and the guys packed their gear and left with a hefty sum in their pockets, which was well deserved. They did a fantastic job. As for my studies: I completed some tests today and asked chatGPT to create open and multiple cloze text and check my answers. It is frightening how AI handle such requests. It only took three seconds to make them and another two seconds to check my answers. The weather was unbelievably good today. It was sunny with no clouds and only mild wind from the East. The next few days will be different as they'll bring a lot of rain and wind.

Winter is around the corner. Again. It's irritating that the cold weather is still with us after a long grey winter. We didn't see the Sun today, and the temperatures dropped significantly. And to top it off, it was snowing, covering the Eastern countryside with 10cm thick fresh snow. The next four days will bring more rain, so we are unhappy. As for my English studies: I was exceptionally productive today. I did a lot of tests with fairly good results. Half of the mistakes I made were irritating - I attributed them to the lack of attention - and the other half - mainly phrasal verb-related ones - because I needed to be 100% sure of the meaning. And the scariest part of my learning today was my chat with chatGPT. The way and speed with which AI can explain even the most complicated grammatical rules and structures are simply baffling. I was shocked to see how easily it could come up with an explanation, and how it interacts with humans is scary. But it was a great experience an...