Happy 2019 Everyone! I'm still living in the U.S. with my mother . . . and now my brother is living with us while he's between jobs. He quit a terrible job teaching English at a high school in a very small town. His students weren't respectful and the school administration weren't helpful when he asked for help in disciplining his trouble-making students. I'm so fortunate that I spent the last 19 years teaching in China, with wonderful students. I"m still teaching, but only online now. I do mock IELTS exams on the two Chinese apps PalFish and Kouyuxia, And anyone in the world can find me on Cambly. I do Free Talk and IELTS preparation on Cambly. I use the same name on all three teaching platforms: Miss Buswell. Call me! I would be so excited to talk to one of my podcast listeners! By the way, people from 109 different countries listen to this podcast! The top ten countries in terms of downloads of my podcast episodes are: China, U.S., Japan, Brazil, Germany, Iran, Canada, Russia, Korea, and Spain. And then 99 more!

LnR 112 (Casual Language) As You Know (Replay from 2 1/2 years ago)

Two friends are talking

A:  Hey, good to see you again!

B: Yeah. Me, too. What have you been doing lately.

A: Well, as you know, I went on vacation to Disney World in Florida.

B: I didn’t know that. How would I know that? I haven’t seen you for two months!

A: I posted pictures on Facebook. Didn’t you see them?

B: I haven’t been on Facebook for a long time.  I had to give it up because I was spending too much time on it. Now I spend that time reading for pleasure and watching classic movies.

A: That sounds good, but I couldn’t do it. I like seeing what my friends are doing and looking at their pictures.

B: Well, I call my closest friends every week.

A: Hey, you don’t call me!

B: Oh, look what time it is. I’m going to be late! See you later.