ESL, EFL Chat Oct 17, 2008

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#445282 Sat, 18 Oct 08 03:12 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 12:30 AM and Friday, October 17, 2008 10:17 AM.

12:30 AM
UnitedStates5674 http://bux.to/?r=ronnie1985
2:59 AM
UnitedStates6418 question
artearnah hey there
3:00 AM
UnitedStates6418 He left this world in the spring of 1993; sadly, his words still live on.
is this correct
artearnah yep :) it makes sense
Unknown6377 hey whats up
3:01 AM
UnitedStates6418 punction is right
artearnah Unknown6377 hey
UnitedStates6418 yeah
artearnah gotta go, bb
3:02 AM
UnitedStates6418 thank you
3:08 AM
SyrianArabRepublic6456 hi all
anyone here want chat with me ??
3:09 AM
SyrianArabRepublic6456 Viewing6456 hiii
d
3:13 AM
Canada6471 HEIL FO HITLAH!
4:12 AM
UnitedStates6687 hi
is someone here?
4:13 AM
Yoyo03 UnitedStates6687 hi how r u/
4:28 AM
Indonesia6798 hi
4:29 AM
Indonesia6798 anyone can help me?
4:30 AM
Canada6812 hi
Indonesia6798 hi canada
4:31 AM
Canada6812 any one can hhelp me please
Indonesia6798 i need some help too
Canada6812 hi
how r u guys
4:32 AM
Canada6812 whats up
4:33 AM
Canada6812 no one replied!!
sorry
good bye
4:35 AM
Unknown6830 hi there
5:43 AM
GabrielCL boo
5:44 AM
GabrielCL is anybody there?
5:51 AM
Canada7133 hi
5:52 AM
Canada7133 you r welcome
5:56 AM
GabrielCL canada, are you still there?
6:18 AM
Bahrain7198 hi
6:24 AM
Bahrain7198 hello?
7:36 AM
Unknown157 i want improve my english
i want to improve my english
7:37 AM
Unknown157 chat with me
7:42 AM
India183 Unknown157 hi
7:56 AM
Unknown223 hello
7:58 AM
India183 hello Unknown223
hw do u do?
8:00 AM
Unknown223 just cool
8:01 AM
Unknown223 hw do u do anonymous?
10:17 AM
India703 hi

Anonymous

Chatter, ESL, EFL Chat, Chat, 2008, Oct 17

Anonymous

#445287 Sat, 18 Oct 08 04:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 10:17 AM and Friday, October 17, 2008 11:58 AM.

10:17 AM
India703 i wnat to learn english
hallo
10:18 AM
Optilang hello
10:46 AM
VietNam843 hello! everybody
10:47 AM
VietNam843 Can i help you?
11:02 AM
Penny Jane hello
11:03 AM
Optilang Hi Penny Jane how are you?
11:04 AM
Penny Jane fine thz
11:05 AM
Optilang glad to hear it
11:06 AM
Penny Jane How about u?
Optilang I'm fine thanks, Friday, nearly the end of the week
11:13 AM
Penny Jane What is ur job ? Mark
Optilang I have my own business hereand I also teach English
11:15 AM
Penny Jane Can u teach me English?
11:16 AM
Optilang If I can help you here I will Penny Jane
11:18 AM
Penny Jane so i need help from u now
Optilang Do you have English lessons?
11:19 AM
Penny Jane yes I have some problems with one of my essays
Optilang what is it about?
Penny Jane I can't think of what I have to write
11:20 AM
Penny Jane the title is "A Teacher affects eternity"
Optilang What is the title?
ah sorry you just told me
11:21 AM
DeClerc hi everyone
Penny Jane yap
please help me
Optilang So it sounds to me like you need to talk about the influence teachers can have on guiding their students for the future
there is a saying
11:22 AM
Optilang Teachers plants seeds of knowledge thjat will last forever
Penny Jane yes Mark
11:23 AM
Optilang Hi DeClerc
Penny Jane so I have to start with that
Optilang It would be a good starting point
the idea that knowledge is passed on throughout the ages
11:24 AM
Optilang and also that knowledge can be used to shape the furute
future*
so the future will change because of the knowledge and skills that are passed on
Penny Jane and some more
11:25 AM
Optilang and that we are all teachers
parents teach their children
then those children will one day be parents and teach their children
11:28 AM
Penny Jane thx Mark
11:29 AM
Optilang You're welcome, hope it's of some help
11:55 AM
UnitedKingdom1150 hello
11:56 AM
UnitedKingdom1150 anyone fancy a chat ? friendly guy english
Spain1041 hi
11:57 AM
UnitedKingdom1150 hello spain
Spain1041 hello
11:58 AM
Spain1041 how are you"
UnitedKingdom1150 im good how is yourself?

Anonymous

#445290 Sat, 18 Oct 08 05:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 11:59 AM and Friday, October 17, 2008 1:03 PM.

11:59 AM
Spain1041 fine thanks...
where are you from"
12:00 PM
UnitedKingdom1150 near manchester
12:01 PM
Spain1041 you speak very well English,,don' t you"
UnitedKingdom1150 is a native english speaker
12:03 PM
Spain1041 is you language the English"
UnitedKingdom1150 yes
Spain1041 are..sorry
12:04 PM
Spain1041 i am still learning..how you can see it
UnitedKingdom1150 you are good at english
12:05 PM
Spain1041 no no no...i don't believe that
UnitedKingdom1150 its ok
Spain1041 i can hardly express myself well
12:08 PM
UnitedKingdom1150 Spain1041 ok i will leave you in peace take care
Spain1041 take care
12:09 PM
gilbert 02 hey
12:25 PM
Egypt1315 hey
12:36 PM
UnitedKingdom1274 long time since i was in malta 12 years ago
12:57 PM
Unknown1495 hi
i m naveed zafar
12:58 PM
Unknown1495 i am trying to learn english
sam111 hi
indiana hi unknown
ur name
Unknown1495 syed naveed zafar
and your name
12:59 PM
indiana hei its too long i call u syed ok
my name sasi
Unknown1495 no call me naveed
or baba
indiana where r u from?
k,baba
Unknown1495 pakistan
Malta1457 UnitedKingdom1274 were di u live in malta
Unknown1495 and u
i think from india
1:00 PM
indiana s
1:01 PM
indiana y no ans..
Unknown1495 what can i say
i m so week in english
trying to learn it
1:02 PM
indiana so what r u studing
Unknown1495 and what about u
wellwhat is ur nme
name
indiana i m doing my master degree
sasi
Unknown1495 and whr r u from
1:03 PM
Unknown1495 i doing masters to
too

Anonymous

#445293 Sat, 18 Oct 08 06:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 1:03 PM and Friday, October 17, 2008 2:44 PM.

1:03 PM
indiana hei which branch u are?
1:04 PM
Unknown1495 what??
branch???
what r u trying to ask
can v chat on live messenger
indiana that menas course
Unknown1495 ohh sorry
1:05 PM
Unknown1495 commerce
indiana k , i m doing my mba
1:06 PM
indiana do u like sports?
mansouri h
Unknown1495 yes
mansouri yes
indiana baba r u there
mansouri who are you?
Unknown1495 yes i m indiana
indiana hi mansouri
1:07 PM
mansouri ur name please
Unknown1495 do u have an ID on hotmail
?if u have then plz chat directly
mansouri yes
indiana ya but i forgot that
Unknown1495 bull ***
indiana k baba
mansouri ***otmail.fr ok
1:08 PM
Unknown1495 mansouri tell me about ur self
nice jke
mansouri what do want me to say
Unknown1495 n9
mansouri where are u??
1:09 PM
mansouri where are u form
Unknown1495 at office in pakistan karachi
and u?
1:13 PM
indiana hi sam are u there
1:37 PM
India1680 any free english speaking software available
2:08 PM
DeClerc hallo
2:23 PM
DeClerc sam ar u alive ?
2:29 PM
UnitedKingdom1913 hey sarah here!
how is everyone?
2:32 PM
Unknown1930 safe there
2:33 PM
Unknown1930 eo
2:38 PM
DeClerc hi
2:42 PM
Optilang Hi again DeClerc
DeClerc Hello
How are you ?
2:43 PM
Optilang How's it going today?
I'm fine thanks
DeClerc I am fine I am at work but it is near to finish.
2:44 PM
Optilang yes, nearly the weekend
UnitedKingdom1996 hello

Anonymous

#445295 Sat, 18 Oct 08 07:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 2:45 PM and Friday, October 17, 2008 2:57 PM.

2:45 PM
DeClerc I don't have a weekend because I work all 7 days a week
Hi UK
Optilang Hello UnitedKingdom1996
Oh, not good DeClerc, you need to have some play and rest time
2:46 PM
DeClerc Yes I know that but live can be hard
2:47 PM
Optilang Where are you from UnitedKingdom1996 ?
DeClerc I am not worry about this
Optilang life*
2:48 PM
DeClerc I found some interesting podcasts yesterday on British Council website
Optilang yes, it's a good source
DeClerc and they are really helpful for me
2:49 PM
DeClerc better than radio becuse i can read and listen to at the same time
:)
Optilang Yes, you get the transcripts
2:51 PM
xdiamond hello
DeClerc hi
xdiamond :)
here is asound
Optilang Hello xdiamond
xdiamond how are u?
2:52 PM
DeClerc The weather today is terrilby :/
xdiamond really
DeClerc I am fine thansk
xdiamond here s wonderful
where ar u from.?
DeClerc Yes all the time is raining
2:53 PM
DeClerc form Poland , and you ?
xdiamond does it affect you mood?
from Türkiye
sometimes bad weather affects my mood
DeClerc not specially
2:54 PM
xdiamond cool
Optilang We have a very cold wind here
DeClerc I dont need to go outside so i dont care
xdiamond really here sun is shinening
why?
Optilang shining*
2:55 PM
Optilang what's the temperature in Turkey?
xdiamond oh righr sorry
and thx for correcting me
DeClerc but the best idea is after autumn , winter and spring will be summer :D
Optilang no problem xdiamond
2:56 PM
xdiamond :)
DeClerc i need to move to some hotter country
so how many degree is in turkey ?
xdiamond Türkiyeis a good place you can live 4 seasons in a day
Optilang But it gets hot in Poland in the summer
2:57 PM
DeClerc not really
xdiamond actually l dont know
but

Anonymous

#445298 Sat, 18 Oct 08 08:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 2:57 PM and Friday, October 17, 2008 3:08 PM.

2:57 PM
xdiamond it is hot
DeClerc 10 years ago was more better
now really summer have few weeks
xdiamond years by years weather is becoming bad
2:58 PM
Sour_Cherry 23 centigrade degree DeClerc
DeClerc and then than was 3 months or mor
I wish to be there :D
Hungary2083 h
Optilang Hello and thanks Sour_Cherry
Hi Hungary2083
xdiamond sour cherry and l live in the same city
Sour_Cherry hello Optilang :)
Hungary2083 hello
xdiamond so 23 centigrate degree here
2:59 PM
Sour_Cherry xdiamond yep :)
xdiamond thx sour cherry
:)))
Hungary2083 Do you know a good context for teaching reported speech
Optilang I think we're about 11/12 today, but it feels colder
DeClerc how longo do you study english ?
Optilang brb
3:00 PM
Hungary2083 tomorrow I will have a teaching practice lesson and I need a good context
3:01 PM
Optilang You can show a short video converssation and getr them to put it into reported speech
Takoyaki-English Hello.
xdiamond hungary let me look my files ok
Optilang Hi Takoyaki-English
xdiamond l think l have
Sour_Cherry hello Takoyaki-English
3:02 PM
Takoyaki-English Are there any British speakers here?
Optilang Me
DeClerc Hi Takoyaki
Hungary2083 how can I access your files
3:03 PM
Takoyaki-English Do British English speakers say "Catch you later"?
xdiamond just a minute
Optilang It is used, yes
3:04 PM
Takoyaki-English As common as "See you later"?
Optilang My view is see you later is more common
3:05 PM
Takoyaki-English Thank you, Optilang
xdiamond hungary
Hungary2083 yes
xdiamond which level?
Optilang you're welcome Takoyaki-English
xdiamond and
3:06 PM
Hungary2083 intermediate
xdiamond what are you looking for video, excercise, puzzle ..etc?
Optilang depending on time you can create a short role play that some students can take part in, and then ask questions after - what did he say, etc etc
3:07 PM
Hungary2083 an interesting, or funny exercise, but a puzzle would be ok as well
xdiamond optilang good idea
hungary lm looking now ok
3:08 PM
Hungary2083 thanks

Anonymous

#445302 Sat, 18 Oct 08 09:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 3:08 PM and Friday, October 17, 2008 3:25 PM.

3:08 PM
DeClerc I am thinking about buy workbook : Edy Murphy " English grammar in use" is it good one ?
Optilang I don't know it DeClerc
3:09 PM
DeClerc ok
Hungary2083 you know, these guys are not role-player kind pupils
3:11 PM
Optilang Ask one of them to tell you about his/her holiday/weekend
then get the others to report what was said
3:12 PM
Hungary2083 ok that is a good one
3:13 PM
DeClerc Ok i finished my work so I going to home right now
see you around
Optilang Take care DeClerc
xdiamond hungary
Optilang Somebody could pretend to be a celebrity and talk aboutr themselves
3:14 PM
Optilang then you csan ask questions - what did he/she say about ..?
xdiamond l wiil suggest you a site in which all of the english techer share their work
3:15 PM
xdiamond we can find good and interesting things there
Hungary2083 ok thank you for your help
xdiamond write the google
eltplanet
ok
3:16 PM
xdiamond bur there is a problem it is a türkish site
Hungary2083 I ll try
xdiamond but l wiil help u
Hungary2083 oh
xdiamond ok
3:17 PM
Hungary2083 ok
Sour_Cherry wow it seems useful xdiamond,thanks! :)
xdiamond l found
yes
3:18 PM
xdiamond not at all
:))
Hungary2083 are there downloadable materials
xdiamond yes
how can l send u link
Optilang you can paste the link here
but it won't workas a link, but we can copy it and paste into browser
3:19 PM
xdiamond ok
Hungary2083 ok I have found it
xdiamond http://eltplanet.net/forum/index.php?board=83.0
3:20 PM
Hungary2083 thanks I will look around
no I have to go
bye
xdiamond ok
3:21 PM
xdiamond bye
Optilang bye Hungary2083 and hope it goes well
3:24 PM
xdiamond heyyy
lets talk
Optilang OK, I'm here
3:25 PM
xdiamond me to:)
what about?
Optilang I don't know - aahh lost for words

Anonymous

#445305 Sat, 18 Oct 08 10:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 3:25 PM and Friday, October 17, 2008 4:03 PM.

3:25 PM
Optilang so I guess you teach English
3:26 PM
xdiamond yes but lm new
it is my firs year
Optilang new to teaching?
xdiamond yes
Optilang what ages do you teach?
3:27 PM
xdiamond primary school
beginners ,elementary level
you?
Optilang Do you only teach English, or other subjects too?
xdiamond only english
3:28 PM
Optilang I used to teach French in secondary schools in the UK
3:29 PM
Optilang Now I live in Poland, and I teach some English, but not in schools, I teach privately
xdiamond you knoe French also?
vvery good
l see
Optilang Yes I know French, very well
3:30 PM
xdiamond ohh cool
what is your mother language?
Optilang English
3:33 PM
xdiamond in english l have difficulty in pronouncing
Optilang me too after too many beers :)
xdiamond because english doesnt correspond with my mother lang
3:34 PM
xdiamond really
:D
Optilang I guess Turkish is your language
xdiamond in Türkish we read all of the letters in word
3:35 PM
xdiamond yesss
how do you guess?
but in english it isnt so
3:36 PM
Optilang No, that's true
xdiamond what?
3:37 PM
Optilang that English pronunciation is different
xdiamond yess
3:39 PM
xdiamond oh l must go now
nice to meet you
see you
Optilang OK, well nice chatting with you
xdiamond byee
.)
:)
Optilang take care and hope to meet again
byeee
3:54 PM
UnitedStates2399 hello
3:55 PM
UnitedStates2399 how are you
3:56 PM
UnitedStates2399 :)
4:02 PM
China2428 hello
Amin_fakhraei hi daimond from borsa
4:03 PM
China2428 ???what
what's the meaning?my english is not good

Anonymous

#445308 Sat, 18 Oct 08 11:13 PM

Transcript of room 'ESL, EFL Chat' between Friday, October 17, 2008 4:10 PM and Friday, October 17, 2008 4:41 PM.

4:10 PM
India2470 hi
4:11 PM
Amin_fakhraei hi
China2428 hi
4:12 PM
Amin_fakhraei china how are you?
China2428 me?
4:14 PM
Amin_fakhraei yes 2428
are you ok?
China2428 oh, fine, thank you
4:17 PM
China2428 may i know where are you from?
4:18 PM
Amin_fakhraei yes
iran
and would you say me your name?
China2428 my chinese name?
4:19 PM
Amin_fakhraei yes
Turkey2512 hello
Amin_fakhraei Hi turkey salam
4:20 PM
Amin_fakhraei 2428?
China2428 sorry, here can't input chinese word
Amin_fakhraei yes sure
Turkey2512 salam
how are you*
4:21 PM
Indonesia2268 df
Amin_fakhraei you can use equvalent
thank you</