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Chat with students Ying Lan from Taiwan, Felix from Brazil, and Castor and Antonio from Mexico - and teachers Vance, Michael and Maggi |
It was a holiday in the UAE, the occasion of the anniversary of the leader of the country, Sheikh Zayed, to the throne. Vance's son Glenn was visiting from California and Glenn and his mom, Bobbi, were heading for the gym and pool on Vance's day off, so Vance only spent a short time chatting and left. Maggi, with her broken leg, stayed on until Michael appeared, and Michael and Maggi met Antonio, from Mexico, who happened along. Somehow, Michael happened to meet Castor at the Palace, and he sent us the log.
Maggi
has joinedYing has joined
Felix has joined
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ConnectedVance
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oopsYing:
Vance,,, I just plaled the sea.rm ... I saw the location is from geocities not from my cmoputer file.Ying: Traveling is refreshing our soul.. right.
Ying: shrinking
Vance:
http://www.homestead.com/vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htmYing:
what's that? Vance.Vance:
Those are instructions how to publish real media files on the webYing:
But I created the web page by realproducer...Ying: It worked last time.
Vance:
ok, I'll email you about thisYing:
Could you hear the other rm from my web site.Vance:
What was the urlYing:
Felix and Vance ... both yoFelix: what ying?
Ying: I just try to find it...
Ying: Sorry ... I just think you are well..
Ying: Vance.. sorry.. the other rm file does not work now.
Felix: Have a nice holiday Vance
Vance:
ok, send me the url where it isYing:
I read your story today.Vance:
neat, all of it???Ying:
You are go home, Vance.Ying: that's good.
Vance:
I'm home nowVance: consider it done
Vance has left
Ying has left
Ying has joined
Ying: hi.
Ying: I am here.
Maggi: Hi again
Ying: My computer shutted down..
Felix: what is sprained??
Felix: nope
Ying: I was on phone.
Felix: i am leavning here.. I have some typing to be done.
Felix: leaving
Felix: bye
Felix has left
Ying: bye
Ying: It is time to say bye here.
Ying has left
Meanwhile, Michael appears:
I missed the chat on Sunday. I came a bit late and everyone had gone except Maggi. Even Vance had gone early! But then I met a new person in the Palace - Antonio from Mexico. And then Ying Lan came back and Ying and I and Antonio had an interesting chat about language learning, kids, crying, and other things. You can read the logs when Vance puts them up.
Antonio is thinking of joining our group so if he does please make him welcome. - Michael Coghlan
Antonio
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ConnectedMichael
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You can type text here!Antonio:
OKMichael:
You found it!Ying
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Our discussion list with egroups.comYing:
I came back? How do you know i was here?Michael:
Maggi told me you were here earlier.Ying:
Hello Abtonio.. it is nice to meet you.Ying: Michael. your voice is broken... I think it caused by the connection problem here.
Michael:
Oh - that's a shame. How many peope came to the chat tonight?Ying
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Send blank email to >>efiwebheads-subscribe@egroups.comYing
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Sleep well Ying!Michael: It isn't! Antonio's English is excellent!
Michael: I mean it is excellent!
Michael: 13 years! it should be good!
Michael: You always put yourself down Ying Lan!
Michael: An Australian teacher?
Ying:
what?Michael:
I like the way you send poems to the list.Ying:
I like to read children's book.Michael:
Do you know a URL with other simple poems?Ying:
I don't know... but I got one ... it is talking about children's book.Michael:
Ok - that might be good.Ying:
http://www.magickeys.com/booksMichael:
Ok - got it. Thanks.Michael: And reading these children's books helps your English?
Antonio:
I think sometimes children's books are more difficult to read!Michael:
Why do you think that?Ying
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My email is michaelc@chariot.net.auYing
has joinedYing:
So... I am back.Ying: That's connection problem.
Antonio: By the way, what do you call the @ symbol in English
Ying: at
Antonio: OK
Michael:
@ = atAntonio:
Simple name :)Ying: Do you agree his point... "Don't read Time or newsweek first." "To try the childen's book could be a good way."/
Ying: Times.
Antonio: Yes, I agree.
Ying: You are a native speaker.
Michael:
I think it depends on the learner. I liked learning about politics when i was learning a new language.Ying:
You are great!!Ying: Challeng!!
Ying: You--michael
Michael:
Because I like to read about politics?Antonio:
I think when you are interested in sth it's very easy to learn it.Ying: motivate
Ying: got it.
Ying: It's 10 pm here.
Michael:
So why are you learning English?Michael: LOL
Ying:
Just fall in love with Engilsh...Ying: Someone said... not mine.
Michael:
lol again!Ying:
You are a young wirter..Ying: twenty?
Ying: Over twenty or under twenty
Michael:
19?Antonio:
16 :)Ying: You have been studying English over 13 years.
Ying: You have studied Engilsh since you are 3.
Michael:
So he started when he was a baby!Ying:
That's amazon.Michael:
AmazING!Ying:
It is amazing.Michael:
lolAntonio:
:) Well, at age 3 you can do a lot of things thougYing: lagugh at me
Antonio: though
Ying: Watching TV?
Antonio: Yes.
Michael:
You can cry a lot wjjhen you're 3!Michael: And ask a lot of questions!
Ying:
That's right!Michael:
You would say " I cry easily."Ying:
I cry eastily.Michael:
Crying's good for you.Michael: It DOESN"T mean you;re a coward.
Ying:
what?Ying: coward... how to read it?
Michael:
That;s it.Ying:
chickenYing: Who has no guts.
Michael:
Ah...Ying:
CowardYing: what is Ah?
Michael:
Someone who is gutless!Ying:
Ah..Michael:
(smiles)Antonio:
Bye!Michael:
Good night Ying!Antonio:
OK. Good bye everybody! :)Ying: good night
Michael:
OK - see you soon. Antonio.Palace chat log
MichaelC: @64,64 !It's MichaelC
Castor: @64,64 !It's Castor
* Castor * Hello there!
Castor: Is this the English class?
* Castor * Are you there?
* Castor * Hello.
MichaelC: Hello Castor.
MichaelC: Have you been here long?
* Castor * Hello. I guess you must be the teacher, right?
* Castor * Well, actually yes.
* Castor * Over here it's 8:18 am and I thought the class was at 8:00
MichaelC: I am one of the teachers. Everyone else left about an hour ago!
MichaelC: Where are you?
* Castor * Mexico City
* Castor * And you?
MichaelC: I'm in Australia.
MichaelC: How did you hear about this class?
* Castor * Because I went to your website.
* Castor * I had bookmarked your website long ago and it wasn't until yesterday when I visited it.
MichaelC: Great! What time (GMT) does it say for the class on the website?
* Castor * 2:30
* Castor * Which is 8:30 for me.
* Castor * Is there something wrong with it?
MichaelC: Well the class usually starts at GMT 12.00 noon. Which website (URL) did you see this time?
Castor: Hang on, I'll give you the URL
MichaelC: I just found it - it says from 11.30 - 13.00 GMT. It's now 13.24 GMT
Castor: http://www.study.com/schedule.html
MichaelC: OK - that URL!
MichaelC: That info is probably wrong. Sorry. Have a look at this URL - http://www.homestead.com//vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm
Castor: Sorry, what is it again?
MichaelC: The study.com url is for EFI. A group of EFI teachers and students made this new class and community - http://www.homestead.com//vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm
MichaelC: It's a long one! Did you get it?
Castor: It says the address does not exist (that's because there were some extra characters in the address Michael gave out - Vance)
* Castor * Anyway, is there another class later on today?
MichaelC: Hang on - try this URL - it should take you to the same place: http://www.netword.com/webheads
MichaelC: I don't know about classes later today. Are you a teacher or a student?
* Castor * Student.
* Castor * Sorry, what was the last url?
MichaelC: Your English is great! Anyway, why don't you have a look at that website and maybe you'd like join this community? The URL is http://www.netword.com/webheads
* Castor * Thank you very much.
MichaelC: There are instructions on that website about how to join. Can you see the site now?
* Castor * Yes I can.
* Castor * But it's downloading some missing software in order to display the site.
MichaelC: Hmmm....what software is it downloading?
* Castor * Vector Graphics Rendering (VML)
* Castor * And how long have you been teaching here?
MichaelC: Strange - there is nothing fancy on that page. Maybe try something else. Go to my homepage - http://www.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/ - and then click on webheads.
MichaelC: I have been teaching here for about 3 years.
* Castor * OK, wait a sec.
MichaelC: This time it will automatically download and intall some software - hearme.com
MichaelC: It's very quick and easy. It's for real time talking.
* Castor * I am there.
* Castor * It's a voice chat or sth.
MichaelC: I'll go there and see if I can see you!
* Castor * OK
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