GROWING PAINS

GROWING PAINS ...

Some of you are experiencing 'growing pains' !!!

 difficulties that arise in the early stages of any project.

As your teacher and coach,

I can understand how difficult some of the English language's 

vocabulary and spoken language can be. 

How learning the verbs and the verb tenses is ploblematic.

How mad you must get at me, when I say:" It's easy!"

Don't worry ... I can take it.

It's called to transfer your frustration on someone!!

I'm used to it! 

But I digress ...

Right now, in our classes, you are experiencing 

what it REALLY IS to learn a language, any language!!

The biggest problem is that you are not starting 

FROM SCRATCH or FROM ZERO! 

You have to FORGET what you have learned in a wrong way. 

You have to OPEN UP to a new way of operating! 

A new way of thinking! A  new way of learning!

I am your cheerleader!

I am here to help!

I am here to support you!

The biggest MISTAKE that you can make as a learner of English 

is NOT LETTING GO of many many years of relying 

on French to translate all that you want to say!!

You have to RETRAIN the part of your brain

in which we can find the title: LEARNING a LANGUAGE!

Here's a little anecdote that can illustrate

what I went through learning Spanish.

When I was in Cuba studying Spanish,

I remember my teacher telling me 

that I would NEVER BE CUBAN!

It hurt my feelings then ... but today, 

I understand where he was coming from.

He was talking about IDIOSYNCRASY

which in simple words means: 

CULTURE and WAY OF THINKING!!!

Sooo, learning a language is not 'a piece of cake',

it's more like 'pulling teeth' ...

Today, above all, I want to reassure you

and let you know that I'm there for you.

You will get the results you are hoping for,

remember 'it takes two, you and I, to tango'!!!

For those who watch Dancing With The Stars,

it means COMMITTED and DAILY WORK.

HOURS and HOURS of PRACTICE,

and finally the word we all hate:

D I S C I P L I N E.

I CAN HEAR YOU !!! ............No BUT's nor I CAN'T's

JUST DO IT to quote the popular slogan!!

I love you all and 
I'm really really sorry for the growing pains!

Your teacher and number one supporter!

SUZANNE

NOTE: Piece of cake and pulling teeth are idioms or idiomatic expressions.

You will finfd the meaning by CLICKING on expression. I have created a LINK.

Any UNDERLINED and BLUE words are all linked to their definitions.