노방이야기

ISS 는 Imegrant Society Service 라고 하는 이민자들을 위한 교육을 시키는 곳인데
BC주에서 지원을 받아서 학비가 저렴하다

Imegrant(이민)의 경우는 ELS이 한달에 $330
Student/Visitor의 경우는 한달에 $660

full time 오전 9:30 ~ 12:00, 오후 12:30 ~ 3:00 까지이며
월~목 (금,토,일 쉰다)

half로 하면 학비는 반으로 줄어들고
남는시간을 활용하여 다른 수업들을 마음대로 들을 수 있다.
대신 공짜가 아니다

발음, 쓰기 등은 $110~ $140 정도 하지만 매일하는것이 아니라
주 1회 정도 금요일이나 토요일.

ESL은 매주 개강을 하기 때문에 언제라도 가서 등록하면 당일도 들을 수 있다.
다른 코스들은 개강날짜가 따로 있기 때문에 확인을 해봐야한다.
www.issbc.ca에 가보고 확인 해보면 된다.
Staff중에 한국인도 있어서 메일을 보내면 한글로 답장이 날아온다
(처음 보냈을 때 무척 놀랬다)

첫날 가면 Level Test를 보게되는데
보고나서는 어떤것을 중점적으로 공부하고 싶냐고 물어봐서
"everything"이라고 대답했다...(제대로 하는게 있어야지..)

바로 수업에 들어갔는데 Group수업으로
한반에 10이 넘게.. 많을때는 20명까지도 되는 것 같다.
우리말을 쓰는 사람들 비율은
처음에는 30%정도?(3/14) 였는데 지금은 거의 50%(8/16)인것 같다.
ESL은 매주 졸업하고 매주 새로 사람이 오므로 운에 달린 것 같다.
현재 우리반에는 멕시칸, 차이니스, 저패니스, 프랑스, 대만, 타이, 코리안 이렇게 있다

강의는 아무래도 가르치는 사람의 재량인 것 같다.
오전반에는 크게 만족을 못하지만 오후반의 Jane은 모든 classmates에게 만족을 준다
나이많은 할머니같지만 가르치는 열정은 남못지 않다.

classmates 중에는 금요일에 수업이 없으니 음성수업을 듣기도 하고
토요일에 writing수업도 있지만 참여율은 좀 저조하고
What's on TV라는 코스도 듣는 사람이 있는 것 같다.

이곳은 어느정도 Level이 되지 않으면 생활이 좀 불편할 수 있다.
다른 class는 모르겠으나 오후 class에서는 Korean끼리도 영어로 이야기 한다.
그러므로 어느정도 grammar가 갖춰지고 대화능력이 있으면 와도 무난할 듯
3:00에 수업이 끝나서 나름 part time을 갖는 것도 좋으니
(대화가 된다면)

나의 경우... 아직 제대로 안돼서 열심히 공부하고 있다.
대한민국에 있을 때 Agency에서 등록을 미리 하고 가라고 해서
다른학원 1개월 ESL로 등록을 해 놓아서
이달 말부터 그학원에 가서 공부해 보고 비교해 본 뒤
다음달 학원등록을 고려해 봐야겠다

cover-up : to hide
  The President says he has nothing to hide but we suspect a cover-up
illicit : forbidden, secret, illegal
  The buying and selling of illicit drugs in high schools has to stop.
alibi : evidence that you were somewhere else when a bad thing happened 알리바이
  He has a cast-iron alibi; he was getting married whe the murder was committed.
lucrative : profitable 돈벌이가 되는
  Selling ice-cream in the middle of winter isn't exactly a lucrative business
brisk : lively (active, past and energic)
  It's good for your health to take a brisk walk after supper
bogus : fake
  This ID is bogus; I'm afraid I'm going to have to put you under arrest.
fielded : deal with (a series of questions)
  I fielded questions about the project for at least an hour
give someone away : to reveal a secret, to betray someone : 비밀을 말하다
  My husband says he's going to call you and check that I was with you last night; please don't give me away.
immoral : not fitting society's standards of good behaviour
  Some people think that making a profit from health-care is immoral
unrepentant : not sorry(for something you did wrong)
  I told him he should apologize to his sister for breaking her doll but he was completely unrepentant
dodge : to avoid something by a sudden quick
  The soldier ran towards the building, dodging bullets as he went
to spare something(pain) : to avoid hurting someone
  I wanted to spare you the pain of finding out about my affair but I can't keep it a secret any longer
be on target : to be on the correct course to meet a goal
  We are on target to meet our sales goal for this year.
take a breather : to take a break, a rest
  We've been playing tennis for almost an hour; I need to take a breather.
a guilty conscience : to feel bad because you did something wrong : 마음에 꺼리끼는
be able to/can live with yourself : to keep your self-respect
  I couldn't live with myself if I didn't return all the money I borrowed from you.

My first activity in Vancouver

2 weeks ago, Jane told us that playing bowling on wednesday. I hadn't played bowling for ages.
after morning class I went to our class room. there were some students waiting for Jane. few minute later, We started to the Lanes.
when I arrived the Lanes, I was very surprised because balls are small and pins are just 5. I had never played. and Lights were like a club. so dark and some stage lighting.
I was mesmerizing my self. 'Just for fun. don't panic'
in the end I had a good time.

past tense
  I (1)went to bed, (2)brushed my teeth and (3)went to bed
past perfect
  I (3)went to bed after I (1)had brushed my teeth and (2)had a bath
  - (2) had + p.p, (3) past

It was early morning. I was driving all night to get to Sheila before she could leave for South America.

I got to the hotel at 6 a.m. I checked that Sheila hadn't returned from the nightclub and I went up to her room.

As I was going upstairs, I heard someone else going to the desk.
I wondered if someone had followed me to the hotel. I waited to see who it was, but after a few words with the clerk, they just left again.

When I was sure they had gone, I slipped into Sheila's room. As she wasn't there, I had plenty of time to prepare

When Sheila came in, I was waiting for her.

She didn't look surprised when she saw me. Someone had told her to expect me.

She gave me a drink. I drank it. I felt a pain in my stomach and fell on the floor.


'Now you'll never tell anyone that I killed Floosie Moore,' she said. But it wasn't important; she had confessed and I had hidden microphones all over the room.

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ex) Fill in the blanks
 I will never forget the worst summer vacation of my life. My parents (1:decide) to go to florida with the six children in our family because they (2:go/never) there before. We all (3:wake up) early the morning we were supposed to leave. My mother (4:pack) all the bags and (5:make) a picnic lunch for for all of us. We (6:pile) into the station wagon amid luggage, beach balls, and coolers. It (7:be) a sweltering day. Unfortunately, the air-conditioning in our car (8:break) the day before and my father (9:have/not) time to fix it before we (10:leave).
 I remember that it was hot, hot, hot. The heat never let up as long as we were on the road. By the time we (11:arrive) at our destination, we (12:lose) our patience and our enthusiasm for the trip. And our bad luck continued. The city (13:issue) a beach warning because a shark (14:attack) a girl two days before we arrived. My mother wouldn't let any of us go in the water. To top it off, we had to leave Florida early because of a hurricane watch. When I (15:think) about that trip today, I can finally laugh. Needless to say, I (16:go/never) back to Florida since that vacation!

Periods of time
  the Ice Age < the Stone Age < the Middle Ages < the age of the computer

  - era : long period of time, perhaps decades
  - period : very general word
  - spell : indefinite but short. usually weather or health
  - for a time : indefinite, vague
  - for a while : indefinite but not very long

Useful phrass with time
  about time : this should have happened long time ago
  for the time being : not specific
  at times : sometimes
  by the time :
  one at a time : during one any period
  just in time : before it is too late
  on time : when expected or scheduled
  time and again

Verbs associated with time passing
  1987 -> 1998 : Ten years had passed/elapsed
  Time passes slowly when you're bored

 Elapse is more formal and is normally used in the perfect or past, without adverbs
 pass can be used in any tense and with adverbs
 
  It takes ten hours to fly to Seoul
  The batteries in this mp3 player should last three or four months
  This DVD lasts/runs for three hours
  The meeting dragged on for two hours : longer than expected
  Take your time : you don't need to hurry

ex)
.The twentieth century will be seen by historians as the age of the automobile.
.These factories mark the begining of a new era of industrial development for the country.
.During the tax amnesty, there will be a period of six months when people can pay their back taxes without a penalty.
.For a while I thought I would never find a job, but then I got lucky.

.We had a very cold spell in February. All the pipes froze up.

Was your train on time? -> No, it wasn't. In fact, it's almost always late.
When did you arrive at the station? -> Just in time to catch the last train!
The train is finally leaving the station. -> It's about time!
Did you go to the movies last night? -> No, by the time i left work, it was too late.
Do your ever miss your country? -> At times.

1. Do you read advice columns?

2. Why do people write to a newspaper columnist about their problems?

3. Do you think people follow the advice they get?