Monthly Archives: March 2010

CISL San Francisco – blog entry by Isabelle (France, Premier Course)

To Wanda, “I’m sorry, I haven’t done my homework”… What is my excuse today? After three days, I’m still feeling jetlagged or maybe I should look for another explanation of being tired. As a matter of fact, I attend class … Continue reading

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CISL San Francisco – blog entry by Jinny (Korea, Premier Course)

In our school activity, I went to the Castro theater to watch the primier of “Alice in Wonderland”. This was the first time that I went to an old style movie theater where an organist plays the organ before the … Continue reading

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CISL San Francisco – blog entry by Jose (Spain, Level 7)

The day I arrived in SF, I was nervous because I hadn’t practiced my English for a long time. I had to speak with a police officer when I arrived at the airport, so I was afraid about having difficulties … Continue reading

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CISL San Francisco – blog entry by Ah Young (Korea, Level 8)

This story happened the first week I came to San Francisco. The first time I went to an American restaurant for brunch, I looked over the menu and just selected an item which included eggs. I thought it was done … Continue reading

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CISL San Francisco – blog entry by Giheon (Korea, Level 7)

What is San Francisco for me?????? Before I came to San Francisco, I had decided to go to Boston to study English. Because I wanted to know how Americans study. But I didn’t go there. There were many reasons. One … Continue reading

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CISL San Francisco – blog entry by Sue (Korea, Level 8)

In my case, I’ve never been to America. Before I came here, I was a little worried about what would be happened. I still remember my first day in San Francisco. Everything was so different from my own country that … Continue reading

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LESSON OF THE MONTH: MARCH 2010

PART ONE: GRAMMAR You probably remember that a gerund is a verb+ING.  It’s usually used in the continuous tenses, such as: She is living in Detroit now. They were hiking when the storm hit. I’ve been working since 8:00 this … Continue reading

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