Monthly Archives: April 2009

I Am incredibly Skeptical…

Thursday night!… Time flies… I hardly saw the week goes by. Is it because now I spend more and more time training online and here?… I admit that sometimes I do lose track of time, thanks to my Google calendar that reminds me of where I am!… Okay I am exaggerating a little here… yet [...]

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Un Peu de Tout!

Looking for a test this morning, I fell on a text that I thought was very interesting and informative: a bit of  History on the origin of the expression «Été des Indiens» in Canada. The test itself contains no particular grammar topics… all you will have to do is pick the right word… It could [...]

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I Just DON’T Get It!!!

Okay… maybe I am a bit (a lot) frustrated these days!… Do not get me wrong though! I really do love what I do… Preparing all these people for their SLE tests is, I admit, often frustrating yet I know I am doing something useful for them. Without me, they would be left on their [...]

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