David Lewis
I have been working in English language teaching for over twenty years in Europe and Africa, teaching a wide range of classes to everyone from 5 years old and up!
Location Bucharest, Romania
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David Lewis replied to Belen C.
That's good to know, hope it helps you in the future.
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It can hard not to hurt someone's feelings when there are disagreements, but finding a way to compromise is a good approach.
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David Lewis replied to Nuniek Puji Lestari
What kind of activities did you do with the trainer?
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It's good that there are people who can give CPR, it can be important while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
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David Lewis replied to Влада Шистерова
This is quite a long day and not much time for lunch.
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David Lewis replied to Ismael Romero
Knowing exactly what you are expected to do is a good place to start, it will avoid a lot of confusion later.
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David Lewis replied to Влада Шистерова
It looks like a lot of changes were made to keep people safe. Can people also work from home?
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David Lewis replied to Aung Chit Paing Oo
We can also use 'pardon.' There is also a longer phrase, 'I beg your pardon,' which is more formal.
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David Lewis replied to Оля Сулимка
It makes sense to do something like paintballing which involves being in a team, though perhaps it is too energetic for some people.
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We have to accept that sometimes things will go wrong at work, but good to know how to go about solving those problems politely so that everyone is happy in the end.
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Thank you for the kind feedback. I wouldn't spend a lot of time wondering why something is called 'past participle' or any of the other grammar names, they are just names, and not necessarily useful ones (just the ones we have!).
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It's quite difficult to find a time that work for us and everyone that wants to watch the live events. Hopefully being able to see the recordings helps.
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David Lewis replied to Vivienne K
@VivienneK There's no competing with such a star!
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David Lewis replied to Liyun Hu
That's good, I hope it helps you when working.
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David Lewis replied to Kevin Tan
@NevenaKostadinovic I agree that's good to think about the interview afterwards. If you the interview wasn't successful this will help you understand what to improve for the next one. At the same time, as you say, it's also good to stop thinking about it, after all it's done and you can't change what happened.
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David Lewis replied to Liyun Hu
Dragon boats does sound like hard work.
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David Lewis replied to Michèle Keane
Are there people trained to give first aid in the unfortunate event of there being an accident?
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I was trained to use a fire extinguisher but luckily I have never had to use this knowledge,
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David Lewis replied to Belen C.
Looks like this is an area where you are an expert.
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Do you only do it when you start a new job, or must it be done every year?
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David Lewis replied to Bianca R
That's good, i hope that it has helped you in your work.
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David Lewis replied to Thae Shoon Lei
That's good, listening to colleagues or friends is important rather than just forcing our ways on everyone.
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David Lewis replied to Julia Matsola
That's perhaps the easiest way, when it is possible, rather than forcing people to work in a particular way that may not suit them.
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David Lewis replied to Thae Shoon Lei
I think bowling works for lots of people as it is something you can take part in even if you aren't very good at the activity.
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David Lewis replied to Latt Cho
So a meal followed by singing? Yes, that could be good for a range of people.
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David Lewis replied to Nur Amalia
I've never done paintballing but I can see how it could be good fun for people, and certainly good for teambuilding.
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David Lewis replied to Bianca R
It's important to know the names of colleagues so good to start with that. People are more likely to help you if you know who they are.
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David Lewis replied to Javier Rubio
@JavierRubio I know the feeling!
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The content is not really designed for a school setting as the materials are made for self-study. However, I think in a classroom situation you could have the students discuss the tasks before watching the videos and comparing their own ideas to what presented afterwards, similar to how we ask people to write comments.
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it so much.
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It's difficult to include speaking exercises within this platform, but it's certainly a good idea.
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Thank you, hope that you're able to use what you have learned in your working life.
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There are some courses for the PTE exam on Future Learn, https://www.futurelearn.com/search?q=pte, though not from the British Council.
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I hope so, too.
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David Lewis replied to Влада Шистерова
Thank you for sharing.
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David Lewis replied to Bianca R
Thank you!
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Giving everyone a chance to choose the best way is a good way of including everyone and making the decision fair.
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David Lewis replied to Melisa Tuğçe
It's good to have time to go away and think, often new solutions are found that everyone likes when you do that.
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David Lewis replied to Rafael Ferreira Anselmo
What do you eat and do at a Brazilian barbecue?
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David Lewis replied to Mão K'
I'm also a bit skeptical about presentations about finding my passion. Likely, if I have one, it won;t be on the boss would like me to have!
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David Lewis replied to Luciana Perez
When you say that you pay for health and safety I think you are referring to health insurance. This is something that people and/or employers pay so that you have access to health care, such as seeing a doctor.
Health and safety isn't something you pay for, it's about rules that make the workplace a safe place to work and so people what know what to do if... -
David Lewis replied to Thi Han
It sounds like your company is very organized when it comes to the safety of the workers.
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David Lewis replied to Orasa Kamon
That's an early start. Do you like getting up so early?
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David Lewis replied to Javier Rubio
That's quite a long day considering you also have a short lunch break. Are you happy with these hours?
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David Lewis replied to joyce Mbugua
That's an important thing to know!
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David Lewis replied to Myat Kay Khine
Yes, it's good to find someone who looks friendly to start the communication with. Hopefully, there will be more than one person like this.
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David Lewis replied to Josefina Cordera
These are good things to know, and it's important to know who you should ask if anything is unclear later.
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It's very common to be asked if you have any questions, so it's good to have at least one question prepared for this.
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It's possible you'd be asked this, but it's much more likely that the questions would be related to work.
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These are good things to talk about, especially if you can connect them to the job you are interviewing for.
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David Lewis replied to MRITHUL RAMESH
That's true. The more you know about the position and the company the easier it should be to answer the questions.
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David Lewis replied to Alberto Moreno
This is all very good advice.
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David Lewis replied to Kemigisha FaithBlessing
What did you do you differently to make the second one a success?
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David Lewis replied to SAAD AHMED
Do you like the new 'Meta' name?
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David Lewis replied to Bianca Agaston
Welcome to the course, Bianca.
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Being on time is essential.
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David Lewis replied to Javier Rubio
It sounds like a lot your rules are to increase hygiene or to prevent items being contaminated. These kinds of rules are very important for people to follow.
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I think Lucy reports to Janet rather than Lizzy, but otherwise good.
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David Lewis replied to Nazrin Zeynalzade
Having the first job is a sign of growing up for many people.
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David Lewis replied to David Lewis
@EricaCastillo Do you think that's fair?
