tyrrell-english

The meme game

2010-05-26T17:54:00.001+02:00

The Meme Game

I finally got around to trying out this game and would like to write 3 things about myself:

1) I'm a passionate English teacher and tutor for adults and teenagers. My little One-Woman English school here in the little village of Nesslau in eastern Switzerland seems to be quite well known as I don't have anything to do to have new students. I have met so many wonderful and fascinating people. In my courses I have people of lots of different fields of work, from the farmer to the physicist. It's really amazing.

2) My other passion is singing. I sing in our local church choir and in the gospel choir Rhythm and Glory. If you go on the choir website under "Repertoir, Perfect Praise", you can hear a short extract of a solo I did 2 years ago. We are now preparing for our next concerts at the end of November to which I'm looking forward very much.

3) I'm a "Cheer Mom"! Yes, you heard right. Switzerland has cheerleaders. And today I'm a very proud Cheer Mom because my daughters team got the title of "Vize-Schweizer-Meister" in the category "Dance" and "Senior all Girl Cheer" at yesterdays Swiss Championship of Cheerleading in St. Gallen. She mixed the music for these performances and coached and choreographed the dance and she is one of the flyers (the ones who do saltos and all kinds of dangerous things in the air. Not always easy to watch for a mother!). It was spectacular. By the way, she is only 19! Have a look at her team's homepage Winterthur Warrior Cheerleaders

That's it from me. It was great to be a (not so active :( ) particiapant of this group.

Marianne, Danielle, Illya

New Post

2010-05-12T18:50:00.000+02:00

I'm a bit lazy as you can see. My last post was in 2008 for Christmas.
I add more links once in a while for my learners. Some of them use some of the links to practice their English.
That's about it.

Online Christmas Story (wie Spielbuch)

2008-11-26T14:52:00.005+01:00

Click on the title above and follow your way along this innovative Christmas story and make decisions along the line and see how the story ends. If you don't like the outcome, just start once more. Have fun.

C H R I S T M A S - S A N T A - S T O R I E S

2008-11-26T14:33:00.006+01:00

Click on the title above and find some wonderful Santa activities and stories to read and/or listen to
They're perfect for English learners. Have fun and a peaceful advent.

April English meeting

2008-04-25T00:27:00.004+02:00

It's time for our monthly English (club) meeting in Nesslau.
Next week, Wednesday, 30 April, 6:15 pm in my course room at no. 4, Wiesenstrasse.

Topic: Quick look at U.S. elections (What's happening?) / "PS, I love you" by Cecelia Ahern
We are going to read this popular novel. Please find some information about the author
under http://www.ceceliaahern.ie/
or under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecelia_Ahern

April English meeting in Nesslau

2008-03-30T11:26:00.003+02:00

Hi everybody
Our next monthly English meeting will be on the last day of next month, 30 April at 18:15 as usual. Our topic will be reading "PS, I love you". I look forward.
See you then. Margrit

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

2007-11-20T00:14:00.000+01:00

MyVideo - Clip mit Eric Clapton

Wintertime in Switzerland

2007-11-18T20:32:00.000+01:00

Monthly English Meeting in Nesslau

2007-11-07T15:48:00.000+01:00

The meeting of 7/11 has been cancelled.
The same topic will be discussed on 28/11
Hoping to see you then.
Margrit

Rare books - Turn the pages (Link)

2007-10-22T01:42:00.000+02:00

A real treasure!
For example the original "Alice in Wonderland" or the first map of Europe or Leonardo da Vinci's drawings etc.
Have a look and turn the pages. A very special experience!

Next English Wednesday meeting 7 November 6:15 p.m.

2007-10-21T23:57:00.000+02:00

Hi everybody
I hope that it's OK for you to go to my "tyrrell-english blog" to have the news about our next meeting.
Remember, that we moved our next meeting forward to the 7 November.
Our topic is about "climate change, glaciers, ice caps etc."
Please find some information and topics to discuss connected to this.
http://woow.phil-sllvn.co.uk/windows/ (photos of the world)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news (search: climate)

http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/pages/glaciers.html

See you on 7 November
Margrit
P.S. If you can't come, please leave a short message on the chat here on the right (You find an explanation on how to use it at the top right. Good luck!) You can also write to say that you are coming!

26/9 European Day of Languages

2007-09-21T00:20:00.001+02:00

The European Day of Languages is on the 26 September.

Let's use this day to ask ourselves why we should bother learning a second or third (etc.) language.
Basically you could say that there are at least 2 different ways of explaining:
1) Knowing other people's language, it moves them and their world a little closer to you.
2) It makes your personal world a bigger place
3) ... (What's your explanation?)

Hollywood

2007-09-11T01:32:00.001+02:00

Saentis tour 1 August 2007

2007-08-07T19:18:00.000+02:00

Thank you to my students of English Lina and Hans for taking me on this (for me) challenging hiking tour on the highest Alpstein mountain "Saentis" (2502 m). After 3 and a half hours of hiking and a little climbing we reached the peak.

Check out the links

2007-07-25T21:41:00.000+02:00

Hey! Check out some of the "Links for English learning" They're fun!

2007-07-09T14:18:00.002+02:00

I wish you all a terrific summer with lots of sunshine (and as little rain as possible!!!)