The contents of this book reflect the author's successful experience living abroad since 1989 in Botswana, Korea, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
The main points of the chapters reflect observations of what made his life and those of other expatriates abroad successful and what lead many other expatriates to failure and to return to their home country with a bad taste in their mouth, often with no idea at all of the pivotal part they played in their own downfall.
Speaking English is the main goal of many adult learners. Their personalities play a large role in determining how quickly and how correctly they will accomplish this goal. Those who are risk-takers unafraid of making mistakes will generally be more talkative, but with many errors that could become hard to break habits. Conservative, shy students may take a long time to speak confidently, but when they do, their English often contains fewer errors and they will be proud of their English ability.
We thought it would be useful to produce a booklet of tips to make your materials easier to read and understand, especially for adults with literacy difficulties. These people may find it hard to understand the information they need to exercise their rights and meet their obligations. It makes sense to present this information as clearly as possible to give everyone a fair opportunity to understand and act on what they read.
Orphan William Hyde and proffessor's daughter Melissa Elmet fell passionately in love as teenagers at Oxford. But,after her family intervenes, their secret marriage is annulled. Heartbroken, Mellissa retreats into her shell, now a shy academic.
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