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So, a few popular English sayings are:
*Tomorrow's the day; This pretty much means that I'll see you tomorrow, but it sounds so wise and clever when Mozambicans say it.
*Time is over; My students like to say this sarcastically when class starts, but it just means that time is up or that class is over.
*We're together; This expression is from the popular Portuguese "Estamos Juntos" expression which pretty much explains the way of life in Mozambique and the sense of community here. It's common to say Estamos Juntos when ending a conversation, etc.

I just finished oral ACSs. This time, I had two students do it at a time. The first student read two questions in English and the other student responded to the questions. Then, they switched roles. It went pretty good and most of my scores were higher than 12. The grading scale here is from 0 to 20, with 10 being the passing level. The students have to read during the oral English exam in tenth grade, so this was good practice for them.

Earlier in the trimester, I had collected all of my students' notebooks to make sure they were copying the information correctly and doing their TPC (homework). In one exercise, students had to write sentences in present continuous, using the verbs I gave them. So, they had to write a sentence about using condoms and one student wrote: I am condoming..... Another funny sentence was: He is Englishing. The sentences should have read: I am using a condom and He is speaking English. But, you have to give my students for trying, even though they are way off sometimes.

My school has just opened 7 new classrooms, teacher room, and library. The thing is that we do not have any books for the library, just a few old textbooks. And my students do not have textbooks at all. So, I have decided to write a grant to request money for English dictionaries, grammar books, and other books in Portuguese. It is hard to write a grant, but I'm sure I will figure it out. If you want to help by donating money, let me or my sister know.