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Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.
Choose the best word to fill in the first blank.
To build a tree house, _______, choose a sturdy tree. _______, you should design the treehouse before you begin to build. _______ you should start with the floor. ________, you build the walls. _______, you can build a roof.




Choose the best word to fill in the second blank.
To build a tree house, _______, choose a sturdy tree. _______, you should design the treehouse before you begin to build. _______ you should start with the floor. ________, you build the walls. _______, you can build a roof.





Choose the best word to fill in the third blank.
To build a tree house, _______, choose a sturdy tree. _______, you should design the treehouse before you begin to build. _______ you should start with the floor. ________, you build the walls. _______, you can build a roof.




Choose the best word to fill in the fourth blank.
To build a tree house, _______, choose a sturdy tree. _______, you should design the treehouse before you begin to build. _______ you should start with the floor. ________, you build the walls. _______, you can build a roof.




Choose the best word to fill in the last blank.
To build a tree house, _______, choose a sturdy tree. _______, you should design the treehouse before you begin to build. _______ you should start with the floor. ________, you build the walls. _______, you can build a roof.






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111 Comments on “English Writing – Sequencing – How to use FIRST, NEXT, LAST, FINALLY, etc.”

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jagpreet

excellent lesson but can we use atlast instead of finally or lastly and can we say that firstly you have to read the reciepe followed by purchase of ingredients.

Saturday, February 13th 2010
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Ahmed Jumaa

awesome video………………..*_^

Saturday, February 13th 2010
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saudi guy

thanks alot now i can undurstand how i can put them order

Saturday, February 13th 2010
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batyr

thanks, great video. but i don’t understand why do you say while like( well) I’m ESL student At New York but we pronounce while like ( wail). maybe it’s canadian accent. thank you

Saturday, February 13th 2010
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ksksoonsss

thx~ your lesson. but i have a Q.
why did you use ‘the’ in front of oven? and ‘a’ in front of pan?
i don’t know what is difference..

Saturday, February 13th 2010
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    I guess the difference whould be that you use “the” when you’re talking about an specific thing. She said “the oven” becouse we use to have justo ONE oven in home. On the other side, you use “a” for meaning “one”. She said “a pan”, because we can imaginate you have several pans in your home, but we need just one of them.


    LogAn
    Sunday, April 4th 2010Reply to this comment

Abdinoor

Good lesson thanks

Monday, February 15th 2010
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kiren

Very helpful video

Tuesday, February 16th 2010
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Omar Ventura

Hi Val,

This is like the third time I see one of your videos and I just want to say Congratulations! You have the special ability to explain your lessons in a way that they are easy to understand.

Thanks.

Wednesday, February 17th 2010
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abadi

Best teacher for best lessons < thanks alot

Wednesday, February 17th 2010
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Sher Bahader Khan

Thanks alot.
But Now your speaking very quickly plz
explain the lesson in sowlly.

Thursday, February 18th 2010
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Hoppel

Great job!

Thursday, February 18th 2010
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pramod pandey

Really it helps me to improve my right words in appropriate position in the paragraph. This video is actually helpful.

Thursday, February 18th 2010
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dahmani

good lesson , and i want more practice for the lesson thanks a lot

Friday, February 19th 2010
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gigoli

add more lessons pls!

Friday, February 19th 2010
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nil

Thanks ur lesson. I want more about grammar lesson pls explain when to use has, have,had .

Sunday, February 21st 2010
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Rami

Dear Valen ,
Thanks for these great lessons .
And you are a very nice teacher .

Waiting for your kind reply

Rami

Monday, February 22nd 2010
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dr sardar

very nice and helpful lesson.i am very thankful to you for this lesson.

Monday, February 22nd 2010
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tiara

valen….you are very nice and beautiful teacher, thanks..

Tuesday, February 23rd 2010
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tonyd

Thanks! you’are doing a great job

Wednesday, February 24th 2010
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falcon5858

the best(and pretty) english teacher i’ve ever seen

Wednesday, February 24th 2010
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bagu

thank you

Thursday, February 25th 2010
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nil

MISS VALEN pls give some tips on spoken english.

Saturday, February 27th 2010
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mukhran

i like u

Saturday, February 27th 2010
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modaway

Helpful method and good writing recipe,Thanks a lot.

Saturday, February 27th 2010
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Sandaruwan

Good! Thanks!

Sunday, February 28th 2010
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Nelo

keep up this good job bb

Sunday, February 28th 2010
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mr ijai

Hi
I’m enjoying watching this lesson!

Monday, March 1st 2010
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saju

I am talling from bangladesh.your lesson is very nice and helpful. But I thing that you will use a lot of exampal.

Monday, March 1st 2010
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ayman

actually u’re right in use a proper examples
well done, keep going we are waiting alot ….

Monday, March 1st 2010
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Cemal

you are very fast writer :)

Tuesday, March 2nd 2010
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noureen khurshedi

HI,THANKS FOR YOUR ALL HELP.GOD BLESSYOU.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2010
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Tajul

first of all i should thank to you for such kind of presentation. next you are really a good presenter that i never seen in my life…this all of your way to deliver of speach was really fantastic. Thanks once again..

Saturday, March 6th 2010
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aagna3006

Dear,Ms.Valen

First of all I inform that I am thinking to migrate to CANADA ,Next I will join your English classes ,After that I will give to Exam and finally I will got Degree overthere.

Best Regards,

lalit

Tuesday, March 9th 2010
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Pavoreal

Thank you Valen was a litle confuse.

Wednesday, March 10th 2010
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shahlar

:) what is the difference between “i wonder” and “i am wondering?”

Thursday, March 11th 2010
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jamie

hai , vallen u r amaging . i am from india . i like american english that is why i follow u r lessons . those are excelent . i sincielry thank u .. u r presation impresed me alot … thanks agian ………………………….

Thank you vallen … u r student . jamie from india..

Thursday, March 18th 2010
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jhen

hi teacher Valen,, uhhh.. could you please teach us how to use
do did does
have and has
thank you so much

Sunday, March 21st 2010
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santu

She is very attractive and lovely lady. I have seen few vidoes of her and really appreciete her effort.

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010
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Abdi

I really couple of your lessons and they all were great. I like your teaching way that as I think made every student to understand your lesson. I wanna say to you that you explanation is good and you are fantastic. Keep up that good job.
Thanks.

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010
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Abdi

Correction
My first sentence is( I really watched couple of your lessons.)
Also(I wanna say to you that your explanation is good).
That is my correction of some of my mistakes.
Thanks

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010
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asemye

great i can learn English now

thanks

Wednesday, March 24th 2010
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flat_00

Hi Valen
I have a question.
I would like to know what is different between “Hey, Hi, Hello”
Thank a lot.
bye for now

Friday, March 26th 2010
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Arturo

Hi I’m Arturo from Monterrey
It’s great the way you all teachers do. It’s like being in the States. I’m learning so much especially the common expressions which we can hardly find in any English book. Thans so much!!!

Tuesday, March 30th 2010
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S.Sarankan

Hi Madam!

You are a good teacher. You have some magic of teaching method.
hats off.
Thanks

Thursday, April 1st 2010
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KAY

I’m very happy to find this website. Thanks.

Thursday, April 1st 2010
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Reinaldo

Hi Valen.
I like a lot of your classes. I learned too much with you.
I never saw a person be able to write and delete as fast as you. And this is fantastic. Congratulations!
I hope that you post more classes in this site.
thanks a lot.

Thursday, April 1st 2010
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Arturo

Hi Valen
I’d like u to expalin the use of some prepositions like IN, ON, AT, in expressions like “on the top of…”, “at the top of…” or “in the wall”, “on the wall” what expression is correct and what is the logic to follow?
Thanks in advance
I’ll be waiting for your reply

Friday, April 2nd 2010
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Sukma Silalahi

Hi Valen, coul you explain the meaning of between and among?Thank you and have a nice day
Regards
-iwan-

Saturday, April 3rd 2010
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ALEXPERU1

hi my favorite teacher…… iam learning here to be honest the pronunciation and so onnnnnn thanks youuuuu

Saturday, April 3rd 2010
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ALEXPERU1

someone to practice englishhhhhh?? i from lima.- peru if you want just write here thanksss you

Saturday, April 3rd 2010
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wow

It is interesting. we learen this way easily.
Thanks

Sunday, April 4th 2010
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gias

thanks

Saturday, April 10th 2010
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nessaj

hi
this is me Anas from morocco, i really enjoyed watching these exellent videos. thanks a a lot.
by the way you a great teacher Valen.
keep on.
best reggards.

Anas.

Sunday, April 11th 2010
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Enthusiast

Can you teach more about if? And also words frequently used to describe statistics or any presentation on performance? You have been a great help!

Tuesday, April 13th 2010
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Beginner

I am confused when to use had, has & have. Even more confused why there is have had, had had…Any practical ways/rules to identify when to use it? To play safe I would normally use straight past tenses but there was a feedback from my American bosses that they cannot get my explanations clearly. Please help!

Tuesday, April 13th 2010
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Makarand

Hello,

Amazing lessons! I was trying to find a site where I can learn ways to improve politeness in my spoken and written english. I realized I need to work on my grammar as well! I would appreciate if you can let me know if there are specific lessons on politeness as that is the current need of the hour for me. Also if there are similar lessons to learn German and Italian.
Thank you and please keep up the great work.

Wednesday, April 14th 2010
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Kamel Fouad

Love it. Greaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

Tuesday, April 20th 2010
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kirtimittal

Hi Valen,

I love all of your lesson its always good to clear concept.I would like to learn all this in the class. Can you plz let me know is it possible to join your classes in Toronto??

thanks and regards

Tuesday, April 20th 2010
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mortada

I am very happy with you.

Saturday, April 24th 2010
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dana

Fantastic!!!
Thank you very much I like your lessons so much

Sunday, April 25th 2010
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CREZY

Valen,thank you .You are good teacher

Wednesday, April 28th 2010
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shioma

thanks alot :>

Sunday, May 2nd 2010
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Taris

Hi Valen,

I like the way U delivered the lessons. simple and comprehensible. give us more about spoken and written English.
thanks

Monday, May 3rd 2010
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brada

its to easy..just kidding, will thanks a lot

Wednesday, May 5th 2010
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miron

MS VALLEN YOU ARE REALLY OWESOME.I LEARN MOST OF MY ENGLISH FROM CANADA.MY GREAT TEACHER CALL MR NORM.RIGHT NOW I AM IN BANGLADESH.I WISH I AM STILL IN TORONTO AND ATTEND SOME OF YOUR CLASSES.YOU ARE REALLY WONDERFUL TEACHER.

Wednesday, May 5th 2010
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lufesace

Thanks it was very clear the way how you use the recipe e.g.

Wednesday, May 12th 2010
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jerome

thank u for your lesson

Wednesday, May 12th 2010
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George

I like how you teach the lesson.
I appreciate the professional skill that you have.
I want lessons longer, because I listen
time and receive better teaching pronunciation
English.

With thanks, George

Wednesday, May 19th 2010
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Shiva.R

hi, ms.velan ESL . its great . your class is interesting

Wednesday, May 19th 2010
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    Thank you very much ms.velen esl. its great. of course your class is very interesting,,,


    Hadi
    Sunday, June 20th 2010Reply to this comment

anly

thans….for ur help!

Wednesday, May 19th 2010
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Happy Learn

Hi Velan:
I love this video. You did a great job for selecting this topic to explain the sequencing words. I wonder whether I can add a comma after the words “first”, “next”, “then” and use it as sentence openers.
I look forward to receiving your reply. Thank you in advance for your help.

Happy Learn
May 19, 2010

Wednesday, May 19th 2010
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Happy Learn

Hi Valen:
I am very sorry for mispelling your name in my previous message.
I’ll make sure to spell your name, Valen, correctly in future messages.

Happy Learn
May 19, 2010

Wednesday, May 19th 2010
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DAVID

i could understand your explanatoin. you teach in proper mathod

Saturday, May 22nd 2010
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DAVID

u are very exellent teacher. u teach proper method. thank techer

Saturday, May 22nd 2010
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Nini

thank u miss Valen : )

great lesson

Sunday, May 23rd 2010
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Nini

thank u teacher

great lesson
I’ ve enjoyed it very much

Sunday, May 23rd 2010
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Asfaw

I like how you teach the lesson.
I appreciate the professional skill that you have.
I want lessons longer, because I listen
time and receive better teaching pronunciation
English.valen I admire you! please send me your email address for more communication

Tuesday, May 25th 2010
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Asfaw

Dear valen I appreciate you since I watch your video.I would like to know where is your current Address.please send me your full address(Email,Po.Box,Phone,Mobile)

Tuesday, May 25th 2010
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gpo

i like it. 5 stars!

Thursday, May 27th 2010
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Israr Ahmed Chughtai

your lession is very very intresting. i appreciate your good effect. take care Best of luck.

Sunday, May 30th 2010
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C2

Great dear your teaching method is as good as you looks.

Tuesday, June 1st 2010
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Meshal

Thanks a lot
I really learnt a lot from your lesson

Saturday, June 5th 2010
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DAVID

teacher of valen definition is good to learn

Wednesday, June 9th 2010
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veron0972

Thanks a lot!!!
Your lesson is very useful

Thursday, June 10th 2010
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Fatma

Great lesson! But please correct your pron of ‘while’ – it sounds like ‘well’.

Thursday, June 10th 2010
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shahid Idrees

It’s real a pleasure for me to be a part of this web-site.I recently got information about this web-site through youtube where I watched a few lectures deliverd by Miss Valen.I realy like her way of teaching.The way she teaches is superb. I learnt a lot of new things regarding English language.I’ve never been a good speaker but after taking a few lectures of Miss valen I feel much improvement in my language.I hope in the future time I will keep on attending her lectures and improve myself furthur.

May you live long!
With best wishes’

Shahid idrees
(Pakistan)

Sunday, June 13th 2010
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samar

tanks a lot .
your teaching and lesson is very helpful.
i want to take 2 or 3 more excercises of the same topic

Monday, June 14th 2010
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MRABBASI

Hello
Miss Vale,ihope taht you will be fine.The way of your way of explaining the lession is improssive and beautiful.That is very helpful for me to understand english grammer.
wish you a best of luck.
M R abbasi

Tuesday, June 15th 2010
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wallie

Hello Everyone! I am very happy because I’ve found this useful site and willing to teach teachers! you are great! I really like the way you all teach your students thanks. Walter Tucuman Argentina.

Tuesday, June 15th 2010
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salma

hello i love ur lesson and i hope to improve my english one day ,, anyway i hope to do more about writing and grammer i love how u teach and i want ask u where u teach ?? in witch city becouse now i live in london and i cant found agood teacher ,, thanx u alot ,, with all my regarts salma ,,

Thursday, June 17th 2010
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kamel tunisia

HI VALEN YOU ARE GREAT YOU DID GREAT JOB I DO APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU PRESNT THOSE LESSONS .THANKS I AM EAGER TO WATCH ALL YOUR VIDEOS .

Friday, June 18th 2010
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samir143

hello dear velen
how are u doing?iam new in this site and i have been seeing ur all videos.and u have do a great job to teach people through the internet and ur lessons are so clearly and i wish to be ur friend i wish if u give me ur emaill address and i like u u have made ur place in my heart.and plz reply me this is my emaill address samir143m@yahoo.com

Monday, June 21st 2010
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manasareddy

thank u valen could u give the clear idea of lasy and finally i am in confusion plz clear my doubt

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010
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sara

so great

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010
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RiesgoP

Hello, this is my first lesson, I am happy for this opsion of learning

Thanks

Friday, June 25th 2010
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eeae

First of all and finally: thanks

Tuesday, June 29th 2010
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hunar

hi teacher where are you from?

Monday, July 5th 2010
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andi

Hi, vallen I’d like to ask you, how to practice english in a country that english is not first language but a foreign language ?? thanks for your answer.

Tuesday, July 6th 2010
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Vibol Kung

I love your teaching so much

Wednesday, July 14th 2010
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wafa19975

thanks it is great and useful at all ..

Thursday, July 15th 2010
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arjun

thank you, you are very intelligent

Saturday, July 17th 2010
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anmay.com

you are a great teacher.Thanks a lot.

Sunday, July 18th 2010
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pramod kumar pandey

Dear Valen,

Ma’m your teaching method is very impressive. I listen to it very carefully. Now I am improving my English.

Regards,
Pramod Pandey,
India

Thursday, July 22nd 2010
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chauhongteo

Thanks a lot. What u teach helps me so much

Thursday, July 22nd 2010
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Vibol Kung

Hi! Valen and Alex. This is Vibol . I am your English student on Youbube. I’m very very interested about your teaching.
Today Could I ask some questions?
1- what is the Impersonal Pronoun and how do they use it in the sentence?
2- How to write English very well?

Thank you so much for teaching!

Be blessed . Vibol

Friday, July 23rd 2010
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Bekri

thank’s a lot you’re an excellent teacher keep going

Friday, July 23rd 2010
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