month, 3-5 months // 2-3 months = 1 year and a half . SECONDARY EDUCATION -Work as a private teacher teaching subjects to individuals or small groups of children and adults. School Guidance and Counselling -The guidance and counselling of students is an integral component of the educational mission of the school. Guidance and counselling services and programs promote the personal/social, educational, and career development of all students. -Information for Schools, Students, and Families I have a set of professional responsibilities that define their scope of activities addressing the needs of: Students, Parents/guardians, Colleagues and professional associates, School and community, Working with Students -The focus in planning and delivering a developmental, comprehensive guidance and counselling program. -When students require specialized, intensive or long-term counselling beyond what the school may reasonably be expected to provide, appropriate referrals are made. -Working with Parents/Guardians Parents/guardians fulfill a primary role in the lives of their children. Collaboration with parents in the best interest of students is a key activity of school counsellors. -Working with Colleagues and Professional Associates -Working with the School and Community Consultation Support Provided direct instruction; guidance education; team teaching; group and individual counselling, and student support team planning. STARE: to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: -Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. -Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been. -During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down (= force the other to look away by continual staring). PEER: to look carefully or with difficulty: -When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there. -The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign. LOOK: to direct your eyes in order to see: -Look! There's grandma. -They looked at the picture and laughed. GLANCE: to give a quick short look: -She glanced around/round the room to see who was there. -He glanced up from his book as I passed. To make a contraction with a subject pronoun and the verb BE, join the two words and replace the first letter of the conjugated verb BE with an apostrophe. -Im happy. The simple present of the verb BE is frequently contracted with the negative adverb not. A conjugated form of the verb BE is joined to not and the o in not is replaced with an apostrophe. -The dog isnt friendly. It is not possible to contract the simple present of the first person singular form of BE (am) and the negative adverb not. -I amnt happy XXXX Note that the verb BE can be contracted with a subject or the negative adverb not. There is no difference in meaning between these phrases. -You are not late. You arent late. The simple past of the verb BE (was | were) cannot be contracted with a subject. However, the simple past of BE can contract with the negative adverb not. -I wasnt there. In spoken English, contractions are made with any noun followed by the third person form of BE (is). This is informal speech. -Their dogs be. Contractions with BE are not possible with a subject when BE is the final word of a sentence (occurring in response to a question). -Yes, theyre XXX. Always 100% Almost always 9599% Usually 9099% Frequently 8090% Often 6080% Sometimes 50% Occasionally 3040% Seldom 510% Rarely 110% Almost never 15% Never 0% SPILL THE BEANS: to tell people secret information: -So who spilled the beans about her affair with David? PICK SOMEBODYS BRAINS: to ask someone who knows a lot about a subject for information or their opinion: -I was picking Simon's brains about which computer to buy. HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT: to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time: -You can't have your cake and eat it - if you want more local services, you can't expect to pay less tax. Island = a.lnd = ailand Walking = w.k = wokin Comfortable = /km.f.t/ = comftebol Chocolate = /tk.lt/ chocolet -How many students are there usually in a class room? -Are they from different countries? Most of them are Spanish people? -I would like to know how the first day of the class is. -How often do we teach? Everyday?