Self-tutoring about people and events of the past: the tutor reflects…. I recall living on a military base ’76-’80. It was an interesting time, in general; so it was on the base. The late ’70s are notable because, as I …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor recalls…. Where I lived in the Annapolis Valley, early 80s, much of the terrain seemed unspoken for. I imagine someone owned it, but no vacant lots had “no trespassing” signs. …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions propitious. propitious: fortunate; encouraging. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions detent. detent: a catch which holds part of a device in place until it is released, intentionally, by a trigger of some kind. The trigger can appear remote from what it …
Self-tutoring about expressions: the tutor reflects about an old one, with a humorous story. I recall, in grade five, learning about numbers in other bases. The teacher told me about one of her favourite students from years past. “He had …
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Self-tutoring about geography: the tutor looks at the Alaska-Russia area. The Alaska government states the land-to-land distance from Russia to Alaska at about 55 miles (88km). There are a couple of small islands, however, that are only about 2.5 miles …
Self-tutoring about brands: the tutor begins about them and people’s reaction to them. The first brand shopper I knew was my maternal grandmother. There and then, Kraft cheese was the kind most people bought, but not her. Kraft was her …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a question he often wondered about. In the Annapolis Valley, early 80s, displaying wealth overtly wasn’t customary. Yet, even in that sleepy place, new trends did arrive. The ones …
Self-tutoring about life hacks: the tutor mentions a couple of thoughts about volume. Sometimes one might want to measure volume without using a measuring device. What are some ideas? One technique I use is to relate the volume desired to …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions a word in it one might seem to recognize from English, but isn’t the same. averse (English, adj): repelled by; wanting to avoid. averse (French, noun): shower, rainfall. Source: reverso.net