with students. She is not going to quit her job. No, no, no.
And our final word for today is quite. Here quite means very. Now Gabriela is very popular with students. Gabriela becomes quite popular with students. The students like her very much. And of course, she is not going to quit her job. She is going to continue working for the school. She is passionate about teaching. She becomes successful and popular. Now she wants to continue being a teacher.
That’s all. Listen to the vocabulary lesson one or two times a day. It will help you to understand the story better. It will help you to use the words correctly and accurately. The next lesson is the mini-story lesson.
As you know, the mini-story lesson is the most powerful and the most exciting one. See you there!
The Mini-Story Lesson
Hello, my superstar English learner! This is Alex. Welcome to our mini-story for “Passion”.
Before we begin I have something to say. I don’t know whether it is the good news for you or the bad news but when you’re listening to these lessons do not study them. Don’t struggle to memorize. Just relax and listen. If necessary, you can read as well, if you need to. But relax, you’re not trying to memorize anything. Just let it come in. Let the English come into your ears and into your eyes. Don’t think about it. Don’t analyze it. Do not think about grammar. The mini-story lessons will help you learn grammar like native speakers do. Don’t analyze it. Don’t think about grammar rules.
Agreed? Let’s do it then.
Gabriela was a Spanish teacher,
but students didn’t like her.
Was Gabriela a truck driver?
No, she wasn’t a truck driver. She was a Spanish teacher.
Was Gabriela a good Spanish teacher?
No, she wasn’t a good Spanish teacher.
Why?
Because students didn’t like her. Gabriela was a Spanish
teacher, but her students didn’t like her.
Who didn’t like Gabriela? Her mother?
Her students. Her students didn’t like her.
Did Gabriela like her students?
No, she didn’t. Gabriela didn’t like them, either.
She never smiled in classes. She never listened to
her students. She never looked at her students
when they talked. Mhm.
Did Gabriela smile in her classes?
No, she didn’t. Gabriela didn’t smile in her classes.
Did Gabriela ever listen to her students?
No, not Gabriela. Gabriela never listened to her students.
Did Gabriela ever look at her students when
they talked?
No, no, no. Not Gabriela. Gabriela never looked at her
students when they talked. It seemed like she hated her
job. It seemed like she wanted to quit the school.
Did it seem like Gabriela loved her job?
No, it didn’t. It didn’t seem like she loved her job. No.
It seemed like she hated her job.
Did it seem like Gabriela wanted to continue
working for school?
No, it didn’t seem like that. It seemed like she wanted to
quit the school. Gabriela didn’t want to work at school.
She wanted to quit the school.
She wanted to leave the school. Bye-bye.
Was Gabriela the only Spanish teacher in school?
No, she wasn’t. Luckily, happily Gabriela was not the only
Spanish teacher in school.
There was another Spanish teacher.
That’s great! And what was his name?
His name was Alberto.
Alberto was another Spanish teacher in school.
Alberto has a passion for teaching.
What did Alberto have?
He had a passion for teaching.
Did Alberto have a passion for cars?
No, he didn’t. He didn’t have a passion for cars.
Alberto had a passion for teaching.
Did Alberto or did Gabriela have a passion for
teaching?
Alberto did. Gabriela didn’t have a passion for teaching.
It was Alberto who had a passion for teaching.
What did Alberto have a passion for?
For teaching. Alberto had a passion for teaching.
Who had a passion for teaching?
Alberto did. Alberto had a passion for teaching.
Was Alberto passionate about teaching?
Yes, he was. Alberto was passionate about teaching.
And what did Alberto do in his classes?
He jumped and shouted in his classes.
Why did he jump and shout in his classes?
Alberto jumped and shouted in classes because he
had a passion for teaching.
He was passionate about teaching.
Did Alberto encourage his students?
Yes, he did. Alberto encouraged his students.
Did Alberto inspire his students?
Yes, he did. Alberto inspired his students.
Why did Alberto encourage and inspire his student?
He did it, because he had a passion for teaching.
He was passionate about teaching. He really wanted his
students to love learning Spanish with him.
Did his students love or hate learning Spanish
with Alberto?
Of course, they loved. His students loved learning
Spanish with him.
Who or whom did his students love learning
Spanish with? With Gabriela?
No, not Gabriela. His students didn’t like that.
They loved learning Spanish with Alberto.
What did his students love doing with Alberto?
Dancing?
Learning Spanish. His students loved learning
Spanish with Alberto.
And why did his students love learning Spanish
with him?
Because Alberto had a passion for teaching.
Because