Here are some examples of emails I occasionally get from students (names changed):
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Dear.Andrew
Hello.i’m your student. My English name is T, my Chinese name is Zhou Juntian. My classmate always call me ‘JT’, so u can address me as JT too. ,Hmm.. maybe it was strange, but it was your freedom, so u can choose how to call me.
i write English matter for the first times,so maybe the format is not true.And my English Grammer isn’t great,so u can guide me when u have time.
Maybe u cannot remember who am i until now,so i think i should give u some cue.(GOD.i don’t know y i alway say‘so’today.
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)i came from Class8_Grade9.i sat in the middle of the platform today(Dec.10).And in Teacher’s Day,i gave u a red guitar shrapnel(Did u like it?). Now, i think u know who am i.
i want u be my friend forever.Include u r in America.LOL.
Your friend?!
T_Zhou Juntian_JT
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Hey,Andrew.I am your student from class 9.I know that you do not like to be bother,but I still write this letter .FORGIVE ME~
You know ,Influenza A H1N1 made us lose 1 spoken lesson .
And now it make us lose our school sports competition.
How bad the Influenza A H1N1 is!!
So we must stay at home and give up the matchs .
Will you take some pictures of the school sports competition?Will you mind sending some to me?Will you join the match?
Thank you so much~
P.S. “Spoken Lesson is one of the main subjects”Teacher chen said.
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Andrew,I am your student from class 9.
Your lessons are very interesting,you give us a lot of happy time .
Some free time after class,we used to go to the teachers’ offices to find you .And bring you some trouble.
Sorry~ My english is not good .And thank you for teaching us.
andrew后援团~~
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Fun!
My daughter took some photos of you being with her classmates in the sports meet. She made a copy in the USB and would like to give that to you when you come to the class, but disappointedly you didn’t show up for two consecutive weeks…
Please say thank you to Ye Han (did I spell her name correctly?) for me! I know, I have missed seeing my favorite class – this week their science teacher requested to borrow my class period with them for another test or something at the last minute. Next week should be good!
How have you been recently Mandy?
Thanks for your concern, Andrew. I’m just okay, survived from a heavy blow of H1N1 influenza, which was not confirmed though. I guess so coz the health officials claimed that more than 90% of the flu cases since this September are with H1N1 virus. However, I didn’t go to hospital, just took some medicine at home and thank God it worked!
But one morning last week when I washed my face, I had a fit of frenzied cough, sequela of the flu, which unfortunately caused a pain in my back. Then I went through a 3 day physical therapy in 长杏 clinic, which included massage, acupuncture, cupping, etc. I feel much better now, but you know, 病去如抽丝. It takes time to get well.
Yes, Yehan is spelled correctly. Thank you.
Thanks for your concern, Andrew. I’m just okay, survived from a heavy blow of H1N1 influenza, which was not confirmed though. I guess so coz the health officials claimed that more than 90% of the flu cases since this September are with H1N1 virus. However, I didn’t go to hospital, just took some medicine at home and thank God it worked!
But one morning last week when I washed my face, I had a fit of frenzied cough, sequela of the flu, which unfortunately caused a pain in my back. Then I went through a 3 day physical therapy in 长杏 clinic, which included massage, acupuncture, cupping, etc. I feel much better now, but you know, 病去如抽丝. It takes time to get well.
Yes, Yehan is spelt correctly. Thank you.
Oh wow, I am sorry to hear that you have been ill – and with H1N1 too! Rest and get better soon!
Haha, I have to admit that I am not familiar with the phrase 病去如抽丝. What does it mean? Please say hello to Yehan for me!
No,the person in the first letter isn’t in our Class 8!Please check it out!
I know Sam, I changed names and classes to protect people’s privacy.