VIV'S
ENGLISH NEWSLETTER
By Viv Quarry. Edition Number 31 The fourteenth of January 2003.
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Happy
Birthday!
There are two
birthdays in January: Beatriz (25th) and Ana Paula (26th), and two in February:
Danusa (8th) and Patricia A (11th).
Congratulations!
All three
students mentioned in the last edition passed their end of course tests.
Prices
Since
calculating the cost of classes in Real instead of in Dollar, Viv has had to
readjust the cost of classes at the end of every year to cover inflation. The official rate of inflation for 2002
was over 10%, and the rate related to services directly connected to the cost
of teaching at home (rent & electricity) was 20% and 30% respectively.
Therefore, from
February I will be changing my price per hour from (Consult Viv for details)
per hour.
I know that my
price is still low when compared to similarly (and less) qualified and
experienced native teachers, but for me, the most important factor is to be
able to work with people I like and who are making good progress.
Parking
When I went to
pay the parking fee last week, I was told that the monthly charge would be going up from R$150 to R$180 per month. After this
increase it's no longer viable for me to reserve a space for my students, as
the reservation cost would be the same per student as the cost of each student
paying individually.
Therefore, from
the first of February I will no longer be able to stamp your parking tickets,
and there won't be any extra charge for parking added to your bills.
Holidays
The twentieth of
January and first of March are holidays in Rio for some people. Viv will be
working for those of you who would like classes. Just send him a message
letting him know what you want to do.
Student's
Web Pages
Firstly, I will
be removing the e-mail addresses from your personal web pages, so that there's
less chance of you receiving junk mail. I'll pass on any messages to you. I
will also be asking everyone who has a passport photo or one which is out of
date, to give me a new photo for your web page (if not I can take a photo in
class using the web cam).
Did you know
that if you do a web search for your name using Google or Yahoo, your web page
will show up in the results?
What's new
on the web?
Around the
middle of every month, for the next few months, I'll be putting a question on
the home page of my web site. You may need to explore the site to find the
answer. The first three of my students who send me the correct answer to the
question (use my 'terra' e-mail address) will receive a free class.
Features
If you're interested how many people have been to visit your personal web page I've put the number of visits so far (until the 16th of January 2003 in the features section of this edition.
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