Dear all

Dear all,
I am an English teacher for public schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It's a great honour to have Penny Ur and her team during this online course.
Please note my 23-second video on YouTube about Transhumanism.
Thank you.


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  1. Sun ShineNovember 8, 2017 at 3:48 PM

    By the way, I used this video with my students as a gap-filling listening exercise. Any other suggestions? Many tks.

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  2. Barbara Hoskins SakamotoNovember 8, 2017 at 11:41 PM

    Lily, you might want to edit your post to include your name :)

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  3. Sun ShineNovember 10, 2017 at 5:24 AM

    I'm Lily Graca. Thank you, Barbara. 😍

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  4. Sun ShineNovember 10, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    Hi, Barbara,
    Hope you're great!
    Can you please tell me what time the course will be presented next Sunday?
    I can't find the link you sent us.
    Many thanks,
    Lily

    Sent from my iPad

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  5. Barbara Hoskins SakamotoNovember 10, 2017 at 7:56 PM

    In the email I'll send later today, there will be a link to a time converter. All of the sessions will be at 13:00 GMT, which I think is 11 AM for you (if you're in Rio)

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  6. Sun ShineNovember 11, 2017 at 2:32 AM

    Thank you so much. 😍

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