Merry Christmas to everyone! As a teacher, I enjoy working with people from all over the world and helping them improve their English skills. I want to take this time to express some person personal Christmas wishes since I have family, friends, and students that speak either, English, Arabic, and/or Spanish: Merry Christmas to everyone! I pray that you all have a blessed and special Christmas with friends and family. More importantly, let us all remember the true reason for this special day: the birth of Christ and the future gift of salvation that He would bring to all who will still freely accept it. God bless y’all! عيد ميلاد سعيد للجميع! أدعو الله أن يكون لديك كل عيد المبارك وخاصة مع العائلة والأصدقاء. الأهم من ذلك، دعونا نتذكر جميعا السبب الحقيقي لهذا اليوم الخاص: ولادة المسيح وهبة المستقبل الخلاص انه سوف يجلب للجميع، والتي لا تزال متاحة لمن يقبل بحرية. الله يبارك الجميع! ¡Felíz Navidad a todos! Ruego que todos tienen una bendita y especial Navidad con amigos y familiares. Lo que es más importante, recordemos la verdadera razón para este día tan especial: el nacimiento de Cristo y el futuro regalo de salvación que él traería a todos, que sigue estando disponible para cualquier persona que lo acepten libremente. ¡Dios los bendiga a todos! -- ESL Teacher LJ (Lis) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-8jYpa1-o (English) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3zDg8qO7I (العربية -- al-ʿArabiyyah ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FRGg7YjA4 (Español/Andrea Bocelli)

If you were a tour guide for your country, where would you take visitors and why? This allows the person answering to tell readers something special and nice about his or her country. Try to tell us about something that most people do NOT know about your country.To answer the question correctly, you must name some places of interest to you in your country and why you like them. Why would you take visitors to these places? What is the importance of the places to you as a tour guide?

What is your definition of "cheating"? Is it ever "OK" to cheat? When and why or why not? This question comes from another topic that involved "cheating" in marriage. I would like to hear people's thoughts on the word "cheating" -- what it means to others and is it ever okay to cheat at all Plus, when is it NOT OK to cheat?Remember that there is more than one form or type of cheating. Tell me what it means "to cheat" to YOU. Also, using YOUR definition, is it ever OK or allowed to cheat in any part of life? Why or why not?

TESOL/TEFL Certification Choices-Preferences & Why I'd like to get some ideas and feedback about the various available ESL certifications that other ESL teachers have, how each came to choose that certification, and why.