So… do you have the feeling that you have already learnt
something in my classes? Are you aware that both learnt and learned are
grammatically acceptable? Have you realized that I am writing in questions? Do
you know that there is a book (a whole book!) whose entire text is made up of
questions? Do you doubt that I have bought and read that book? Are you growing
tired of reading interrogative sentences? How many versions of “can you repeat
that” are part of your productive English? Would you rather say uh or I beg
your pardon? Do you favor unconventional questions like where do you stand on
this? and what’s your take on that? or do you prefer boring phrases like what do
you think about it? ? Are you familiar with what’s your slant on this? ? Have you
already incorporated you have a point and fair enough into your idiolect or are you still stuck with
I agree and I disagree? Would you agree with someone who claims that the intermediate
level is about just getting the message across? Do you even try to use what I call "unnecessary
expressions" such like, you know, sort of, the thing is, actually, etc? Do you settle for
being understood or strive to speak real English? Do you have your own idea of
what real English is? Do you remember which student said “oh my!” in class? Have you
clicked on the previous “oh my” out of curiosity? Now that you have, have you recognized
George Takei? Are you ready to be blown away? Will you click on this? What do you think about it? Would you buy it?
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