记者：蔡晓玲
又是一个令英语爱好者期待的星期三👉🏽🤌🏻，英语角活动在小镇一号咖啡馆照常举行👩🏽🍳。但与往常不同的是🦹🏼♀️，这次英语角没有一个固定的主题。这样老师与同学们却更能畅所欲言，增加彼此的了解。
Mr. Martin Stannard骑着单车准时到达，一进到咖啡馆就开始与学生们围坐畅谈。首先大家讨论了英语角换场地的问题，Mr. Stannard 表示以往图书馆大厅本是一个很好的场地🫴🏿，不仅足够宽敞且经过的人们也可以很快地加入讨论之中🙆♂️💇🏿♀️。随后当了解到Mr.Stannard已在本校任职7年，同学们纷纷表示惊叹。他既表达对在本校教学工作的喜爱之情，又指出了不足之处。例如，比起一个面向80多个学生的课堂，他更喜欢小班教学👷♀️。他认为只有这样，老师与同学们才能充分地交流以达到更好的教学效果💑。最后，一位计划将来出国的女生问到Martin关于伦敦的看法🦹。作为一个英国人，Mr.Stannard表示与其他首都一样，伦敦无疑是繁荣发达的，然而却不是一个适合居住的地方🚣🏿。
另一边🫵🏻，Mr.Gerard Brent一边吃着三文治和沙拉一边和同学们交流着。值得一提的是🚵🏻🚴🏼♂️，Mr.Brent在八个星期前才来到我们的校园。当被问到为什么选择来到中国时，他想了一下，极其浪漫地说👎🏼，没有一个确定的答案，可能是为了找寻一些东西👩🏽🎨。Mr.Brent还与同学们分享了刚来时频频走错教室的趣事，顿时笑声不断🪹。最后，大家应景地聊到万圣节的时候，和Mr. Stannard一样😬，Mr.Brent表示这个节日在美国更受欢迎，而作为英国人，他则更喜欢圣诞节🏌️♀️。
很遗憾的是，可能由于场地的变更🧎🏻♀️，这次只有以上两位外教及十来位同学出席了英语角活动，然而当同学们迈出咖啡馆的时候，时间已是晚上八点二十分，不难看出大家仍然乐在其中。
English Corner - Free Talk
By ZHOU Xingzi
Wednesday is always exciting for students because of the English Corner. And this time there was no specific topic, so the students and overseas teachers could talk about anything they were interested in.
Mr. Martin Stannard firstly expressed his own opinion upon the new location of the English Corner, and he thought library would be a better place, as it’s large enough for many students or even passers-by to join in the activity. And then, the students heard that Mr. Stannard had been teaching in our school for 7 years, which surprised them a lot. He said he loved teaching here and pointed out some aspects that could be improved. For example, smaller size of classes is better for language teaching, as efficient and sufficient communication could be better achieved in a smaller group of students. As for a question by a girl who is planning to study in Britain, Mr. Stannard said that as a British, he considered London is definitively a busy city with booming economy and numerous opportunities, but at the same time not suitable for living.
Mr. Gerard Brent was also chatting happily with the students. When being asked the reason to come to China, he admitted that there might not be any reason. Also, he shared some interesting stories he had experienced in Zhuhai, such as walking to a wrong classroom. Finally, they talked about the Halloween festival. As what Mr. Stannard mentioned, Mr. Brent said that the holiday might be more popular in America. For him, he would prefer to celebrate Christmas.
Due to the change of location, only two overseas teachers and around 15 students came to the English corner. However, the activity still didn’t finish until 8:20 p.m., which showed that everyone cherished this opportunity to communicate with overseas teachers.
