I am sure none of us students knew that this was to be the last class of the program. That's because we were told that we would be having classes all through January. And some portions of the book haven't been covered yet. In fact, I had begun to worry that the classes might go on well into February till the teacher declared the exam dates.
But I should have guessed yesterday - there was no new material covered. We covered the homework during the first half hour of the class. And then completed a variety of exercises based on what we have learnt so far. One of the exercises - the one in which two friends are talking about the fiance of one of them - had everyone laughing because the photo of the gentleman in question didn't match up to his description of being 'guapo', as per the entire female population of the class.
There were 2-3 audio sessions, acutely reminding me once again - as if I need to be - that I am going to have a hard time deciphering it during exam. The teacher gave the paper pattern - in the written exam, there are going to be 4 sections - reading comprehension, audio comprehension, one section containing questions about the grammar and another containing images which we will need to describe. Each of these sections will be of 20 marks and we have to score at least 10 in each. Plus there will be an oral on the following weekend - 20 marks. We have to score at least 10 in that as well. I have to check out the sample papers from the internet.
It was then that the teacher said that we will next meet for written exam and that there will be no class next weekend. I felt relieved and sad at the same time. Relieved because lately it had been getting increasingly tiresome to drag myself outta bed every Sunday morning. But sad because it had felt good to be in college again, sitting amongst young students, learning new things. All that has now come to an end.
I looked around to take a quick head count. There were about 22 of us in the class - more or less the same number since past couple of weeks. We were about 35 when the class had started. So almost 60% of the class stuck to their guns and saw the thing right to its very end. I looked around again. I was going to see most of them again during written exam. But since the class was going to be divided into groups for the orals and each group would be called at a different time, I was unlikely to see most of them again after that. Our lives would take different paths. We would go through our share of good/bad experiences. But I am sure that each one of us would have fond memories of this class. The student population might not think much about it at this time because I am sure most of them have had enough of classroom sessions. But the 4-5 professionals surely would. Then a few years would roll by and the students would become professionals with a couple of years of work experience under their belt. It is then that they will think about this, and all other classes, with a tinge of nostalgia.
So here's to my companeros de clase - Buena Suerte!
But I should have guessed yesterday - there was no new material covered. We covered the homework during the first half hour of the class. And then completed a variety of exercises based on what we have learnt so far. One of the exercises - the one in which two friends are talking about the fiance of one of them - had everyone laughing because the photo of the gentleman in question didn't match up to his description of being 'guapo', as per the entire female population of the class.
There were 2-3 audio sessions, acutely reminding me once again - as if I need to be - that I am going to have a hard time deciphering it during exam. The teacher gave the paper pattern - in the written exam, there are going to be 4 sections - reading comprehension, audio comprehension, one section containing questions about the grammar and another containing images which we will need to describe. Each of these sections will be of 20 marks and we have to score at least 10 in each. Plus there will be an oral on the following weekend - 20 marks. We have to score at least 10 in that as well. I have to check out the sample papers from the internet.
It was then that the teacher said that we will next meet for written exam and that there will be no class next weekend. I felt relieved and sad at the same time. Relieved because lately it had been getting increasingly tiresome to drag myself outta bed every Sunday morning. But sad because it had felt good to be in college again, sitting amongst young students, learning new things. All that has now come to an end.
I looked around to take a quick head count. There were about 22 of us in the class - more or less the same number since past couple of weeks. We were about 35 when the class had started. So almost 60% of the class stuck to their guns and saw the thing right to its very end. I looked around again. I was going to see most of them again during written exam. But since the class was going to be divided into groups for the orals and each group would be called at a different time, I was unlikely to see most of them again after that. Our lives would take different paths. We would go through our share of good/bad experiences. But I am sure that each one of us would have fond memories of this class. The student population might not think much about it at this time because I am sure most of them have had enough of classroom sessions. But the 4-5 professionals surely would. Then a few years would roll by and the students would become professionals with a couple of years of work experience under their belt. It is then that they will think about this, and all other classes, with a tinge of nostalgia.
So here's to my companeros de clase - Buena Suerte!
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