Emily, our American assistant teacher

EMILY PIETROWSKI

Written by 4ºB students in cooperative writing

Our assistant teacher Emily is leaving us next June after teaching at our school for

two school years. We made her an interview and this is what we’ve found out about

her.

The first thing we asked her was when and where she was born. She answered that she was born on September 7, 1987. She also told us that she had 8 siblings; 1 human sibling( a sister) and a lot of dogs and cats. She was born in Seattle, Washington. She told us that she had studied Elementary school in Seattle, too. Also, she studied High school there. Her favourite subjects during secondary education were English, History and Art. As we do, they don’t study grammar in English, only literature and how to analyze it. She went to school seven hours a day, which were six periods. However, during senior year she had to stay longer because of the art classes she had. She graduated with excellent grades. As a matter of fact, her parents offered her some treats if she got lower marks because she spent most of her time studying. Then she went to university in Texas, where she studied medieval art. She has been in Palencia for two years working as an assistant teacher at our school.

It has been great to have Emily teaching us. With her, we have learned that English

is a live language that we use to communicate, instead of a series of grammar

rules that - on the other hand - not many people apply in real life. We have also had

communicative sessions in which we spoke English and had fun.

We wish her all the best in her new life back in Texas. Thank you Emily!