Start getting those brains in gear...

Good evening I-words folk! I see you've all been relaxing and going along in second or third gear. Well my dears, the weekend is over and I'll be cracking my whip in no uncertain terms this coming week and you'll feel the lash (metaphorically speaking, of course!) next week as well.

I am disappointed, to put it mildly, that no I-words bloggers have taken the trouble to respond to Mohammed Saeed's three Task 2 essays posted. He is our guest, why have you ignored him? This guy is Serious, with a capital "S". He's taking the exam this Thursday 28th April, along with Abdul Rahim and some other I-magic people (?). Mohammed is a journalist and a TV presenter. He has worked really, really hard to improve the layout, organisation, content and coherence of his Task 2 essays and not one of you has had the wit / courtesy / interest (take your pick!) to help him. Ah well, good ole Yasmeen will probably do the honours, but at the same time I had hoped I-words would show their true colours (oops, maybe indifference is your true colour - please correct me!)

I know we have some 'night owls' amongst the blog, so let's hear from you.

We definitely (nb correct spelling) need a post mortem on your Task 2 efforts from last Tuesday. Now that you have my template and know what I and IELTS expect, then I demand instant improvement and better application from you guys. By the way, yellow cards for Moh'd Nasrul and Moh'd Azeem for misusing "like" and "etc"!!!

Also I feel the need for a class debate - I'll set that one up tomorrow for Sunday or Monday - three debaters per team, then a different 6 next week with me a judge / summariser.

I'll still be up and about for another hour or so, Zeena's in bed and dreaming of her sister Dana who arrives tomorrow for a week's stay - she's the 5th year Medicine (!) student at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London.

Added to my wife's aunt over from the USA, then it's all go in my household. Nevertheless, my focus on your IELTS needs is paramount, but have you taken your eyes off the balls?

I'll be posting my reactions to the Yusuf Islam talk / songs at the National Theatre on Thursday within the next few days. It was an experience that I'd like to share with you, but for the moment IELTS business comes first.

Over to you bloggers, I'm standing by for comments and postings.

No one has emailed me their completed Task 2 essays from last Tuesday (as some of you had promised), don't expect any formal response if you send me anything tomorrow - you had three days to get your act together.

Finally, the Speaking section on Abdul Rahim's very thoughtful handout is OUT-OF-DATE, so ignore that section completely - the other bits were quite useful - thanks Abdul rahim!

Over to you, class!

Tony your slightly disappointed, albeit (lovely word!) very demanding Teacher