我的学生大部分是国内技术官员，当然其中还有唐琳——2000年悉尼奥运会的柔道冠军。她习惯于被提问和被拍照。我觉得在课程开始的时候，她在试着表现的庄重。但我们一直在课堂里学着轻松的相处，她现在已经放松多了，并且带着决心和自信提高着英语水平。她现在也不再害怕在课堂上犯错。对于语言学习来说，犯错误是很重要的，所以她现在进步的越来越快。

    她非常自信，总是去学习新单词和新的语法点，在写作和口语方面表现突出。能够做她的老师，我觉得自己很幸运。但是在课堂里，我尽量不对她另眼相待。每个人都有自己需要提高的地方。学员在口语、词汇、语法或者是发音方面各有擅长，但也各有不足，因此我也试着找出每个人的弱项，给他们不同的帮助。在课堂上，我经常鼓励学生。自信很重要。我尽量让语言变得生动，至少别那么难，让学生们无拘无束。

    I still remember the first class. Everyone was nervous, even the teacher. But now, when we have class, everyone is really active and participates fully. They are willing and often enthusiastic to open their mouths and speak. EF has high standards for the teachers they hire, but I also have my own rules. One of my rules is that you cannot be afraid to lose face in class. It is important to allow yourself to make mistakes. When you make mistakes, everyone can learn from the mistakes, so it is important.

    我仍然记得在上第一节课的时候 ......