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Diane Hall is a distinguished figure in ELT and has co-authored Longman Advanced Learners' Grammar and Distinction English for Advanced Learners along with many others. An "eternal student", she has qualifications from an MA to a diploma in Film Studies. Diane is the co-author of the Elementary level of Total English. |
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| What is your idea of perfect happiness? |
| Lying on a beach with my husband, reading a good novel. |
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| What has teaching taught you? |
| Never to underestimate anyone. |
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| How did you get into ELT? |
| I taught a summer course at a Berlitz School after university and decided to train to teach ELT. |
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| What is your greatest extravagance? |
| Expensive shower gels, bath oils and body lotions. |
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| What is your favourite word? |
| Incandescence. |
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| What is the trait you most dislike in yourself? |
| Impatience with others. |
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| What is the trait you most dislike in others? |
| Impatience with me. |
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| What is your favourite feature of Total English? |
| The fact that it is truly communicative. |
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| What 3 words best describe your lessons? |
| Planned, thorough, fun. |
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| In which countries have you taught? |
| The UK and Germany. |
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| Where is your favourite holiday destination? |
| Turkey. |
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| Which words or phrases do you most over-use? |
| "Sorry." |
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| What would your personal motto be? |
| Always find time to do everything well - work, play, rest. |
