GettingpaidtotalkabouttheWorldCupisagreatjob.I’mnotafootballcommentator(评论员),though-justanEnglishteacherinJapan. IcometoJapantwoyearsago,anddidn’tthinkIwouldstay,butJapanhasthateffectonyou.Peopleoftenenduplivingherelongerthantheyplanned.Ithinkit’sbesttoteachinabiggercitywherethereareotherforeignerstomixwith,ratherthanasmalltownwhereEnglishteachersoftencomplainoffeelinglikeagoldfishinabowl.ManypeoplechoosetoliveinTokyo,ofcourse,whichisgoodforthenightlifefactor.ButI’dsaythatforgeneralqualityofliving,citiesofneithertoolargenortoosmall,likeSapporowhereIlive,arebetterchoices. IteachEnglishprivately,whichmeansI’mmyownboss.Ifyouwanttodevoteyourselftoprivateteaching,it’swellworthdoingaTEFLcoursefirst,becauseyourlessonswillbemuchbetterforit.Theproblemwithprivateteachingisfindingstudents;ittookmeayeartobuildupafullschedule(日程表)ofprivatelessons,soIstartedoutteachinginschoolspart-time. Mostofmyforeignfriendshereworkfull-timeforbigEnglishconversationschools.Thesalaryisfinetoliveon,butwhetheryoucansavemoneydependsonhowmuchgoingoutandtravelingyoudohere. Theschoolsareunwillingtotaketimeoff–eventeacherswithticketsfortheEngland-Argentinagamehadtroublegettingthedayoff. 小题1:FromthepassageweknowinJapanthewriterlikestolivein________. |