It's the last practice test tomorrow, and spirits are high. We've been practising like mad, and all looks good as they focus on the 15th. They're a jolly crowd as you can see:
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A great deal of preparation work has been carried out in the Staff Room - photocopying, talking, thinking, planning - and as if that wasn't enough, a student at the local university, studying for her Masters in Linquistics, has been asking for support and guidance...every day! So, a busy time. I shall look forward to seeing her completed dissertation. Perhaps I'll be able to refer to it when I do mine next year.
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The sale of the car has gone through, mainly as a result of in-car advertising giving Mohamed's phone number as the primary contact, but I shall take the credit for writing the advert in my best Arabic. It says "For Sale", so not too complicated, but I was very pleased with my mastering of the keyboard.
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There was considerable interest, even outside the bank, but in the end I sold it to one of my neighbours.
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Payment was in cash, of course, and so that had to be converted into sterling. Mohamed and Rajab took me to the gold souk to see one of their friends there - he gave me a good rate of exchange. I've never seen so much gold in my life. In the course of the discussions, he told me that he expected the price of gold to go down if Obama is elected, and he should know. I think I'll hold back on converting my assets into metal for a day or so.