My training course here has come to an end, and it is time for me to leave. Since I have come to GLV and gone so many times before, I didn't think that I would feel sad a few weeks ago when I realized the end was coming. But as this date has approached this week, I can't help but believe that I will miss Gateway Language Village, miss the teachers, the staff and my classmates. I wish I could stay here longer, but I have to leave now. I have had a good time in the last 12 weeks here. During this period, I've made good progress. But to be honest, in my own opinion I think it was not as great as I had expected. I was very glad to hear when some of the teachers told me that I had made great progress since I came here, yet I personally didn't realize it. Maybe one of the best signs is that I don't realize that I have improved. And another great improvement is that I have learned some effective ways to keep improving my English by myself even after I leave here. Gateway Language Village provided us with a total immersion environment of English that was a wonderful experience for all the students who had never been exposed to a foreign language. It provided us qualified and experienced teachers, various programs, and various facilities. It provided us an opportunity to get more familiar with the English language, an opportunity to contact some western culture, and a chance to have a closer look at different gestures, customs or norms that helped us understand the Westerners better. The school has taught me a lot of new things and it has also offered me a lot of ways to improve my English. It will help me a lot in the future. However, I don't think that some of the programs are good enough, and some of the facilities here are not sufficient. I think that the school could make the programs better, provide better facilities and find some effective ways to make us move further and faster. Thank you, Kevin, my teacher in the intermediate class. You are such an attractive and interesting teacher, and every student here loves you. Thank you, Kelly, my teacher in upper intermediate class. You are a strict and enthusiastic teacher, but I really appreciate your seriousness and enthusiasm in teaching. Thank you, James Lam, my teacher of Business Writing. Since you are ethnic Chinese, you understand some specific difficulties and needs for Chinese students in learning English and you sometimes use special ways to teach, which obviously helps me a lot. Thank you, Ben, my teacher in upper intermediate class and my wonderful roommate. You are a good teacher without doubt, and you are also a good English speaker and listener. As emphasized at GLV, the best way to practice speaking English is to talk to native English speakers. Sometimes we just kept talking to Ben long into the night leaving him exhausted, but he never complained. He is also a very hard working student in learning Chinese. Thank you, teachers, not only for your lessons but also for your interest in helping us obtain a tool to communicate with the world. Thank you staff, for your care and your patience. And thank you to all the students, especially my classmates. Without your company, I would have been lonely here. I will miss you all. Now it's time to say, good-bye. God bless you, Gateway Language Village. God bless you all.
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