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Autor:	Alexander
E-mail:	lek1313hotwater@yahoo.com
Data:	11/NOV/2003 8:50 PM
Assunto:	Help !


Mensagem:	My dear friends, My name is Alexander de Souza Fernandes. Brazilian citizen, residing in Rio de Janeiro. I am 32 years old, I am sending this mail to all of you,with a purpose of elucidating to you, about my strenuous and tough, life story through the methods of learning the English language thereby I have made a big effort to master the language,which I am now fond of ,and I have comitted a good part of my life in order to acquire more knowledge. As you may know life here in Brazil is not easy for anybody.People actually need to have a strong will of overcoming heaps of setback on their ways, which affects all the layers of the society. we are aware of day by day of the problems faced out by the less priveledged,which the country has been undergoing.I obviously notice:in my opinion the biggest ploblem is social unequality, poverty –struck people; and the great majority of them is completely illiterate,without a sole mean of expressing themselves and can not even be heard about they think .It is a true ordeal for some of them;living on the edge of dearth. These people I consider outcasts who are totally excluded,forgotten and also forsaken, deprived of enjoying just simple previliges that a citizen should have like: clean water, access to education,appropiate environment for dwelling.These people so called “ human beings” have entirely lost this conotation in my point of view,because they are not bestowed the right to live a decent life.”life in its accurate sense of the word”.Who are the guilty ones,the sistem that is full of flaws. Our governors who do not know exactly how to cope with and administer this country effectively.Although,the country has a lot of contrasts and they do not pursue and do not make their proposals be really accomplished.This sort of issues make me get the blues inmensely;impotent and dreadful for what might come if the world carries on like that.This lack of altruism is choking towards our brothers who are impared, injured and have nobody to rely on .”Hope is a word banished from the minds of so many so called “human beings”. The unequal income distribution is another aweful problem.,very serious ;indeed,let alone the constant violence that scatters throughout,and there is no controll over it anylonger attributed to the bonds of the penitenciary sistem and also the many laws which are not fullfilled .Sometimes ; I brood over,regarding these subjects. I try to discover and even wonder which are the maily factors that lead a bloke with such wierd behaviours,commit crimes cold-blooded and do such outrageous and hedious acts.Without even measuring the further consequences.These individuals`lives Seem meaningless.Will it be money more relevant than lay their heads on one’s pillows and doze off a soothing,balming nigth. Amidst all these comflicts whose should mopped up from the face of the earth.Here, I find myself ,not hopelessly,but despite all the hot water.I firmly believe that things will get better,because I am an eternal visionary.It sounds a utopia for so many.Therefore; I do my utmost. Now ,I would like to go straight to the point why I wrote this mail.I have been learnimg English,since I was 10 years old always making a great effort .At that time everything started out for an attraction that I felt for my English teacher.She was blonde,tall and had a stunning good smell. Whenever she entered the class,all the eyes were quickly lured onto her.She was actually beautiful,that blue –eyed woman; curly-haired would startle us.My passion was snapshot ,everyday I tried to get nearer so as to fell the scent , of that dyzzy fragrance,closer I was able to hear that raucous voice.Uttering the English words with sophistication really would make me feel on a state of nirvana,that teacher actually captivated me,enticed me to the English learning. The English language brought about a sort of stimulae and made me aware that I have a huge potencial yet to be explored.Besides English,I have been learning French,Spanish and also Italian.I am sure that I am getting along well.Today, after all these years of burning midnight oil.I have not felt very satisfied.Regarding all my process of learning and also with relation to my carrier as an English teacher.My professiomal situation is not settled down, here , I am unemployed ,making a living of odd jobs, that barely gives to cover my expences at home,because I live alone.I made up my mind I had to make it alone in order to learn English through the most rustic ways.By borrowing trashbare books entirely stale,but that did not mind at all,I was fully prone to the language learning ,bent on learning at all costs; the language that I dearly love. So many peole say that there must be an unknown reason for someone to learn a language without attemding to a course,which represents no merit for me and this is not something that I should brag about or feel proud of and better than the others. The only thing that makes me get into the dumps, that I can mention ,it is because I did not attend to any course of English,and I do not have any diploma of proficiency in the english language. In fact,it is actually nowadays something that clogs up my way on teaching English wherever,and above all it makes me fully baffled with this situation.By the time that started out learning English. My father, unfortunately, could not make both ends meet and had no finacial resources to back me up,and the majority of courses was unaffordable. I have been, by all means,trying to obtain some kind of aid from someone,whether institutions,so as I may gain any support to carry on studying.Some three years ago I tried “cpe” from Cambridge University, but I did not manage.It was hard to pay the register ,the preparatory course as well I could not afford either. I remained just one month attending the preparatory course. Eventually,as was expected I failed, because of lack of preparation. By the present time. I have a lots of plans on teaching English privately,but I have no conditions of purchasing methods for teaching.I would like to have a lend of hand from you all ,if you have any available,shelved,layed aside materials that you do not make use anylonger. Methods containing the basic of English,intermediate and advanced ones,with tapes would be fairly useful for me.please send me these sort of material. I will be inmensely thankful. Talking about any kind of help ,concerning to arrange a schoolarship at any centres of deliverance of the cambridge exams, here in Brasil for “Cpe” or “Cae” exams.whether it is in your reach.I hope to hear a positive reply. I have already tried to run after all sort of assistance here in Brazil.Unfortunately, it seems impossible,for I believe that the country where I live does not grant stimulae to culture, but through a godfather. Who knows. Kind regards to all. Alexander My e-mail is: alexanderj@ibest.com.br, alessander.fernandes@bol.com.br, lek13hotwater@yahoo.com.br. My address: Rua Osmany Coelho e Silva bairro-realengo n19 Cep:21770260 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Telephone number: 0055 21-3337-4369