English Homework

I sit down with the booklet from International House. It is explaining to me the details of the August Intensive course. My excitement is quelled somewhat as I read what some of its former participants have to say about the course: "I will never take anything labeled 'intensive' again." "Is there any way you could make this course less demanding?" "I would recommend it, but only to people who know how to work hard." The fact that the directors at International House placed these quotes in its own booklet makes me grimace. Are they flaunting this? Are they happy that it's so hard? I set worries aside as I realize that I just finished a two year Master's degree. This August course will last a month, but it surely can't be anything I haven't handled before, after two years of university shenanigans.

I skip past the rest of the introductory pages to get to my homework assignments, tasks that all students must do before the first day. Happily, I find these somewhat easy. I am a budding grammatician. I am king of all English speakers.