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Uncle Ahmed said: “Mona, would you allow us to talk a little?”
“Gladly, uncle!” replied Mona. Mona left and uncle Ahmed sat with Noor to
solve her problem.
He said, "Hi, how are you, Noor?" Noor replied: “Good! What about you?”
He responded: “Fine, thank God but you did not ask about how the books are
feeling?” Noor commented: “But books have no feeling, uncle.”
- Ahmed said: “In my opinion, books are different from the other things because
each represents the thinking of their writer, even if not alive. books represent him
and makes him alive in the minds of people”
-He turned and said, “Look, my darling! I am an old person and I have learned a
lot in this life and I helped many young people to solve their problems and you
are now one of them.”
- Noor said: “Since you know my problem, would you suggest a solution?”
-He said: “Of course, each problem has a solution and your problem is simple.”
-Uncle added: “Do you know, Noor, that overcoming frustration is a great
achievement in itself? Therefore, before you begin to solve your problems,
overcome your frustration first and do not be taken by the words of someone
about you or your efforts because that won’t enable you to address your problem.
Learning English does not depend on memorizing he words only but on listening,
reading and understanding. More importantly it depends on practice, but for
your homework here I have many books in Arabic and English that will help
you understand and learn new words and structures and develop good language
level.”
-Noor summarized one of those stories until she finished and thanked her uncle.
-Uncle said in return: “I did nothing. I am just trying to remove the doubts that
you have about learning English.”
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