{"id":624,"date":"2025-11-21T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieltshero.com\/blog\/?p=624"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T05:19:59","slug":"diary-of-an-online-english-tutor-the-weekend-before-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieltshero.com\/blog\/diary-of-an-online-english-tutor-the-weekend-before-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary of an Online English Tutor: The Weekend Before Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"290\">Saturday \u2013 Early Signs of Holiday Turbulence<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"468\">The weekend began with a strange pattern: every American student cancelled their Monday lesson with alarming enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"589\">Typical messages included:<br data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"499\" \/>\u201cI\u2019ll be travelling.\u201d<br data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"523\" \/>\u201cWe\u2019re cooking this weekend.\u201d<br data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"555\" \/>\u201cThings are about to get\u2026 hectic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"748\">I asked one student what \u201chectic\u201d meant in this context.<br data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"650\" \/>He answered:<br data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"665\" \/>\u201cWe have to clean the house before relatives inspect it.\u201d<br data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"725\" \/>Ah yes. Seasonal panic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"992\">Another student proudly informed me she\u2019d already started thawing the turkey.<br data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"830\" \/>I said, \u201cAlready? 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