Chinese students will never need to pronounce the word gerund correctly. In fact they will never need to pronounce any word 'correctly'. The will, like the inhabitants of New York City and London, variably sound out vocabulary that will variably be understood by listeners. This is how all language, including Chinglish in China, works.

The African foreign teacher with certification will be able to explain how several modal verbs utilize gerunds and infinites to form various emotive expressions. The Chinese teachers of English will be able to explain this using Chinese grammatical vocabulary.

The NES FT can most importantly put a white face in the fish bowl in the mall offices of the language mills.

All is well in my life, Taffy. I don't celebrate Christmas. I hope all is well for the holidays in your homeland with your wife and child.

Well done for not celebrating Christmas. I have chosen the 24th and 25th to have some wine because I have not had any since 13th May. Brutally cold here and just returned from jogging- the three of us go. Happy New Year, anyway.