Silverobama
Key Member
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
The following conversation was between my friend and I. He was interesting in the job (tutor) I'm doing right.
David: You've been working as a tutor for so many years, right?
Silver: Yes. Since you left for the UK.
David: Wow, good for you. What are the differences of working as a tutor and a school teacher?
Silver: I don't know what it's like teaching at school. But working as a tutoring is totally different. Tutors like me and some of my friends are mostly self-employed. Self-employment means most of the time you have to do the job on your own.
David: That's interesting. Could you explain that in more depth?
Silver: Sure. I look for tutoring jobs myself and I need to tutor the students myself. I also have to cope with demanding parents myself. In a word, I do all sorts of things myself* because I'm self-employed.
*: Well, I've been reading posts about the difference between "by myself" and "myself" and I think they're both fine in this context.
Is the italic sentence natural? If so, please suggest just one alternative.
David: You've been working as a tutor for so many years, right?
Silver: Yes. Since you left for the UK.
David: Wow, good for you. What are the differences of working as a tutor and a school teacher?
Silver: I don't know what it's like teaching at school. But working as a tutoring is totally different. Tutors like me and some of my friends are mostly self-employed. Self-employment means most of the time you have to do the job on your own.
David: That's interesting. Could you explain that in more depth?
Silver: Sure. I look for tutoring jobs myself and I need to tutor the students myself. I also have to cope with demanding parents myself. In a word, I do all sorts of things myself* because I'm self-employed.
*: Well, I've been reading posts about the difference between "by myself" and "myself" and I think they're both fine in this context.
Is the italic sentence natural? If so, please suggest just one alternative.