Our amazing Cambridge classes graduated on 25 November. Eliska was a very happy student in our Cambridge Advanced Preparation class. She wrote and presented this brilliant, heart-warming letter to her teacher Paul and classmates on their graduation day.

Hello, my dear classmates and Paul! I went all out and wrote this goodbye letter for everyone.

It’s been almost three months since we met. In the beginning we were just classmates doing small talk, but now, after breaking the ice with super cool English jokes, I can hopefully say that we are also friends. Sometimes I missed the point — my English wasn’t very good because I didn’t know any cool fixed English expressions — but it was only a matter of time before Paul came and gave us 10 magic papers of these idioms. From then we could start being real English speakers! Fortunately, you all and Paul always gave me a hand and encouraged me to express myself.

So rain or shine, I started doing my homework. Even though sometimes my head was in the clouds, I started running like the wind to speak English as easily as riding a bicycle. Time is money — we all know that! But it’s easier said than done. I went to school every day instead of surfing or hanging out at the beach, because I know very well you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs.

We’ve been there together through thick and thin, trying to play our cards right and following in Paul’s footsteps all the time. Even though sometimes we hadn’t any clue what was going on, Paul got us back up to speed. “Hey guys! Time is flying and I’m not pulling your leg! Start the ball rolling,” said Paul all the time. There are always two sides to every coin — once in a blue moon, when we see the table full of super-rich Swiss at the window, it really makes our day!

To cut a long story short, I really enjoyed my time with you all at school. Even though the only jokes Paul told us were about blondes, I took it with a grain of salt. In the end, it was all as right as rain. We cut the mustard and now we’re finally the best English speakers ever! So thank you, people all over the world, for these fun lessons, and Paul for your energy and patience. Now the lessons are over, but our bridges will never burn!

So, dear classmates, good luck in the exam. You are the best of the best, you are second to none! No worries, no stress, stay calm and always super focused. And Paul, I hope your next class is at least as amazing as we were!

Written and presented by Eliska.