My students here are pretty amazing. They love to learn, and they are eager to please. They may fall asleep at times...but who blames them? I would fall asleep after 7 hours of classes too. I have started to collect a few lines that have made me laugh or pause, and a few interesting facts.
They choose their own English names, and some of them choose words rather than names. It was certainly much easier to learn these strange names than the constant repitition of Jerry, Bob and Sam - but they are pretty strange. Here are some of my favs.
1. Apple
2. Castle
3. Bright (he says it is because he is so smart!)
4. Verile
5. Treble (so that people do not think he is trouble...)
6. Brahma
7. Scofield (after the main character on Prison Break)
8. Jolient (prounounced without the 'N')
9. Isaacs (no typo, that is Isaac - plural)
10. Austere
This kids are incredibly hard-working, but English is a tough language. They make some hilarious mistakes in their writing, and sometimes I just have to enjoy a laugh.
"This is my family. They are my best lovers."
"Solve the case successful just because Roald Dahl bless her soul. Mrs. Mary jump over justice in the story."
"I think they are the conjugal relation."
"Sandra loved the flavor of competence."
"I left my hometown that is a beautiful and full of my wish."
"The problem was the rods of fish."
They are cute mistakes, and compared with the 10 words of Mandarin I know...this kids are rocking the English language. It can get frustrating marking a stack of nonsensical essays, but for the most part they are coherent - and just contain a few laughs to spice up a night of marking.
When I get too frustrated I just go to the store and soothe my English teaching pain with a box of pocky.
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