So, my throat hurts (on both sides now - yippee!), and I think maybe I’m getting still sick. Oh, right. This is the status quo. How could I have forgotten?
Stupid insane work schedule. Stupid rain all the ding dang time. Stupid air pollution.
I got to play my favorite game in class today. It’s a dumb one, really, but the students always enjoy it, and it’s easy.
It’s pictionary with language patterns in the questioning - you draw part of something (two time, since we’re learning Are they nouns? Yes (No), they are (not) nouns.) and they ask “Are they blah blah blah?” Nod or shake, and the whole class answers. Then you let then kids take turns drawing. Woo! So not-innovative! So easy to stand to the side and not have to think much! And yet, the class was pretty clearly enjoying themselves. Of course, they were having so much fun they forgot they were in English class, and the Chinese slipped in, but then again, it’s a very small class that I don’t teach regularly (actually, no NST is regularly scheduled for their class), and I think their usual teacher lets them get away with more than she probably should. Little buggers. The four who slipped up got double spelling words - 10x each instead of 5x. That’s usually a pretty harsh gig, but today they only had one stinking word - no. Not such an awful fate today, huh?
January 26, 2008 at 10:51 am
Did you get your box yet?