Confessions of an English teacher .
I found this story on the blog Early EFL and I can not resist sharing it with you because reminds me of one of my classes .
(Confessions of an Inglés teacher: I found this story at Early EFL blog and i have to share it with you Because it reminds me of some of my classes.)
"This transcription, although it seems exaggerated is true and accurate . This happened to me teaching a class with 1 º ESO (12 years ) on a Thursday 5 th hour. It is only an example. The names of students are fictitious . "
(This transcript is true and Accurate , pero exaggerated it May seem. This Happened to me teaching a class with 1 º ESO (12 years old) on on Thursday in Our 5th period. It is only an example. The student names Are Fictitious.)
- Professor: Well guys, today we will study the vocabulary of English food: Copy these 5 categories ( the writing on the blackboard) and write in each column all the words that you may know.
(Okay kids, today we're going to study food words in Inglés. Copy These 5 categories Them-I wrote on the board, and write the words That you know in Each column.)
Amanda: In English?
- Yes, better than in Russian, English.
(Yes, Better Than in Russian, in Inglés.)
Luis : Professor, how many categories?
(Teacher, How many categories?)
- Five. That are on the board.
(Five. The ones on the board.)
Luis : I do not fit.
(They Do fit.)
- Then try to put an oblong leaf.
(Well, try and put the paper in landscape.)
Luis : what does 'landscape'?
(What's 'landscape'?)
- Horizontal, that is: well, I demonstrate .
(Horizontal, like this - I show him.)
Juan : what title we?
(What's the title?)
- Try "Food", which is what I have written on the board.
(Try "Food" as I've written on the board.)
Fran: I can do it in pencil?
(Can I do it in pencil?)
- No, you can not. You know that the book is only written in ink.
(No, you can not. You know That in the notebook we only write with a pen.)
Jessica: How do you say 'cucumber'?
(How do you say 'cucumber'?)
- I told you to write the vocabulary that you may know. Not that I know.
(I Told you to write the words That you know. Not the ones I know.) Noel
: The egg is a vegetable?
(Is an egg a vegetable?)
- No, not a vegetable.
(No, it's not a vegetable.) Federico
: what title we?
(What's the title?)
- I've said it twice.
(I've Already Told you twice.)
Nieves : How do you say 'squid'?
(How do you say 'squid'?)
- I told you to write the vocabulary that you may know. Not that I know.
(I Told you to write the words That you know. Not the ones That I know.)
Jesus : Should we write in the notebook?
(Do We Have to copy it Into Our notebook?)
- Well, unless you want to write on the table ...
(Unless you prefer writing it on your table ...)
Ricardo : Teacher, But what to do?
(Teacher, What Do We Have to do?)
- "But you've washed your ears this morning?
(Did you wash your ears out this morning?)
Nieves: I can put 'juice' in the category of desserts?
(Can I put 'juice' in the dessert category?)
- better put it in the liquid.
(Better put it in the liquid category.)
Fran: I can put 'chicken' in the category of desserts?
(Can I put 'chicken' in the dessert category?)
- On this continent, no.
(Not in this continent.)
..................................... .
10 minutes after
(10 minutes later)
- Well, now let's begin. You lift your hand and you go saying words I write them on the board. We start with the vegetables.
(Okay, now we're going to start. Put your hands up and say the words, I'll write on the board Them. Let's start with vegetables.)
10 students raise their hand and all scream while other vegetables.
(10 Their Kids put hands up and shout out different vegetables at the Same Time.)
Broccoli!
Carrots!
Salad!
"Pepination!" (For 'cucumber')
Eggs!
- I said eggs are not a vegetable. And please raise your hand and wait for me to name you say the word because I have ten ears to understand you all at the same time. Arthur, do not pass notes to Mary that I read the rest of the class!
(I Told You That Are not a vegetable eggs. Please put your hands up and wait for your name Because Before you speak, I have not got ten ears to Understand You at the Same Time! Arturo stop passing notes to Maria Them or else I'll read to the rest of the class!)
Arturo : Which do we start?
(Which one are we going to start with?)
- With vegetables. Start you, Marisol.
(With the vegetables. You start, Marisol.)
Marisol : But I forgot the notebook at home.
(Well, the thing is, I forgot my notebook at home.)
- What have you been doing these 15 minutes, child? Let's see, do you, Pepe.
(What have you been doing for the last 15 minutes, poor little thing? Pepe, you do it!)
Pepe : Who, me?
(Who me?)
- You're the only one Pepe's in the class, so you're going to be you.
(You're the only Pepe in class not, are not you?)
Pepe : Orange
- The orange fruit I put it in, please.
(Put the orange in fruit, please.)
Juan : Professor, the other day I heard a dirty joke, "I can tell?
- For though there vegetables in between, no, you can tell.
(Even If There Are some vegetables Involved, no, you can not tell it!)
Mary: "This falls into the exam?
(Is this going to Be in the exam?)
- Well, maybe that you have luck and then this class is recovering from a mental institution, then there will be no examination.
(Well, maybe you'll get lucky and There Will not Be an exam as I'll be Recovering from this class in a sanatorium.)
All: BIEEEEEN!
Oddly enough, sometimes even we teach and learn them.
(However hard to believe it May seem, Sometimes we manage to Teach Them, and Sometimes They manage to learn.)
Finally, is Friday and I hope enjoy this beautiful short of Sui Ting What that shows that sometimes you just open your eyes to see the good around us , after all.
( Well, it's Friday and I hope you enjoy this wonderful short animation by Ting Sui What Which shows us That Sometimes we only Have to Open Our Eyes to see all the Beautiful Things That Are around us, after all.)
Happy weekend!
(Have a nice weekend!)
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