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alawton
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Austin, TX
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 Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject: Class Ideas |
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Does anyone have any experience teaching English for construction workers? I was approached to teach for a local company's non English speaking employees. The manager is trying to get some of his long term guys to communicate better in English. Thanks!
Andrew Lawton
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Sally Olsen
Joined: 08 Apr 2004
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Location: Canada,France, Brazil, Japan, Mongolia, Greenland, Canada, Mongolia, Ethiopia next
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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I used a picture dictionary or a tools catelogue in Mongolia for all the names of the parts of the house and the tools. I didn't even know them. I also did a lot of orders - pick that up, put that there, put it over there, bring me this, take him that, watch out, danger, hammer this, saw that, screw this (both meanings) break time, coffee break, lunch time, quitting time although they knew the last three.
You could ask the supervisor to wear a tape recorder for a day or two to find out his specific orders. I would also teach them swear words so they know when they are in trouble although they probably know most of them too. |
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alawton
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Austin, TX
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:31 pm Post subject: response |
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| Thanks! I like your idea about having the boss walk around with a tape recorder. Now if he will do it... |
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WhatTimeFinish?
Joined: 24 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: The Human Condition |
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| Sally Olsen wrote: |
I also did a lot of orders - pick that up, put that there, put it over there, bring me this, take him that, watch out, danger, hammer this, saw that, screw this (both meanings) break time, coffee break, lunch time, quitting time although they knew the last three.
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JamesAtRealize
Joined: 24 Jun 2010
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Location: Kobe, Sanomiya, Japan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: The Human Condition |
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| WhatTimeFinish? wrote: |
| Sally Olsen wrote: |
I also did a lot of orders - pick that up, put that there, put it over there, bring me this, take him that, watch out, danger, hammer this, saw that, screw this (both meanings) break time, coffee break, lunch time, quitting time although they knew the last three.
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LOL! that's awesome  |
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