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Golightly
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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 Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject: Ho Ho Ho - a bit of TEFL related xmas cheer |
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Here's a little song to cheer up Mark 
THE ROOKIE EFL TEACHER'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
On my first day of teaching, my DOS gave to me:
A 'Headway' Elementary.
On my second day....
Two Broken tapes
and a 'Headway' Elemantary.
On my Third...
Three Board pens....
Four Advanced Classes
Five lesson plans!
six-year-old students
seven Swans grammar
Eight-hour shifts
Nine-paged contract
Ten pounds in Wages
Eleven pounds in charges
Twelve students sleeping/twelve hours' notice (delete as appropriate)
Ho Ho Ho! Festive Greetings! |
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Mark Loyd
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| Great, 'cept we don't have any advanced classes. They are as rare as a TEFLer with a future. |
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Mark Loyd
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| Great, 'cept we don't have any advanced classes. They are as rare as a TEFLer with a future. |
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sandyhoney2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Is there an echo in here? |
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Mark Loyd
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| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| sandyhoney2 wrote: |
| Is there an echo in here? |
Be careful, she might grass you up to the moderator for being unkind to newbies. |
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bigbadsuzie
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
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Location: Turkish privatesector
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:48 am Post subject: Christmas cheer ,bah humbug ! |
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Nice idea to try and inject some festive spirit ,but I think we all know that living as we do in a Muslim country its a day they don't recognize so to them its just another date on the calender .
Sadly that state of mind seems to be rubbing off on to the foreign community as well , at least if Izmir is anything to go by . How many invites have you had to Christmas parties this year so far ? Maybe that should be on another thread 
When was the last time you had christmas at home with friends and family ? |
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Baba Alex
Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Christmas cheer ,bah humbug ! |
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| bigbadsuzie wrote: |
Nice idea to try and inject some festive spirit ,but I think we all know that living as we do in a Muslim country its a day they don't recognize so to them its just another date on the calender .
Sadly that state of mind seems to be rubbing off on to the foreign community as well , at least if Izmir is anything to go by . How many invites have you had to Christmas parties this year so far ? Maybe that should be on another thread
When was the last time you had christmas at home with friends and family ? |
Last year I went to a Christmas Eve par-teh, and had freinds and family round on christmas day for a big ol' Chrissie dinner. Same this year, and we've got bacon. You can even go to the big ol' church in Taksim which has a carol service if you so desire.
Bağdat Cadessi is looking well Chrisified. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:47 am Post subject: |
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You can even go to the big ol' church in Taksim which has a carol service if you so desire.
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So does the Anglican church in Tunel(in English)(apparently, I've never managed to make it) |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:09 am Post subject: |
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You can even go to the big ol' church in Taksim which has a carol service if you so desire.
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So does the Anglican church in Tunel(in English)(apparently, I've never managed to make it) |
The wife is always trying to get me to go.
I had enough of that as a kid though.
I do however have the Beach Boy's Christmas album and The Phil Spector Christmas Album on constant rotation. |
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molly farquharson
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
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Location: istanbul
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| I have started on the Christmas prep-- shortbread, candied orange peel, sugar plums (my mother's version). I brought back mincemeat and cranberry sauce fromthe US last month. I am cooking Christmas dinner for 12. perhaps mark would like to come too. |
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turkishlover25
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Location: Charleston, IL USA
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My ev arkadasim is flying back to Istanbul this Sunday for 3 weeks, so our apartment will be so lonely this holiday season I do not feel very christmassy anyway, what with this being the first X-mas as a bachelor in... uhm... 3 years  Still, I do enjoy a nice mug of eggnog with a little rum, along with a candy cane or three. Is it possible to have any snowball fights in Istanbul right now? |
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whynotme
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| it is sunny at the moment |
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turkishlover25
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
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Location: Charleston, IL USA
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In Illinois there is currently about 3 inches of snow covering everything, with more to be dumped on us tonight  Enjoy your Turkish winter  |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| turkishlover25 wrote: |
| My ev arkadasim is flying back to Istanbul this Sunday for 3 weeks, so our apartment will be so lonely this holiday season I do not feel very christmassy anyway, what with this being the first X-mas as a bachelor in... uhm... 3 years Still, I do enjoy a nice mug of eggnog with a little rum, along with a candy cane or three. Is it possible to have any snowball fights in Istanbul right now? |
Oh cheer up for Gods sake.  stick on 'Little Saint Nick' wear a red hat and get some mince pies down ya neck. It's going to be bloody freezing here soon anyhoot. |
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