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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Posts: 1232
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:57 pm Post subject: Questions, questions, questions... |
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How often do we ask students to tell us about themselves and their interests? I'm sure it's pretty often for most of us, especially those who get new students on a semi-regular basis. So I thought it would be fun to turn the tables on ourselves and ask/answer some of these questions.  Feel free to add your own questions to the thread.
Note: This is a flame-free zone. 
Where are you from?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)?
What kind of music do you enjoy?
Who is your favourite movie star?
What hobbies do you have?
What kind(s) of food do you like?
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)?
What was the best vacation you ever had?
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take? |
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leeroy
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
Posts: 777
Location: London UK
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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How nice this forum has become! (Since the departure of cobra and sunaru, methinks)...
* London UK
* 1 brother
* 3
* Delta blues & dub reggae
* Clint!
* Play guitar, emerging ELT geek
* Poached egg on toast, oh - and curry
* Hell no, but I watch snowboarding on TV sometimes
* Backpacking around Peru & Bolivia
* Wood, rope and nails.
You didn't tell us yours, Caper... |
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Lynn
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Posts: 696
Location: in between
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Questions, questions, questions... |
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Where are you from?USA
How many brothers and sisters do you have? secret
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)?2
What kind of music do you enjoy?Michael Jackson, Madonna, Cat Stevens
Who is your favourite movie star? Johnny Depp
What hobbies do you have? karaoke
What kind(s) of food do you like? nattou, Jpes pickles (tsukemono), brocolli
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)? basketball
What was the best vacation you ever had? Penang 98 w/ bf
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take? hat, honey, water |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 3419
Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Questions, questions, questions... |
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| Capergirl wrote: |
How often do we ask students to tell us about themselves and their interests? I'm sure it's pretty often for most of us, especially those who get new students on a semi-regular basis. So I thought it would be fun to turn the tables on ourselves and ask/answer some of these questions. Feel free to add your own questions to the thread.
Note: This is a flame-free zone.
Where are you from? San Diego, California, USA
How many brothers and sisters do you have? one brother, one step-sister
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)? sigh... in years past, Spanish.
What kind of music do you enjoy? '80s/'90s British alternative-type stuff: The Cure, Smiths, etc. Placebo!!!Who is your favourite movie star?
What hobbies do you have? ice skating, yoga (although I keep giving it up and taking it up again), most recently--ikebana (flower arranging)
What kind(s) of food do you like? vegan stuff (fake ice cream, cookies, cakes, etc), falafel, Indian, Ethiopian...
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)? ice skating, rollerblading
What was the best vacation you ever had? ??? Ireland, Greece
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take? no idea on this one... must think about it a bit more |
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Canuck2112
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Posts: 239
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Questions, questions, questions... |
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Where are you from? Ontario
How many brothers and sisters do you have? 3 Brothers
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)? 2
What kind of music do you enjoy? Punk (Bad Religion, Pennywise, Good Riddance, etc), Electronic, Industrial-Techno, Jazz (particularily Cool, Third Stream and Fusion styles), Acid Jazz, Classical
Who is your favourite movie star? Ralph Macchio of the karate kid series  . No, seriously Jack Nicholson and Kevin Spacey
What hobbies do you have? Reading, Cooking, Weight training, Freestyle Wrestling, photography, homebrewing
What kind(s) of food do you like? Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)? Freestyle Wrestling, Tennis
What was the best vacation you ever had? British Columbia
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take? 'Wine, Women and Song'.....I guess a CD player would have to suffice for 'song' |
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Wolf
Joined: 10 May 2003
Posts: 1245
Location: Middle Earth
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 12:28 am Post subject: Re: Questions, questions, questions... |
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Where are you from? Japan. Well, saying I'm from Canada is so boring. When I do I can just hear the preconceptions being formed. This one leaves them hopping.
How many brothers and sisters do you have? Four younger brothers. No sisters.
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)? Three. English, francais, Nihongo.
What kind of music do you enjoy? Anime, some Jpop, traditional Chinese and Japanese music, classical, jazz, intsurmental suff.
Who is your favourite movie star? I just don't know anymore.
What hobbies do you have? Running, reading, net surfung, language study, writing.
What kind(s) of food do you like? Tai, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Italian.
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)? I run. No skill required.
What was the best vacation you ever had? All the ones I took without my family.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take? My computer (complete with broadband), a giant collection of anime, and enough books to last me a lifetime. |
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Corey
Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Posts: 112
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Questions, questions, questions... |
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Where are you from? Ontario
How many brothers and sisters do you have? one younger
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)? English and Spanish
What kind of music do you enjoy? All
Who is your favourite movie star? None
What hobbies do you have? Hiking, fishing, computers
What kind(s) of food do you like? Vegi foods
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)?Hockey, target shooting, swimming
What was the best vacation you ever had? Italy or maybe Quebec
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take?Computer (with broadband) a Chinese restaurant and an item to be named later. |
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yaramaz
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 2384
Location: Not where I was before
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Where are you from? The Independent Republic of Vancouver Island, off the Left Coast of Canada
How many brothers and sisters do you have? none, just me and my dog
How many languages do you speak (reasonably well)? English and French fluently, Afrikaans not so fluently, bits and pieces of Spanish and German and Dutch and Flemish, and am currently wrestling with the brutal intricacies of Turkish
What kind of music do you enjoy? Alejandro Escovedo, Manu Chao, Nina Simone and all them cool jazzy women like her, weird Turkish stuff like spooky Duman, Athena, Kardes Turkuler...
Who is your favourite movie star? I have no idea... I just watch movies, not specific actors
What hobbies do you have? In Canada I was really into pottery but can't do that here. I write a lot, draw, try to do yoga but have no discipline...I read a lot, travel a lot. Does that count?
What kind(s) of food do you like? Anything spicy, like Indian or Thai or Vietnamese. Also would kill for an Iskender kebab right now.
Do you play sports? If so, which one(s)? Nah.
What was the best vacation you ever had? Driving around the Kalahari with my then | | |
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