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Betty Rubble

Joined: 29 Apr 2007
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject: What do you do after finals? |
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Hi all-
My middle school is having their finals all this week. Then there will be two more weeks of classes before summer vacation (I really don't understand that at all). I asked my co-teacher if the kids will still be paying attention in class after they take their finals and she said, "No. You will have a very hard time teaching any English for that time."
So what is something fun and painless that we can do in class? I plan on showing a video with simple comprehension questions for some classes, but the problem is the TV/ computer only works in about half of the classrooms, so video is out of the question. Does anyone have any suggestions that don't involve the internet or video? Something that's really fun and will hold their interest? I'd hate to have all that time wasted in class!
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albazalba

Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Location: Hongdae
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Board Games.
Another thing I've done in the past is copy a comic book story, and then erase the words in the speaking bubbles and then have the kids write their own stories. It's usually pretty hilarious what they end up writing. |
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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I'm showing my HS students the pilot episode of Lost along with explanations and descriptions of the characters. If there's time I might show them the episode where the ajoshi goes around trying to make friends with his neatly arranged tray of seafood shit that no one else wants to eat. |
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Betty Rubble

Joined: 29 Apr 2007
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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I liked that scene too! Especially how he offered the food to everyone else but wouldn't let his wife have any! |
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Yu_Bum_suk

Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Betty Rubble wrote: |
I liked that scene too! Especially how he offered the food to everyone else but wouldn't let his wife have any! |
Yeah - I just love the message: people would rather starve than eat this crap.
I also love how between the two of them they can't utter a word of English, even though they're flying from Australia to America and obviously reasonably well off. That should be a great way to motivate students about why it's so necessary to speak English - what if you ever get stranded with a bunch of people who don't speak any Korean? Oh wait, the lesson to be learnt from that is that Koreans should always travel around in big, safe groups. |
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cbclark4

Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I'm showing my HS students the pilot episode of Lost along with explanations and descriptions of the characters. If there's time I might show them the episode where the ajoshi goes around trying to make friends with his neatly arranged tray of seafood *beep* that no one else wants to eat. |
Where did you get it?
Is it at a torrent site somewhere? |
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ajuma

Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I'm showing my HS students the pilot episode of Lost along with explanations and descriptions of the characters. If there's time I might show them the episode where the ajoshi goes around trying to make friends with his neatly arranged tray of seafood *beep* that no one else wants to eat. |
I like the episode where Sun and Jin are in the airport and she brings him the tray of food. She can understand everything the white couple is saying. The next scene is when Jin goes to the bathroom to clean up and the white guy is in there and speaks Korean to Jin.
I've had some great discussions about how some Korean students have been able to understand everything that English-speakers say on a subway or bus and how they feel when foreigners make rude remarks about Korea.
Then we talk about why they laugh at the white guy when he speaks Korean. |
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