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igotthisguitar · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject:

>. KiDs R complaining your classes R2 "boring" eh ??? Hmmm ... just wait for them to fire you Laughing

zappadelta · Joined: 31 Aug 2004

chest rockwell · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Sanbon

chest rockwell · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Sanbon

Freezer Burn · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Location: Busan

Interchange sucks.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

A couple years ago I ordered "Edutainment" which was developed specifically for teaching Japanese students, but it's also suitable for Korean students of all ages. The best part is their cassette tape of "oldie" hit songs by the original artists, and there are song "cloze" listening exercises for all the songs. I usually just use them to fill out the last 15 minutes- or so of a class to finish on a nice note. Actually, you can just get your own music tapes or CD's of songs with catchy tunes that are sung clearly in decent English, and you can get the lyrics off the Internet and systematically delete the words you want them to listen for and learn. "Bus Stop" by the Hollies, "Daydream Believer" by the Monkees, "Yesterday" and "Let It Be" by the Beatles, "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals" and a couple songs by the Carpenters, including "Rainy Days and Mondays" are among the songs on the Edutainment cassette that students seem to love. At my high school I sometimes follow up the cassette listening exercise by showing DVDs of the original groups singing the same songs with English subtitles and even the sleepiest students wake up and are attracted. The Carpenters' DVD, "Close to You" is especially effective because of it's emotional appeal and vocal clarity. Paul McCartney's U.S.A. Concert tour DVD is also very attractive and features an emotional New York City concert soon after 9/11.
Some Australian EFL teacher markets "Edutainment" - and that's where my package was sent from (I think I paid about $30.00)
I also subscribe to www.handoutsonline . They have a lot of free stuff (like Bogglesworth) but for $18.00 a year you get access to all kinds of interesting stuff to spice up or build lessons around...

Dan The Chainsawman · Joined: 05 May 2005

Another thing to remember is that not all of the kids, and parents are going to like you. Different strokes for different folks.

Someone is always gonna find you boring, or someone is always gonna say you give to much homework, or someone is always gonna whine about something.

Look seriously if its kids who are whining? Make farting noises... that keeps them in giggles for endless minutes.

For adults? hmm well if Cass is your problem, I suggest sharing with them? Might lighten the old farts up a little.

Adults are a different breed, I strongly suggest bringing articles for them to read and discuss. Nothing like world cup soccer to get the debate running full open. Just make sure you holler at one point that Japan sucks. That way you don't have to pay for the Cass!