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[Holden]

How many times have you heard this?

[erlyn]

Little punks.

I have a rule that if they can't ask me in a grammatically correct sentence, they don't get no frickin game. Also, they're not allowed to call me "teacher". I'm a person, I have a name.

The really irritating thing is that I kill myself to come up with new and interesting games to play so they won't get bored, but they're like ravenous beasts...always wanting more...

[katydid]

Erlyn,
That is so true. If the kids can't ask if they can play a game correctly, then the time should be used to teach them better English.
Also, too many games = break time from English, let's all converse in Korean.

[Joe Thanks]

[Alvin Stardust]

What about:

Oh that's spicy, can you eat spicy food? Yeah right. Bland is more like it. Try Mexico, India, Thailand, etc...

Oh you can use chopsticks! (But you lot (koreans) can't use a fork or spoon yet...)

'Do you eat Korean food?' (What else are you going to eat every day on a regular basis, Indonesian food? British pub grub?)

Duh..........

[katydid]

Silly Alvin, put down that ddeokboki and march yourself over to your nearest McDonald's and get yourself the Big Mac you know you have for lunch every single day of the week.

I'd love to do this one day, tell the class I eat nothing but fast food here:

Breakfast: Ms Donald's apple pie. Coffee
Lunch: KFC with biscuit and cole slaw, cola
Dinner: Pizza and cola

[Alvin Stardust]

And talking of fast food, Katy, of all those types of places, that 'originally from Japan' Lotteria has to have the best quality burgers, buns, etc... Mmmm, certainly beats Mac, KFC, etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Canadian co-worker used to get really irritated by learners food perceptions of us, and I couldn't resist telling my learners that all we ever eat is fast food.......

[rapier]

Yeah, thats a pretty annoying one...also
"Chemmi obso" (This isn't fun)
"Bad teacher"
"Shi-roh" (I don't want to)
"pukking USA"
"Book NO"

"Teacher, Terry crying"
"Teacher, terry pighting"
"Teacher, Terry pukk you"

JAJINGNAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Son Deureo!]

[Mr. Pink]

[The Great Wall of Whiner]

[Horangi Munshin]

[crazylemongirl]

I'm a big meanie.

If I hear 'teacher, game' I make them do jumping jacks.

However if they are good on friday I get the junior monopoly set out with some of my classes and we play in english only. If I hear korean I fine the offender/s $1.

CLG

[gi66y]

Some more of my favorites:

"Teacher, Icecream!" (wonderful having a Baskin Robbins in the building to remind them everyday that one day I was silly enough to buy them icecream, thinking that they wouldn't then ask everyday)

"Teacher, bathroom" (said by the kid rocking from side to side holding his crotch two minutes into the start of class)

"Teacher, pencil" (with the pencil in one hand and the other clenched into a fist making round circular movements as if sharpening it)

"Teacher, me garbage" (You can throw out your "Ramen" package after class)

"Me...homework...yes" (but at home)

JAJINGNAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Indeed

[Bulsajo]

I never had a problem with it. Kids are kids, and it isn't too hard to come up with something that's both educational and entertaining. I switched from adults to kids because too many adults had a "if it's fun then it can't be learning" mindset that became very tedious.
When the 'Teacher, game!' thing got to be a bit much I used to say "Okay, let's play my favorite game! It's called the 'pop-quiz' game!"