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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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 Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject: Middle School Listening Tests |
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The first of the national, middle school, English listening tests (Gr. 1) is taking place as type this. I can't stand the voices of the actors they hire to do these. The unnatural inflection, and the way they sound as though they�re speaking to a three-year-old, drives me nuts! 
Anyone else feel this way? |
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ekul
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
Location: [Mod Edit]
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm thankful for the free periods but yeah it's such an unnatural way to speak. It reminds me of the French listening tests I had when I was their age. Which is why I barely speak French and these kids barely speak English. |
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22tea77
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: United States
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Middle School Listening Tests |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
The first of the national, middle school, English listening tests (Gr. 1) is taking place as type this. I can't stand the voices of the actors they hire to do these. The unnatural inflection, and the way they sound as though they�re speaking to a three-year-old, drives me nuts!
Anyone else feel this way? |
Beats listening to my Co-teacher's English!  |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Dang I had to supervise. Have you taken your vasheens? I think she meant vaccines. |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting role reversal in the office, as suddenly all the other teachers can see me reacting to something that, to them, just sounds like noise. When usually it's the other way around.
I guess, for them, it's sort of like when you suddenly notice that your dog appears to be watching TV or something. |
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Clockout
Joined: 23 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| No classes for me tomorrow! |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| No classes for me tomorrow! |
I don't understand. The listening tests are only one period long... do you only have one class on Thursdays? |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Clockout wrote: |
| No classes for me tomorrow! |
I don't understand. The listening tests are only one period long... do you only have one class on Thursdays? |
I had last Thursday last week off. My co-teach said it was for listening test. Obviously it wasn't.   |
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maingman
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Location: left Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: n |
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22t wrote :
Beats listening to my Co-teacher's English! really! |
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n�fara
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: The Island
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Middle School Listening Tests |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
The unnatural inflection, and the way they sound as though they�re speaking to a three-year-old, drives me nuts!
Anyone else feel this way? |
I'd have to say yes. Every time I hear them speak, I want to punch them in the face. And I'm not a violent person. |
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thoreau
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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So they broadcast this thing from some hidden bunker in Korea.
Students have a answer sheet in front of them. There are 20 questions - 1 question for each dialog that is presented.
The questions and answers are written in Korean with the answers being multiple choice.
I'm guessing the students pre-read each question and possible answers prior to the dialog. Then they listen for a key word or phrase that leads them to pick one answer.
No wonder my students can't understand me. They are learning listening by reading questions and answers written in Korean then listening for only one or two words that give them enough info to choose the right answer. When forced to listen without context they're lost. |
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BadBadMan
Joined: 06 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Haha I remember reading to my students like those recordings.
The kids and parents loved it. |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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No wonder my students can't understand me. They are learning listening by reading questions and answers written in Korean then listening for only one or two words that give them enough info to choose the right answer. When forced to listen without context they're lost. |
Gary Larson "What Dogs Hear."
OK Fido, today we're going walkies to supermarket. There we'll buy food and have a wonderful time. After that, we'll go to the park, and you can eat your bone there. After that, we're going to a very special man, he's called a vet, and he's going to relieve you of your ball, so you won't be able to play with them anymore. But you can have a big sleep after we go to the vet."
bla, Fido, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, food bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, park, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bone bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla,vet, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, ball, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, play bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, sleep bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, ."
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