Student Life
After going over simple present Wh-questions I asked my students if they understood what their brains had just absorbed. Like always, they said yes, even though I knew that they hadn’t fully comprehended it. So, I decide to test their knowledge.
“Emma,” I said, “I want you to think, imagine, pretend that you are wearing a dress. OK?”
“OK,” Emma said.
“Alright. You are wearing a dress. What do you want to wear with the dress?”
She stopped and thought about it. She even repeated the question a few times to herself, looked to Lisa(the Queen of translating) for possible help, and then finally back to me with apprehension in her eyes. She cleared her throat and very sure of herself said, “I want to wear Lisa.”
I couldn’t help myself. I started to giggle. Lisa started to giggle because she actually understood what Emma had just said. Monica started to giggle only because the rest of us were even though she had no clue why. Emma sat there for a moment watching us all giggle and then it hit her.
“Oh! No, no, no!” She said emphatically. ” I want to wear a coat! A coat!”
This, on top of them questioning me about homosexuality, totally made my day. Yes, for some strange reason they were very curious about that particular topic.
And I sincerely hope you are not an “expert” on that topic…
June 7, 2007 @ 2:40 PM
lol,Emma is a very interesting girl.very funny,actually.It reminds me of the days when I was studying at an English school,I was probably the best student in that class,resembling the king of translating. 🙂 When the teacher asked the questions which other guys didn’t understand,they always looked at me for help,I did have a good time at that time.No pressure,a lot of fun.If only I didn’t need to work. I am insane,haha .Blogger is blocked by China great firewall again,it’s really annoying. hehe.
June 10, 2007 @ 10:37 AM
Hysterical!
June 16, 2007 @ 1:58 AM