Monthly Archives: September 2011
A strange conversation with Eva
Tonight, I had a strange conversation with Eva, a former student, on Facebook. It was a strange conversation because when it was over, I had no idea what had happened to Eva. Anyway, about 97% of the conversation below is … Continue reading
Make this year one of the most memorable years of your life
The picture below was taken from one of the albums posted on Facebook by the graduates of my last year’s fulltime Primary group. The owner of this particular album, Denise, added the caption: “Can’t believe we only met a year … Continue reading
Children complementary
They probably mean ‘complimentary’. Even so, it’s still funny. Children are complimentary? I thought only drinks, chocolate, dessert, etc., could be complimentary.
Should I say to my students, “英文is my second language’?
This is an advertisement from an English tutorial centre that I saw in the paper today. I find this advertisment quite funny. If Tann wished to emphasise the fact that she was a native speaker, why did she say the … Continue reading
Stephanie shares an excerpt from her language learning in F.6
In my blogpost of August 29, I recalled 5 excepts from my own language learning at school. One of the scenarios pointed to the lack of input from my English teachers in my secondary school, which was run by the … Continue reading
Paul the beginning teacher
Some students graduating this year have asked me to be their referee in their teacher registration application. This reminds me of my own teacher registration certificate many many years ago. Is your certificate like mine? (I’ve scanned out the date … Continue reading
A small yet big breakthrough
I had a breakthrough today. I was waiting to place my order at a service counter in a McDonald’s restaurant. The attendant, a middle-aged lady, was so engrossed in chatting with the attendant next to her that after 16 seconds, she still didn’t … Continue reading
