After filling in "My monster is," "My monster has," and "My monster likes":
My monster likes beefs
My monster likes people meat
My monster likes rice cake
My monster likes porno movies
My monster likes me
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Not quite "Age of Aquarius"...
Zodiac lesson this week.
Me: "What is the Zodiac?"
Student: "Sun road!"
Me: "What are the characteristics of AB type blood?"
Student: "Psycho genius."
Me: "Okay, SUN SIGN. Repeat, SUN SIGN."
Students: "SUN SIGN!"
Girl singing to self: "You are my sun sign, my only sun sign..."
Me: "What is the Zodiac?"
Student: "Sun road!"
Me: "What are the characteristics of AB type blood?"
Student: "Psycho genius."
Me: "Okay, SUN SIGN. Repeat, SUN SIGN."
Students: "SUN SIGN!"
Girl singing to self: "You are my sun sign, my only sun sign..."
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Cooking in Korea
We were doing a "strip story" using a cut up recipe that the students would have to put in logical sequence. We were checking the student's answers for samgyetang. Mind you, this is in front of the Kangwondo Board of Education.
Co-teacher: "What is the first step in cooking samgyetang?"
Student: "Catch the chicken!"
[Laughter.]
Co-teacher: "What is the first step in cooking samgyetang?"
Student: "Catch the chicken!"
[Laughter.]
Notebook at Lotte Mart
"Do not ever stop keeping going!
... People are watching you..."
Ominous to say the least.
... People are watching you..."
Ominous to say the least.
Are you Russian?
Upon meeting 정준호, his first question to me, in English, was
"Are you Russian?"
The look on my face was "WTF?!" Later on he told me to marry Korean.
"Are you Russian?"
The look on my face was "WTF?!" Later on he told me to marry Korean.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
oh, elementary
me (M): what day is today?
student (S): ANGRY
M: how are you feeling today?
S: thursday
M: no no, how are you FEELING today?
S: oh, cloudy
M: hmm, are you feeling HAPPY? are you feeling very sad? are you very tired?
S: very thursday
M: how are you feeling?
S1: TUESDAY!!!!
S2: NO!! (glares at S1) Teacher, I'm feeling cold
M: this past weekend i went to busan, Miss Christine went to busan
S1 (in korean): ohhhh, she went to busan
S2: teacher, parents in busan?
M: no, i went to the international film festival
S1(in korean): she played basketball!!!
M: (confused) no no i went to see MOVIES, FILMS
S1 (in korean): she saw a movie about basketball!
M: no no no (with the BIG X hand motion and shaking my head)
S2: she was in a movie about baseball?
S1: no she was in a movie about volleyball ....
M: (realization) no no.. FESTIVAL!!! FESTIVAL not BASKETBALL
S1&2: (confused looks)
6th grade english camp role plays
S1: what would you like for dessert?
S2: i'll have the orange juice please
S: i recommend the famous, it's very delicious.
S1 (doctor): what is your problem?
M: umm, let's change that
S1: ok, what is the matter with you?
M: let's try "what seems to be the problem?"
student (S): ANGRY
M: how are you feeling today?
S: thursday
M: no no, how are you FEELING today?
S: oh, cloudy
M: hmm, are you feeling HAPPY? are you feeling very sad? are you very tired?
S: very thursday
M: how are you feeling?
S1: TUESDAY!!!!
S2: NO!! (glares at S1) Teacher, I'm feeling cold
M: this past weekend i went to busan, Miss Christine went to busan
S1 (in korean): ohhhh, she went to busan
S2: teacher, parents in busan?
M: no, i went to the international film festival
S1(in korean): she played basketball!!!
M: (confused) no no i went to see MOVIES, FILMS
S1 (in korean): she saw a movie about basketball!
M: no no no (with the BIG X hand motion and shaking my head)
S2: she was in a movie about baseball?
S1: no she was in a movie about volleyball ....
M: (realization) no no.. FESTIVAL!!! FESTIVAL not BASKETBALL
S1&2: (confused looks)
6th grade english camp role plays
S1: what would you like for dessert?
S2: i'll have the orange juice please
S: i recommend the famous, it's very delicious.
S1 (doctor): what is your problem?
M: umm, let's change that
S1: ok, what is the matter with you?
M: let's try "what seems to be the problem?"
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Random Quotes from Korea
"Yor're, Exuberant in Maskdance!" (Banner at mask festival)
Me: What the hell is Yor're?
Ariah: It's this magical word that when put in front of any sentence, it makes all Korean grammatical errors disappear.
Me: How are you today?
Student: I'm happy!
Me: How are you today?
Student #2: I'm happy!
Me: How are you today?
Student #3: I'm super duper!
(Where did that come from?)
"LUSTY...in good heart."
~A SECOND grader's shirt
"I went to ride my husband." (Translation: I went to pick my husband up from work.)
~My host mom
"Are you crazy?!"
~ My host dad to my host mom (in a loving way!)
"Buddha says, 'Don't eat dogs.'"
~ My host dad
Discussing stereotypical male ideas of women in Korea.
"Men think women should be in the house, not me. I don't want to work.
(To his wife) Please, go work!."
~ My host dad
"If I drink Soju, I will sleep with toilet."
~ My host dad
*I then explained "Pray to the porcelain God."
My host dad telling a story from the states:
Host dad - Do you have a righter?
Convenience Store Owner - Righter?
Host dad - Yes, righter...smoke smoke...cigarettes...
Convenience Store Owner - righter? righter? oh, lighter?
Host dad - That's what I said! Righter!
Korean shirt: "I'm afrain of Americans."
Me: What the hell is Yor're?
Ariah: It's this magical word that when put in front of any sentence, it makes all Korean grammatical errors disappear.
Me: How are you today?
Student: I'm happy!
Me: How are you today?
Student #2: I'm happy!
Me: How are you today?
Student #3: I'm super duper!
(Where did that come from?)
"LUSTY...in good heart."
~A SECOND grader's shirt
"I went to ride my husband." (Translation: I went to pick my husband up from work.)
~My host mom
"Are you crazy?!"
~ My host dad to my host mom (in a loving way!)
"Buddha says, 'Don't eat dogs.'"
~ My host dad
Discussing stereotypical male ideas of women in Korea.
"Men think women should be in the house, not me. I don't want to work.
(To his wife) Please, go work!."
~ My host dad
"If I drink Soju, I will sleep with toilet."
~ My host dad
*I then explained "Pray to the porcelain God."
My host dad telling a story from the states:
Host dad - Do you have a righter?
Convenience Store Owner - Righter?
Host dad - Yes, righter...smoke smoke...cigarettes...
Convenience Store Owner - righter? righter? oh, lighter?
Host dad - That's what I said! Righter!
Korean shirt: "I'm afrain of Americans."
words that do NOT start with P
because they do not start with p, or are not words
FIFA
free
prease
parcen (he spelled it out for me)
percel (he tried again)
words/phrases that DO start with P
pig 똥 (ddong/poop)
PICNIC (the superspeller from above told me what he meant in korean)
pool (which i heard) and pull (which he meant) (which prompted a new mini lesson for the other classes on pronunciation)
PC bang
they had many other words that successfully started with P, but these were my superstars
(i could actually do a really good post on almost every letter i've done so far, english spelling is confusing- the words that start with N and O would've been a super good post)
FIFA
free
prease
parcen (he spelled it out for me)
percel (he tried again)
words/phrases that DO start with P
pig 똥 (ddong/poop)
PICNIC (the superspeller from above told me what he meant in korean)
pool (which i heard) and pull (which he meant) (which prompted a new mini lesson for the other classes on pronunciation)
PC bang
they had many other words that successfully started with P, but these were my superstars
(i could actually do a really good post on almost every letter i've done so far, english spelling is confusing- the words that start with N and O would've been a super good post)
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