Classes

14 March, 2012

Reinforced English L1

Yesterday in class, we discussed asking questions. I asked each student to think of a question that wasn't, "Where do you come from?" or "How old are you?" and to try and think of questions with more interesting responses. I gave the example of my favorite question of all time, "If you were an animal which one would you be and why?" This excercise is to help students get better at thinking and asking questions in English, but also to make sure the questions are being asked correctly. Sometimes the grammar is correct, and English speakers can understand the question, but it is not phrased as we ourselves would ask the question. Introductory questioning is a valuable asset to know perfectly.

I also presented the irregular verbs rap, to give an idea of how many irregular verbs there are in English. Homework is to check out out the post I have on creating a CV in English and bringing it to class next week, which will be at 17h in salle 508.

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