Kids these days
After teaching my tuition kid for sometime, Im really amazed at what goes on in their minds. TV shows must really be getting to them.. A few excerpts to show what I mean..
Reading his Pri 1 English Textbook
Topic : Clothes
There’s a whole comic strip showing a girl putting on clothes. Starting from her panties.. (???!!!), followed by her blouse, skirt, shoes, combing of her hair..
The whole time I was going thru that with him, he was grinning the whole time. And I was the one feeling embarrassed!!
Going through a cloze passage
Helping words : Ears Body Arms Legs Head Toes
I cant remember how the cloze passage was exactly like.. but it went something like ..
When I listen to music, I swing my 1) __________ from side to side. . . . . I wriggle my 2) ____________ . . . . . Lastly, I shake my 3) ___________ to the beat of the music.
His answers: 1) backside 2) backside 3) butt
Speechless.
Reading comprehension passages
Him: This story the truth one ah?
Me: No, its just a story. Its not real
Him: So bluff one ah? Not the truth one ah?
Me: No.. they are just stories that are fake. Come Come, lets do the questions.
Him: Huh, so bluff people one ah..
Me: Not bluff people la, they are just not real.
Him: . . . . . . . .
Reading his Pri 1 English Textbook
Topic : Clothes
There’s a whole comic strip showing a girl putting on clothes. Starting from her panties.. (???!!!), followed by her blouse, skirt, shoes, combing of her hair..
The whole time I was going thru that with him, he was grinning the whole time. And I was the one feeling embarrassed!!
Going through a cloze passage
Helping words : Ears Body Arms Legs Head Toes
I cant remember how the cloze passage was exactly like.. but it went something like ..
When I listen to music, I swing my 1) __________ from side to side. . . . . I wriggle my 2) ____________ . . . . . Lastly, I shake my 3) ___________ to the beat of the music.
His answers: 1) backside 2) backside 3) butt
Speechless.
Reading comprehension passages
Him: This story the truth one ah?
Me: No, its just a story. Its not real
Him: So bluff one ah? Not the truth one ah?
Me: No.. they are just stories that are fake. Come Come, lets do the questions.
Him: Huh, so bluff people one ah..
Me: Not bluff people la, they are just not real.
Him: . . . . . . . .
