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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

English Idioms

English Idioms

What is an Idiom?
There are two features that identify an idiom: firstly, we cannot deduce the meaning of the idiom from the individual words; and secondly, both the grammar and the vocabulary of the idiom are fixed, and if we change them we lose the meaning of the idiom. Thus the idiom "pull your socks up" means "improve the way you are behaving" (or it can have a literal meaning); if we change it grammatically to "pull your sock up" or we change its vocabulary to "pull your stockings up", then we must interpret the phrase literally - it has lost its idiomatic meaning.

For more idioms here

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Funny English Phone Class Story

I want to share the funny English phone class experiences of my fellow tutors and me. No offense to our student, just showing some funny side why we love teaching Koreans. (The real names are not included.)

Legend
T: Teacher
S: Student

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YEA
From Tutor Simon:

T: Hello, may I speak to Hye?
S: Yea!
T: Hi Hye, this is teacher Blank from Blank, How are you?
S: Yea, yea, yea!
T: You mean you're Okay?
S: Yea
T: Do you have an English name?
S: Yea
T: What's your English name?
S: Yea
T:Yea?
S: Yea.
T: Okay, so how old are you Yea?
S: Yea.
T: Yea? What do you mean?
S: Yea.
The teacher had enough of Yea.
T: I think you're 12 yrs old.
S: No, no Teacher, I'm 9 yrs old.

(At least he know to how to say "No")

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TOYS
From Tutor Wayne:

T: So, you like buying clothes.
S: Yeah! I spend much of my money every time I go to the mall. How about you teacher?
T: Well, in my case. I buy different kinda stuff.
S: Like what?
T: Toys
S: What? You buy boys?
T: No! Toys, as in "T"

(Hey, I'm not gay)
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DESCRIBE YOURSELF
From Tutor David

T: Can you describe yourself to me?
S: Aahmmm....first, I have a white face

(She's pertaining to her complexion)

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WHAT DO YOU DO?
From: Tutor Jewel

T: What do you often do when you were young that you don't do nowadays?
S: When I was young, I live with my parents. I sleep with them.

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YOUR CELLPHONE IS RINGING
From: Tutor Eric

T: Your phone is ringing.
S: Yes, please wait teacher.
T: ok

after few seconds...

T: Who called you?
S: My husband is cellphone!



DO YOU COOK?

T: Do you live with your family?
S: No, alone.
T: Oh I see... So who cooks for you?
S: I cook myself.
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RELIEF
From Tutor Sarah

T: Good morning ________! ( Teacher is perky)
S: Wait, I'm just in the toilet (flushes)

(what a relief for the student,aaaaaaahhhhh)
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ARE YOU BUSY?
From Tutor Wayne

T: Oh! Hello I thought your busy. What were you doing before I call you?
S: I forgot I have a class.


WRONG NUMBER

T:Hello can I speak to Park, please.
S:Yebo seo..ahh, No Park wrong number.


DO YOU DRIVE?

T:Do you have a driver's license?
S: Yes! I got it last year.
T: So how long have you been driving?
S: No, teacher I don't drive. Only Driver license.

Comments:

Simon
Actually they can. Korean can apply drivers license. First they will enter a driving school and past the training. Then they can apply for the drivers license.
2008-07-17

Jean
Why isn't possible to have a driver's license if you don't drive? Because someone told me that it is okay to have a driver's license even though you don't know how to drive>


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SUB CLASS
From Wayne

T:Yes! What can I do for you?
S:AhH... Can I use my sub teacher?

(At least the student can express)


TEMPERATURE? OR BEAUTIFUL?

T: How are you?
S: I'm hot.
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SLEEP
From HAZEL:

T: How did you end up yesterday?
S: I worked so hard that's why I sleep lately last night!!!!

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UNDERWEAR
FROM SIMON (Base from the experience of former colleague who belong to the third sex)

Female was her identity to her students, she works in evening shift. Unfortunately, the male student was drunk.

T: Hello good evening Paul.
S: Oh Teacher... I'm drinking soju.
T: I see, is it Okay to talk with you?
S: Yea, hehehe....

She heard male voices on the background.

S: Ah.. Teacher I want to ask you something.
T: Yes Paul, what is it?
S: What's the color of your underwear?

She was shock by the question, and feel offended.

T: Paul, that's a rude question. I'm your teacher and you are my student, you should respect me! I don't like that question, I'm a sensitive person! Anyways the color is PINK!

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This is not meant to offend, with this we learn how to love our student because they make us laugh. Peace!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Joke Time 2

GIVE US A BABY
By: Tutor Wayne

What's that unit with a joke thing?
Anyways, why Pilipinos are so good?

Here's one story.

A couple has a problem not having a baby girl. They have 2

boys already but they want a gal. So....they consulted some

professionals around the world.

They spoke with the American Doctor.

C: What should we do to have a baby girl?
A.Dr: I think you should change medicines.

---
Indian Shaman, Same question

I.Sh: I think you must do Yo ga

--
They consulted a British friend.
Same question

B.F: I think chainj doktah.

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And then from Asia they traveled so far for this.

A manong (Pilipino Shaman)

Same question, What should we do to have a baby girl.

Pil. Shaman: It's very simple.
Couple: What and how?

Pil.Shaman smiled and said "Let me try"

--Well, it worked in my class before. I suggest you do it

with accent.
wahahaha

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