Comments on: The English Teacher https://dahaines.com/the-english-teacher/ Alter ego of author, Derek Haines Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Derek Haines https://dahaines.com/the-english-teacher/#comment-29257 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:52:07 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=9669#comment-29257 In reply to Fatima Rosales Naya.

So you KNOW Fatima :) My favourite was Q ‘Nice day, isn’t it?’ A. ‘Yes, it’s a cabbage.’ lol :)

]]> By: Fatima Rosales Naya https://dahaines.com/the-english-teacher/#comment-29249 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:36:59 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=9669#comment-29249 I also love teaching ESOL, especially since I came to England 30 years ago as a student myself to learn the language: it’s absolutely beautiful and a privilege to be able to teach others now. My favourite question/answer confusion is: Q: “How old are you”. A: “Fine, thank you.”

:)

]]> By: Damien Riley https://dahaines.com/the-english-teacher/#comment-8342 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:32:01 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=9669#comment-8342 It is a fun language with a lot of peculiarities to laugh at isn’t it? Glad to know you are a fellow teacher.

]]> By: Kath https://dahaines.com/the-english-teacher/#comment-8328 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=9669#comment-8328 This really chimes with me, as I recently went back to teaching English, both EAP and EFL, and one of the things I’m enjoying again is how much it teaches me about my own language and its nuances.

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