Not having been tiger lunch means I'm back teaching this week. I taught 4th, 5th and 6th grade today. We are working on the English sounds that are most difficult for Asians. The hardest is the difference between L and R. I devised a drill today that worked. On the board I wrote; 1. L, 2. R. Then I stood in front and said either L or R having them respond with 1 if they thought I said L and 2 if they thought I said R. After about 10 minutes of this drill they were approaching 100% accuracy. My dream is that they will never say 'flied lice' when they mean 'fried rice'.
It is stultifyingly hot but the classrooms remain bearable. The ceiling fans are a life saver.
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