May I Torture You Teacher? Vol. 3

Bright, Robin
Teacher of English language and literature since '94 in Hungary, Poland, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, Libya, Turkey, China, and Azerbaijan. Published in the Hungarian Institute for Educational Research`s Education, `Learning To Study`, Winter-Spring, '95. May I Torture You Teacher? Vol. 1 and 2 also available from JustFiction! Edition.

'Drilling` is what it is often termed. However, the well of understanding is often dry. The indefinite article can be explained 'til the face is as blue as the sky. However, if the stud`nt can`t perceive the logical flaw in saying `a orange` and `an banana`, it`ll take a road drill to make any impression. Without saying absolutely that ELT classrooms are replete with dullards, for a teacher with even a modicum of intellectual ambition, the giving of lessons can be a dull and dulling process, although not with Yours Truly's legendary gap-fill exercise; featuring the second most commonly used English word after 'okay': Where the is my newspaper? What the ____ are you doing here? Where the ____ are my shoes? Who the ____ is Brian Wilson? What the ____ is a Beach Boy? Brian Wilson (1942-) was of course formerly President of the United States during World War I, and was most famous for inventing the sun lounger.