I will teach you English for food.

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Comment by Zen on my back on June 20, 2012 at 11:20am

@REAL ENGLISH: sorry, dude, but this group is just for trolling. Don't expect to find anything serious here.

Comment by 我是维奇 on March 9, 2012 at 12:27am

Not quite sure if you were just making a general comment, Mr Magnus, or responding to me post, but I was talking about Hong Kong. The 'pearls' posted below are from an "award-winning programme", written by a NATIVE SPEAKER (an Englishwoman), who also happens to be the owner of the tutorial centre that I just left. 

I mean, if things like this occur in China, I am not surprised. But Hong Kong!

Comment by Mr. Magnus << on March 5, 2012 at 6:48am

This is just the sad situation all over China when anyone with money and connections are "right" and don't "need" to care about anything else (no morals..).

The government is turning the blind eye as I am sure many of those benefit from the rich people dropping off red envelopes here and there. And the government is the only ones that can make an impact.

I am not a English teacher, and I shouldn't be either. I feel so sad about the situation for those teachers that are truly professional and righteous, you are fighting a war that is hard to win, if not impossible.

Comment by 我是维奇 on February 27, 2012 at 10:53pm

Here are some new 'pearls' from the owner of my ex-school, from her 'award-winning' programme:

1) Lim, goes with Uncle Chin on the train to Pixton (note the random use of comma, WTF??)

2) "Really?" asked sergeant. "You don't look much like your brother Ricky" (ambiguity in meaning, as it's supposed to be "You don't look much like your brother, Ricky"; the sergeant is addressing Ricky himself, not the other brother)

3) Thankfully they found Martin huddled in the furthest corner afraid but not hurt (not even ONE comma in the whole sentence! There are supposed to be two)

4) They talked for a long time; over several cups of tea and Tom was surprised by how much Inspector Brown already knew (note the wrong semi-colon after "time" and how it breaks the whole sense-group!)

5) What's more; Pry-On's calculations according to Pyron time, are obviously wrong. (note another random semi-colon, in the wrong place again and again breaking a sense-group)

This has all been about punctuation. Finally, does this sentence make sense to you?

Why was the biggest change the children's school?

Any guess as to what it might really mean? ;-)

Comment by Trevor Alec Murray on December 12, 2011 at 2:04am

i had to join this group just for the lol purposes. but to play devil's advocate, with recruitment and scholastic agencies taking precedence for certain racial/stereotypical characteristics over experience/work qualifications, the problem sort of created itself, no? goes both ways i suppose, not that i'm a teacher or against teachers, just raising the argument.

Comment by Riccardo on December 11, 2011 at 10:25pm

http://www.shenzhenstuff.com/events/teacher-s-night-after-school-dr...

lol

Comment by 我是维奇 on November 16, 2011 at 12:41am

Grammer? Who needs de grammer? I is only teaching dem to speak innit?

Lol. Indeed, who gives a damn!

 

Comment by Zen on my back on November 13, 2011 at 11:19am

I strongly disagree with point 8: it's a proven fact that showing up in the classroom still drunk from the previous night enhances your performances and gives everybody a great time.

Comment by THE FRED on November 13, 2011 at 11:08am

Why you need to hate on me?...grow up. I know most of the words to the ABC song so go f**k yerself

Comment by Profanipenguin on November 13, 2011 at 8:47am

Grammer? Who needs de grammer? I is only teaching dem to speak innit?

 

Here's an honest advert for a Shenzhen kindergarten ESL teacher:

 

1. Must be white and preferably free from obvious physical disabilities, mental problems are just dandy though

2. No requirements for basic literacy or understanding of your native language which should be English but as long as it sounds like English you can probably work here for a year before anybody works out that it isn't

3. Should be willing to work without permit or visa and hide in a box when the PSB come round, we will sponsor you it will just take 18 years to process the paperwork. Honest.

4. No need for teaching qualifications or experience, the parents don't give a shit as long as you're white (see point 1).

5. Must be willing to work for food

6. Must believe that children having fun is exactly the same as children learning English

7. Would be good if you know the "ABC song"

8. If you're an alcoholic that's OK but please refrain from sharing your whiskey with the children until the last lesson of the day

 

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