| How old are you? I'm fine, thank you. |  | 
Jul 14th, 2006, 05:34 am
| | SimplyESL | | Join Date: Jul 13th, 2006
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| |  How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
Hehehehe.
I just read the "I'm fine, thank you" thread. It isn't just me!
Anywho, one thing i've noticed is the mix and match of questions and answers. Sometimes when askings kids "How old are you?" I get the response: "I'm fine, thank you". Even when I ask again, slower, I often get the same response. doh:
What other mix and match structures have you heard?
btw the way I'm teaching in China.: |
Jul 23rd, 2006, 10:48 pm
|  | Administrator | | Join Date: Dec 10th, 2004 Location: Montreal Age: 50
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
i hear:
What's your name?
I'm 8 years old. |
Jul 24th, 2006, 04:12 am
| | SimplyESL | | Join Date: Jul 13th, 2006
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
Teacher: What's your favourite fruit?
Student: MEAT!
Teacher: No, no. What's your favourite fruit?
Student: oh, fruit. Uh apples....
The almost fell off his chair when he said "MEAT!"
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Jul 24th, 2006, 05:57 am
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
I sometimes get
Mark: How are you?
S: I'm 8. |
Jul 24th, 2006, 11:36 pm
|  | Sifu | | Join Date: Mar 21st, 2006
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
I used to get this with China students who over-prepared for their IELTS speaking test. |
Jul 25th, 2006, 08:36 am
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
i heard this one:
what's your favourite sport?
flower |
Aug 6th, 2006, 10:43 am
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
This from a Chinese student: ' My favourite sports are volleyball, basketball and vegetable' !! |
Aug 7th, 2006, 12:31 am
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
i got this on the sunday just past:
what colour is it? strawberry
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Aug 25th, 2006, 05:48 am
|  | Clive Hawkins | | Join Date: Aug 1st, 2006 Location: Italy
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| | Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
I write all the good ones down in the text book.
My favourite, and I swear this is true, was from English File 2. The question was 'Which singer played in goal for Real Madrid?'
My student shot her hand up and, unfortunately for her, in front of a full class, she blurted out 'Mariah Carey!'
Of course, for all you fans of Latin crooners, it was Anna Kournikova's father-in-law, Julio Iglesias.
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