[marie777]

Thanks for all your support, it has made me feel much better.

Hue - I can not set them homework, the Chinese teachers do this. Your lesson plan has given me an idea.

Michele/Emile - Ouch is the perfect word, it was very ouch.

Dave - Thanks for your reply, I am going to keep on at them to make suggestions as I agree they are partly responsible, it should be a bit of a team effort.

I am very limited on resources, I thought I may print off some photos from my trip to Australia, maybe that might interest them, especially the Aborigines, Dingos and Jelly fish, but even to do that I am having to email a student to get her to print them for me as I have no colour printer. This one lesson may be a bit more teacher talking time but at least I can try and work out if this type of thing may interest them or not.