Post by Bonobo on Mar 19, 2019 8:46:58 GMT 1
I have never had a problem with making up stories for entertainment reasons. When I start joking and inventing things, some people look with disbelief. I think I got it from those thousands of book I have read in my life - there were times when I read one book daily if it was interesting.
That is why I always wonder why it is so difficult for students to create fictional stories when we talk in class. Many questions asked to students during the final oral exam concern things they have never experienced. E.g., I recently asked them: how many of you have ever taken a pet to a vet? Three students raised hands, out of about 20. And that was one of the exam questions which had to be answered. If you say you didn`t do it - zero points because there is a tricky catch so that a student can`t refuse the reply, claiming they had no such an experience - the question includes this special addition - you or anyone you know...
It is not the case of the language - they are able to say it all in communicative English but only provided I tell them in Polish what to say. It is a real problem.
That is why I always wonder why it is so difficult for students to create fictional stories when we talk in class. Many questions asked to students during the final oral exam concern things they have never experienced. E.g., I recently asked them: how many of you have ever taken a pet to a vet? Three students raised hands, out of about 20. And that was one of the exam questions which had to be answered. If you say you didn`t do it - zero points because there is a tricky catch so that a student can`t refuse the reply, claiming they had no such an experience - the question includes this special addition - you or anyone you know...
It is not the case of the language - they are able to say it all in communicative English but only provided I tell them in Polish what to say. It is a real problem.