CoffeeTalk this week was called Ordering Night. Within reason, any member of the audience could "order" the person on the floor what to do. If he/she did not comply, she had to kneel on the floor for 5 minutes, just like we used to shame students in the past. Of course, this was all in fun. The contestant also had to answer questions and speak in English about the order he was asked to do. Some of the orders were ordinary such as "bark like a dog that is in love", but others were more unusual. For instance, one female student had to take off her shoes and stand on the floor in her stocking feet. Then she had to kiss her shoe and tell the audience about the shoes.
This blog documents the time I spent as a teacher and teacher trainer at Debre Markos University in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia. This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website. The views and information presented are the English Language Fellows' own and do not represent the English Language Fellow Program or the U.S. Department of State.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Ordering Night
CoffeeTalk this week was called Ordering Night. Within reason, any member of the audience could "order" the person on the floor what to do. If he/she did not comply, she had to kneel on the floor for 5 minutes, just like we used to shame students in the past. Of course, this was all in fun. The contestant also had to answer questions and speak in English about the order he was asked to do. Some of the orders were ordinary such as "bark like a dog that is in love", but others were more unusual. For instance, one female student had to take off her shoes and stand on the floor in her stocking feet. Then she had to kiss her shoe and tell the audience about the shoes.
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