Tintin Teaches English Idioms on WeChat
I found a great account on WeChat that shares short Tintin comic strips teaching the meaning of common idioms in English. Hope this link works: Tintin teaches idioms on WeChat 😀
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Tempestuous Midsummer Mayhem
This discussion forum provides a space for my Grade 7 and Grade 8 students to discuss their research findings and identify connections on the subject of Shakespeare. other students are, of course, welcome to join the discussion 🙂 What to discuss? Well, here are a few prompts to get you started: Share interesting facts about … Read more
Meet Shakespeare
This is the ‘Welcome to Shakespeare’ introduction for my Grade 6 English Language and Literature students, but anybody else is welcome to add to the discussion 🙂 There are three topics to research: About Shakespeare About Shakespeare’s time – What was England like in late Elizabethan and early Jacobean times? About Shakespeare’s work – his … Read more
Mushroom’s E-Magazine Issue 3: A Belated Halloween Celebration
Welcome to the third issue of Mushroom’s E-Magazine. In this issue the students explore the popular festival of Halloween and consider its place in amongst the English-speaking community in China. We hope you enjoy reading their perspectives. Click on the cover below to open the pdf 😀
Exotic Food
Exotic food I ordered fettuccine Alfredo at this Italian place in New Haven. It was actually more like tagliatelle. I loved the traditional tomato pastas, and i wasnt too sure how i would like this new type of sauce It came in a big bowl—flat pasta with this creamy sauce. Took a bite. It was … Read more
A hitchhiker’s guide to the caviar
Caviar is one of the food that I find most puzzling and confusing of. It has this complicated taste and texture (which I will explain later) that I find complicated. 😵💫 Before sharing my personal thoughts, let’s go through some basic info about caviar. According to Bing, Caviar is a delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe … Read more
Exotic Food —— key of life in southwestern China
Today I will share my experience with a highly disgusted food, especially in the western world—— Ingredients In Traditional Sichuan Hot Pot. Before I went to China, I already knew about “freeky“ food Chinese people ate, some of my freinds would ask me the question,” Do Chinese people really eat animal innards?”they all made a … Read more
Exotic food (which can truly be exotic)
I wonder if you had ever heard of “fugu”, or puffer fish sashimi. On my trip to Fukuoka, Japan one week ago, for the first time in my life, I tasted raw puffy fish without any dipping sauce. Why it’s exotic and led to many MISUNDERSTANDINGS Unprocessed Puffy fish is very poisonous. Its poison originates … Read more
Natto! —— Exotic Food
History of Natto Natto, Japan’s sticky fermented soybean dish, has a long history. It likely started over 1,000 years ago, possibly in the Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD). Legend says it was discovered by accident when cooked soybeans wrapped in rice straw fermented naturally. The straw had bacteria called Bacillus subtilis, which turned the beans … Read more
Mushroom E-Magazine Issue 2
This is the second Mushroom E-Magazine celebrating students’ work. This issue is all about Shakespeare. For full functionality of links or to print a copy, you can download the pdf.
Drawing Shakespeare
As many of my students know, I was, a long time ago, before I became a teacher, a professional artist. I am therefore going to be transparent about my own efforts at representing Shakespeare through visual art. I will update this post as I progress with my painting. The first step is to map out … Read more