Tuesday, January 21, 2014

ESL Students Self-Descriptions

Because I'm now going through papers and dealing with a set in which the students describe themselves for a guessing-who-this-is game, I'll quote some descriptions before recycling them.

"I got a black hair.  I borned in 1990.  I have white shoes, but it looks dirty."
"I don't wearing glasses."
"I am one of the students come from China in this class."
"My hair shaved to the skin.  I am very atrractive.  (attractive spelled with two rs instead of two ts)  I am always wear casual cloths."

Some students specified the number of their eyes and ears:

"I have tow big brown eyes.  I have two small ears."

They also indicated the number of their shoes or hairs:

"I have a pink shoe."
"I got a black straight hair."


"My height is not too short but not high."
 "I am not tall.  It's 5 feet."

"I have around face."
"I have black eyes, and I am beetle-browed."
"I look a little fat.  I am sleepy."

Even though the assignment was to describe themselves physically, one wrote, "In class I am not very often talk to someones."




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