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Published: December 4th 2014
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Ciao! As promised in my previous blog, here are some updates on my teaching experiences.... 😊 in Francesscas classes we have been talking aBout the big thanksgiving turkey all week lonng and showing photos of the famous 7 kilo turkey. Francessca even told the students that back at Sarah's house in Minnesota, her family was cooking 2 turkeys, I saw on Skype! Francessca explained this to the students in Italian, but, when I heard 'due tochino skype ' and saw students eyes widen and mouths drop, the language was no issue for me....the facial expressions were 100% clear.
Last week, I finished up my state lessons with the state all Italians love, know, and dream about....New York. They are rather surprised to learn that New York City is not the capital of New York, as are most people who are unfamiliar with the states capital. I wrote the students a small quiz about New York as well, and most of them were successful at it Minus some spelling errors. Mostly, the students were excited to talk about time square, the Empire State building, and surprisingly Ellis Island. A few of them were familiar with it because Of italian realatives in
New York.. They were also happy to hear about the Italian players on the Yankees team!
Teaching the first year english students can be very similar to teaching preschoolers/kindergarten.....I have played Simon says, taught the hockey pockey, head shoulders knees and toes for body parts, and Ofcourse speak in very simple sentences. So, since it's similiar to being a preschool teacher at times I feel rather comfotable with that! The simple songs are great for teaching English words.....its just important to not use that preschool teacher voice, but, a Loud, clear voice is always important!
I even had power in some of the first year classes to be giving the students oral tests and rating them with a score out of 10. Oral tests are common in the English classes here, and in most first year classes we ask them a simple question...what is your room like? This question can spark some humours answers for native english speakers, for example, 'My room has 3 walls.' 'In my bed there is a computer.' 'On my desk there is a chair.' The oral tests make for an interesting hour.
You are reading this blog and you might be curious
about the food photos posted! You're mouth also might be drooling after one look at that hot chocolate....yes, that is pure melted chocolate which is the typical hot chocolate in Torino. The Italians don't mess around with Swiss miss packets, they have the real deal. I enjoyed it at Fiori with one off my students families. Fiori is a historical building in Torino and it is now a gelato/coffee shop located quite close to my flat.
The other food photo is bagna cauda and it's one of my favorite dishes I've had in Italy. It is typical of the Piedmont region (the region which Turin is in) and is a dish typical of fall/winter It's a thick soup,and is often served with vegetables. Its so thick thst it's more like a dipping sauce than a soup, but, either way, delicous and full of garlic, and cresm flavor! Francessca told me they usually just eat it on the weekends because of the strong garlic flavor and smell that lasts! Mmmmm.
Since I have been having quite bittersweet moments that my time here is ending too quickly...I've been having walks down memory lane of the past three months here. Let me share some videos I have been hiding from you guys 😊
My first day in Torino, exploring and adjusting to the city with the fellow teachers....
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Jennies birthday celebration at her first host house...!
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