What silly mistakes have you made in a class?

**Endless Hope** · 31-10-2009, 11:41 PM

Hi teachers,
I have just seen this nice topic in a website. it is intersting

Hope u talk about ur mistakes in a class

Waiting u ,
Noor

**M.o_o.N** · 01-11-2009, 02:26 PM

Hi there ,very cute topic :)

Well, about me . . i made big mistake uhhh

Once in the class I wanted to stick on a picture on the board to explian ,anyway I wanted a help or just to let the students share me and asked a girl to hold that picture while putting tape around it.

I just put tape around the picture including her hair lol
Poor girl and that was just stupid and i couldnt hide my laugh. .
I didnt embarrass her for sure :)
It was fun and the class went great.

**Endless Hope** · 01-11-2009, 07:32 PM

Oh Ronea.But do u know usually laughter solves most problems and decrease the embarrassment

Thanks a lot for sharing this nice event :))))

**Endless Hope** · 01-11-2009, 07:40 PM

for me,
Sometimes, I hate myself when I make any silly mistake. Usuallu my mistakes are translating any word wrongly.

Recently,one of my sts asked me about the meaning of this phrase : Cherry up , written in her notebook, mainly I said : It means be happy

.I was confused...... When she asked me I remembered the word cheer up and confidently I said it means be happy.

Really, I am embarrassed now and I don't say to her that I was wrong.

**ام طوني** · 02-11-2009, 10:49 PM

HI GIRLS
I WILL TILL MY STORY
WHEN I WANT TO TEACH MY GIRLS THE LETTERS
WE START TO READ THEM TOGETHER
BUT WHEN WE ARRIVE TO THE LETTER K
I PRONOUNCE IT kEY AND THE WORD KEY AS KAY
HEAR UNCOUNCIOUSELY I START LAGHING
AND THE GIRLS LAGHT WITH ME

**Endless Hope** · 04-11-2009, 07:06 PM

مشكورة أم طوني

**rose rani** · 05-11-2009, 05:52 PM

very ncie topic

my mistake was i have forgotten the letter D in the alphabet

**Endless Hope** · 05-11-2009, 07:27 PM

Thank u Rose Lani

**black eays** · 06-11-2009, 12:16 PM

hahahaaaaaaaaaa

**الحصاه** · 07-11-2009, 10:12 AM

my one mistake in the class is the shyness.

I don't know why this happens to me؟

**Endless Hope** · 07-11-2009, 02:37 PM

الحصاه

It seems that u r a new teacher . This happened to all of us. We were in the beginning felt shy but now everything is better.

U have to be confident and never mind ur sts.
And they should be shy not u

You should forget this problem and never think about it. Start ur class with smile . Chat with ur sts as they are ur friend . Listen to them. U can also say little things about yourself.

I hope these instructions make u better.

I hope u feel comfortable with ur sts.

Have a nice time,
Noor

**Endless Hope** · 28-01-2010, 06:13 PM

Are there any extra contributions ?

**ACME** · 30-01-2010, 01:34 AM

A confession

Most teachers ask and answer at the same time

When they ask a question , and due to the pupils' poor

communication level , teachers answer the question

themeselves

You ask , You answer
First
You get frustrated
Then
You lose your temper
After that
You pull your hair
Finally
You collapse

The next day
You come
enthusiastic
and do the same thing
again and again
Isn't that somewhat true
Really ELTs suffer a lot

**aussie** · 30-01-2010, 05:43 AM

السلام عليكم وأعتذر عن المداخلة

لفت انتباهي صيغة الموضوع وأعتقد انها خاطئة

والصحيح هكذا

What silly mistakes have you done in the class ?

شكرا :)

**ACME** · 30-01-2010, 08:08 AM

Dear aussie
On behalf of the topic writer
If she may
Let me clear things for you
Do or Make
We make mistakes
We do not do them
Mistakes are made
not done
This is called collocations,
special words that often go
together, as if they were real
friends
So the question is completely quite right