This morning I gave my 9th graders a test. In correcting them later on, I found a few gems, and I wanted to share them.
In response to questions like "What have you been doing all day?" and "What have you done to prepare for this test?" and "Why is John so ill?" :
- For this test, I have done learn my English's book.
- I have been doing in the park with my friends.
- John has been illing because he has been eating a bad horse.
Exercise using if and would to talk about hypothetical situations:
- If I went to a desert island, I would take my girlfriends.
- If I went to a desert island, I would take a bottle of water.
- If I went to a desert island, I would buy a new house.
(at least they got the grammar right on those ones).
And talking about what people wish:
- I wish went in the cold country. (Response to "It's so hot!"
- Does you wish to could to eat an French hot dog. (Ditto to "Oh, no! We're out of mustard!")
I really really hope it's them and not me. As in, I really hope it's not my fault.
I don't think so. My friend Laetitia teaches as well, and one of her students wrote on a test that the Australians celebrate Christmas in the summertime because Christmas there falls on July 26th.
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