Christmas is not really celebrated here. In my final class of the semester, with my second-year students, I did a lesson all about Christmas. We sang ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’. It was nice to get into the holiday spirit, even if it is not a holiday they celebrate. There are …
Tag: Festivals
Christmas all the way
The Christmas season is upon us! I taught my last class of the week on Friday, and whilst it didn't have a Christmas theme per se, we did do a couple of Christmas-related activities (including two Santa drawings I did in class - see below). Students also wished me a Merry Christmas. The lesson was …
It’s a bit early…
Today I met an ex-colleague, a Chinese English teacher from RDFZ. We went for lunch together, during which she gave me a couple of her students' work to look at (I used to teach her class). It was a pleasant meal, and conversation flowed, but I was a little tired afterwards, as I had not …
International culture festival
Each year the school does an international culture festival, for all the students from different countries studying at RDFZ. Over two lunchtimes, the first day involves a performance by various people in their native dancing; the second day has stalls with information and food from different countries. The first day began with a procession of …
The award for best international film goes to….
I've been using this slide in my classes all this week. It is advertising our film for the film festival. I have been encouraging all my students to come and watch it. I think it is a decent enough film, all things consider, though it is very different to other entries, which mostly seem to …
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Cultural festival
At lunchtime in school yesterday and today, there was a cultural festival, with students with their home nation flags and performing in traditional dress. Someone even wrote my name in Korean! It's always nice to see what the students are up to. And they are often doing lots. I teach some international students in regular …
Spring Festival 2 – Inner Mongolia
After I returned from North Korea, I went back to my flat, and then repacked for my trip to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, that same night. I arrived there on a Monday morning, leaving Beijing late Sunday night (I went on the sleeper). Photos from the temple in Hohhot I visited I was staying in a …
