So I got called up this morning half anticipating moving back to Beijing or going to the office to talk about a placement… no.
‘Rachel middle school not that good English in hour Tina pick you up, be ready, 3 45 minute lessons.’
‘Errrrrm’ ‘AHHHHHH!!!!!!’
Yes they were expecting music and Powerpoint and video and everything. OK I have worked in a school before but they never hire someone 2 hours before the start of the first lesson!!!!
Anyway I turned up with chalk and a ball I found in my flat and play hot potato with them and basically blagged the whole way through… I survived even though 1 of the classes got shouted at by a teacher outside the class, and there was a mystery teacher at the back of the class wrapped up tightly in his coat repeating everything I said in Chinese, and picking the students who play the games… ie I had to play half an hour of the ladder game because he kept sending his students up.
Long story short I’m sitting in a coffee shop downloading ‘take me out’ video clips for lessons tomorrow and hopefully I’ll be sorted for the rest of the week.
Rachel Wanders 