A Little Poetry with Class B2.1

Trying to find new and interesting ways to practice writing skills with my international students can sometimes be something of a challenge. There are, after all, only so many essays that can written on growing up and the things you love about your home country. 

So today, in order to spice things up a bit, I decided today we would try our hand at a little bit of poetry. After a rather embarrassing moment with Edward Lear's Owl and the Pussycat, the class managed to put together a wonderfully eclectic mix of the moving and the downright bizarre, from Korean Sungjin's hilarious ode to cappuccinos, to Turkish Caglar's heartfelt dedication to his girlfriend back home. 

Getting the students to encorporate metaphor and simile whilst at the same time playing with rhyme and metre in order to express their feelings proved to be an adventurous and enjoyable exercise for all, and introduced the class to a new form of expression.

Whilst they were at work, I meanwhile jotted down this little piece, in fond dedication of a wonderful group of young individuals. Enjoy.

A class of young faces,

All eager to learn

Of grammar, and speaking,

And listening in turn.

Each one from a country,

So far, far way,

With dreams of the future

That will come some day.

"How are you this morning?

Any news that is cool?"

"Umm..", "Nothing special"

"As usual; school!"

Today is a test,

On how you can spell.

I'll ask the Koreans,

'Cause I can't very well!

KitKat for the winner,

The "entrepreneur".

Oh, darn it, it's Yoonhee,

"Please, Sungjin, beat her!"

So take from the class

The lessons I preach,

And find some new friends,

To share and to teach.