Exams

Today we swing into the second round of exams. Last week we did the oral exams - bloody hard work - wherein each teacher went and listened to someone else's class talk to a given format. The rationale is that because we don't know the students we won't be accustomed to their voices, tricks of speech, etc. and therefore can provide a double check for the regular teacher about the students' levels. Just in case you haven't cottoned on, it was BLOODY HARD WORK.

Of course this week we're all back with our regular classes and they all want to know how they did. I tell you, it doesn't matter how often you tell them before the exam that they'll get all their results in the last lesson they still think that constant badgering will force you to give them their oral results immediately (and, trust me, I'm not the only teacher who's getting this flak). Anyone would think I'm teaching children with no self-control.

Anyway, today the exam level classes (FCE/CAE/CPE) start their mid-year exams and all classes have exams on Monday and Tuesday. So I'm going to be a marking demon over the next few days, with writer's cramp and teacher's elbow (a variation of housemaid's knee) and a screaming headache from trying to decipher god-awful handwriting!

But, this time next week, I'll be into final lessons and soon - holiday (yeeha!).

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