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I'm adding this section because my students (and occasionally the staff) say some truly hilarious/disturbing things, both in and outside of class.  Any names are false, partly to protect the privacy of those involved, but mostly because I have 400+ students and I've only got about 8 names memorized so far.  Let's enjoy English together!
 

Pictionary:^NEW!
Students are to whisper a sentence down their column.  Last student draws it on the board. 
-  "Keith has been hit by a car and broke his leg" (Student drew the correct pic, but wrote 'breeding' rather than 'bleeding' above it. JTE and I burst out laughing.  Hilarity ensues when students look up 'breeding' in their dictionaries.  Much bowing and apologizing by offender. )

True or False Game:
Students are in small groups and have prepared one true and one false statement.  They take turns reading them to the other groups, who must guess if they are true or false.  The best statements of the day:
- Kimiko is an E-cup. (False.  We were informed she was an F-cup)
- I went to the toilet 1 time today. (False. Apparently she went 2x)
- My finger nails are two colors. (from a girl who came to the front with her hands stuffed down the front of her        skirt; False. 4 colors)

My Favorite Things BINGO:
Students ask their friends questions about their favorite things (ie. music, movies, etc) to fill out a BINGO card, then tell the class about their friends' preferences using a "(name) likes _______" sentence pattern.  Best answer:
- Mai likes pornography  (Mai is a 16 year old girl; Pornography is a Japanese band)

Questions/Statements during my Self Intro classes:
- Who in this class would you like for a girlfriend?  (one girl jumped up and down and waved frantically)
- What do you think of me for a girlfriend?
- How many girlfriends do you have?
- I am looking for a new half. (As in better half)
- I care for you.
- Shall we dance? (got this twice)
- Shall we judo? (from a girl not in the judo club after they found out I was in the judo club)

General Conversation:
- I hate you.  I kill you.  I need you.  I love you.  (in rapid succession from a guy in a first year class to the JTE)
- Shizuka, shut up! (JTE to a student actually named Shizuka, which means 'silence' in Japanese)
- Good morning everyone! (from a student walking up the hill beside me.  We were the only ones around.)
- Bye bye baby! (from one female student as I was leaving school)
- Thank you! (every morning from a Phys Ed teacher in response to my asking, "How are you?")
- I don't speak English. (said in PERFECT, unaccented English by a first year student)
- Uptown Girl!...... Whoa Whoa! ..... Uptown Girl! (heard all over the school from every boy in a first year class  after we did a listening quiz using  Billy Joel)