domingo, 24 de agosto de 2014

Teachers as "demented" creatures

This is a tongue-in-cheek exercise to practise both relative pronouns and modal auxiliaries.. (Sorry imagination is running dry after this long dry spell)

A TEACHER WHO IS HAPPY ONE DAY AND GRUMPY THE NEXT MAY BE A SERIOUS CASE OF SPLIT PERSONALITY or DR. JEKYLL & Mr. HYDE SYNDROME..

A TEACHER WHOSE BUSHY EYEBROWS MEET IN THE MIDDLE MAY BE A WEREWOLF.

A TEACHER WHO SPENDS A LONG TIME IN THE LABORATORY MAY BE A MAD SCIENTIST.

A TEACHER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR MAY BE A VAMPIRE.

A TEACHER WHO DOES NOT FEEL PAIN MAY BE A ZOMBIE.

A TEACHER WHOSE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IS PERFECT BROKEN ENGLISH MIGHT BECOME A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.

A TEACHER WHO IS OBSESSED ABOUT THE PAST WILL NOT ENJOY THE PRESENT

A TEACHER WHO ALLOWS HIS/HER STUDENTS TO CHEAT AT EXAMS MAY GO VERY FAR IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.

A TEACHER WHO IS A FRUSTRATED POLITICIAN MAY ENJOY THE TRANSIENT "GLORY" OF BEING THE SCHOOL HEAD.

A TEACHER WHO REFUSES WEDDING PRESENTS AND ASKS FOR DONATIONS TO N.G.O.´S  MAY BE A SAINT WITHOUT A HALO .

A TEACHER WHO SYSTEMATICALLY FAILS ALL HIS/HER STUDENTS MAY BE A SADIST.

A TEACHER WHO PASSES ALL HIS/HER STUDENTS  MAY BE A MASOCHIST.

A TEACHER WHO ABUSES TERMS OF ENDEARMENT MIGHT AS WELL BE A MONSTER or A WITCH.

A TEACHER WHO HATES TEACHING MIGHT AS WELL END UP BEING AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.

A TEACHER WHO IS ALWAYS SILENT MIGHT HIDE  A SAVAGE BEAST.

A TEACHER WHO ALWAYS ARRIVES LATE MIGHT BE AWARDED  THE ALPHONSE X TEACHING DIPLOMA  FOR THEIR TEACHING SERVICES..

A TEACHER WHOSE HOUSE HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO MAY BE VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

A TEACHER WHO BECOMES THE PPRINCIPAL WILL FIND IT VERY HARD TO GO BACK TO ORDINARY CLASSROOM TEACHING.

A TEACHER WHO LOVES TO LEARN MAY MAKE HER STUDENTS LEARN TO LOVE LIFE....

A TEACHER WHO....

IT´S YOUR TURN NOW TO BUILD UP TEN MORE SENTENCES STARTING WITH 
A STUDENT WHO...  (TRY TO BE FUNNY WITHOUT HURTING PEOPLE´S FEELINGS)
INITIAL INSPIRATION DRAWN FROM JOHN BYRNE´S THE WORLD´S SCARIEST JOKE BOOK.

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  1. I finally remembered to drop by and I couldn't fail leaving a comment as proof of my visit. Reading one of your relative sentences I almost felt the need not actaully to add a new one but to complete one of yours, so i'd say that : A TEACHER WHOSE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IS PERFECT BROKEN ENGLISH, WHO IS ABSOLUTELY UNABLE TO PRONOUNCE ANY ENGLISH WORD WHICH IS MORE THAN THREE SYLLABLES LONG AND WHOSE MASTERY OF GRAMMAR IS QUITE QUESTIONABLE MIGHT BECOME A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR IF HE MARRIES A BIG FISH'S NIECE. True story!

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    1. I wholeheartedly appreciate your suggestion.Truth is stranger than fiction

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