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Why Don't You Speak English? - 23/7, Channel 4, 9PM

HiMyNameIsHiMyNameIs Posts: 1,785
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Documentary on Channel 4 tonight about trying to teach immigrants to speak the English language.

Anyone else watching?
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    vixyvicvixyvic Posts: 13,490
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    HiMyNameIs wrote: »
    Documentary on Channel 4 tonight about trying to teach immigrants to speak the English language.

    Anyone else watching?
    I am it's interesting. In many ways ex-pat British people can be just as bad.
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,659
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    vixyvic wrote: »
    I am it's interesting. In many ways ex-pat British people can be just as bad.

    Maybe the next series will be set in Spain with British ex-pats called "Why don't you speak Spanish?"
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    DamienSDamienS Posts: 12,461
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    This pub owner is unintelligible lol
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    DamienSDamienS Posts: 12,461
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    I love the "talk slow and loud" method.
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    vixyvicvixyvic Posts: 13,490
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    As the man said "it's a bit of a challenge in a week"!
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,659
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    DamienS wrote: »
    I love the "talk slow and loud" method.

    Interesting idea for a program but I can't see how putting these people who speak to them as if they were 2 year olds is going to teach them English.

    Not surprising that the guy from Colombia cannot understand the Northern Irish landlord.
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    HiMyNameIsHiMyNameIs Posts: 1,785
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    This Polish woman has a bit of an attitude...
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    vixyvicvixyvic Posts: 13,490
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    The Columbian guy Fabien is doing pretty well.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    I thought I was watching the 1970's sitcom Mind your Language :D
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    I'm struggling to understand the pub landlord more than the Columbian guy
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,659
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    "Teaching them English is repetitive and boring". Whaddya expect?
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    BelfastGuy125BelfastGuy125 Posts: 7,515
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    rhumble wrote: »
    I'm struggling to understand the pub landlord more than the Columbian guy

    Really?? :rolleyes:

    Its just an accent from Northern Ireland.
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    DamienSDamienS Posts: 12,461
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    I not really see how just talking at people is going to teach them anything...it's hard
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    HiMyNameIsHiMyNameIs Posts: 1,785
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    As if she thought she could just ask for a job without a CV.

    Not liking this Agniezska. She seems very arrogant, argumentative, lazy and is unwilling to co-operate with her host.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    The Polish woman is taking the piss I think ,,,,,she seems to understand more than what she is pretending to
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    chloebchloeb Posts: 6,501
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    HiMyNameIs wrote: »
    Documentary on Channel 4 tonight about trying to teach immigrants to speak the English language.

    Anyone else watching?

    Can't watch it, I'll just get annoyed...enjoy
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,659
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    I'm not sure what the point of this show is... is it to demonstrate that people who aren't language teachers are crap at teaching a language to adults?

    I'm not sure if it's the English or the immigrants who are coming off looking worse.
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    chloebchloeb Posts: 6,501
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    HiMyNameIs wrote: »
    This Polish woman has a bit of an attitude...

    The ones I work with in care usually do...
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    davelovesleedsdavelovesleeds Posts: 22,632
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    vixyvic wrote: »
    I am it's interesting. In many ways ex-pat British people can be just as bad.

    Why is it when British people go to live abroad they always call themselves ex-pats? Why are they not immigrants?
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    SpencerLeveySpencerLevey Posts: 1,511
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    The polish girl is so annoying. She seems very cold.
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    DamienSDamienS Posts: 12,461
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    This country has changed so much, English won't be needed in many communities
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    davelovesleeds wrote: »
    Why is it when British people go to live abroad they always call themselves ex-pats? Why are they not immigrants?

    Because we don't tend to go for the same reasons people come here.

    We tend to emigrate for the sun or for a change, not to flee war etc
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    vixyvicvixyvic Posts: 13,490
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    davelovesleeds wrote: »
    Why is it when British people go to live abroad they always call themselves ex-pats? Why are they not immigrants?
    A fair point - we just like to dress it up! :p
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    SpencerLeveySpencerLevey Posts: 1,511
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    The wee Chinese woman is cute
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    suesuesuesuesuesue Posts: 16,242
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    HiMyNameIs wrote: »
    As if she thought she could just ask for a job without a CV.

    Not liking this Agniezska. She seems very arrogant, argumentative, lazy and is unwilling to co-operate with her host.
    rhumble wrote: »
    The Polish woman is taking the piss I think ,,,,,she seems to understand more than what she is pretending to
    I'm not a violent woman but I have an urge to punch the nasty bint :mad:
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