Me: Have you ever shoplifted?
Student: Yes. Yes. Of course.
Me: (Thinking he must not understand) Okay. But, have YOU ever SHOPLIFTED?
Student: YES. Of course.
Me: You have?
Student: Yes.
Me: Oh. Do you shoplift a lot?
Student: Yes. Many times.
......awkward...... ...
(I did find out later that my student needs more help understanding the past tense, because he DID shoplift a lot.... when he was a small child. And apparently, it wasn't that big of a deal in his city.)
I took this moment to teach the phrase "Juvenile Detention Center."
Student: Yes. Yes. Of course.
Me: (Thinking he must not understand) Okay. But, have YOU ever SHOPLIFTED?
Student: YES. Of course.
Me: You have?
Student: Yes.
Me: Oh. Do you shoplift a lot?
Student: Yes. Many times.
......awkward...... ...
(I did find out later that my student needs more help understanding the past tense, because he DID shoplift a lot.... when he was a small child. And apparently, it wasn't that big of a deal in his city.)
I took this moment to teach the phrase "Juvenile Detention Center."
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