One of the foods I'm obsessed with eating for a snack right now are pita chips and hummus. I was munching on some when one of my favorite students comes in (Korean student with an interdental /s/). Let's call him *Bryce. So Bryce sits down at the table and the other two walk in, sit down, and I join them. And this is my brief conversation with Bryce.
Bryce: Ms. Sabio, you should chew your gum.
Me: Oh, is it my breath?
Bryce: Yeah, you just need some fresh breath (as he backs away from me).
Me: Oh, I'm so sorry, I was eating pita chips and hummus.
He was saying these things so matter of fact! It was actually quite embarrassing in front of my assistant and the other students:-/ Immediately I popped in a mint, came back to group and he said "much better," and gave me a little smile.
Gotta love these kids and their brutal, endearing, honesty.
Bryce: Ms. Sabio, you should chew your gum.
Me: Oh, is it my breath?
Bryce: Yeah, you just need some fresh breath (as he backs away from me).
Me: Oh, I'm so sorry, I was eating pita chips and hummus.
He was saying these things so matter of fact! It was actually quite embarrassing in front of my assistant and the other students:-/ Immediately I popped in a mint, came back to group and he said "much better," and gave me a little smile.
Gotta love these kids and their brutal, endearing, honesty.
