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Q&A What innovative techniques can make a textbook for learning a foreign language "pop"?

I imagine, as Lauren says, you need simple sentences, but they don't have to be boring. Xiao Li lost his trousers. He politely asked his manager if he could return home for more trousers. His man...

posted 5y ago by Amadeus‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Amadeus‭ · 2020-01-15T22:12:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
I imagine, as Lauren says, you need simple sentences, but they don't have to be boring.

>Xiao Li lost his trousers. He politely asked his manager if he could return home for more trousers. His manager thought this an excellent idea, and politely informed Xiao Li his employment was terminated.

>Xiao Li requested a list of chicken dishes. The waitress told him the menu contained a list of chicken dishes. Xiao Li requested she recite the list of chicken dishes. The waitress politely excused herself and walked away.

Invent a character that is a bumbling idiot. Put him in ridiculous situations, but make the language and the things he has to say very simple, beginner level, or whatever level of language you are teaching.