However in most cases I was just playing games and have a giggle with the kids. They're great fun at that age, and these kids had really good English skills.
Now a bit of background on the whole event.
Doctor Who, Captain Black Beard, Mince Pie and Dreadlocks
So I was informed that the I would be giving four different presentations in six different classes. The presentations were going to be about food, culture, life & history and sports & entertainment. So I decided to write my presentation about Doctor Who, Captain Black Beard, Mince Pie and Dreadlocks (and what the different things they represent in British Culture).
all I needed to do is turn up and be entetained by the liveliest youngsters ever!
I didn't finish any of them, but fortunately I didn't have to, all I needed to do is turn up and be entetained by the liveliest youngsters ever! For the sake of it I've appended my speeches and presentation materials to the bottom of this post.
The picture below is of the gifts I recieved for turn up and helping up. The nuts are gorgeous, the sweets got sent to a friend with a child, the tea is lovely and calming, and the Christmas card is made with an Oragami Tree inside.
So, not the most exciting post in the world but, I had to get this day down on server else I may forget it ever happened.
Presentations*
Dreadlocks (ドレッドヘア ) in British Culture
Can you tell me what these people have in common?
[show pictures, the them guess, probably met with silence]
Their hair. They all have the same hairstyle. (Can anyone tell me what that hairstyle is called?)
Today I would like to talk about Dreadlocks and how they fit into British Culture.
My name is Stephen. I’m from England in the United Kingdom. [Show Map]
I’m from London and my dad is from Barbados and my Mum is from South America.
My mum and dad do not have dreadlocks. My dreadlocks are not a sign of my religion.
Many people from different religions wear their hair in different ways [Show pictures].
Can you identify the religions from their hair styles?
Dreadlocks are often associated with Rastafarianism.
But their history outdates Rastafarians.
The first accounts of dreadlocks are over 1000 years old.
There is evidence of dreadlocks in Egypt as there are mummies with dreadlocks.
Dreadlocks are a part of many different cultures history including the Mexican Aztecs, the Greek, the Christians, the Germans and the Vikings.
When do you think Dreadlocks became popular in England?
Let me give you a clue [play Bob Marley]. Do you recognise this song?
Dreadlocks became popular in Britain and all over the world in the 1970s when Bob Marley release his album and became very popular.
At the time Dreadlocks meant Rastafarianism. But now they mean many things… can you tell me what you think dreadlocks mean today? What sort of person wears dreadlocks?
For me Dreadlocks represent individualism. It allows me to show that I’m laidback, creative and fun-loving.
Sometimes it is a political
Dr. Who
Doctor Who is a fictional character made for the BBC and British Television.
The show was made in 1963, and it was shown until 1989.
Since then it has been relaunched and is now very successful.
Doctor Who is the longest running Science Fiction show in the world. It has had more episodes that Star Trek.
Doctor Who has become British Popular Culture and Cult Viewing.
The show is a mix of history, science fiction and horror.
The Doctor is an Alien, but he is always very British in character. He travels in an old Police Box called The Tardis. The Tardis is much bigger inside than it is outside and contains all sorts of machines.
Doctor Who can also regenerate after a near death experience. Each time he regenerates he changes form and personality.
But each Doctor Who believes in the power of goodness, love and humanity.
In the end The Doctor defeats his enemies without using violence but by using reason.
Some of the enemies he encounters are terrifying and as a child they really scared me.
There are the Daleks who want to exterminate all other races including humans.
And then there are the Cybermen, the Cybermen take out the human brain and place it into a metal shell. They believe that humans are better without emotions.
[Who Music]
[Who Clip]
Questions
*Please remember the inteded audience was 12 and 13 year olds.
