'We watch a lot of TV'

For the past few weeks, a new group of twelve year old boys have been coming to my teenager class. Their knowledge of and confidence with English never ceases to amaze me. They have a greater vocabulary than the other teenage girls that are 2-3 years older than them. Although their grammar is not better, their vocabulary is also greater than my advanced adult group. I finally asked them how they no so many words. Their answer was, "We watch a lot of TV." Usually the TV distracts kids from their school work, but in this case, watching lots of English movies and TV shows has really helped them! I wish I had these boys from the beginning, but at least we are trying to make the best of our month together!