Mysterious English Machine

Strategically stationed outside my "English Zone" classroom, is what everyone calls, "The English Machine." Similar to one of those motion-detecting singing reindeer your grandma has, it speaks English every time someone walks by.

It's an expensive investment for the school, so Mr. Min, my co-teacher, was recently working himself into a frenzy trying to figure out why it kept shutting off. Yesterday, we were getting lunch, when some 4th-grade students rushed into the room yelling and pointing toward the hallway. At first I was worried when Mr. Min bellowed and jumped into action, charging out of the classroom toward the English Machine. He returned somewhat amused, but mostly miffed at the elusivity of a special needs student. After a lesson about electric conservation, the little guy decided that turning off the English Machine would be his personal contribution to saving the planet.