IN ENGLISH, PLEASE

school subjects Objectives Learn range of school subjects Describe your timetable i.e. how often, what time, which day, teacher etc. Revise telling the time, days of the week and adverbs of frequency Plan Starter: Make pupils wait outside. Hide flashcards of pictures representing school subjects around the room (like we did in Andrew Maccullan’s lecture) with the name of the subject underneath in the TL. Before pupils come in tell them to go in and find the 10 pictures and workout and write down what the subject is in English. Collect the flashcards in and then go through them again with the pupils. Repeat using various games. Moving on: Tell the class that they are going to describe their timetables. Put a written example of your timetable on an OHP as a model answer. To help them revise using days of the week, adverbs of frequency and telling the time, put 20 mistakes in your text related to these areas that they have to correct e....

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

English Grammar Rules PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Simple Present Tense We use the  simple present tense : 1.  For facts Whales live in the ocean. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in Latin America. The flight from Chile to Australia is thirteen hours. 2.  For repeated or regular actions Flights to Buenos Aires leave every hour. I eat breakfast at the table. We work every day of the week. 3.  For habits I brush my teeth three times a day. He only drinks Martinis. We celebrate Christmas on the twenty-fifth of December. 4.  For things that are generally true in the present time period: Boca Juniors is the best team in Argentina at the moment. She is my girlfriend. We study English. Present Progressive Tense We use the present progressive tense: 1.  When somebody is doing something at this moment. Sarah is changing her clothes right now. Her boyfriend is waiting for her. We are learning the progressive ...

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CLASSROOM RULES WHAT'S THE MEANING OF...? COULD YOU REPEAT, PLEASE? LISTEN TO THE TEACHER RAISE YOUR HAND TO TALK CAN I BORROW A ….? USE YOUR QUIET VOICE! STAY IN YOUR SEAT SIT DOWN PROPERLY SAY “PLEASE” AND “THANK YOU”

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond 

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

Procedure: Distribute one A4 paper for each student. Write your name on the board and have students write their names in the middle of the A4 paper. Start drawing lines, as in the spider chart, and write up whatever structure you find appropriate for students´ level. I usually start with “is” and ask the group to finish it for me. They tend to be extremely nice and finish it with flattering words!;-D Choose one word you find relevant and write it on the board, e.g. Kasia is amazing/Kasia is having a lot of fun! Have students copy the structure from the board and finish it with their own ideas about themselves. Explain at this point that it doesn´t necessarily need to be true and encourage the group to use humour. +/- 10 minutes Continue filling up the board with different structures and ask the students to do the same on their A4 papers. Pause after each structure and make sure everybody has finished. Some students might need more time than others to come up with ideas. Ask t...

Introducing yourself to classes The first lesson and subsequent lessons will be crucial in establishing the atmosphere in your classes and your students’ attitude towards you. Here are ten useful tips for helping you to get to know your students better and get off to a good start. Enlist the help of teachers: Will the teacher introduce you? Will you have your own slot of time to talk to the class? What would the teacher like you to do? Confirm guidelines with teachers: rules for rowdy behaviour, leaving the room to go to the bathroom, will the teacher deal with bad behaviour if you are both in the room together? Voice your worries, no matter how small. Keep in mind the old adage “first impressions count” and apply this to your first classes. Make your role clear you are a member of staff, not a member of the student body (no matter how close in age) so do not set out to be “mates” with them. Keep a friendly distance, keep personal details about boyfriends...