24 February, 2011

Today I had two lessons. For attraction of the first one at the very beginning of the class I used a video showing fashion tips for cold weather. I found it very beneficial as the topic of the class was Fashion and it was also relevant for health protection in winter. During the second class students were practising the use of modal verbs through exercises. Classes were fluent and pleasant. I feels like students got absolutely used to me and even like me.

22 February, 2011

I had three classes to lead. Two of them were the same as I had them with different classes.. During the last class students discussed what their TV show should be like and about. They presented their ideas in class. Everybody was having fun as the presentations were rather funny. The task was taken from TOTAL ENGLISH intermediate textbook and additional material, and transformed.

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/downloads/intermediate/int_unit02_follow-up.pdf

21 February, 2011

Today I had two similar classes to perform. We started a new unit (5). I gave students some quotations about fashion to discuss. The lessons seemed successful. Students were interested and coolaborating.

10 February, 2011

Today we were analysing and correcting formal suggestion letters to the school headmaster which students had to write at home. Students face some difficulties choosing appropriate language for formal letters. They choose phrases which are rather informal.

I was walking around the class and commenting their letters (and so was the teacher, as it was impossible to advise a few students at once) and giving some tips. Seeing students working was very pleasing.

8 February, 2011

We were analysing and correcting informal suggestion letters today. Lots of students haven't done their homework. Thus, with the help of teacher, it was decided they should write the letters during the class. I was walking around the class and commenting on pupils' letters, giving them some tips. After two lessons like that I was feeling exhausted. Nevertheless, the teacher praized my role in today's lessons. That is a stimulus.

07 February, 2011

Last week's lessons were quite smooth and enjoyable. On Thursday and Friday pupils were making presentations. Everyone was attentive and listening carefully for the mates' presentations. Pupils were obliged to evaluate their friends and give some feedback.

Today we started talking about something 'fresh' after a few weeks of working on vocabulary. We started analysing and practising how to write suggestion letters. Last class we used the textbook only, and a suggestion letter which was taken from the internet and tomorrow I am going to give them to do some exercises fromt the student's book.