I started the class with a warm up activity called ¨ Present Simple Dominoes¨. It was an perfect activity to make a review about the simple present tense which was a topic which they have studied before. It was an activity that students developed in pairs and they enjoyed so much. Also, I noticed that they did not have any problem completing the sentences in the game.
The grammar
section was about simple present negative tenses. I gave them
a short explanation, but I used a lot of examples. The students always paid
attention to the explanation and helped me with the examples that I asked for.
After the grammar explanation, I developed some activities to see how
much the students understood about the new topic. Fill in the blank and transformation
drills were some of the activities that I used. Also, ¨find someone who¨ helped
me to see if they understood the topic because
they had to explain the information that
they got about their classmates using simple present negative form.
At the end of the class, I asked the students to write a 5 lines
paragraph about something they don´t like and why.
In the future, I will be very careful at the moment of giving instructions
because sometimes it’s necessary to explain one by one when they ask again
about the procedure to follow in the activity.
You did a nice job by matching your warm up with the previous topic so they could remember it. About the grammar explanation I think its very important to give students a lot of examples so they understand in a better way, so good job!
ResponderEliminarIt is so important to start the class my recalling the previous one or introducing a new topic, so you did something really good by recalling the previous one. Students from English Acess are so smart, so I know that you are going a great job. Besides, I could notice in your description that you have integrated learning skill which is something really essential when teaching simple present. Also, activities such as filling the balnks, information drills, and writing sentences help students to internalize the new knowledge for them to learn how to produce it. Great job. Try to improve when giving directions by controlling your emotions and simplify words.
ResponderEliminarsomething that i have noticed from you is that you always give the students review about the previous class, and i really like the way you do. In this process, we are all learning; and reading this, i am learning from you. keep working and learning.
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