Lesson Plan for Teaching English

If your group is conversationally based but you want to introduce grammar and maintain involvement then it would be good to introduce some note points at the beginning of the class. That way when passages are read on what those notes represent, the student is already prepared. Here Introduced some grammatical elements so that students would not feel the grammar is cut and dry and also they had a chance to become familiar with the new vocabulary.

The topic was community ills and the grammar incorporated into their answers regarding solutions to these ills required the use of the passive form of should, eg. should be done. Students liked to be able to take down some information which their classmates came up with and then the exercise on societal dilemmas was then rediscussed using tags. All this was inspired by textbook material on social problems and students enjoyed comparing their work with others.

They also were encouraged to take their information to the front of the class and present an argument while being prompted by their peers. Every group needs a challenge. Using only standard texts with grammar tables that are rarely integrated into speech or having the student repeat material without his getting involved in some presentation could work against the teacher. This is especially true for more demanding or discerning teenagers that often contest the teacher’s approach. Gradullay the student builds his confidence in a discussion group and that is a positive by product by inducing kids to prepare some discussion they have to talk about.

In a nutshell the learning goes beyond the use of a specific word and covers the use of introductions especially if the student has to address a conference. It teaches him that he best look up at the audience and not at his notes and never hold his back to the audience either.

These pointers are valuable tips in public speaking but are useful in delivering a speech and demonstrating a quality approach. Every now and then the discussion can be broken up with relevant drills on other grammar issues such as the use of the past tense which creeps up in a discussion, especially if simple past and present perfect tenses are confused. One exercise I like to do to build their sense of descriptive language is in giving opposites of words. Vocabulary activities include scrabble and getting the student to create words from word jumbles.