Welcome to class at ESL Teacher! Today we will be learning about A DAY AT SCHOOL. Open your English (ESL) Textbook,
Practice everyday until you remember!
Page 10 A Day at School
Page 10 REVIEW
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, p. 11 A Day at School
Hello English (ESL) Students!
Welcome to class at ESL Teacher! Today we will be learning about A DAY AT SCHOOL. Open your English (ESL) Textbook,The Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition to page 11. Listen and repeat after your English (ESL) Teacher Meylysa.
Practice everyday until you remember!
Page 10 A Day at School
Page 10 REVIEW
Your English is Amazing!
Welcome to class at ESL Teacher! Today we will be learning about A DAY AT SCHOOL. Open your English (ESL) Textbook,
Practice everyday until you remember!
Page 10 A Day at School
Page 10 REVIEW
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Using Eye Contact in the ESL Classroom
Hello Fellow ESL Teachers and ESL Tutors,
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the best place to hone your English teaching skills. I really appreciate your visit!
Today I wanted to discuss the use of eye contact as atool in teaching an ESL class. As most teachers perhaps instinctively already know, it is important to look at your students. This is how you can tell if they understand the lesson, if they are pronouncing the words correctly...or if they're sleeping!
However, I find it interesting that some new teachers are not looking at their students. Give your students eye contact time, be sure to look at each and every student as you teach. It makes the students feel like a part of the class.
In addition to getting a feel for your students, you can use eye contact to help students practice speaking. Here's a technique that I use to help students learn dialogues:
1) Write a dialogue on the board and then pair up students and have them practice it.
2) Have the students switch partners, and this time tell your students to look at each other, and not read the words.
3) If your students tell you they can't remember, tell them to look at the words, then look at their partner, and then speak.
4) Feel free to tell the students that you are having them practice speaking without reading for their own good. After all, they aren't going to walk around reading a book when they talk to people!
5) Have the student pairs come up to the front of the class and perform the dialogue. Be sure that they look at each other (and not stare off to the ceiling or the floor!).
Eye contact is very important in keeping a class focused. If they can look at you in unison, then you have a class that's ready to learn from you.
Please, share your advice or experience with eye contact in the ESL classroom. Thank you again for visiting ESL Teacher!
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the best place to hone your English teaching skills. I really appreciate your visit!
Today I wanted to discuss the use of eye contact as a
However, I find it interesting that some new teachers are not looking at their students. Give your students eye contact time, be sure to look at each and every student as you teach. It makes the students feel like a part of the class.
In addition to getting a feel for your students, you can use eye contact to help students practice speaking. Here's a technique that I use to help students learn dialogues:
1) Write a dialogue on the board and then pair up students and have them practice it.
2) Have the students switch partners, and this time tell your students to look at each other, and not read the words.
3) If your students tell you they can't remember, tell them to look at the words, then look at their partner, and then speak.
4) Feel free to tell the students that you are having them practice speaking without reading for their own good. After all, they aren't going to walk around reading a book when they talk to people!
5) Have the student pairs come up to the front of the class and perform the dialogue. Be sure that they look at each other (and not stare off to the ceiling or the floor!).
Eye contact is very important in keeping a class focused. If they can look at you in unison, then you have a class that's ready to learn from you.
Please, share your advice or experience with eye contact in the ESL classroom. Thank you again for visiting ESL Teacher!
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, pp. 2-3 Meeting and Greeting
Hello English (ESL) Students!
Welcome to ESL Teacher. Today we are learning about Meeting and Greeting!
How are you today? Do you want to learn English? Good! Let's learn to say Hello, say Good-bye (you can also say "Bu Bye"). Please, introduce yourself. Write and tell me your name and where you are from!
Thank you for learning English with your ESL teacher today!
Meeting and Greeting Part 1 of 2
Meeting and Greeting Part 2 of 2
Meeting and Greeting REVIEW
You are an EXCELLENT English Speaker!
Welcome to ESL Teacher. Today we are learning about Meeting and Greeting!
How are you today? Do you want to learn English? Good! Let's learn to say Hello, say Good-bye (you can also say "Bu Bye"). Please, introduce yourself. Write and tell me your name and where you are from!
Thank you for learning English with your ESL teacher today!
Meeting and Greeting Part 1 of 2
Meeting and Greeting Part 2 of 2
Meeting and Greeting REVIEW
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The Importance of Using an ESL Textbook
Hello Fellow ESL Teachers and ESL Tutors,
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the place were teachers grow to be wise and revered educators, making the world an amazing place for all!
In this blog we will touch on the importance of using textbooks in the classroom. Here are some points I wanted to share:
1) Using a good textbook will save an ESL teacher tons of time! You won't have to prepare as many materials, and you won't have to spend time photo copying.
2) A good textbook will be cherished by students more than a binder of handouts, usually. Students will be more likely to use it, to keep it and to study from it.
3) If you pick a textbook, and have the students invest their money into it, then you should use it! Use it regularly. You can use it every Tuesday and Thursday, or everyday, but make sure your students know what days to bring their books!
4) To get your students to bring their books to school, use it consistently! Don't copy the book for students who do not have the book. In our school, if students don't have to book, they have to share with other students.
5) A common textbook used in all of your ESL classes allows for easy teacher substitution, if a teacher can't make it to teach on a certain day.
I hope these tips will help you in the classroom. In the case of the school I teach in, students come and go as they please. Sometimes they don't want to buy the textbook, and sometimes teachers give up on using the book. However, if the book is a good one, then it is worth the effort to expect your students to bring it.
Also, I find that the Oxford Picture Dictionary is an amazing book. I really enjoy using it and it saves me so much time! I highly recommend it!
Let everyone know if you have other points, ideas, comments or complements you would like to share!
Thanks again for visiting =)
Your fellow ESL teacher,
Meylysa
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the place were teachers grow to be wise and revered educators, making the world an amazing place for all!
In this blog we will touch on the importance of using textbooks in the classroom. Here are some points I wanted to share:
1) Using a good textbook will save an ESL teacher tons of time! You won't have to prepare as many materials, and you won't have to spend time photo copying.
2) A good textbook will be cherished by students more than a binder of handouts, usually. Students will be more likely to use it, to keep it and to study from it.
3) If you pick a textbook, and have the students invest their money into it, then you should use it! Use it regularly. You can use it every Tuesday and Thursday, or everyday, but make sure your students know what days to bring their books!
4) To get your students to bring their books to school, use it consistently! Don't copy the book for students who do not have the book. In our school, if students don't have to book, they have to share with other students.
5) A common textbook used in all of your ESL classes allows for easy teacher substitution, if a teacher can't make it to teach on a certain day.
I hope these tips will help you in the classroom. In the case of the school I teach in, students come and go as they please. Sometimes they don't want to buy the textbook, and sometimes teachers give up on using the book. However, if the book is a good one, then it is worth the effort to expect your students to bring it.
Also, I find that the Oxford Picture Dictionary is an amazing book. I really enjoy using it and it saves me so much time! I highly recommend it!
Let everyone know if you have other points, ideas, comments or complements you would like to share!
Thanks again for visiting =)
Your fellow ESL teacher,
Meylysa
Using Quizzes to Help Students Learn New Vocabulary
Hello ESL Teachers and Tutors,
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the best blog for teachers developing their trade, and looking for free online lessons and homework to give to their students!
Today let's focus on how to use quizzes to help students learn new vocabulary. The quizzes that I usually give are self graded, so the students don't have any pressure about grades. They are also pop quizzes and don't involve any preparation, so they are a great tool for teacher who needs some extra time enjoying life =)
The quiz below is really good for helping students recall a word they have learned, and practice writing it down. I used to have my tutors do this to help me learn Chinese. It's very effective!
STEPS FOR QUIZ PRACTICE:
1) Have the students close their books and take out paper and a pencil.
2) Tell them to number their paper from 1 to 10 (or how many questions that you have).
3) Tell them to write down the word. You can either say the word (beginner level), describe the word using other words (all levels), or act out the word. I prefer using both descriptions and acting. If you describe the word, be sure to use words that the students will understand!
4) After you are finished with the words, number the board and ask the students for the answers. If you want, you can ask them to spell the word for you and write it as they spell it.
5) Ask the students to grade themselves and ask them to share their score with the class!
Thank you for your visit! I sincerely hope that it was helpful to you!!!
Your fellow ESL teacher,
Meylysa
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the best blog for teachers developing their trade, and looking for free online lessons and homework to give to their students!
Today let's focus on how to use quizzes to help students learn new vocabulary. The quizzes that I usually give are self graded, so the students don't have any pressure about grades. They are also pop quizzes and don't involve any preparation, so they are a great tool for teacher who needs some extra time enjoying life =)
The quiz below is really good for helping students recall a word they have learned, and practice writing it down. I used to have my tutors do this to help me learn Chinese. It's very effective!
STEPS FOR QUIZ PRACTICE:
1) Have the students close their books and take out paper and a pencil.
2) Tell them to number their paper from 1 to 10 (or how many questions that you have).
3) Tell them to write down the word. You can either say the word (beginner level), describe the word using other words (all levels), or act out the word. I prefer using both descriptions and acting. If you describe the word, be sure to use words that the students will understand!
4) After you are finished with the words, number the board and ask the students for the answers. If you want, you can ask them to spell the word for you and write it as they spell it.
5) Ask the students to grade themselves and ask them to share their score with the class!
Thank you for your visit! I sincerely hope that it was helpful to you!!!
Your fellow ESL teacher,
Meylysa
Using Sentence Practice to Help Students Learn New Vocabulary
Hello Fellow ESL Teachers and ESL Tutors,
Welcome to ESL Teacher, a web sanctuary for ambitious and caring ESL teachers around the world!
Today I wanted to introduce a simple and yet powerful language teaching technique. When you teach students new words, have them make at least 2 sentences with those words.
This teaching technique is a classic, used in many classrooms and ALWAYS effective. In fact, I used it every time I learned new words in Chinese. I even gave myself this homework and asked my tutors to correct the sentences I made.
CLASSROOM SENTENCE PRACTICE:
1) Have students write 2 sentences for each of the new words they used (especially the verbs!!!) Students may do this for homework, or classwork. Tell the students to make the sentences at least 10 words long, and that they should be two very different sentences.
2) Ask students to share their sentences with the class, and write the sentence - word for word.
3) Once you have 5 or 6 sentences on the board, ask your students to look at the first sentence and tell you if it is a good English sentence...or not. This is fun and challenging, as they have to check the grammar and the meaning! I usually make them choose by a vote. If a student says it is wrong, ask them why.
4) If the sentence is right, tell the class it is right and draw a smiley face or star next to it!
5) If the sentence is wrong, correct it using a different color chalk or marker.
6) Tell the students to write the correct sentence down.
7) Let the students ask you questions.
8) Repeat with the other sentences on the board.
9) If you have more vocabulary to do, then ask the students for more sentences. Write at least one sentence per word.
10) After you've finished all of the sentences, let students ask you if the sentences they wrote (but that you couldn't put on the board) were correct or not. Another option is that you can collect and correct their sentences, this takes some time though.
Do you have any suggestions or other ideas? Let everyone know and leave a comment! Thank you for your visit today!
Your fellow ESL teacher,
Meylysa
Welcome to ESL Teacher, a web sanctuary for ambitious and caring ESL teachers around the world!
Today I wanted to introduce a simple and yet powerful language teaching technique. When you teach students new words, have them make at least 2 sentences with those words.
This teaching technique is a classic, used in many classrooms and ALWAYS effective. In fact, I used it every time I learned new words in Chinese. I even gave myself this homework and asked my tutors to correct the sentences I made.
CLASSROOM SENTENCE PRACTICE:
1) Have students write 2 sentences for each of the new words they used (especially the verbs!!!) Students may do this for homework, or classwork. Tell the students to make the sentences at least 10 words long, and that they should be two very different sentences.
2) Ask students to share their sentences with the class, and write the sentence - word for word.
3) Once you have 5 or 6 sentences on the board, ask your students to look at the first sentence and tell you if it is a good English sentence...or not. This is fun and challenging, as they have to check the grammar and the meaning! I usually make them choose by a vote. If a student says it is wrong, ask them why.
4) If the sentence is right, tell the class it is right and draw a smiley face or star next to it!
5) If the sentence is wrong, correct it using a different color chalk or marker.
6) Tell the students to write the correct sentence down.
7) Let the students ask you questions.
8) Repeat with the other sentences on the board.
9) If you have more vocabulary to do, then ask the students for more sentences. Write at least one sentence per word.
10) After you've finished all of the sentences, let students ask you if the sentences they wrote (but that you couldn't put on the board) were correct or not. Another option is that you can collect and correct their sentences, this takes some time though.
Do you have any suggestions or other ideas? Let everyone know and leave a comment! Thank you for your visit today!
Your fellow ESL teacher,
Meylysa
Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, p. 10 Succeeding in School
Welcome English Students!
Today we are learning about succeeding in school! Do you want to succeed in school? Everyone wants to succeed in learning English, yes? Well, today, open your ESL textbook, The Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, to page 10 and join your English (ESL) teacher Meylysa!
Page 10, Succeeding in School (Part 1 of 2)
Page 10, Succeeding in School (Part 2 of 2)
Page 10, Succeeding in School REVIEW
Try to practice saying the words. Listen to the lesson until you understand it! Do the review at least 1 time everyday until you remember the words!
When you are ready, answer these questions:
Do you want to succeed in school?
What grades do you want to get?
Do you have tests in school?
Do you like tests?
Do you participate in class?
Do you like to ask questions? Why or why not?
If you have questions, then ask your ESL teacher! Thank you for joining the class today!
You're English is AWESOME!!!
Today we are learning about succeeding in school! Do you want to succeed in school? Everyone wants to succeed in learning English, yes? Well, today, open your ESL textbook, The Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, to page 10 and join your English (ESL) teacher Meylysa!
Page 10, Succeeding in School (Part 1 of 2)
Page 10, Succeeding in School (Part 2 of 2)
Page 10, Succeeding in School REVIEW
Try to practice saying the words. Listen to the lesson until you understand it! Do the review at least 1 time everyday until you remember the words!
When you are ready, answer these questions:
Do you want to succeed in school?
What grades do you want to get?
Do you have tests in school?
Do you like tests?
Do you participate in class?
Do you like to ask questions? Why or why not?
If you have questions, then ask your ESL teacher! Thank you for joining the class today!
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