PRACTICE 22!

My second experience teaching Intermediate English I was really glad; I was asked to teach four modal verbs to express obligations, permissions in the past, advice and strong obligation. It was a really fun class; I designed reinforcement for the grammar part because my tutor teacher has already explained briefly the use of these modal verbs. I designed a warm up that introduced obligations. They really enjoyed assigning a penalty for their classmates. I proceeded with the explanation of each modal verb and later, I had them develop an exercise in which they showed the understanding of the explanation. I tried to make work some students that were disrupting the class somehow. They were speaking Spanish and I asked them to practice English instead.

The relation I have established with this group of students is amazing. They seem to enjoy what I teach and the activities I prepare for them. They are very smart, and though there are some of them that are quiet or timid, I ask them questions so that they can have a chance of practicing. When I teach them, I keep monitoring the class so I can identify the students that need more help.

I usually develop speaking activities related to the topic because I consider crucial that students can practice orally. I catch their attention by asking them discussable questions and having them discuss in pairs or trios. My tutor told me that I did a good work and that I just had to apply more error correction techniques. I really liked my class.