Idiom Lesson part 2
Number of students: 2
Kind of student: OL (Office Lady) & Retired business man
A powerful course student joined the second part of this lesson, due to this I checked his file beforehand on whether he had studied these idioms before. He had taken the lesson 3 months previously, so I [...]
A Narrative Structure of The Idiom Lesson
The Benefits
High student talking time. No prepping. Active and fun interaction. Common idiom sentence building. Limited board work. Student to student course lesson manipulation. Board game play
Preliminary Information
Level: Advanced (Green/Yellow)
Class focus: Materials/Resources – Board game
Aims: to raise further awareness of the listener’s active [...]
Vocabulary Lesson part 2
Number of students: 2
Kind of student: Housewife & Secretary
A powerful course student joined the second part of this lesson, due to this I checked her file beforehand on whether she had studied these vocabulary words. She had taken the lesson 2 months previously, so I thought it would make [...]
A Narrative Structure of The Vocabulary Lesson
The Benefits
High student talking time. No prepping. Active and fun interaction. Popular vocabulary word building. Simple format board work. Student to student course lesson manipulation. Story telling. Board game.
Preliminary Information
Level: Advanced (High red onwards)
Class focus: Materials/Resources – Board game
Aims: to [...]
Phrase Lesson part 2
Number of students: 2
Kind of student: Office lady & High school boy
Both students turned up for my lesson and had prepared their homework for the class. I looked over their questions in their note books. Here are the students’ questions they produced:
High school boy
Have you ever broken into [...]
I’ll post a series here about three Item lesson styles intended for High level students as narratives. These aren’t full lessons start to finish, just this one part of the Loop: the Item. You can use my experiences here as a model for how to fit them into your own Loop. I’ll [...]
Hi, this is Craig. I’m the owner/teacher at Smith’s School of English Ohtsu franchise. I’m also the author of the Curriculum Items used throughout the Smith’s system. I’ll use this soapbox to share my thoughts about teaching and living in Japan and also to talk about using the curriculum! Have a [...]
Hello, my name is Alessandro but most people call me Alex. I’m the owner of both Horie and Kamishinjo Smith’s School of English franchises. I also teach at both schools. This soap box has been set up for me to air my thoughts about teaching English and living in Japan. I [...]