Today’s student was an orange level gentleman. I had planned to do a routine and then finish with a review of an item. That was my plan but one of the challenges of being a coach is the unknown and also having to be adaptable and be prepared for each student’s individual needs. Recently I [...]
Here’s an example of one way i like to use the curriculum phrasal cards in my lessons at Smith’s School of English Kyobashi. Today’s lesson was a red level gentleman who comes as a man to man student. ITEM – PHRASAL CARDS 436 – 440 I wrote up on the board; I saw a man [...]
Today I had a red man-to-man student. This student is an extremely cheerful and bright young lady and she is always a joy to teach. One thing that I like about this student is that she always takes down notes in her tiny little character notebook. I was curious about what she had been writing [...]
It was one of those Saturdays that I love to come to work on. Today it was pouring with rain. I love these days. I like knowing i can arrive at work, get in a nice full day, and not have to bother about opening and closing and shaking off my umbrella all day long. [...]
Today`s student was a man to man, pink but with a hint of orange. ET The student actually started off the lesson in very good spirits saying that she had seen someone in her gym who looked like me and wondered if it had been me or not. Lo and behold we do both go [...]
It was the first time for me to meet this student. She is a green level. Prior to this lesson to she had just taken a class with another teacher. ET – You don’t even lift a finger From the Smith’s School of English One Point Series I asked the student whether she lived with [...]
ET A two person pink lesson. I opened up the lesson by asking ` What`s up? ` I got a blank look from both the students so I wrote this up on the board along with other phrases; What`s up? Nothing much/Not much/Nothing special/I…….. What`s new? How are you? Pretty good/Not (too) bad/Not so good/I`m……. [...]
Smith’s School of English Lesson Plan Narrative Today’s first student was a middle-aged man who is red level. He has been coming to Smiths as a man to man student for a long time and enjoys a challenge in his lessons as well the opportunity to discuss and use his English freely. ET B.9 – [...]
ET A3.15 I’m broke It was my fist time to meet the student today so before jumping right into the one point review I decided to establish trust by asking her what her job was. She answered “I’m …office worker”. OK I thought, a little bit of work will be required getting her to give [...]
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