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    This document provides tips for planning and teaching first lessons. It recommends using the coursebook as a guide, making lesson plans with a sequence of student-focused activities, and having backup activities. When teaching, it suggests talking to students, learning their names, being authentic, allowing students to practice speaking, and slowing down if students don't understand. It also advises teachers to check student comprehension, focus on teaching the whole class, and be prepared to sense how students are doing.

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    Ms.

    Ana Rojas
    MET 1
    Chapter 2

    First Lessons – Hints and Strategies

     Fill in the chart assigned by the teacher in your own words. Be ready to
    explain.
     Talk to your classmates to complete the other two charts.

    When planning your first lessons

    Use the coursebook It’s like a guide for all teachers.


    A lesson is a sequence of Yes, it is. All is a plan, step by step.
    activities
    Learn something about It’s necessary to have a background of
    your students all your students.
    Plan student-focused In order to learn a language. Students
    activities need to talk and practice the language,
    not the teacher.
    Make a written plan of the If the teacher gets lost, he or she can
    running order of your have like a guide in order to get the real
    activities purpose of the class.

    Consider aims It’s important to focus in your objective


    and not leave the topic.
    Fluency or accuracy It’s important to know what the purpose
    of your class is.
    Get the room ready; get It’s crucial to be prepared internal and
    yourself ready externally.
    Have a least one If you end your class early or for some
    emergency activity motives you can’t do the activity you
    have planned, then you could have an
    extra activity for emergencies.

    When teaching your first lessons


    Ms. Ana Rojas
    MET 1

    Talk to the Ss as they come It’s important for breaking the ice.
    into the room
    Learn names as soon as If you do that, the students will feel
    possible more comfortable.
    Be yourself Authenticity is one of the main three
    characteristics that a teacher should
    have.
    Teaching doesn’t mean The teacher has to let the students talk
    talking all the time and practice the language.
    Teaching doesn’t mean The teacher can also learn from their
    “teaching all the time” students.
    Slow down If one or more students are not getting
    what you are teaching, then you can
    repeat what you have said or make
    more examples.

    For starting to teach better

    Turn your radar on A teacher should be prepared for


    sensing what students are doing or if
    they are having trouble, etc.
    Teach then check The use of comprehension checks in
    order to know if your students are
    understanding what you are saying, it’s
    necessary.
    Are you teaching the class If one student is having trouble with the
    or one person? learning you have to help him but not
    focus all your class in that student, you
    are there for teaching everybody.

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