 Re: Difficult adult beginner
Do you mean elementary age students or students at the beginning of their English studies?
In the meantime, there are a lot of problem-solving activities that you can use with your classes. Here's one as an example:
Step One: Students interview three peers about their last vacation, weekend plans, best/worst experience... whatever may be of interest or relevant to the target language and topic. The teacher should decide on the topic beforehand, though. Students take notes and ask follow-up questions with each person.
Step Two: Students get into pairs and share their answers.
Step Three: The pairs then decide on the best vacation, plans, experience, etc.
This has students talk a lot, but it also has them reuse language. With each step, their speaking becomes smoother and with fewer mistakes. This helps build confidence too. It also means that, as a teacher, you don't have to prepare twenty questions for each lesson.
I hope this idea helps. |