 Re: Difficult Class!
It sounds like you have students who are at the low end of Beginnning High. I get ones like these 4 times a year! Your students are going to need a lot of grammar, because they are very low in their grammar skills. You are going to need to teach them the simple present and present continuous, before teaching any other grammar. Question cards are great, but I only use them after I've taught the positive, negative and question forms of the target grammar. Otherwise they can't answer with correct grammar. Some students don't like grammar, but it is necessary. To get the students to "buy in" more, tell them that what you're teaching them today is important, and WHY. This works well for me. I'll post again after I think more about your needs. Have you looked into the black Oxford Picture Dictionary? It is very useful in a Beginning High class, and I am sure you will find relevant vocabulary in it. |