Week 3: Tuesday Mar 5th
Crawley Community Action
10:00 - 11:00am: Elementary:
30 Attendees!
Join us for this Elementary Class. We will go over and recap the basics
Today we had another 30 Elementary students and 30 in the Intermediate group (many staying on for both sessions).
They were split into 4 groups and chairs arranged in four circles at each corner of the room.
Basics
We started with some revision of days of the week, numbers 1-20, months of the year. We then preceded with a handout with a selection of vocabulary of common objects.
Students practiced & memorised the object. They were then shown how to test each other.
Routines
We also looked at our present simple routine handout, went over some connecting words like; next, later, after that, then, finally.
We did the same with past simple & added exercises and practice with 3rd person - verb + (e)s.
11:00 - 12:00 noon: Intermediate: 30 Attendees!
Join us for this Intermediate Class. We will practice and develop your skills towards fluency.
I was lucky to have some assistance today from Jagruti at CCA. We also took some pictures. Next week is our final workshop. I'm looking forward to introducing scrabble and some board games, as well as a song.
Classroom Management
We created 4 groups & got rid of the tables (great design on the folding tables) by placing them around the edges of the classroom.The 4 groups of students were then put in 4 circular seating arrangements with one intermediate student assigned to manage each group.
- 10:00 - 11:00am: Elementary
- 11:00 - 12noon: Intermediate
I thought this would be the most effective way of separating the levels.
Local Voluntary Work
I decided to start looking locally and in the meantime made myself available for any kind of ESOL voluntary work. It would be a good challenge and keep me connected with local needs.
I was invited to observe a class at St Paul's Church organised by Refugees Welcome Crawley.. Since then I've started these workshops with Crawley Community Action, attended English Cafe at St Richard's Church as well as a portacabin hub at Caridon Property with Anna-Rosa Harris from Melting Pot Project & Debs from Caridon.
Poster
Multicultural Class
"The interactive approach, which you used during these sessions, made the learning experience engaging and memorable. I feel more confident in applying what I've learned to real-world situations. Overall, it was a valuable and enriching experience that I'm grateful for."
Last week I was invited to The Charis Centre to assist in two classes, a beginners class and an intermediate class. I then got invited to collaborate on an ESOL Pilot with Crawley Community Action..
It's an exciting challenge to work in such a multicultural environment! I think my next language will have to be Arabic.
| GLOSSARY | ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY Register - A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions (verb, noun) Attend - To be present at. "attended the lecture." (verb) Preposition - is a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else. 'after', 'before', 'on', 'under', 'inside' The Alphabet - is a standardized set of written letters that represent particular spoken sounds in a language. Repeat - To say again. "Could you repeat the question?" (verb) Ordinal Numbers - are the numbers that indicate the exact position of something or someone at a place. e.g.1st, 2nd, third Common - Widespread; prevalent. "Petrol stations became common as the use of cars grew." Adjective - An adjective is a word that 'describes' a noun (the name of a thing or a place). Routine - A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities (noun) Get rid of - To dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose. (verb) Circular - forming a circle. Manage - To direct or supervise (employees or other staff). "She manages 20 people in the department." |
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