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In this lesson, I learned about a few common problem situations that I will have to know how to manage in the classroom. One of these situations is how to deal with first lessons. Whether it be a new or existing group, they will all be new students to me. The unit stresses how important it is to establish rapport with the students starting on the very first day. Ways to do this include learning the names of the students, finding out about the reasons they are learning English, and trying to determine the English level of each student. This can be done through activities such as questionnaires, or through games where they pass a ball and ask each other questions. The unit then discusses how to use warm-up activities to get the students interested and motivated to learn, because if the students are not motivated it is unlikely they will learn very much. Other potential problems this lesson deals with are teaching learners at different levels all in one class where strong students could possibly be paired with weaker ones, and teaching large groups where a teacher should use worksheets and a lot of pair and group work to ensure that everyone gets to participate. Lastly, this lesson describes ways to deal with students who use their native language in class, as well as those students who do not want to talk in class at all. For those who want to use their native language, it is important for the teacher to encourage English only in the classroom by only responding to them when they speak English. For those who do not want to participate at all, it is important to make sure that they have a lot of controlled language practice and practice in pairs before they are asked to speak English in front of the whole class. Even then, some students may only feel comfortable recording their English outside of class for the teacher to evaluate.
