English Beginner Classes
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Learning Goals
- Alphabet A-Z
- Numbers 1-20
- Shapes
- How many ___?
- There is / There are
Material
- Bag with 20 words to be dictated
- Balloon with letters A-Z
- Balloon with shapes △ / ○ / □
1. Introducing Myself (5 min)
- Write date on board.
- Write my [teacher] name on board.
- Introduce myself.
- My name is Ramon.
- I am your English teacher.
- I am 29 years old.
- I am from Spain.
- I speak Spanish and English.
Ask to write their name on a paper, fold it in half and leave it standing on the table.
Remembering Names
I will pass recording a video of the student holding the name for me to try to make flashcards and learn their names… When working on a foreign country it can be tricky to memorize phonetically.
Explain: Point & Rewards
Points
Now explain that points will be recorded. Participating is 1 point. Getting good answer is 1 point. At the end of the class who’s got most points gets to play a computer video game, VR ride, or whatever other treat. At the end of the month the 2 monks with most points go roller skating in Kathmandu or to fun park.
2. Alphabet (25 min)
Refresh: Alphabet (5min)
Write the alphabet lowercase and capital letters and have them sing it.
Activity: L for Learning! (5 min)
Balloon with letters A-Z: make a balloon and write all letters of the alphabet and toss it along.
When the student gets it then checks the letter closest to the right thumb and then says “L for ___” saying a word that starts with “L”. If they can’t find one in English, they can use their own language.
Activity: Spelling Your Name (5 min)
Select student to spell the name loud and teacher writes it to whiteboard. Teacher can make mistakes to catch up attention of students.
Activity: Student-Student Dictation (10 min)
Select students. The selected student receives a word from the teacher by picking one word from the bag with words written in paper snippets. Then the goal is that the student spells it loud and the rest of students write it down.
3. Numbers (15 min)
Refresh: Count Up & Down (5min)
Write the number and have the class count up and down.
Activity: How many? (10 min)^8fda69
Write in the board the words:
- triangle △ triangles △△△
- circle ○ circles ○○○
- square □ squares □□□
And also the sentence:
- How many ___ are there?
- There are ___ △/○/□
Anki Deck
Create flashcards for those learn words into an Anki Deck, e.g. a picture with many shapes asking “How many circles are there?” and the response has to be typed: “There are 10 circles.”, etc…
Write on the white board a few number of mixed shapes (triangle, circle and square).
The balloon now has 3 sections, one with a triangle, the other with a circle and the other with a square. Toss the balloon and the student that catches it, checks where the right thumb is and has to ask the question and throw the balloon around again, who catches has to answer the previous question and ask the new question.
In between balloon passes the teacher updates the whiteboard with more or less shapes!
Sentences to learn:
- How many circles are there?
- How many triangles are there?
Answers
They must reply properly: ❌
3✅ There are 3 circles.
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