Teaching 4 allI am teaching, … but are my

students learning?

KnowledgeO Does not belong

to a teacher who is supposed to deliver it

O It is the result of social interaction and the meaning the teacher and the student construct together

LearningO Is a processO Is a dynamic phenomenonO Is not a lineal sequence What’s the teacher’s rol here?

The TeacherO Acts as a mediatorO Empowers learners to think for

themselvesO Brings some kind of meaning to the

students’ lifeO Can turn education into an enriching

experience

Teaching is not indivisible from learning.

We can be good teachers only if we know what we mean by learning, because only then can we know what we expect our learners to achieve.

«A teacher affects eternity»

Ex. 1 – Intermediate LevelConditionals

Instead of doing this:Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences. …

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Conditionals – Grammar Structure

Conditionals – Meaning and function

Formula:1st TypeIf do – will do

2nd TypeIf did – would do

3rd TypeIf had done – would have done

Meaning1st TypeIt is likely that the condition will be fulfilled2nd TypeIt is possible but unlikely that the condition will be fulfilled3rd TypeIt is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled

PracticeO Watch the film and tell us, What

would you do if …O http://www.youtube.com/v/

AgtZZXlZ1T0

Ex. 2 – Elementary LevelPresent Perfect

Instead of doing this:The present perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "has" or "have" with the past participle.I have studied.He has written a letter to María.We have been stranded for six days.(Now let’s go to the book and start the written practice)

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The present perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "has" or "have" with the past participle.I have studied.He has written a letter to María.We have been stranded for six days.Now let´s listen to the songs …

Practice the Present Perfect with songs and scenes from TV shows

http://www.youtube.com/v/GWSMgJGRs3E

http://www.youtube.com/v/Nt7O2w1Fpxc

Ex. 3 – Beginner LevelParts of the face

Instead of doing this:Well, open the books and let’s see the picture there, now repeat …, now draw …., (and so on)

You can do this:

Bring a photocopy, ask students to cut the shapes and start putting the parts together in funny ways.

Finally …O Every student has to produce their

own face, (the funniest will win a lolly pop), and name the picture with a strange name.

Good lesson planning is essential to the process of teaching and learning.

Establish a positive classroom environment

Plan your lesson and:

O Make the classroom a pleasant, friendly place

O Accept individual differencesO Learning activities should be

cooperative and supportiveO Create a non-threatening

learning environmentO Organize physical space;

eliminate situations that my be dangerous or disruptive

O Establish classroom rules and procedures and consistently reinforce them

O Begin lessons by giving clear instructions

O Maintain student attention

O Use appropriate pacingO Provide suitable

seatworkO Evaluate what has taken

place in your lesson