This is a fun sketch that goes over the different problems a student may have in a class.
One student struggles with grammar! This is the students I would be most like. With a student weak in grammar I suggest lots of reading, movies, fun drills, and maybe some grammar comics.
There's another student who is pretty bad at spelling (and thus pronunciation!). There are a few great sites out there if your students can't spell, but I usually know a few good spelling tricks to help out students.
http://www.spellingcity.com/ gave a free password for Teacher's Appreciation Day.
The next student struggles with idioms and proverbs. If you can find these in songs or movies it may help your students remember them.
The final girl has large problems with her vocabulary. There's an entire MOOC going on right now on how to teach vocabulary. I have an older blog post that covers some basic suggestions for activities, games, and quizzes.
And the last student struggles with emphasizing words (and vowel sounds). I am pretty bad with pronunciation other than using minimal pairs and jokes. but the 34th ELT Blog Carnival has given me many more ideas to work with.
The Carnival will be published on September 1st, so all submissions must be received before August 31st.
See http://eslcarissa.blogspot.mx/2013/07/the-34th-elt-blog-carnival-pronunciation.html for more information.
I laughed out loud, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI did too! :-)
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