Machine generated contents note: Beginning and ending the lesson --
1.Start with a smile --
2.Begin and end clearly --
3.Give an advance overview --
4.Teach new material first: review later --
5.Don't give homework at the end --
6.End with something nice --
The Coursebook --
7.Use the coursebook --
selectively --
8.Vary the way you use exercises --
9.Allow lots of right answers --
10.Recycle tasks --
Discipline --
11.Learn students' names --
12.Keep the lesson moving --
13.Make the lesson interesting --
14.Catch problems as they start --
15.Avoid confrontations --
16.Compliment good behaviour --
Error correction --
17.Do correct mistakes --
18.Correct (sometimes) during speech --
19.Get students to self-correct --
20.Draw attention to correct answers --
Games --
21.Make sure games are fun --
22.Check games are learning-rich --
23.Keep games simple --
24.Involve all, or most, students --
25.Have more than one winner --
Grammar --
26.Keep explanations short Note continued: 27.Use mother tongue to explain --
28.Avoid grammatical terms --
29.Get students to learn by heart --
30.Get students to make meanings --
Group work --
31.Have a good reason to use group work --
32.Make collaborating worthwhile --
33.Do group work in the middle of the lesson --
34.Use pair work a lot --
35.Instruct before making groups --
36.Organize groups quickly --
37.Arrange endings in advance --
Heterogeneous (mixed-level) classes --
38.Let students choose --
39.Attend to the weaker students --
40.Invite different answers --
41.Limit tasks by time, not amount --
42.Give basic tasks plus options --
Homework --
43.Clarify requirements in advance --
44.Make homework success-oriented --
45.Include homework in the final grade --
46.Plan homework-giving in advance --
47.Check homework has been done --
48.Keep class checking to a minimum --
49.Check written homework --
Interest --
50.Don't worry about the topic --
51.Keep activities short and varied Note continued: 52.Tell students what the goals are --
53.Use higher-order thinking skills --
54.Personalize --
55.Use visual materials --
Listening --
56.Give topic and task in advance --
57.Don't always pre-teach vocabulary --
58.Don't use written texts --
59.Let students see the speaker --
60.Divide the text into short bits --
61.Use dictations --
Pronunciation --
62.Teach pronunciation (a little) --
63.Drill isolated sounds --
64.Contrast with mother-tongue sounds --
65.Teach `international' pronunciation --
Reading comprehension --
66.Read aloud while students follow --
67.Minimize guessing from context --
68.Don't make students read aloud --
69.Read and re-read --
70.Use readers' theatre --
71.Vary comprehension tasks --
Speaking activities --
72.Use language practice for fluency --
73.Use group work --
74.Let students use memorized text --
75.Give tasks rather than topics --
76.Make sure the language is easy --
Teacher talk --
77.Talk a lot Note continued: 78.Keep eye contact --
79.Tell stories --
80.Teach common classroom language --
81.Use mother tongue occasionally --
82.Invite short responses 97 Testing and assessment --
83.Assess not only through tests --
84.Use (also) student self-assessment --
85.Use tests as a teaching tool --
86.Add optional sections to tests --
87.Prepare students for the test --
88.Assess yourself --
Vocabulary teaching --
89.Teach a lot of vocabulary --
90.Teach multi-word chunks --
91.Sometimes teach out of context --
92.Do plenty of review --
93.Use mother tongue to explain --
Writing --
94.Use copying tasks for beginners --
95.Do writing in class --
96.Teach spelling rules --
97.Encourage typing --
98.Get students to rewrite --
99.Use SMS texting --
P.S. --
100.Do your own thing.
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