hahahaha I DID say I was going to read other blogs
And make coffee, did I forget to mention that?
Turned out someone HAD tried to get in. Can't be Pat, he's still here. So I had to pick up the bits and dig a quick grave in the back yard and wipe the dog's jowls.
I'm a bit eclectic too, went into a record store (who remembers record stores?) to buy Dark Side Of The Moon and Edith Piaf, the guy behind the counter asked which one I wanted gift-wrapped. Er, no, both for me. Ta.
Not as eclectic as you, though, Molly. You roam far and wide!
Back when I was dating my chameleon he loved all my music. Every song I loved was his favourite too. I believed that, because of course they were all great songs, naturally. SOUL MATE ALERT.
Real life, I don't think a single person on earth likes everything, or even as much as half, on any other person's favourite list!
Pat I think you must hate me. But now I'm intrigued.
Molly you are a GRADE A GENIUS you've just given me a song for future teaching. Gipsy Kings do A Mi Manera (Comme d'Habitude) - known to us very very well as My Way. Yes yes yes!
2. Jigsaw reading Cut a long reading text into three or four sections and make each section into a separate handout.
Divide the class into small groups (one for each section of the text). Give the students in each group a copy of the same section of the text (so students in Group A read section A, students in Group B read section B, etc.).
Emphasise that later in the lesson students will have to report what they have read to students who have not read the same text.
Students read individually, highlighting important points, new vocabulary, etc.
Students then discuss what they have read with other students who have read the same text. The group agrees on the meaning of the text and makes notes to use when they report it to other students (again, it is important to emphasise that everyone will have to report to the others).
Re-group the class so that each new group consists of one student who has read each of the different sections.
The new groups tell each other about what they have read and work out the original order of the different sections.
This approach can also be used for different texts on the same topic, e.g. different newspaper reports of the same story. This is a useful way of providing texts of different levels of difficulty if you have a mixed-ability class.
You can also do jigsaw listenings using the same procedure.
I just amended the blog - Molly, lovely super-brainy Molly - I just found classical, which works like a dream when I am totally engrossed in what I am doing, is not going to cut it with the TEFL course.
Things like Bread have worked in the past. The Bee Gees? worth a try?
Classical is my usual fallback, but Beethoven slowly chips away at my soul, (I know, I just proved I don't have one) Mozart makes me twitchy - suggestions?
Bagpipe music worked once, but after 2 hours I had a headache for two days afterwards
You learn a lot about a person when you write to each other, and you learn a lot more about them when you're talking on skype. You certainly learn enough to find out whether you'd like to meet them.
If there was no chance of ever meeting, it gets old fairly soon.
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Music to work to?
Module 10. I'm going in."Language levels, student needs, exams and producing a scheme of work"