Hello
My resource (ppt link below) is based on 3 proverbs, and designed specifically for my teaching context:
- Business English
- 1-2-1 via Skype
I designed this for a particular learner and used it for the first time this week. This learner moved to the UK six months ago and has a marketing role at a UK company. Her English level is already high but she wants to increase her business-related vocabulary and feel more confident generally in using English in business situations. While I have prettied-up the presentation for this assignment, I sourced the pictures and thought of the wraparound activities only about 10 mins before the start of the lesson (this is always the way with me).
During the lesson, I shared the presentation via Skype's 'screen share' function, and used it as an introductory activity for the main part of the lesson, in which we discussed a business case study and how making different management decisions could have changed the course of events (it was about the downfall of Kodak). As well as activating the learner's vocabulary on this subject, it had the added benefit of teaching her new non-business vocabulary that she didn't know, and she enjoyed this e.g. 'broth', 'stitch', 'hatch', the difference between 'chef' and 'cook'. It took about half an hour.
Teaching 1-2-1 online, I've never actually shared my resources with anyone before, so I'm really keen to take on board your feedback.
Thanks!
Challenging activities with the right pinch of fun! I like how the activities engage the learners in meaningful discussions related to their own interests. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love the choice of pictures, it's often really difficult to find photos which can illustrate the meaning of proverbs or idioms. That's why I sometimes create rhebus puzzles which could also work as an alternative here I think.
ReplyDeleteMaria Theologidou I hadn't heard of the term 'rhebus puzzle' before - I googled it and I agree it would be a great alternative. Although it might require quite a lot of creative brain power!
ReplyDeleteHi Ellie! Thanks for sharing your materials. I wasn’t able to comment in Google so I’m adding some comments here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the background information. It was really interesting to see how you used the materials online. I think this is the only ppt I’ve seen too – so full marks on originality.
Lovely to use proverbs as your ‘short texts’ too – though yor student didn’t actually see them as texts until the end when they are given ‘the answers’, I suppose. I’m sure these were motivating (especially with the images).
The materials look lovely. My only concern would be about copyright for the images. It’s such a complicated area. But giving the sources is definitely good!
Katherine Bilsborough Thanks for your feedback - in the live lesson I wrote the proverbs on an interactive whiteboard for the learners to see, after they had had a go at guessing the wording for each proverb themselves. I understand your concern about copyright - when I was giving the sources, 'I could tell from the webpages I got them from that some of them had taken the picture from somewhere else and not credited it, so I was in a quandry about how to credit it. I definitely need to read up about copyright!
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