Day4 : The Lesson

The morning lesson featuring the podcast programme of The Rob and Bob Show didn't manage to get as much of the students' attention as I'd hoped. Some of them provided feedback that they have difficulty catching the accents and the pace of speech of the two ESL teachers (one British and the other an American) in the podcast. However, the students did enjoyed hearing the different English accents and learning about the differences between American and British English. So there are some bright spots even though I felt the session can be considered a minor failure. Have to try another approach.

The second half of the morning lesson for the students was working on Worksheet 2 on Kampong Days. That went alright. But the students are finding it tough-going in Kampong Days. They find the vocabulary in the book too difficult. But they appear to be able to get the answers right.

In the afternoon we did Chapter 4 of the In Company book. Some of them finished very fast while others are struggling. One student also asked me if I can shift the reading to the morning. Turns out that while they enjoyed the reading activity, they find it a tad too dreary in the afternoon.

So it appeared that I had been rather off when I thought they liked the activity. So embarassing. So a switcheroo it'll be. I must also go google for more interactive ESL class activities for the afternoons for next week. More research and web-hunting tonight....

Work Done:
In Company, Chapter4
Kampong Days, Chapter 3, Worksheet 2
Internet Resources used: Podcast-Rob and Bob Learning English Show.