speaking
What scaffolding can we offer our students?
plan, picture, word lists, questions
What do we do before reading a text for the first time?
set a reading goal (find information, answer questions, decide who wrote it,...)
What is the difference between controlled practice and drilling vocabulary/grammar?
a person makes an effort to speak/write on her opwn, no matter how much scaffolding there is
What are teachers prone to, sadly? (starts with b)
burnout
What is a good way to boost your vocabulary in summer and have fun at the same time?
read a book in English / watch series in English
What is obligatory scaffolding?
When you make people use certain words or grammar patterns
What should we do before we even look at the text?
warm-up and tuning into the topic so as to make reading easier
How can we use ball games in the classroom?
practice speaking, vocabulary, spelling
What should a normal teacher do at weekends?
have a rest
What happens if you compliment a person in all honesty?
the relationship between you may change
Should you correct students when they do free speech assignments?
No, it ruins their motivation
What is an alternative to making students answer questions after reading a text?
make them write those questions
What plastic glasses games do you remember?
build a sentence using two random elements from two different glasses
What should any lesson start with?
setting its goals
What things are you grateful for?
anything goes as long as gratitude is sincere
What is a 'disappearing dictation' and how can we use it in the classroom?
to practice word order, work on our students' memory, even learn rhymes
What should any lesson end with?
reflecting on what has been done