LessononeCLASSOPENINGStarttheNewSchoolYearRight:IntroductionsIntroduceyourselftotheclassinafriend,informalWay
Askyourstudentstointroducethemselves,tooinEnglish
Ifsomeofthemaretooshytospeak,youcanaskquestions,suchas:Whatisyourname
Whereareyoufrom
Itisusuallyeasiertoanswerquestionsinanewenvironmentthantospeakindependently
NeverforgettopraiseeachstudentforwhatheorshesaysinEnglish
Youwon’thaveenoughtimeforeveryonetospeaktothewholeclassinthislesson,butintroductionsarestillimportant
Thepurposeistobringtheclasstogetherintheshortestpossibletimeonfamiliarandfriendlyterms
Thiswillpavethewayforlatersuccess
Herearesomechoice:Dividetheclassintoseveralgroups(byrow,forexample)
Askthestudentstointroducethemselvestoeachother
Askforafewvolunteerseachlesiontostandandbrieflyintroducethemselves
TheTopicforThis