What I would like to know is that how to get it started? I have never given any lessons, but I just finished my TEFL course and I'm excited about starting my new career as a teacher. I'm not a native speaker and currently I'm living in a country, where people aren't very skillful in English.
Can anyone give me some advice about how to start, especially with private students? I can find on my own a lot of materials to use as a worksheet or just as ideas for lectures, but what I do not know is how to get the first lessons through, when I have no clue what is the students skill level in English. In case I would teach private students, how can I make sure that I understand what is their level? Is there any level tests in internet, should I just start the lessons with conversations, come up with some interview-type questions...? And the hard part is of course that even the students don't know their level, so it is left to the teacher to find out.
I'm glad to get any helpful advice
