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jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

Ok, now I am serious about being a good teacher and not only that I now have reached the lesson activation unit, so I am going to share with you me lesson plan, which I just sent as a e.mail attachment. At this point, most persons would be walk away- but I got some good advices from this site and in a odd way, some persons have me best interests at heart maybe. I know there is nothing I can do or say that is going to make you like me, I can not help that. Here is my lesson plan. If you want to share with me on this thread, read it first before just attacking me.

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

This is for me virtual class, Hispanics mixed with east europeans. This is me plan.
NOw most enter the class with a book, I don't do that, I don't need a book, me lesson plan is not book based. I have it all planned in me head and in lesson plan notes. I walk in, everyone is watching me- inch by inch looking me over from top to bottom. And I say like this, "Hi guys, my name is Jaz."
Everyone replies saying "Hi."
Ok, now pair up and everone say hi. (They do this plesantly).
Now I say, "I'm 20 and from London and I'm a teacher.".
Ok, now pair up guys, you do it now.
Now I start me own biography and I saylike this, "I'm Jaz and I'm from London. I'm a teacher. I was born in Sialkot. My daddy is from Sialkot and my mother is from Mazar-i-Sharif. I came to England in 1990. I like sport, especially running and swimming.".
Now I write this on the board and everyone repeats this. THen we do a drill maybe. After that I put the students into pairs-one preteds to be me and has to recitation of me story (using the board as a guide-if need it), the other asks questions. Finally, students go into a free stage and have to design their own biography. The outcome of the lesson is students can say hi, respond to greetings and give basic biographical details.

oxi · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 347 Location: elsewhere

Brilliant. Best lesson I've seen in years.

I have enjoyed this thread - thank you Jasmine

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

Now I don't have CELTA, I know that, but by following the lesson activation units, I get to apply learning theory. But you don't even want to give me a chance. This is just me basic lesson plan, I have refinements in this, like use of name tags, a guessing game and a role play at the end. I can't write the hole lesson plan out, but its very structured. See, here's where we are different you guys and me, I believe everyone can improve themselves, and become a better person. You don't believe that, you don't value trying to become better, you think everyone has a caste and they stay put, but to be human, to live, we should all be trying to imporve. I hope from me heart that some people who do not share that- are far from new teachers, negativity, it achieves nothing. Anyhow, hope you enjoy attacking me lesson plan.

The_Prodiigy · Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 252

Brilliant thread. Entertaining.

Moving on from Lesson 1.

How would you introduce food / cooking and then then monologues ?

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

If I wanted I could just sit infront of me computer and its little cam only in me bra, and get some teacher anywhere in the world to do all this for me, because everyone wants to help me out on this. But no, I am not like that, I got about 50 offers from guys all offering to do me MA write ups for me, very easy for me to get men to help me. But I am trying to do all of this on me own without any help. But it is getting no acknowledment here.
How did I decide to become a teacher? It was working in Heathrow seeing all the flights taking off, like to SVO, that's the name of the airport, SVO is near Moscow. Anway, don't all panic more and more, I may be joining BA as a flight attendant and I got me interview in two weeks for cabin staff training school. That's better for me maybe. And when you are sitting in SVO with no money waiting to fly to London, you will see me breeze past and board the flight. On board, you see me name tag and you think like this, "It's her, Jaz, she wanted to be a teacher but we did all all all to make sure her confidence got so knocked down she gave up even after paying for her MA online". And when you see me, and what good care I am showing you, you will surely think "No, we should have not treated her like that." I am still smiling, on me thread, I said from the start, it's best to smile than to cry- everyone warned me in advance what it would be like.

Zajko · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

OK, now I KNOW we're into what-lives-under-the-bridge-in-the-3-billy-goats-gruff territory.

Awesome lesson plan. Amazing. In fact, it's just saved me an hour of preparation in that I'll steal it and use it with my class this evening. They're a CAE group but what the hell. It'll be fun and that's what's important.

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

There's nothing awesone or amazing at all, what is awesome and amazing is that you are saying there is something special in this stuff- it is common sense! CELTA? It is a waste of me money, paying double after me MA online, where is the money coming from? The MA is really expensive for me, go and check how much it is costing me. And now CELTA also? How come?
I rely on a) good looks. b) common sense.
c) the MA online. In that order. And, not to forget that side, me customer service training in Boots and being a fun and happy person. I got a job offer from a school in Kazan already, too much to ask that you will be happy for me, right? I will be popular number 1 with the students, as for grammar, I know it in English and Urdu. The MA I am studing is getting it all down for me, honestly it is SERIOUS, more than the CELTA, BUT YOU DONT WANT TO LISTEN!!!!!

jpvanderwerf2001 · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1117 Location: New York

I feel like a tool for having bought it this long. Embarassed

Good stuff, keep it going!

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

I need at least $1000 per month, non shared accomodations

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

Ok, let's review, you now admitting that I can plan a lesson of course, that me MA is actually teaching me. Did you think I did not know this stuff, I told from the start, you guys are just kidding each other that it is hard, it is not, sorry, but it just isn't. Ok, now I need $1,000, but no CELTA, but I can teach and I want to do this even after all the bad impressions and everything. I need a school that can accept me talents as a teacher, acknowledge me efforts in enlisting for me MA TESOL and also, get over the CELTA thing. Now you know what I can do- can you stop being nasty and just tell me where I can go?

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

There is a school, I mentioned it before, they are offering me just $600, shared accomodation and Russian lessons. This is not suitable and I am not one bit interested either in the CELTA training, like when you all check up on me lesson plan- I do not need it. This is what I want in Moscow
1) $1000
2) Small private room
3) Visa
4) Transports to and from me school
5) Airticket and back
6) Real contract for 1 year
7) Not more than 25 hour weekly
Can you help me, please and finally, can you help me?

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Nope.

Zajko · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject:

We're bored with you now, sorry. The first 35-odd posts were a moderately amusing diversion from a normal everyday Thursday, but all three of the billy-goats have now long since been eaten and the overfed fellow under the bridge has either fallen asleep or moved on to pastures new.

jasminesialkot · Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

Say bye then. Bye bye, there I said it for you. You no help for me, when you see Jasmine write ups, you have the total right to steer clear. Once again, bye bye.