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[km618]

I went for an interview today for a two week summer job M-F, 3 hours a day, at a language training center. When I got there, they asked me questions about my teaching experience (with my resume sitting right there...) and asked for my lesson plan...but of course I didn't make a lesson plan in advance for a job I knew nothing about, and didn't even know if I would get. They asked me to e-mail them one..

Anyway, private students cancel too often (I had 1200 yuan worth of private lessons set up this week, but they all canceled), so I would really like something more stable, even if it's just for a few weeks. My sched now is full on nights and weekends and this one is just 3 hours every morning.

The kids will be 7-12 years old, and I think there will be 8-10 kids in the class. I'll be with the same class for three hours (if I get the job), but they didn't really tell me much, just that I should make it fun and make the kids and their parents happy.

I'm just looking for some ideas, online lesson plans, etc...just to be pointed in the right direction. I'll be working on this alone in the meantime, but I've never done anything like this...only 1 hour classes.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

[kev7161]

Think of a K-W-L chart. You come up with your topics (10 topics shouldn't be much of a challenge: sports, movies, music, holidays, clothing, food, etc.). First, what do they KNOW about the topic. Ask open ended questions, get a feel for their English capabilities, keep some notes as they are talking. Then, they get to ask you questions about some things they WANT to know. Obviously, you should be well prepared with an abundant amount of information pertaining to your topic. Have some fun interactive activities such as role-playing or art projects or sing-alongs or coloring pages or . . . ready for them. Finally at the end, have some worksheets or an oral quiz ready to see what they've LEARNED about each daily topic. Since this is a loose, fun-filled summer job, make sure you have enough stickers or pencils or candies on hand as rewards or prizes.

I just googled "lesson plans ESL primary" and a host of websites popped up. I'll bet you can find some usable sites there.

[km618]

Ok, thanks for the help