Third Class-Third Period

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

 Tutor´s name: Guadalupe Tobar                                   Level: Intermediate I

 Topic: Wh-questions using passive voice  & birth order.                 

To beginning my last class, I explained a dynamic to my students,which consisted to ask students to made two groups ( Group A and Group B )and then, I  asked students to make two lines ( one line for each group) then, I told them that they had to run outside to see a list of sentences, try to memorize them and come back to the classroom. Later, I  asked them to choose a representative for each group. In addition, I asked each representative to write the sentences on the board. After explaining the dynamic I made CCQ in order to check if they understood the dynamic, fortunately, they understood the activity. I noticed that they had fun in this activity and I chose this activity because this was a very very dynamic and active group and I considered that it was properly for them. I also liked this activity because it was very complex; first because they had to read the sentences, then memorize them and finally to write them.

 So they were doing three exercises in one activity.

To continue, students had a listening  . First, students read and listen to a short  conversation about two people using passive voice.. After students reading and listening the conversation,  I asked students to repeat it. and  practice the conversation in pairs.I was monitoring their pronunciation while they were speaking. 

In addition, I continued with grammar explanation about infinitives and their usages and providing examples. In this activity students were paying attention and I made CCQ in order to check if they understood. I asked some students to provide other examples and many of them were participating even it was grammar explanation.

For developing the control practice, I asked students to complete some exercises on the book, which they had to change active to passive voice and create some sentences using passive voice, I gave them some minutes to finish this activity. Then, I asked them to read aloud their sentences in order to check the exercises. I noticed that almost all of them had correct answers for each statements. I really felt that they understood the topic and that they were able to develop these exercises on their books.

To finish, I asked students to stand up and I gave them some cards, which contained some questions relate to birth order; I used this topic because the teacher already gave them a reading about it and they had to practice it for the oral exam. So the teacher asked me to develop an activity based on that; for this, I used these cards with a series of questions about the topic. I asked students to  stand up and ask their classmates about the  questions in order to make them to talk and discuss their opinions with their classmates.

Finally, after finishing my teaching practice, I can say that I have grown as a teacher; considering that I improved my teaching in a great manner. At this time, I didn´t get nervous and the most important thing is that I improved the developing of the activities and for that reason they were more successful than before. In addition,  students learning process was more effective by the reason that I had learned more things than the previous semester, as being more prepared, monitoring students´work, explanation of grammar, in fact,  I could improved many errors or mistakes that I made  and between other things that I made wrong at the beginning of my first practice in teaching I. I´m so proud to be more able to develop my word as a teacher and I will continue to improve my teaching practice as best as possible.