Today we're talking about how to make lessons fun and how to get your students
to love your lessons want to find out how let's go I'm Dierdre Nicholas from
palm tree teaching TV your personal language coach this lesson will be
really helpful for English teachers and for English learners too to make your
learning much more fun so stay tuned now we've all had boring teachers who read
from the textbooks in a monotone voice and it's boring for the teacher and it's
boring for the students what students and teachers need is inspiration we want
our students and learners to get motivated for English and for English
learning and learning in general too that way they absorb more as well now I
was a teacher in the UK and all over the world for many years and I know from my
own experience that when you can really engage your student and have a really
enjoyable lesson where they learn as well as have fun
it just feels incredible doesn't it now this can be challenging I know
especially if you have to work to a set curriculum or a sent textbook I totally
understand that but you need to be that teacher that we all remember when we
look back at our school days you need to be that teacher of whom your students
say yes I loved English so much because that teacher is fantastic and the
lessons were great don't do this here are my five powerful ways to get lots of
learning done and make your lessons much more enjoyable Oh before I share this
don't forget to hit the subscribe button and click on the bell so that you don't
miss any of my videos and lessons number one relate the learning to their lives
one of the best ways of getting your students interested in the lesson and
engaged in the activities is to make it all about them everyone who likes to
talk about them so and learn more about their environment
so you can do this in the classroom make your lessons relate to your students
real-life experiences that way not only will they become more
engaged in the lesson but they'll also understand why they're learning what
they're learning they will be able to see how useful it is to their own lives
if you're an English Learner why not focus on language that relates to your
life you'll find it much more interesting and
much more relevant so how would you do this in a lesson well for example when
you're handing out an essay make the topic about something that your students
have experienced in the real world around them with concrete examples from
their lives they'll remember the language much better if it relates to
their lives to number to replace lectures with conversations and stories
share your passions and tell anecdotes if you want to get your students
attention tell them anecdotes and stories
anecdotes and stories grab their attention especially if it's about their
teacher after all teaching shouldn't be passive you should be monitoring your
students down at their desks and letting them see that you are actually human
you're passionate about English and your own life so share stories and anecdotes
with them they'll love you for it and as a learner of course you can read
stories that really interest you which brings me to number three make lessons
challenging and interactive if you want your students to really be involved in
the lesson make the activities collaborative and interactive of course
that means getting them to work together in pairs or groups and getting them to
communicate with each other take every opportunity you can in the lesson to get
them talking to each other give them speaking tasks perhaps if they need to
find information out from each other and give them a reward to incentivize them
even just a bar of chocolate get your students to do all the work in the
lesson not you set up the task and then get
them to do it make your classroom a truly student-centered classroom that
way they learn more they learn better and they become autonomous learners too
as a learner you can do the same thing get together with a friend and practice
with them number four use games as teaching strategies now of course if you
haven't seen it already you must watch my video about learning English through
games it's a really great way to learn and it really engages the students
doesn't matter if you're six or if you're 16 everyone loves games and they
learn a lot better when they're relaxed and they're not afraid of making
mistakes when they do games so it's a great way to develop their fluency so
actually please do let me know if you'd like more videos on games in the
comments below oh and before I get to my final point if you would like more
inspiration to help you with your teaching have me as your personal
teaching coach sometimes it's really useful to talk through classroom
problems with another person a person who not only understands but could also
give you great ideas and motivation and some things that you've never perhaps
thought of yourself so if you're interested just email me on the email
below because I'd love to hear from you number five get them up and moving give
your students tasks that get them up out of their chairs are moving around it
gets the brain cells working with better circulation and it's a change for them
rather than just to sit at their desk all the time as I'm sure you know a lot
of learners need to move in order to learn banter you can even
take your class outside if you wish there's nothing like fresh air you could
divide your class into teams and get them moving that way or maybe they need
to walk around the class to get information from somebody else in the
class the choice is yours now as an English Learner go outside as well sit
in a park or as a cafe why not watch the people around you and make up the
English conversations in your head so make sure you go and watch my other
videos like and subscribe to this amazing channel share it with your
friends and keep watching my videos to improve your English fast and build your
English fluency in a fun way so I hope you've enjoyed this video
enjoy your English and I'll see you next time bye