Mubarak's Lesson

Mubarak's clip was very interesting: aging population. However, he moved to the next stage which was a discussion of a list of words to show feelings of concern, sympathy, anger etc. And I couldnt see the connection. He then asked students to roleplay using some expressions of concern etc 'Are you okay?' 'Ow I fell off a bike'. What does this activity have to do with the clip on aging population? And then he asked students to write a letter to Mr Leong, an elderly man who is sick and depressed. The instructions given need to be clearer. I wasnt sure what the students needed to write or who they were to write to Mr Leong. The situation given wasnt clear. What could Mubarak do to improve?

Cherry's Lesson

Cherry looked very nice in her attire. She planned her lesson very well, Im impressed. You have improved a lot! She gave definitions and pics and made students guess the words. Nobody in class has done this. Wow. I can see a lot of preparation put into this lesson. Her song choice about facebook was wonderful. The activities could, however, be spreaded to 2 lessons. The last task where students are asked to create a slogan based on a pic could be structured so that students have a choice of either creating slogans about the positive or negative effects of the internet.

Ellina's Lesson

She makes such a cute lil teacher. Ellina must NOT be too sweet and friendly. Do not accept answers in chorus. Get individual students to answer your questions. Her clip on smart shopping via technology was ever so interesting. However, she moved on to getting students to roleplay as shopper and shop assistant. She gave guides to students but unfortunately, the students didnot bother using the guides given. They had a short roleplay and an item was bought without any discussion of discounts, advantages or descriptions. Teacher Ellina, you must facilitate better. Also, link the clip to the roleplay activity. We spoke about this in class. Can anybody remember the importance of having flow and continuity in your lesson?

Zhou Chen's Lesson

Nice pics used. Clip was interesting. BUT Zhou Chen needs to work on his interaction with his students. Show more enthusiasm and smile a lot more. There were also mistakes in his sheets. Remember, a writing lesson always needs a sample as guide. We will wait to see the new Zhou Chen.

Pei Pei's Lesson

Happy Birthday to you......! She sang as she walked into her class. She discussed the occasion and when she got her students engaged, she moved on to a map. Students had to 'read' a map and answer her qs about preposition. I had no idea how the 2 activities were connected. Until she distributed a birthday invite and a map for students to answer questions. This is great! Students get to read something other than an article! BUT, Pei, the bday boy is a 12 year old? Why cant we make him 16? Another concern discussed was the 2 different sheets given to low and high proficiency students. When one group discussed an answer from their sheet, the other group was not involved and did not know what was happening. Some thoughts were shared in class about this. Do you remember them?

Effandi's Lesson

Fandi used a really nice clip. Very engaging as students were glued to it. He looked very formal. Good. Two major concerns I have are the lesson plans which were not well written and structured, and Fandi's spoken language in class. You really need to use the language a lot more. There are no shortcuts here. Friends, make sure you help him with this. Always get someone to look through your work before using it in class. Bunmi has offered to look through fandi's lessons before duedate. Thanks Bunmi.

Phyl's Lesson

Hello sexy lady! Phyl used pics of mobile phones in her set induction. The thing is her guessing game went awry because the phone names were written on the mobile phones. Some questions were not worded well: How do we use our cell phone that was considered as bad? What W.H.O. stands for? Need to check worksheets carefully before a lesson. Your friend said that your voice became softer as you finish your sentence. Must be confident and show it! You've prepared a nice lesson, be proud of it.

Bunmi's Lesson

Clip choices were excellent. His voice and demeanor were gentle and soouuwweettt. He brought a sombre mood to the lesson highlighting the seriousness of the topic he chose: women battery. He discussed both clips in detail. When a student asked the meaning of 'well up', he asked students to guess from the context and then tried explaining clearly to the student. Anything else?

Wendy's Lesson

I couldnt help it! Wendy was really good in her presentation today! Her lesson was ultra well planned and the way she guided her students into going through each section of her lesson was wonderful. She considered her students' answers, used excellent tasks and materials for reading. She used an audio clip of a tiger's growl. A vocab activity which stimulated students' background knowledge of tigers. On top of a reading passage which she divided into sections, she used a graph which showed the decreasing no of tiger population through the years. There are only two things that I can think of that could help improve Wendy's lesson. 1. Slow dddoowwnnnn, girl! 2. You are too ambitious in preparing your tasks for a 40 minute lesson. I think they should be used for two lessons or a double period lesson. Overall, well done Wen Wen!

Siew In's Lesson

Siew In was presentable in her kurung. A few grammatical mistakes which didnt impede our understanding of her lesson. Remember to include in your specific objectives all activities carried out in class. Now, have I covered everything?

Fifi's Lesson

Fifi looked nice and trendy in her see through attire. Her Set Induction was extremely well planned. The clip on water conservation in India was captivating and for awhile, we all sat still. There were however some pronunciation problems, no reading task during While Reading and too much focus on grammar; verbs. Do not give a definition of a grammar item. One of her worksheets had many mistakes. Remember to go through your sheets and do the tasks yourself before using them in class. Making students stretch was nice.

Wang Lin's Lesson

Wang Lin looked nice as a teacher but she needs to improve her interactions with her students. Her lesson was planned well but the way she carried out her activities with her students needs to be more relaxed. There should be more discussions on ecocity farming. Smile and accept more student input. What have I missed?

Rou Jin's Lesson

Please check out how prepared Rou Jon was for her lesson presentation. She taught a reading lesson and what struck me was that after asking students to read silently, she went through each para with the students and discussed the answers with the students as she goes through each paragraph. She asked for evidence which could be found from each paragraph. She stumbled a little as she went through the synonym activity without a dictionary. It was however good that she made the students guess the meaning from reading the text. Well done Jin. Also almost perfect in her lesson planning

Syed's Lesson

Calm down Syed. Go slow. He has a nice smile and is likable as a teacher. He had good voice projection and his lesson plan was almost without any mistakes. Well done. However, there were a few mistakes in the language used in the classroom: not much girls play football. Also, his sample written piece was about caring friends and not about sports(his chosen theme). Nevertheless, I commend him for having a sample article for a writing class and for showing clearly and jn context, logical connectors. Have I missed anything?

Hemah's Lesson

Jeans Hemah....Hemah has good voice projection and rewarded students with chocs. My biggest concern was that she didnot include a task or activity after students read the article on dreams. Her focus was too much on grammar: adjective, phrasal verbs, affixes etc. Grammar should be taught in context and take only a small part of the lesson. What else have I missed?

Ma Ji's Lesson

Ma Ji, I love your shorts and tshirt. Ma Ji used very attractive clips and pictures to capture his topic of the day: pollution. He related to China and most importantly, encouraged a lot of input from the students. But...

Georgie's Lesson

Good projection of voice. Wonderful enthusiasm. Need instructions in your worksheets. Passage is wayyyy tooo long. Difficult words too! Need to consider adapting the passages you choose for your lesson. The rest? What do you think?

Si Ting's Lesson

A very structured lesson. Good samples of high tech gadgets. I like that you make students predict the content of the article. Good activities planned on cohesive devices, however, some were really challenging. Lucky Si Ting had sts sit in groups. One thing important is to have a discussion before holding a debate in class. Lower prof sts find it difficult to debate, especially without a discussion.

Ashilla's Lesson

Ashilla looked and acted perfectly as a teacher. Her voice was clear and she moved around the class attending to the students. I like that. Although she fell in the morn, she came to present and showed professionalism. Well done. However, the examples given on worksheet were not related to the topic of the lesson. Careful. What do you think?

Alwana's Lesson

I love the clip she showed in class. Her language use was good. It is good that she asked students to identify nouns from the song. However she didnot discuss the nouns which students have identified. Pleas explain and provide a sample of tag if students havent had any exposure to creating tags. Differentiate verbs from nouns in the tags provided, for eg. Bunmi's 'live, laugh and love'. Overall, good first presentation.

Joy's Lesson

Joy taught about food. She used various adjectives to describe food. Good choices: sharp, bitter etc. Some were too advanced: epicurean. Her sheets were beautiful but without instructions. Her pre-stage was planned for 10 mins but I think she wouldnt be able to finish within the stipulated time. She could distribute the list of adjectives with meaning AND how they are used in context. The sample written work was not presented although mentioned in the plan. Joy's language use was fantastic. She was composed and calm as a teacher. How do you think she could improve?

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