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.