Have you ever noticed whenever you meet someone for the first time as soon as you share something about yourself they start to relax - it's exactly the same with a class put 3 topics about yourself on the board - After introducing yourself ask the class to formulate a question about one of your subjects - this has never failed me in 15 years n so much info comes out with it - you'll witness the stress disappear
I am 13 and I am trying to teach my mom English. My English is great and I read books all day. My mom wants to be able to read English and I have taken it upon myself to teach her which she is happy for. I have my old English novels like 1st grade till 8th grade which I am in now. From grade 5 onwards I have my grammar and vocab books too which I remember loving. It is hard in the beginning but at a certain point like grade 5 it will be easier as I will have more resources. I want her to be confidently be able to speak in English cause she will be extremely happy. She is interested in reading harry Potter cause I tell her that I want her to read it as soon as she can and seeing me so passionate she definitely wants to try it out but her leaving level is definitely not there. Yet. It's the start of the journey.
Wow, that's terrific that you're helping your mother. I have observed many children being impatient with their parents. Don't forget, to learn a language when you're that much older is very difficult. Also, a parent has many more things on their minds. Please be patient with your poor old parent!!!
I have a new adult class which starts on this monday, and I feel stressful about it. So I came across this video and really wanted to thank you because while watching I had a relief and the ideas just started to run into my mind. Hope I can do my best and make my Ss to do their best :) Thanks again, Suzi!
Great ideas, just wanted to let you know this has been absolutely very useful right before my very first speaking lesson with one of my students, thank you Suzi!
I live in México and accidentally volunteered to teach English to a friend and her (rapidly growing) circle of friends. They are at... is there a negative level? They're at English (101 - 2). I've never taught English in my life, and with the first class starting next week, I'm looking for a very basic step-by-step guide. You know: Step 1: Open door. Step 2: Walk in. Step 3: Say hello--in English.... I don't know how I get myself into these things, but I look forward to watching the rest of your videos--you're an absolute delight!
Thank you very much for your inspiration. I am tutoring an 8yr old girl, who, I would say, is actually doing fairly well. I will now take more notes and be more organized!!! I'll be next helping the parents, so on to ESL vids... BTW about the first thing I said (to her and her parents) was that there are no dumb questions.
I rarely write comments, and I felt insecure for not having any lesson plan prepared or anything, but it's good to know that this sort of start is good and acceptable for a first lesson. Having my first online one today so wish me luck :p
I remember taking a free first lesson with a Russian tutor. The introduction was short: How are you? What is your name? Why are you learning Russian? I think she asked this n English. Then she went into a reading exercise. It felt rushed and formulaic. I don't remember being asked whether I wanted to do an exercise. Anyhow, just an example of what to not do in a first lesson.
That's probably because most RSL tutors are taught to teach Russian to university prep year students. The whole RSL teaching system is based on that specific enviroment (groups of 10 international students, English is almost never used, just Russian from day one, 4+ hours a day, 5 days a week for a year) which is very intense and very different from having individual lessons with no particular goal in mind. Obviously no one would ask 10 students who have to get to a certain level by the end of the year if they want to do an exercise or not😅
As a russian myself, I can confirm that our educational system cultivates nerds sometimes😅 Our university curriculum is outdated and students aren't prepared for online lessons after graduation 🎓 That's quite sad but it is what it is
Currently trying to help my mom with her english, and she can't really answer the questions I make and barely understands what I say after several repetitions. She simply doesn't have the vocabulary to tell me about her day, so I think I'll start there. It seems like a good starting point, also I'll correct grammatical structures on the fly and make notes for her so she doesn't forget and can study. I'll try out this method and change what doesn't work
My school system gets a continuous stream of students throughout the year .. newly arrived in the USA. Most are refugees; most do not know more than 10 words in English; most are traumatized; and, many have never been in a school of any kind. They have several different mother tongues, ranging from Myanmar to Pashto to Spanish to Chu (indigenous Central America) to Swahili. Could you make or recommend a video tha would help school systems which are faced with such challenges, please? 🙏⭐️
I've been watching your videos and they are a great help! I'm new at teaching and I am soooo nervous about meeting my new students, but watching you and hearing you talk gives me more confidence and I'm starting to feel a bit less nervous and a little more excited to meet them! Thanks a lot!
Hello, Suzi. I'm 24 and going to teach a 27 year-old adult who knows pretty much only 1% (she said) English. I'm quite nervouse and start to looking for mor tips on Google and came across your video. I'm glad that you mention that it''s not obligated to use a specific curriculum and that eases me a lot. Wish me luck for tomorrow, my first teaching session with my student :) This video really helps
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi It went so well😁 I’m glad both my student and I enjoyed the session, we also get to know each other better while speaking in English as much as we can
@@lifebytama AAA! That's so awesome! Well done the both of you. I'm really glad for you that it went so well! Enjoy getting to know each other while speaking English! 🤗
Great recommendations! I also "toss" books, curricula, and assessments to the proverbial winds upon initial interactions with my students, rather relying on getting to know them, and on letting organic conversations materialize. The suggestions concerning preparedness with videos and articles, as well as taking notes for future lessons are also spot-on!
Just googled this and came up with your video. I was so inspired I just had to find you on UA-cam so I could post. I’m not an English teacher, just a native speaker who wants to help a friend learn English. I was terrified of the idea and your video just turned that around into excitement. I can’t go see her today, but now I can’t wait. I was amazed when you said you didn’t do assessments, tests etc unless asked by an employer. This was one thing which was freaking me out. Her young children are learning, and she helps them, so I’ll start with having a look at their books to start somewhere. Have you any suggestions for how best to approach this? She wants to do an exam eventually like baccalaureat equivalent but is likely nowhere near that level yet so it may take time. She’s very willing to give it a go.
Thank you so much, in fact I just finished my very first session with a student and i was so much stressed, but what you are saying now is giving me confidence in what I did, and thank God it was just fine, thank you again
Thank you so much for your video! Your tips were amazing, I love the way you talked about the moments when the student isn't chatty. Sometimes those are uncomfortable moments, but it's always good to know how to motivate their participation. In those kind of moments with those particular students I like speaking first about my day and while I'm speaking I say something interesting that happened to me and ask them their opinion about it. Sometimes students love listening to stories from the teacher's life hehe. Good tips!!
I have a student who is very shy. And in the beginning it was really hard to talk to her. She was scared to open her mouth and say something in English. But the minute I found out that she is crazy about Harry Potter movies we had a breakthrough. Suddenly she started telling me all about her favourite part of Harry Potter. And she was so happy) It was important to her to share her passion with me and all of a sudden she stopped being petrified of speaking another language 😊
Thanks Suzie for the great tips, much appreciated. I'm teaching English classes to 7- 10 year olds, your video relaxed me. Thanks! I subscribe in support. 🙂
Thank you for this. I'm not finished with my TEFL course yet but someone already reserved a spot on the first week of 2022 😆🥰 I'm super nervous but at the same time, super excited. I love how you speak and you have such a light energy. 😊 More videos please!
@@Positivevibesonly3-16@Brasilipina I'd love to know your thoughts on the course too. I've never thought of doing it as I've never been asked for any qualifications as a "native" speaker but maybe they give out some useful teaching pointers?
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi I'm currently doing my TEFL Course. It's a "Teaching English as a Foreign Language" Certificate and allows/prepares you to teach English abroad for non-native speakers. There are different Levels of the TEFL Certificate depending on whether you a new or experienced Teacher.
Thank you for this comment. :) 💕 My daughter goes to preschool in September (super soon!) so I'm hoping that I'll have more time and space to create more content. And while we're here...is there anything specific you'd like to find out more about in the next video?
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi thanks so much! Yes, please! I'd like to know about some ideas of "projects" to do in teams. Also, how to teach grammar without teaching the structure to A2, B1 level. And finally, how to encourage my students to participate if they say: English is not my thing but my parents are paying it! 😅 I look forward hearing from you soon. Thanks Suzi ♡
This is such an excellent and helpful video! I really appreciate your making it! A word of advice: there is a typo it the first 5 seconds of the video ("YOUR FRIST LESSON") that undermines your intelligence. If you fix it, it will help you to command the respect you deserve!
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you found the content helpful! Yes, ugh! The typo! 😵 ... another viewer noticed it too! I can't believe I didn't see it before uploading. Maybe I'll get to fixing it someday but fixing it means having to take down the video, having to edit it, save it as a new one, and having to upload it as a new video 🙈 So for now, I hope this video will continue to help elevate other teachers starting out - with or without the typo. 💜
I thought about creating a gathering spot with a carpet and some comfy chairs and spend a few minutes each day taking time to talk about current events...using an article or short video from the news. I love the question...how did the coronavirus affect you, your work and your family...here in LA and what about back home? Great ideas. Thank you.
I love this! Structured but yet a bit more informal. Great way to start. Would you recommend taking on more advanced students in the beginning of your tutoring career?
I recently got TEFL certified, planned to teach online and I inadvertantly got my first student (my apartment buildings maintenance man) before even signing up to a website. So I'm nervous about our lesson since my Spanish is like that of a 3 yr old and his English is about the same lol
Congrats on your first student! You guys are gonna be fine! There is google translate, hand gestures, and drawing to help you guys get into a conversation. Baby steps each time, take notes on your lessons, repeat past new stuff on the next one, and soon you guys will be chatting about everything!
Hi, I'm 32 and I need to teach my mother English. Although English isn't my mother tongue, it is my strongest language since that is the medium that I have studied in. My mother (57 yo) however has studied in Marathi (a regional language in India) and although she understands English, she isn't very fluent. She is used to watching English (Hollywood) movies too but she is quite nervous while conversing in English. She struggles the most with forming longer sentences. So, my mother has asked me to teach her. Any guides here who can help me out? Thanks Suzi for your channel. It is certainly going to be very helpful!
Hi Suzi you made me feel more confident in my planning of first lesson 🤓 I just had a lil’ conversation w her to know her better and find out more or less what she wants to correct and improve. Phonics is a big issue for her and proper use of grammar. Where can I find that link you mention in this video? Thank u so much!
I am so fresh with teaching and I have 2 classes. Teaching need so much technicals and this video is so much important. I hope I can Handle my class. Thanks
Teaching ELDERS English. Right tittle for me lol. I will be an English instructor for all teachers in an elementary school in June and many of them are 50+. I have no clue how to deal with them since they have lame response. They take ages to understand things and I'm afraid they will assume I can't get the job done well. Any tips for me?
@@plebeus In times of trouble, I go with visual aids. Drawing, facial expressions, and gesticulation. Start with simple useful phrases such as "My name is..., what's your name?", "How are you today?" (here you can show thumbs up "good!", thumbs down "not so good"). Our gestures and facial expressions are often the same no matter what culture/country. Make notes together while you teach - a picture and next to it the sentence or word for your student to SEE the words as well as hear them. If you see that they don't understand and they shake their heads you can use this to teach them the phrase "I don't understand". If there are problems with "who's who" - I mean if you're giving your student a phrase to say but they don't know that THEY'RE supposed to say it, you can draw a stick man with your name under it and a stick man with your student's name under it and you can create a kind of dialog between the two stickmen, or use the stickmen as a means of creating a mind-map, eg. who is wearing what, who is feeling what, what is their profession, etc. - the stickmen representations of yourselves will clear up any misunderstandings. These lessons usually look a bit like "point and tell" :) Apart from a few phrases, you can put in a couple of new vocabulary that appears during your lesson. You could say Nice watch! (point, smile) Or, I like your t-shirt (point) and you can put that in your notebook as new vocab. Small small baby steps and on each meeting repeat previous phrases and vocab + add on new ones and you're on a roll! Uff. I hope this helps? Maybe I should do a video about this?
Thank you for these wonderful ideas. Who do you teach through. I have my tefl certificate but I don’t know how to get students. I would love to work with adults on conversational English.
You're welcome! :) At one stage I had my own company and got many students through this one Polish-based website that let teachers post their ads and people contacted me through there. A lot was also word-of-mouth. But the easiest (most comfortable) has been through various language schools in the country where I live. They find you your students and do all the accounting and paperwork and setting up a timetable etc. Obv you can earn more by doing it on your own, but it's also more work on your part. Now after COVID, I'm sure there are many other ways to teach adults online not only in your country but from other higher-income countries but I haven't tried yet. I made a video about this waaay back.
Congratulations for the video, your content is really interesting! i have a question, could you give me some. advice for starting adults? A1 level Thank you :)
I’m certainly not trying to be negative here, but this isn’t any use for teaching basic learners of English. It shouldn’t be listed under teaching beginners.
Like I said to someone above, you can teach them basic words and use pictures. Then teach basic sentences like "The boy is eating the apple" while showing a picture of a boy eating an apple. Also use hand gestures and facial expressions to get your message across.
I would start watching an english tv series with her and pause to explain words and ideas. The reason why a tv series is a great idea is because there's a lot of non-verbal clues to show what a situation is about.
I KNOOOW! 🙈One other person noticed it too! I gotta find time to take it down and re-edit, and upload. I hope that apart from that, the rest of the information was useful.
This video assumes the student understands even one word of English. Most of my students know absolutely no English, so I can hardly ask them about their weekend.
You will have to start with basic words and show lots of pictures. Use childrens books with pictures of a situation so they hear the english and can tell what it means by looking at the pictures. That's what I would do.
Hello miss! Excuse me, what should I do if my students are adults and they are beginners, they do not speak English and I need to give a demo clases, Can you give me some advice please.
What I do for my A1/A2 students is give them a sheet of relevant vocab and then ask questions. For example, for the first lesson I'd give them a sheet of simple adjectives and ask them to describe themselves, their partners/friends/family etc. This helps lower stress because they have their answers in front of them but it still allows for creative answers. I do the same thing for other topics, until they feel confident enough to develop their own answers without help.
My mum wants me to teach her English. I have no idea how. 😭 I feel like she will tell me what to do and try to lecture me. But she is offering me good money for it and is angry that i haven't come to her with a lesson
@@elipeky4837 oh, no! Sorry to hear that! May be she can try ESOL classes? (If you live in the USA) It is usually for free, or at least cheaper with concessions. All the best for you and your mum!
Have you ever noticed whenever you meet someone for the first time as soon as you share something about yourself they start to relax - it's exactly the same with a class
put 3 topics about yourself on the board - After introducing yourself ask the class to formulate a question about one of your subjects - this has never failed me in 15 years n so much info comes out with it - you'll witness the stress disappear
Hi Gary !
Thank You..
I'm 18 and my student is 20's. This video really helps a lot to build my confident and ideas. Still.. I'm a bit nervous lol
howd it go
I totally understand this.... I'm 20 and my students are 23 and 25.. It's a bit strange but you get used to it eventually )))
it'm 17 and my student is in their 40s i'm really panicking
@@DariaMariaBanceanu omg, same here
I was 20 when I started, and my students were all 30+. I got used to it eventually.
I am 13 and I am trying to teach my mom English. My English is great and I read books all day. My mom wants to be able to read English and I have taken it upon myself to teach her which she is happy for. I have my old English novels like 1st grade till 8th grade which I am in now.
From grade 5 onwards I have my grammar and vocab books too which I remember loving.
It is hard in the beginning but at a certain point like grade 5 it will be easier as I will have more resources. I want her to be confidently be able to speak in English cause she will be extremely happy.
She is interested in reading harry Potter cause I tell her that I want her to read it as soon as she can and seeing me so passionate she definitely wants to try it out but her leaving level is definitely not there. Yet. It's the start of the journey.
How’s it going now?) any achievements?)
Yes ! It's been a year how is it going?
Wow, that's terrific that you're helping your mother. I have observed many children being impatient with their parents. Don't forget, to learn a language when you're that much older is very difficult. Also, a parent has many more things on their minds. Please be patient with your poor old parent!!!
I have a new adult class which starts on this monday, and I feel stressful about it. So I came across this video and really wanted to thank you because while watching I had a relief and the ideas just started to run into my mind. Hope I can do my best and make my Ss to do their best :) Thanks again, Suzi!
Great ideas, just wanted to let you know this has been absolutely very useful right before my very first speaking lesson with one of my students, thank you Suzi!
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For a first lesson, just be sure to make it as student-centred as possible. Get students working in pairs or small groups!
There's already so much peace in your face that would give people a positive energy. God bless.
I live in México and accidentally volunteered to teach English to a friend and her (rapidly growing) circle of friends. They are at... is there a negative level? They're at English (101 - 2). I've never taught English in my life, and with the first class starting next week, I'm looking for a very basic step-by-step guide. You know: Step 1: Open door. Step 2: Walk in. Step 3: Say hello--in English....
I don't know how I get myself into these things, but I look forward to watching the rest of your videos--you're an absolute delight!
So hows it going?
Thank you very much for your inspiration. I am tutoring an 8yr old girl, who, I would say, is actually doing fairly well. I will now take more notes and be more organized!!! I'll be next helping the parents, so on to ESL vids...
BTW about the first thing I said (to her and her parents) was that there are no dumb questions.
I was stressed about preparing my lesson for the adult learners until I came up with this video. Thank you Suzi!
I’m 16 and teaching my Mexican mom English. She wants to know so I decided that I’d watch videos to help her out
How did it go ?
I rarely write comments, and I felt insecure for not having any lesson plan prepared or anything, but it's good to know that this sort of start is good and acceptable for a first lesson. Having my first online one today so wish me luck :p
I can listen to you the whole day! You talk very easy, in a simple and relaxed way! Thanks for these tips!
I remember taking a free first lesson with a Russian tutor. The introduction was short: How are you? What is your name? Why are you learning Russian? I think she asked this n English. Then she went into a reading exercise. It felt rushed and formulaic. I don't remember being asked whether I wanted to do an exercise. Anyhow, just an example of what to not do in a first lesson.
That's probably because most RSL tutors are taught to teach Russian to university prep year students. The whole RSL teaching system is based on that specific enviroment (groups of 10 international students, English is almost never used, just Russian from day one, 4+ hours a day, 5 days a week for a year) which is very intense and very different from having individual lessons with no particular goal in mind. Obviously no one would ask 10 students who have to get to a certain level by the end of the year if they want to do an exercise or not😅
That's because in mother Russia, Russian learns you.
As a russian myself, I can confirm that our educational system cultivates nerds sometimes😅 Our university curriculum is outdated and students aren't prepared for online lessons after graduation 🎓 That's quite sad but it is what it is
That's excellent for an advanced English class but if the students don't know English, they're beginners so it doesn't work
I totally agree with you
Right
Currently trying to help my mom with her english, and she can't really answer the questions I make and barely understands what I say after several repetitions. She simply doesn't have the vocabulary to tell me about her day, so I think I'll start there. It seems like a good starting point, also I'll correct grammatical structures on the fly and make notes for her so she doesn't forget and can study. I'll try out this method and change what doesn't work
My school system gets a continuous stream of students throughout the year .. newly arrived in the USA. Most are refugees; most do not know more than 10 words in English; most are traumatized; and, many have never been in a school of any kind. They have several different mother tongues, ranging from Myanmar to Pashto to Spanish to Chu (indigenous Central America) to Swahili.
Could you make or recommend a video tha would help school systems which are faced with such challenges, please?
🙏⭐️
It doesn't seem like your first language class is going to be with beginners though.
I've been watching your videos and they are a great help! I'm new at teaching and I am soooo nervous about meeting my new students, but watching you and hearing you talk gives me more confidence and I'm starting to feel a bit less nervous and a little more excited to meet them! Thanks a lot!
Hello, Suzi. I'm 24 and going to teach a 27 year-old adult who knows pretty much only 1% (she said) English. I'm quite nervouse and start to looking for mor tips on Google and came across your video. I'm glad that you mention that it''s not obligated to use a specific curriculum and that eases me a lot. Wish me luck for tomorrow, my first teaching session with my student :) This video really helps
Hi Tama! Just saw your comment. Glad my video put you at ease a bit. How did your first lesson go?
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi It went so well😁 I’m glad both my student and I enjoyed the session, we also get to know each other better while speaking in English as much as we can
@@lifebytama AAA! That's so awesome! Well done the both of you. I'm really glad for you that it went so well! Enjoy getting to know each other while speaking English! 🤗
Great recommendations! I also "toss" books, curricula, and assessments to the proverbial winds upon initial interactions with my students, rather relying on getting to know them, and on letting organic conversations materialize. The suggestions concerning preparedness with videos and articles, as well as taking notes for future lessons are also spot-on!
Just googled this and came up with your video. I was so inspired I just had to find you on UA-cam so I could post. I’m not an English teacher, just a native speaker who wants to help a friend learn English. I was terrified of the idea and your video just turned that around into excitement. I can’t go see her today, but now I can’t wait. I was amazed when you said you didn’t do assessments, tests etc unless asked by an employer. This was one thing which was freaking me out.
Her young children are learning, and she helps them, so I’ll start with having a look at their books to start somewhere.
Have you any suggestions for how best to approach this?
She wants to do an exam eventually like baccalaureat equivalent but is likely nowhere near that level yet so it may take time. She’s very willing to give it a go.
Thank you so much, in fact I just finished my very first session with a student and i was so much stressed, but what you are saying now is giving me confidence in what I did, and thank God it was just fine, thank you again
I'm glad it went well! And you're very very welcome! 😊
Thank you so much for your video!
Your tips were amazing, I love the way you talked about the moments when the student isn't chatty. Sometimes those are uncomfortable moments, but it's always good to know how to motivate their participation.
In those kind of moments with those particular students I like speaking first about my day and while I'm speaking I say something interesting that happened to me and ask them their opinion about it. Sometimes students love listening to stories from the teacher's life hehe.
Good tips!!
Thanks for this! I'm about to start tutoring ESL adults. I'm pretty nervous/excited! This is helpful!
I have a student who is very shy. And in the beginning it was really hard to talk to her. She was scared to open her mouth and say something in English. But the minute I found out that she is crazy about Harry Potter movies we had a breakthrough. Suddenly she started telling me all about her favourite part of Harry Potter. And she was so happy) It was important to her to share her passion with me and all of a sudden she stopped being petrified of speaking another language 😊
Thanks Suzie for the great tips, much appreciated. I'm teaching English classes to 7- 10 year olds, your video relaxed me. Thanks! I subscribe in support. 🙂
Thank you for this. I'm not finished with my TEFL course yet but someone already reserved a spot on the first week of 2022 😆🥰 I'm super nervous but at the same time, super excited. I love how you speak and you have such a light energy. 😊 More videos please!
What does the TEFL work for? Does it help for a job?
@@Positivevibesonly3-16@Brasilipina I'd love to know your thoughts on the course too. I've never thought of doing it as I've never been asked for any qualifications as a "native" speaker but maybe they give out some useful teaching pointers?
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi I'm currently doing my TEFL Course. It's a "Teaching English as a Foreign Language" Certificate and allows/prepares you to teach English abroad for non-native speakers. There are different Levels of the TEFL Certificate depending on whether you a new or experienced Teacher.
Thank you so much, I was looking for some ideas about how to start a 1st lesson.. Im preparing myself to a job interview for a teaching position.
Please continue doing your videos. I'm an English teacher and I love your content! 💕 🇲🇽
Thank you for this comment. :) 💕 My daughter goes to preschool in September (super soon!) so I'm hoping that I'll have more time and space to create more content. And while we're here...is there anything specific you'd like to find out more about in the next video?
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi thanks so much! Yes, please! I'd like to know about some ideas of "projects" to do in teams.
Also, how to teach grammar without teaching the structure to A2, B1 level. And finally, how to encourage my students to participate if they say: English is not my thing but my parents are paying it! 😅 I look forward hearing from you soon. Thanks Suzi ♡
This is such an excellent and helpful video! I really appreciate your making it! A word of advice: there is a typo it the first 5 seconds of the video ("YOUR FRIST LESSON") that undermines your intelligence. If you fix it, it will help you to command the respect you deserve!
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you found the content helpful! Yes, ugh! The typo! 😵 ... another viewer noticed it too! I can't believe I didn't see it before uploading. Maybe I'll get to fixing it someday but fixing it means having to take down the video, having to edit it, save it as a new one, and having to upload it as a new video 🙈 So for now, I hope this video will continue to help elevate other teachers starting out - with or without the typo. 💜
Hi Susie, I am starting to tutor Italian people. I have my first meeting today, thank you.
I thought about creating a gathering spot with a carpet and some comfy chairs and spend a few minutes each day taking time to talk about current events...using an article or short video from the news. I love the question...how did the coronavirus affect you, your work and your family...here in LA and what about back home? Great ideas. Thank you.
Oh, I am a really lucky one that I found you now! I love your accent and pronunciation!
Thanks so much, I really enjoyed your video....
I love this! Structured but yet a bit more informal. Great way to start. Would you recommend taking on more advanced students in the beginning of your tutoring career?
Great video, very informative and helpful, you go straight to the important points. Thank you!
Suzi, you are inspiration personified! I LOVE your approach.
thank you for sharing content for teachers, it was very helpful.
Suzi, so grateful to you for your videos. Love your approach!
Thank you so much for all the interesting tips and links. I like your approach very much :)
This video was great and so helpful! Thank you so much ❤️
Big thanks to you ma'am for these practical tips. I have a new student, a new subscriber here. God bless you.
This so related to me.. I thought i was the only teacher who teaches using this kind of method..
I recently got TEFL certified, planned to teach online and I inadvertantly got my first student (my apartment buildings maintenance man) before even signing up to a website. So I'm nervous about our lesson since my Spanish is like that of a 3 yr old and his English is about the same lol
Congrats on your first student! You guys are gonna be fine! There is google translate, hand gestures, and drawing to help you guys get into a conversation. Baby steps each time, take notes on your lessons, repeat past new stuff on the next one, and soon you guys will be chatting about everything!
Hi, I'm 32 and I need to teach my mother English. Although English isn't my mother tongue, it is my strongest language since that is the medium that I have studied in. My mother (57 yo) however has studied in Marathi (a regional language in India) and although she understands English, she isn't very fluent. She is used to watching English (Hollywood) movies too but she is quite nervous while conversing in English. She struggles the most with forming longer sentences. So, my mother has asked me to teach her. Any guides here who can help me out?
Thanks Suzi for your channel. It is certainly going to be very helpful!
Hi Suzi you made me feel more confident in my planning of first lesson 🤓 I just had a lil’ conversation w her to know her better and find out more or less what she wants to correct and improve. Phonics is a big issue for her and proper use of grammar. Where can I find that link you mention in this video? Thank u so much!
Hi Carmen! I'm so sorry! I didn't see your comment until now. The links to some of the materials I use in my lessons are in the video description. :)
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Thank you so much for these ideas. I have adults to teach... Sooo helpful 🙏🏻😘
By the way this was wonderful advice thank you
I am so fresh with teaching and I have 2 classes. Teaching need so much technicals and this video is so much important.
I hope I can Handle my class.
Thanks
I enjoy watching this video. It's so meaningful and interesting. Best of luck
Teaching ELDERS English. Right tittle for me lol. I will be an English instructor for all teachers in an elementary school in June and many of them are 50+. I have no clue how to deal with them since they have lame response. They take ages to understand things and I'm afraid they will assume I can't get the job done well. Any tips for me?
The first lesson is always stressful, but it will feel more comfortable with time 👍
Hi! So good to see you again! You make wonderful videos, Suzie. This one I found very helpful. Baie dankie !
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@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi What if your student does not know any word in english ? What would you do ?
@@plebeus In times of trouble, I go with visual aids. Drawing, facial expressions, and gesticulation. Start with simple useful phrases such as "My name is..., what's your name?", "How are you today?" (here you can show thumbs up "good!", thumbs down "not so good"). Our gestures and facial expressions are often the same no matter what culture/country. Make notes together while you teach - a picture and next to it the sentence or word for your student to SEE the words as well as hear them. If you see that they don't understand and they shake their heads you can use this to teach them the phrase "I don't understand".
If there are problems with "who's who" - I mean if you're giving your student a phrase to say but they don't know that THEY'RE supposed to say it, you can draw a stick man with your name under it and a stick man with your student's name under it and you can create a kind of dialog between the two stickmen, or use the stickmen as a means of creating a mind-map, eg. who is wearing what, who is feeling what, what is their profession, etc. - the stickmen representations of yourselves will clear up any misunderstandings.
These lessons usually look a bit like "point and tell" :) Apart from a few phrases, you can put in a couple of new vocabulary that appears during your lesson. You could say Nice watch! (point, smile) Or, I like your t-shirt (point) and you can put that in your notebook as new vocab. Small small baby steps and on each meeting repeat previous phrases and vocab + add on new ones and you're on a roll!
Uff. I hope this helps? Maybe I should do a video about this?
@@TeachingEnglishwithSuzi Thank you, Suzi. It was very helpful. It would be nice if you made a video about this. Hugs
lol this is great advice except when i ask "What did you do this weekend?"
...They reply with "Blue"
Thank you for these wonderful ideas. Who do you teach through. I have
my tefl certificate but I don’t know how to get students. I would love to work with adults on conversational English.
You're welcome! :) At one stage I had my own company and got many students through this one Polish-based website that let teachers post their ads and people contacted me through there. A lot was also word-of-mouth. But the easiest (most comfortable) has been through various language schools in the country where I live. They find you your students and do all the accounting and paperwork and setting up a timetable etc. Obv you can earn more by doing it on your own, but it's also more work on your part. Now after COVID, I'm sure there are many other ways to teach adults online not only in your country but from other higher-income countries but I haven't tried yet. I made a video about this waaay back.
It's a bit of a ramble but here it is: ua-cam.com/video/nToz3kTSQLg/v-deo.html
Thanks Suzi. Brilliant ideas! Is there an copyright issues sharing videos during the session?
Wow she looks like Kate Blanchett!
im ready for this lesson
Wonderful video, thank you so much!!
You saved me. Thank you!!!
If the student is anxious, I feel bad for them and then I will feel anxious too and become flustered 😩
Thanks for your information.
Great advice ❤
I'm in Germany and I teach business adults. I feel uncomfortable going off cuff, as they've paid and have expectations
You mentioned that you were going to post some links that would help us in the future. ....?
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thanks Suzi for this tips and lesson
Such a useful tips
Congratulations for the video, your content is really interesting! i have a question, could you give me some. advice for starting adults? A1 level
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Thank you,and you are beautiful by the way ☺️
You're welcome! And thank you! 😊
very useful thank you very much!
Next week I’ll teach my first ever English class to adults who have no English at all.. where do I start!
Hi teacher ❤❤❤😊😊 I need to learn more English with you
I don’t understand. How can I ask someone about their day if they can’t speak English and I don’t know their language? 🤷🏾♂️
Am going to teach to one of my students and I want to get more of your video
thanks a lot!!! I'll let you know how the first lesson goes.
Hey, with which Company are you associated?
Thank you helped me so much with the nice tips.
How do you communicate with someone who speaks or understands NO ENGLISH?
I’m certainly not trying to be negative here, but this isn’t any use for teaching basic learners of English. It shouldn’t be listed under teaching beginners.
What if the student has a VERY limited vocabulary? How should the first lesson begin? :O
I would like to know as well. Thank you!
Like I said to someone above, you can teach them basic words and use pictures. Then teach basic sentences like "The boy is eating the apple" while showing a picture of a boy eating an apple. Also use hand gestures and facial expressions to get your message across.
I want to teach my mom English any tips? and where to start?
I would start watching an english tv series with her and pause to explain words and ideas. The reason why a tv series is a great idea is because there's a lot of non-verbal clues to show what a situation is about.
Wow! thank u very much... You are God sent :)
Good! :)
and if my learners speak 0 English?
Thank you) Thy video is really helpful)
Thank you for your feedback! I'm really glad you found this helpful. :)
You’re so similar to Cate Blanchett :)
OMG! I wish!!!
It doesn't bode well when the embedded text in the video begins with a typo... "Your Frist Lesson".
I KNOOOW! 🙈One other person noticed it too! I gotta find time to take it down and re-edit, and upload. I hope that apart from that, the rest of the information was useful.
Which curriculum do you suggest for someone who is beginner in learning English?
You did not describe beginners first lesson
Thanks for the video
how do i get to know the students who does not have any knowledge of english?
This video assumes the student understands even one word of English. Most of my students know absolutely no English, so I can hardly ask them about their weekend.
You will have to start with basic words and show lots of pictures. Use childrens books with pictures of a situation so they hear the english and can tell what it means by looking at the pictures. That's what I would do.
Thank you! :)
is this appropriate for absolute beginners in english?
Hello miss! Excuse me, what should I do if my students are adults and they are beginners, they do not speak English and I need to give a demo clases, Can you give me some advice please.
Don't really understand how you would spend time to get to know your student if they are A1/A2, or do you only teach intermediates and above?
What I do for my A1/A2 students is give them a sheet of relevant vocab and then ask questions. For example, for the first lesson I'd give them a sheet of simple adjectives and ask them to describe themselves, their partners/friends/family etc. This helps lower stress because they have their answers in front of them but it still allows for creative answers. I do the same thing for other topics, until they feel confident enough to develop their own answers without help.
My mum wants me to teach her English. I have no idea how. 😭 I feel like she will tell me what to do and try to lecture me. But she is offering me good money for it and is angry that i haven't come to her with a lesson
How is your progress?
@@olyaanisimova1647 i gave up and she forgot
@@elipeky4837 oh, no!
Sorry to hear that! May be she can try ESOL classes? (If you live in the USA) It is usually for free, or at least cheaper with concessions.
All the best for you and your mum!