Teaching English

Teaching ESL for the first time


Make sure you know which lessons / chapters should be covered in a particular month. In conversation classes, find out which month it is (A,B,C or D) and in Semi-Intensive classes, whether it is East or West month. DO NOT teach lessons which are not assigned for that month.


You may not want to teach every activity / lesson in the book, but do make sure that you have covered all the key points and language objectives. Teach all the units for the month in the correct order, as these lessons are sequenced.


Don’t race through something and move onto the next thing until you are sure that your students have fully understood it, retained it, and are able ...