Comments on: Ways to start an adult lesson

By: Stephannie, Indonesia

Stephannie, Indonesia — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:14:05 +0000

Hi, thanks a lot for have shared the ideas. I am a teacher-want-to-be. I’ve been teaching adults, which are teachers of kindergarten and elementary school. I found your ideas are great! I’m going to applied that in my class.

By: Fiona Brown

Fiona Brown — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:36:22 +0000

Further to the chatting: an activity I have used to get students (usually in adult or higher-level teenagers’ classes) warmed up is to ask one student for a letter, then ask another student for a word (preferably a noun) beginning with that letter. Then I have them talk about that topic in pairs or small groups – no pressure, I don’t really need to listen in, although sometimes they want to involve me in the discussion.

By: Maya

Maya — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:09:28 +0000

Thanks a lot. Wonderful ideas. My students are mainly students and adults coming to my classes after their working day. So I think doing something to cheer them up or help them forget (even for a while) their work- or family-related problems, is extremely important. I’m sure I’ll try some of the types. Let’s see how they work in my context.

By: Mayadah

Mayadah — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:28:50 +0000

The ideas were very wonderful. They were applicable ,too. Thanks alot for such ideas. Lots of greetings

By: RongXiongDai

RongXiongDai — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:05:57 +0000

Thank you! It can give me some tipps in use, although all my students are teenagers, I can get some imformation for my teaching.

By: Alex Case

Alex Case — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:27:43 +0000

a warmer is a short activity, usually at the start of a class, whose chief purpose is to get the students’ energy levels up so that they are awake and in a good mood for the rest of the class

By: erold

erold — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:11:44 +0000

hi: l’m very glad to read this. Seriously, it’s very interesting for me. Cause, l’m learning a lot of thing, l didn’t know before. But, l would like to know more about this word ”warmer”, especially what that’s mean. thanks

By: Meena Kalyan

Meena Kalyan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:42:05 +0000

Thanks a ton. So many variables to choose from. I dream for hours thinking of alternatives, to make the beginning more interesting as it sets the tone for the hour. Some of them I’ve already been using and others I’ll surely use in the near future. I find these tips exceedingly useful. Thanks again