Brand new teacher!
Even though it wasn't really what I planned to do, the session was still quite brilliant. We started with a game of "I spy" which was a really nice warmer. It was fun, but at the same time, it had a learning angle to it because it served as a bit of a spelling exercise. During the game, I noticed that some of the students couldn't recognise most of the letters of the English Alphabet. I was quite taken aback by this as some of the have the speaking and listening exam next week and they couldn't even spell their names right.
I ignored the lesson plan for about three-quarters of an hour and decided to do alphabets instead. I asked the students to come up with at least two words for each alphabet. "X" and "Q" were, as usual, difficult to make words with, but the other letters were fine. We went on to do the planned topic. Over all, the students were very keen and participatory. I'm glad it all went well at the end of the day, especially considering the setbacks I encountered in the morning.
I still intend to teach what I had earlier planned, but I'll wait till I have my scheme of work sorted. Thankfully, I don't have any more planning to do for the rest of the week as the students only have to practise for their speaking exams. I hope to be able to draw up a functional scheme of work by the end of next week.