Teacher B said to teacher A, “My adult students, retired people, are starting to speak in English.  Now I address them by their names, and ask them for example to summarize one paragraph of the story I wrote on a worksheet, which I had handed out to them some days ago.  They speak, so there is communication in the target language. Some of them ...

Teacher A said to teacher B, “I teach English to a group of just retired people plus a girl – the center is between the oldie generation and the young one. From the beginning I thought I wouldn’t set homework.  I hand them out worksheets in classes. Nevertheless they read and work on those worksheets at home.” / Photo from: millysmuse blogspot ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “I have two new students in my course of English.  I gave the worksheets we’ve worked on lately to the first lady in joining us, because she asked me for them. The second student asked me last Monday whether we follow any course book. I told her we don’t – I hand out photocopies of the ...

 I have planned a sequence of pieces of communication to implement along the course I teach to adult learners, most of them already retired. They’re excellent learners. They wish to learn English for example for their trips abroad. The sequence is: words – phrases – sentences – conversations and presentations. The basis for the material we use is ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “A few years ago I taught English to recently retired people, most of which had earned a university degree and worked as such professions as they had studied. Nice people, very nice. And we had fun. We had two classes per week. They had enrolled the course to improve their English, to ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “A friend of mine told me a few days ago she began a course of English for adults. She has a false-beginner group and one with certain competence for speaking in English. The point is that this teacher has realized these people, both groups, demand and prefer she hand-out photocopies of ...

Welcome, Lauren, to my blog, or our blog, because some people follow this small site. Thank you. Tell us about you, or not at all, or show us something about your research, or tell us a joke, or just say nothing, or something for us to get acquainted with you, or enjoy the pictures... Feel free, and welcome, again. Now: This is a worksheet I ...

A few days ago I came accross a *** web site fitting adult learners, or even adolescents. So so useful, look:By GetEnglishLessons on 06/07/09 at 9:50 am “A Job Interview in English – ESL/EFL/Business English Some adult students are learning English for their jobs and some other to apply for jobs. Nothing better than a list of questions they are ...

Worksheet # 105 [For a student of mine, who is a doctor].June 21, 2010. This worksheet is a prompt to foster speaking. What is malaria?A serious and ancient disease caused by one-celled Plasmodium parasites, malaria is spread by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. The symptoms of malaria include periodic chills, fever, headache, and ...

I’ve composed this sheet for an adult learner : I consider it may be sound for an adult to be aware of strategies he or she may be already using! It’s also interesting for an adult to read about learning strategies. Just a few minutes ago I handed him out this sheet. Photo from cdn turner com, thank you. Frodo Baggins and the Ring. I don't know ...