How to Teach English to Beginners: Creating a Full Lesson

[@kevinrodriguez7737]

Hey Chris, please keep doing this. You are an amazing teacher for teachers haha! I really learn with your videos.

[@Supr93]

I’m I in

[@teacherramires]

Thank you for these lessons. I'm from the Dominican Republic. I teach English and French to high schoolers. I really want my students to speak the L2.

[@jacintamusyoki522]

Before watching your videos I was clueless about where to begin. Thank you Chris for making this video. So detailed. Big up

[@InsolentWench]

Your video is bloody brilliant. I'm a new volunteer ESL teacher with absolutely no experience or education on how. to. teach. I need exactly the lessons you're offering: 1) Walk into the classroom. 2) Say hello. 3) Walk over to the board. 4) Write your name.... I've been looking for this PRACTICAL guidance since I started teaching (accidentally, I have to add) five weeks ago!

[@NayameGloria]

Am Zambian teacher,I teach alot of people who speak French English,am happy to learn from you how to teach English in simple but effective way

[@kateneubecker4720]

Thank you! This is so helpful, i have just started volunteer teaching with refugees and most are at the lowest level of English. It has been much harder than students with some basic language. After watching this I feel more confident for my next class tomorrow! 🙏

[@migueldelucas7379]

Awesome as usual. You changed my life Chris. Greetings from a teacher of Spanish as a foreign language in Seville. Just writing to tell you that these tips are also suitable and extremely useful for teaching any language.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Ahh thanks 🙏

[@lubna347]

Fantastic videos! Just on time. I just started going back to teaching after about 10 years. I love being ESL Instructor, with CELTA Certification but I definitely need to brush up on my teaching techniques. Many thanks for these awesome videos!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You’re welcome 😇

[@pastelshade3345]

Sir, you really teach systematically and in a logical way as well. So happy that I found your channel. I learn a lot from you. Thank you.

[@valleycat4978]

Hi Chris, a profound thank you; I have my first group of beginners in a month - absolutely petrified. Feeling a little more relaxed having found you . . . will watch over and over!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I’m happy I could help

[@brandontoal6773]

Amazing video, with a clear outline and a great example. I love your concept of 'Useful language' when teaching your classes. This video gave me so much confidence and excitement heading into my English tutoring sessions. Thank you Chris!

[@August-Carrollz]

Thanks for the video. I happen to know and understand the first language of my beginner students. It's much easier for me. It also makes their learning process faster. Because in some cases during the lessons, I act like a translator. It's really important for me because, during the lessons, there will always be instances that might require you to give the students instructions. Instructions and questions like "repeat after me", "what is this". "Say it again". Also, I translate the actual subject, words, or sentence that is being taught for a better understanding.

[@trevorschoenman4794]

Thanks Chris! Helped me with ideas for structuring my first lesson for true beginners. Keep it up.

[@mohamedamdjar5720]

Hey dear teacher! Hopefully you're doing well! I just came across your channel and what you're providing is actually amazing. I am a teach as well. I have taught beginners for months now and I see they have not progressed a lot as I think I focus more on drilling exercises and neglect the speaking side. Hopefully you can share with us more tips and tricks on how to get students speak as soon as possible

[@jernjustyle]

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[@bedwarspro8784]

Do you already have or would you be able to show an actual beginners class. So we see all three videos in action. Btw your videos are greatly appreciated. So much wisdom and straight to the point 😁

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Yep I do! I have a beginner class demo you can look at.

[@minaafsar1643]

Hello there. Just wanted to say thank you for this amazing content. It's obvious how much effort you have put in to make such a great step-by-step guide. I loved the examples you gave and how you walked us through a real example!🌺👏🏻

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I appreciate that. Thank you!

[@اشواقعادل-ع7ك]

I'm training nowadays..you made these series in the right time..thank you❤

[@asmameklati2722]

you are just very articulate and creative!! wow thank you so much

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Wow, thank you!

[@rebeccafields-pittman4788]

This is great. I am going to go back and watch the whole series. Thanks!

[@joannehayes4535]

Good clear plan for teaching beginners, thank you. I teach a lot of 1:1 online classes here in France. Have you any ideas of how to adapt this technique for this kind of lesson please. Without the group dynamic how do you complete step 5 without using loads of gap fills etc? Help please!!

[@jernjustyle]

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[@edwardmenjivar2692]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this! Valuable!

[@MariettaPanginahog]

Dear teacher , I'm always inspired to listening all your vedios your great teacher...

[@samysosa5201]

I want to try teaching online but I’m scared I won’t do a good job 😭

[@Ayanakoji_TDM]

You won't know until you try😊

[@hurm3660]

heyyyy don’t be !! i teach online and it’s genuinely really fun, my tip is don’t overthink it, try and be friendly and fun, make urself seem like a friend rather than a teacher. you’ll gain a lot out of it, seeing students improve is really uplifting!! pls give it a go!! wishing u the best

[@mukulsharma5738]

in starting You'll not ... but if you're really into teaching and want to see your students grow then ..You'll do a great job don't worry

[@rehaballah9731]

​@@hurm3660 Can we speak cause I want someone to help me teaching online

[@anshita3941]

If u never try u'll never know

[@valerialopardo427]

Thank you VERY VERY much!!.... I'm using this strategy with some of my students and it Is working wonderfully!!

[@jayneelisabet1159]

I've been waiting for this, thank you so much, Chris !!! 🙏

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

My pleasure!!

[@_GlobalNomad]

Thanks for this video!

[@ceciliaritare-kj4eh]

Thank you very much for this series of 3 videos 🙏 . Isn't there a part 4?

[@shonnajean3196]

Thank you for sharing your experience, your insights helped our class.

[@aghomogirls2211]

Hi there! Do you have any tips on teaching English on Zoom? Primarily work with Afghan clients.

[@santanap8645]

Great work! Thanks a lot. A bit confused with the sequence of the videos though. Maybe you can show us which videos to watch first?

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Check the description of this video.

[@santanap8645]

Thanks for the tip@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL

[@karenkuller8172]

thank you for these. so helpful. teaching in Israel.

[@NevaLynGendChix]

wooowww... Thanks I found your channel this is probably help on my daily lesson plan.

[@daina4706]

Excellent. Good for teaching all languages. I wish teachers teaching Quechua would use this methodology.

[@LisaB_12204]

Brilliant teaching method! I will be incorporating much of it in my classes. Thank you.

[@liviasirghi2824]

This video gave me more information about lesson plan !Thank you ,Chris !

[@joaoandre7488]

Hi Chris. I love teaching English. But sometmes I think how to teach first. Thank you for your video.

[@AhmetElhann]

This is super helpful, I'll rearrange my lesson plan according to this 5 point methodlogy. I hope it goes well.Thank you sir.

[@SathyaSellebrate-ml4zt]

I am from India. Your classes really attractive n useful. Thank you.

[@ВалерияФоменко-п6е]

I liked the metaphore "remove the training wheels"

[@DaniellaAguilar]

Great videos, thank you so much. How would you manage 1:1 lessons? Same back and forth with the teacher for drilling purposes?

[@Fwarii_fl]

Thanks Chris. Your videos are amazing and really helpful.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Glad you think so!

[@christelleriley4013]

Do you start with aphabet...and how would you teach it for Ukrainians. Brilliant videos

[@saravaliyeva2591]

Thanks a lot for all these videos really helping 👍👍

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks for watching! You'll see links in the descriptions for the other beginner videos. If you would like to train with me to be an English teacher, please check out The Language HOuse TEFL in Prague - www.thelanguagehouse.net

[@a.a.d.9704]

Dear Chris, could u pls highlight tips for keeping Elementary students' attention for 4 hours in a row ? My lessons start 8 AM to 12:30 PM? (incl. 15 min break). Thanks heaps.

[@SteveneyTaliu]

Thankyou, I'm from PNG. A student English teacher who is trying to do my practicum next week for the first time, so can you give me some ideas on how to gain confidence please .......

[@ellenfonjisi5379]

This is great thank you so much Chris

[@djafer7579]

Think that goes without saying that your videos are great! The thing is i get i little bit confused on how to proceed with the lesson? I would love to if you give a detailed plan on how to do that like how to manage the first very lesson with beginners🙏 i would be more than happy, otherwise, i believe vid are so thoughtful and inspiring hope u keep doing that for us. My greetings from Algeria.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

First lesson with beginners would be to start with the verb ‘to be’

[@zulemavegatorres7288]

Hi Chris I really love these videos, and the methodology seems very logic. Your tips are great, I am one of those teachers that need to talk less. I have a question about the sequence of the lessons, or the type of content presented in each lessons. First vocabulary, then a grammar lesson, then what? And until when? Thanks for your help!!

[@ЭлинаМороз-о7ч]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE A QUESTION!!! SO students have to learn to read first&

[@jbloveday9538]

How would you teach the concepts ‘part-time’ and full-time’?

[@reemamer1237]

Thank you million times

[@katerinastevanovic9772]

I wrote down two of your videos already! You are great!

[@wonderwoman1199]

Thank you Chris. Great content.

[@whittywhitsta]

Great video Chris! I was wondering how long this lesson plan is and how long your lessons typically run for? I have my first official class in three days and it will be lasting around 5 hours with a thirty-five minute lunch break. Thank you for your helpful tips and demos!

[@RobDarby]

Thank you, Chris! I teach middle level English with some students who aren't there yet. How can I apply this method to the more advanced middle level English students? Do you have any resources or links? Thanks in advance.

[@danm7596]

Good stuff, Chris. Thanks!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Any time!

[@AdrianasWonderland]

Love this! Thank you so much

[@LizzieMargot]

This is really helpful, thank you!

[@sarahtamale8109]

This is so helpful to us thanks so much sir

[@GediKulow]

teacher.thank u

[@kevinvidal1243]

Hey Chris! Do you guys have an online course that goes through all of this?

[@backtoallah994]

You're really great...Thanks a lot.

[@abdulrahmansoliman3539]

Chris your videos are insane..Period!!!

[@leoduenas8924]

hey chris i just found this video and ima start teaching my family they are native spanish speakers will i have to make adjustments to hwat you mentioned in your video ?

[@haniyehdusty8671]

The videos were awesome thanks a lot 👏🏻 the question that I have is do you use any special books or something?or just the things you write on the board?

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You can always supplement any kind of teaching with textbooks if you want.

[@alperkaraa]

Your videos are of great help. Thank you. I need a book focusing on speaking. Do you have a recommendation?

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Hey Alpert, what kind of book are thinking about, like an activities book?

[@alperkaraa]

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL I don't want grammar or reading but activites that offer a chance to speak for sudents. They have basic knowledge, at A2 or even B1 level but they have problems with speaking. They want to be able to speak better and I'm looking for ways to do it and it will be a lot easier for me to have a book and follow the activies in it.

[@juliemoulton9533]

Hello! Thank you so much for this! I have a question: You said that you erase the vocabulary and phrases from the board when it's time to do some writing (in Point 1). Do you ask students NOT to write the words in their notebooks when you present them and write them on the board? I find that my students write down everything as I present. Or, do you just ask them not to look at their notes when they do a gap-fill or other exercise?

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

It’s all about not looking at notes as much. If students are just copying from their notes, they are not pushing themselves to remember the vocab.

[@juliemoulton9533]

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Got it. Thank you!!!

[@alabadiamira]

Hi I am teaching a child and he is a beginner level in English. I made him repeat after me vocabs but sentences he finds super hard to follow and remember I am doing that because his parents asked me to make him memorize phrases and sentences .He is totally new into English I think I should teach him how to create simple sentence .Any tips how he can memorize daily conversations like dining out to restaurant with his parents? He can't even read in English .By the way,the parents told me I shouldn't teach him alphabets and reading their main focus is speaking skills.

[@fadouaabdelmouna9569]

Thank you

[@Qarn786]

I really like these questions in the beginning of the lessons, just let me know of the questions to asked to the senior from different countries and don’t speak a word of English. I’m in California

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

The questions are the goal for the end of the lesson. You’ll teach the language needed for them to be able to ask and answer these with confidence by the end of the lesson.

[@Qarn786]

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL much appreciated! Please only if you help with sample questions for senior who mostly needs doctors and at times grocery shopping

[@Uncledurag]

Am getting teaching job next month but I don’t know anything so i do this on my first day of class

[@MuhammedTaimoor-j8j]

Hey there, I'm a student who is going to teach some English to Chinese emergency department. And tomorrow is a big day. ❤

[@omelet_speaks]

4:40 I laughed out so loud when he said she’s a duck 😂😂

[@kokyawzintun3668]

Thanks

[@godislove6541]

hi chris! your videos are awesome. I really liked them. i have a question, when i teach some new vocab and how we use them in real conversations , should i teach them how we form the questions because they are already vey beginner and dont know how we form them .. they might be confusing for them.. and at the same time its very complicated for them to understand this in the beginning ..How can I deal with that??

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Check out my second video in the series on teaching vocab. You’ll find the link in the description

[@godislove6541]

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL I've almost watched all your videos in this series but still don't know should I explain the form for the questions I'm using or not ( the questions are not the targets lesson and students haven't study them before) Should I use only the questions we already studied when it comes to the activation part??

[@freakbird]

6:47 I just realised that AM is a verb 😶‍🌫

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Gotcha!

[@XzariadnnaX]

You're a genious! Thanks to you now I see what I have to improve and all that I've done not that well haha :') Hope learning more from you!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You’re welcome. I’m making a q & a about beginners next week

[@electronicsafrica]

correct spelling: genius

[@ЖаннаОздоева-в9в]

Hello! Do you consult teachers via Zoom or Skype?

[@coraline4402]

Thanks a million

[@muskat9012]

Great!

[@BeThrifty2]

That’s how I teach my preschoolers!

[@NanaOuna]

❤❤❤❤❤thank you you are amazing. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You’re welcome 😇

[@maihassan2220]

Excellent if you please make videos of teaching english

[@jernjustyle]

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[@emmakimben1718]

I am scared that my teaching is not fun though I smile a lot and try to go alittle outside but today will be my first time of teaching a total beginner

[@meriemfennour7711]

Thanks ☺️ a lot 😌😁😁😁😁😁.

[@tylorsonnier2591]

You said you’re not supposed to talk to them at first, but how are they supposed to know what the question means? I watched the video twice and I’m not understanding how you presented question to them whether they understand what they’re asking

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

1. Teach the lexis 2. Go over the answer to your first question 3. They should know what the sentence means and how to change some variables 4. Elicit out the question. 5. Practice now both the question and the answer. I hope that helps

[@som3243]

I want to give online lessons but I'm only used to giving private one-on-one lessons😅 Somebody help, is it really gonna be easier or..??

[@rudolfolotho2644]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@hananhajri6501]

good😊

[@tapiwamuchini]

Good

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks

[@erfanmadani977]

❤❤❤

[@zanethmusica]

increible

[@michaelwekesa5529]

❤

[@KennedySichilimanyimbwa-zm9jm]

G 9 English

[@disaster4550]

Damn I've been using english for more than 10 years and this is how I found out that "What's your job?" is a weird question lol

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

😆 that’s how it works with languages. Yeah, what’s your job sounds very pushy. It’s definitely something a native English speaker would ask.

[@KennedySichilimanyimbwa-zm9jm]

G9 English speaking

[@zaramollaei4571]

❤🤓

[@AprilCraig-e3e]

genius

[@tasbil06]

I am a surgeon I am a surgeon I am a surgeon

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I am a surgeon … then, I’m a surgeon. - don’t forget the contractions 😉