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The Troubleshooting unit covers some common problems that may occur in the classroom and offers various ways of overcoming them.
When meeting new classes for the first time it is essential to establish rapport with and between the students using various activities.
At the start of the lesson we are advised not to dive straight in with the technical stuff but to get the students in the mood using short, fun, communicative activities.
Pairing stronger students with weaker ones will be of great benefit when faced with a class of mixed abilities and reluctant participants. This will also be useful if the class is a very large one as it will be very difficult to monitor all the students. Also recommended is splitting larger classes into smaller groups each with a group leader who can help run activities, hand out worksheets, monitor behaviour and feedback to the teacher.
Also mentioned are difficulties with listening texts so pre-teaching any difficult vocabulary is advised. Finally, it is important to encourage the students to use English in class and not their native language so always reply to any of their questions in English.
