Week 20 West London B1+ Mr Imran Customs in KSA and around the world

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Students in west London class discussed what customs are and what customs people from abroad have to follow when they travel and live in Saudi Arabia. We used Mr John as our example.

Students were then given 8 country flags and 8 customs that they had to discuss and match. The first group to get all matched correctly would be the winners for the day. Well done moataz, Muhannad and majed Al Najjar for matching the customs and their countries first!! 

Week 19 East London B1 Gestures

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Students were given a sheet of gestures and without speaking had to act out the gestures as the rest of the class had to guess the exact meaning of each gesture.

Students discussed if they used these gestures and which gestures they didn't use much in Saudi Arabia.

Fingers crossed for good luck and hooray for celebrations were two that students did not know of. 

Week 19 East London B1 CS What do these emojis mean??

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Students were shown a page of emojis and discussed when and why we use them. Students then chose 10 of their favourite emoji and wrote what it means or when they use them. 

Week 19 West London B1+ CS Common complaints at certain places

Week 19 West London B1+ CS Common complaints at certain places

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The class discussed what common complaints are and then discussed complaints can be different at different places we go to. The class listed 8 common places they visit. Then discussed in groups and then as a class all the common complaints they have had in all these places. System down at the bank was one of the classes favourite complaint.

week 18 lesson idea example

This week we practiced how to present a presentation based on a students major. Here is an example of a student presenting the components of an engine.

presentations - Week 18

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This week we just worked on student presentations on both levels. The students seemed to have a first experience standing in front of the class and reciting their work from previous weeks.  Some were informative and had good visuals. Perhaps later to follow will be a video link for some of the best to present. We also learned briefly how to present and what not to do in regards to speech and body language.

Week 18 West London B1+ Making headlines

Students were given four pictures they had to make a headline of what is happening in each picture. Then write a short paragraph on what happened when It happened and where it happened. They had to make sure the story was interesting or funny.