Some ideas to generate interest when teaching English

 

1. Base a lesson on a topic that is very relevant. To do this, you need to know your students' interests and preferences; of course, this is easier in small groups but not impossible in large classes.   

2. Try to choose a topic which the students are likely to have strong opinions. Controversial topics are great to trigger conversation ( just careful when choosing one, students' ages are very important !!)

 3. If we show interest in what our students say, their opinions and ideas, they will be more likely to be interested in the lesson. 

4. Try to choose topics of which the students already have some knowledge. Letting them explain things to us (be the teacher for a while) is profitable for both parts ! 

5. sometimes, letting  them know in advance what the topic will be raises expectations and helps us motivate them for future classes. furthermore, they may have interesting items of their own to bring to class

6. Bring something into the classroom to create interest. This could be a picture, a musical instrument, a movie, a collection of things, or even an interesting person. 

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