First class

Monday, October 09, 2006

Lessons went pretty well this morning…honestly, I think the really successful part was the “I like people” game, basically because it was fun. They didn’t get into the school uniform issue at all really, and the intro collage stuff was just ok. I think I’ll modify it for the next class…have them read the article aloud so that I know where they’re having real problems understanding. Also gets them more involved. I did have two students stay after class and ask me if they could come every week instead of just every other week…so cool! I said sure, but now realize that I am planning on using the same lesson again, since I’ll have the other half of their class. So they’d be repeating exercises…not too entertaining or informative for them. May say, don’t bother since they material will be the same, but I am going to organize an English club, so come to that every week. We’ll see.

Orléans went well…got a little lost but was still an hour early for my appointment. Got in early and was out at 3:30, the time my appointment was scheduled for. Awesome. The whole topless xray thing was a little unnerving, but ah well…c’est la France.

Nicholas drove us all to Cora to do some grocery shopping, then back here for pasta and bolognaise sauce, yum. We had company for dinner—Nicholas and Medhi—and spent a nice evening comparing lessons and school in general. Good times.

Tomorrow will be two HEC classes (Hautes Etudes Commerciales…businessy-type upper-level classes) and a terminale class (last year of high school, I think). Am quite exhausted, but luckily don’t start teaching til 1:00ish tomorrow.