English Lesson

A friend is on holidays in Canada, and asked me to take one of his private English classes for him. I decided it would be an interesting experience, and the money sounded good too ($60 for an hour's lesson). The lesson was for 5 highschool students at a private "cram-school", and the lessons focus on practising speaking and listing. I wasn't too worried about what I'd teach at first, because I thought I'd just get the students talking about some things in English, and I'd correct and explain things when needed. This is alot easier said than done though. They were very shy, and reluctant to speak. I spoke slowly and clearly, and they could understand most of what I said, but I had to be very careful about what words I chose to use. It's actually quite difficult to explain some things with simple words. Luckily I had done a little preparation, and they had fun pretending to be in an Australian pub ordering food and drinks. Thankfully after that they were a bit more talkative, and I ended up staying for almost 2 hours. Overall it was a little more work and stress than I'd imagined, but very satisfying, because they noticeably improved even in the short time I spent with them. I don't think I could do it full-time though!