You might also talk about your expectations for them, and their expectations for you. For adults, I say expectations rather than class rules, unless they are getting academic credit for the class, then say rules. You can and should work from a more collaborative model with adults than you do with children.

 

As for a game: one of my favorites is the Sentence Game. You will need a blackboard (or whiteboard, color doesn �t matter), chalk or markers, and a timer or clock with a second hand. Divide the class into teams of about 4 or 5. Try if at all possible to mix ability and experience; don �t put all the best students on one team if you can tell. Explain the game and give examples (I will do this as I explain the game itself, but you �ll need to do it before you start).

 

Get one student from each team to come to the board. Write a subject, such as one man and one woman, or one animal. Write a verb on the board. Write a verb tense on the board if they are advanced enough to know them. The student has three minutes to write the best sentence he or she can. Other students can help, but they must speak English and they can �t go to the board to help. Give a small prize, such as a pencil, to each student on the winning team.

 

For example: one woman, shop, simple present. The first student from team one might write: My sister shops for fud ebry day. One point for every word that is close to English, so 7 points there. One point for a correct subject, one point for using the correct verb, and one point for the correct tense, for 10 points. I like to give a 5 point bonus for a sentence with no mistakes, which is not the case here because food and every are misspelled. I take off a point if I hear a team member speak another language. Play with the points if you like; you might count only correctly spelled words, for example, or give points for correct capitalization and punctuation. You can also give less time if your time is limited or you feel the students are more advanced. If they are less advanced, you might accept any correct use of the verb.

 

This is one of my favorite activities. The students love it, and it gives you some idea of their abilities in writing and speaking.

Sophia

Hi Sofi,

It is very important to know the reasons they have to study English in order to prepare  the material that will meet their needs.
It is also a good idea to know about previous experiences with the new language  and what they expect to learn and how soon.

What they like most is to be able to speak a little more each class and use the language in which could be real situations.
I would  make them take roles and the end of the class. That would show them how well/much they have learned. Adults are usually very anxious and tend to lose interest as soon as they find some difficulty.

They usually like games and song. I would start with songs or a game which does not expose them too much.
 
One thing they do not like is to be corrected in public, so one has to be careful at making corrections.

All that comes from my own experience through the years.

If you think I could help in any way, just PM me. It will be a pleasure.

Good luck with the new group!

Good luck!

Miss Eleonora

I am Sophia.

I am 28 years old.

I am from Greece.

 

Read the rules, it �s really funny.

 

You could also create a wallwisher and write the introductions. Ss are asked to write their own note, add their -or their husbands �- pictures, videos, favourite songs... Here �s my wallwisher

 

If there is time you could practise reading by playing this great game.( The first on the right). You can always use pictures instead of words and play the game again to practise meaning.

 

 

You can also find a lot of ideas here

 

Hope it helps,