This teacher finds teaching English challenging due to differences in students' English levels. While some students are beginning to learn, others already know some English. The teacher tries to make all students feel comfortable by giving more complex activities to advanced students and helping weaker students. Providing clear instructions and explanations in both English and Spanish helps overcome these challenges. However, teaching English is difficult work that requires preparing engaging lessons and ensuring all students understand. The teacher must be aware of how their attitude affects students and motivate those lacking interest.

1. TEACHING AND LEARNING
Teacher Carlos Raúl López Reátiga
Student: Alejandra Castro Aldana
ENVIRONMENTS

2. TASK 1.1
Functions of talk
To give instructions Very frequently
To control discipline Sometimes
To give feedback FrequentlyTo give feedback Frequently
To praise Very frequently
To ask for information Frequently
To provide examples of the target language Frequently
To give models of procedures or strategies Frequently
To check or test students´understanding Frequently
To joke SometimesTo joke Sometimes
To maintain a good atmosphere Frequently
Other
Frequency Which Language(s)
frequently English, Spanish
Sometimes English
Frequently English, SpanishFrequently English, Spanish
frequently English
Frequently Enlish, Spanish
Frequently English
Frequently English, Spanish
Frequently English, Spanish
Sometimes SpanishSometimes Spanish
Frequently Enrlish, Spanish

3. TASK 1.2
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages
English?English?
Advantages Disadvantages
- Students are exposed to the language
for a longer period of time
- They can learn from listening examples
used to talk
- They can practice what they have
learned
- When students practice English, they
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- When students practice English, they
usually want to learn more
disadvantages of using English to teach
Disadvantages
Not every student have the same
English level to understand instructions
We as teachers can be exasperated
when someone does not understand
Some students will feel demotivated
and frustrated and will not want to
participate or will loose his/herparticipate or will loose his/her
appetite for learning

4. TASK 1.3
Overcoming problems in using English to teach
My concerns How to
Some of my students have never taken an
English class before
I try to
motivate
them more
something
Students want me to give them instructions
in Spanish all the time
I only give
a complex
about theirabout their
teach English
to overcome them
I try to make them feel comfortable and
motivate them to participate, explaining
more than those who already know
something about the topic
give them instructions in Spanish for
complex activity, and explain them
their need to understandingtheir need to understanding

5. QUESTIONS
1.- You want to teach these words: skiing, government
How would you explain their meaning? English only
English and Spanish
2.- You want to teach these structures: How many
How would you explain the differences: English only
Enlish and Spanish
3.- You are organizing a role play. You want students
situation.
How would you explain the situation: English only
English and Spanish
government, liver.
only or English and Spanish?
eggs/oranges are there?
only or English and Spanish?
students to act out a conversation based on this
or English and Spanish?

6. TASK 1.4
Topic “follow up” questions Topic
Festivities and holidays “where did you spend
christmas?”
A
theater
Local news “what happened in
Brazil?
TV shows
Sports events “and which team won
the game?”
Other
Topic “follow up” questions
A movie on at the
theater
“and how was the
movie?”
TV shows “did you like the last
chapter?”
Other topics? “did you go to the
party?” “who did you go
with?” “how was thewith?” “how was the
weather at the beach
yesterday?”

7. TASK 1.5
Read and complete the following sentences with
1. Simple explanations are those which are short and
understanding.
2. Simple explanations can give the students
the classroom.
with your own ideas:
are short and clear for a better
students an opportunity to feel comfortable in

8. TASK 1.6Giving explanations “How to make hot cakes”
1.- First, place the eggs, flour, milk and butter into1.- First, place the eggs, flour, milk and butter into
2.- Then, mix all the ingredients.
3.- After that, put some of the mixture in a hot pan.
4.- Finally, serve them as you like.
into a bowl.into a bowl.
pan.
Plagiarism?

9. SUMMARY
How do you feel about your learners?
Sometimes I feel frustrated because their learning is slow
already know some of English while others are beginning
them haven´t had English clases before middle school. I try tothem haven´t had English clases before middle school. I try to
not feel frustrated or demotivated and keep trying to
the new language, sometimes I give them more complex
classmates during the activity, to give them instructions
This is not an easy work for a teacher because of their
to do because we as teachers must invest more time to prepare
explain those activities but also, try to gather everyone
There have been some cases that even if I as teacher
me help him/her, it is really difficult to make them want
Giving instructions to learners it is not a simple thing to do,
understood, because we think it is an easy task or an
little about them, how do they feel, because many times
not feel comfortable to tell us because we do not want
little about them, how do they feel, because many times
not feel comfortable to tell us because we do not want
in mood to give them the feedback they need, so we as
how do we look.
slow, some of my students get bored because they
beginning to learn and they do not know nothing, some of
. I try to make my students feel comfortable so they do. I try to make my students feel comfortable so they do
to learn. With the students that knows something about
complex activities and ask them for help, to help their
instructions on how to do it or clear them doubts if they have.
their differences at the time of learning, it is a hard work
more time to prepare our classes, we need to find a good way to
everyone´s attention, make everyone to learn.
motivate my student, his/her lack of interest do not let
want to learn.
to do, sometimes we as teachers, assume they
easy grammar explanation, but we need to think a
times they will not tell us that they have doubts, they will
want to waste our time, sometimes we do not seem to be
times they will not tell us that they have doubts, they will
want to waste our time, sometimes we do not seem to be
as teachers need to be aware of we are projecting,