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Teaching Experience Reflections

The document discusses various experiences and feelings related to teaching English, highlighting initial nervousness and challenges faced. It also outlines solutions learned, such as using extra activities and pairing confident students with beginners. Additionally, it includes a task to fill in gaps in sentences related to volunteering as a medical assistant.

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Teaching Experience Reflections

The document discusses various experiences and feelings related to teaching English, highlighting initial nervousness and challenges faced. It also outlines solutions learned, such as using extra activities and pairing confident students with beginners. Additionally, it includes a task to fill in gaps in sentences related to volunteering as a medical assistant.

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Task 2

Write the sentences in the correct group.

At first, planning lessons took I found it was better to teach


I was nervous at first.
a really long time. without a course book.

I learned to take extra It was a challenge to


I did not feel confident about
activities for students who encourage the lower-level
speaking in front of people.
finished early. students to speak in English.

I’m going to put more


I spent three weeks
confident students with
volunteering as an English I soon relaxed with them.
beginners so they can help
teacher.
each other.

Experience Feelings Solutions/Learning

1. I spent three weeks


volunteering as an English 1. I'm going to put more
1. I was nervous at first confident student with
teacher. 2. I did not feel confident
2. At first, planning lessons took beginners so they can help
about speaking in front of each other.
a really long time. people 2. I learned to take extra
3. I soon relaxed with them. activities for student who
finished early.
3. I found it was better to teach
without a course book
4. It was a challenge to
encourage the lower-level
students to speak in English.

Task 3
Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
as
1. I spent two months volunteering ……………………………… a medical assistant.
2. I helped with a variety ………………………………
of tasks.
3. They had a range of patients ………………………………
from young children to adults.
4. It was a challenge ……………………………… finish all the work in one day.
to

5. There were a lot of things I didn’t know, but ………………………………


at least I could help the
nurse, who was on her own most of the time.
6. I would like more first-aid training ……………………………… I can help in a medical emergency.

Discussion
What was your last challenging learning experience?

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