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Marnie71 · Sun 17-Sep-06, 08:43 AM

Hey, I had a job interview yesterday, and was really nervous about giving a demo. I gave a lot thought to how I could present something effectively in a mere 20 mins. I had my interview first with the DOS, followed by the demo lesson. Afterwards, the DOS said I was the best he'd seen and offered me the job on the spot! Thought I would share with you what I did.. it may be helpful.

Essentially, it's a vocab demo for PRE-INTS : adjectives describing physical appearance. I did a v brief 1-2 min warmer (depends on class size) which involved sts saying their name and something they like that begins with same letter as their name (T models this of course!)

Elicit adjectives we use to describe pple. You only want a couple at this stage, just to ensure they're on the right track. Board the egs, then ask sts (in pairs) to write down as many adjectives as they can. If there are 4 or more sts this can be made into a mini competition to see who gets the most. Give a 2 MIN time limit. STs feedback and T boards vocab. Tip: Put the adjectives (tall, short, beautiful etc) on the left of board. I had 4 x A4 size pics of pple (some mag pics, some downloaded from google) which I then blue tacked across the board (above the vocab).
Now you can elicit more vocab from the sts with the help of the pics (they come up with things like sexy, smart, bald etc). Board the vocab. Now, to the right of the board, write hair/eyes. Elicit from sts adjectives that describe these, i.e blonde, grey, brown, blue. Board.
Pointing to adjs on left of board, ask sts what verb goes with these adjs - elicit "to be" or "is" and ask for an eg, pointing to a pic to assist. Board the sentence and ask what tense to elicit pres. simple. Board the form: subj + pres. simple of "to be" + adj. Do the same with the adjs on the right, eliciting "have" (get eg, and board form).
Now point to a random pic and get a st to make a sentence using the lang. Repeat with rest of the pics (there are only 4)
Finally, tell sts to work in pairs (i only had 2 sts but it still worked). Choose a pic, write 3 sentences about the person in the pic, using the vocab from the left (you point to it) and vocab from the right. Sts then describe the person to their partner and the partner guesses which pic it is (which is, of course, v easy to guess, but the aim is to get them to use the vocab).

That's your 20 mins up!! If you have a half hour demo to prep for, simply give sts an exercise whereby they match some adjs to their opposites (type this up beforehand cos the board will be rather full!).

Give them the exercise before you get them to do the final stage (5) outlined above.

It certainly did the trick and I start my new job next Monday

Good luck if you use the demo, and let me know how you get on if you do.

Marie

Sun 17-Sep-06, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Marnie71 ESL Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Posts: 2	A demo that got me the job! Hey, I had a job interview yesterday, and was really nervous about giving a demo. I gave a lot thought to how I could present something effectively in a mere 20 mins. I had my interview first with the DOS, followed by the demo lesson. Afterwards, the DOS said I was the best he'd seen and offered me the job on the spot! Thought I would share with you what I did.. it may be helpful. Essentially, it's a vocab demo for PRE-INTS : adjectives describing physical appearance. I did a v brief 1-2 min warmer (depends on class size) which involved sts saying their name and something they like that begins with same letter as their name (T models this of course!) Elicit adjectives we use to describe pple. You only want a couple at this stage, just to ensure they're on the right track. Board the egs, then ask sts (in pairs) to write down as many adjectives as they can. If there are 4 or more sts this can be made into a mini competition to see who gets the most. Give a 2 MIN time limit. STs feedback and T boards vocab. Tip: Put the adjectives (tall, short, beautiful etc) on the left of board. I had 4 x A4 size pics of pple (some mag pics, some downloaded from google) which I then blue tacked across the board (above the vocab). Now you can elicit more vocab from the sts with the help of the pics (they come up with things like sexy, smart, bald etc). Board the vocab. Now, to the right of the board, write hair/eyes. Elicit from sts adjectives that describe these, i.e blonde, grey, brown, blue. Board. Pointing to adjs on left of board, ask sts what verb goes with these adjs - elicit "to be" or "is" and ask for an eg, pointing to a pic to assist. Board the sentence and ask what tense to elicit pres. simple. Board the form: subj + pres. simple of "to be" + adj. Do the same with the adjs on the right, eliciting "have" (get eg, and board form). Now point to a random pic and get a st to make a sentence using the lang. Repeat with rest of the pics (there are only 4) Finally, tell sts to work in pairs (i only had 2 sts but it still worked). Choose a pic, write 3 sentences about the person in the pic, using the vocab from the left (you point to it) and vocab from the right. Sts then describe the person to their partner and the partner guesses which pic it is (which is, of course, v easy to guess, but the aim is to get them to use the vocab). That's your 20 mins up!! If you have a half hour demo to prep for, simply give sts an exercise whereby they match some adjs to their opposites (type this up beforehand cos the board will be rather full!). Give them the exercise before you get them to do the final stage (5) outlined above. It certainly did the trick and I start my new job next Monday Good luck if you use the demo, and let me know how you get on if you do. Marie Last edited by gfell; Sun 17-Sep-06 at 10:27 AM.