COMMON MISTAKES COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY ENGLISH MADE BY ENGLISH

TEACHERSTEACHERS

COMMON MISTAKES COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY ENGLISH MADE BY ENGLISH

TEACHERSTEACHERS

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TEACHER: When nothing else is happening TEACHER: When nothing else is happening in the classroom- I open my mouth. in the classroom- I open my mouth. I've no idea what I say most of time. I've no idea what I say most of time. But it stops those horrible silences. But it stops those horrible silences. It's probably useful for them to It's probably useful for them to listen to me speaking English. After listen to me speaking English. After all, I...all, I...

***ECHO***ECHO

STUDENT: I went to the cinema. STUDENT: I went to the cinema.

TEACHER: You went to the cinema. TEACHER: You went to the cinema. Good. You went to the cinema. Good. You went to the cinema.

***HELPFUL SENTENCE ***HELPFUL SENTENCE COMPLETIONCOMPLETION

STUDENT: I think thatSTUDENT: I think that smoking smoking is ... is ...

TEACHER: ...a bad thing. Yes I TEACHER: ...a bad thing. Yes I agree. When I went into the agree. When I went into the pub ... pub ...

***COMPLICATED AND ***COMPLICATED AND UNCLEAR INSTRUCTIONSUNCLEAR INSTRUCTIONS

TEACHER: Well.. what I'm gonna do is TEACHER: Well.. what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna ask you to get into I'm gonna ask you to get into pairs, but before that there ate pairs, but before that there ate some things we’ve gotta work out. some things we’ve gotta work out. So just jot down if you've got a So just jot down if you've got a pen.. could you write this.. then pen.. could you write this.. then when we've finished that we're when we've finished that we're going to do the next thing which going to do the next thing which involves more ... involves more ...

***NOT CHECKING ***NOT CHECKING UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTIONS UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTIONS

TEACHER: My instructions were TEACHER: My instructions were so clear- but all the so clear- but all the students did different students did different things- and none of them did things- and none of them did what I asked them to do. what I asked them to do.

***ASKING DO YOU ***ASKING DO YOU UNDERSTAND?UNDERSTAND?

TEACHER: Do you understand?TEACHER: Do you understand?

STUDENT: YesSTUDENT: Yes

***FEAR OF GENUINE ***FEAR OF GENUINE FEEDBACKFEEDBACK

TEACHER: Did you like my TEACHER: Did you like my lesson? lesson?

STUDENTS: Yes. STUDENTS: Yes.

***INSUFFICIENT ***INSUFFICIENT AUTHORITY/OVER-POLITENESSAUTHORITY/OVER-POLITENESS

TEACHER: So if you don’t mind, TEACHER: So if you don’t mind, it would be very nice if you it would be very nice if you could just stop the activity could just stop the activity if you feel that's OK. if you feel that's OK.

***LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ***LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN SELF, LEARNERS, MATERIAL, SELF, LEARNERS, MATERIAL, ACTIVITY/MAKING IT TOO ACTIVITY/MAKING IT TOO

EASYEASY

TEACHER: I wonder why they look TEACHER: I wonder why they look so bored? so bored?

***OVER-HELPING/***OVER-HELPING/OVER-ORGANIZINGOVER-ORGANIZING

TEACHER: Yes now you can ask TEACHER: Yes now you can ask her your question. Mmm that's her your question. Mmm that's a good question. What do you a good question. What do you think? What’s your answer think? What’s your answer going to be, Silvia? Yes. Go going to be, Silvia? Yes. Go on tell her what it is ... on tell her what it is ...

***FLYING WITH THE ***FLYING WITH THE FASTESTFASTEST

TEACHER: So what’s the answer?TEACHER: So what’s the answer?STUDENT A: Only on Tuesday unless it’s STUDENT A: Only on Tuesday unless it’s raining.raining.

TEACHER: Yes very good- so everyone got TEACHER: Yes very good- so everyone got that. And why did he buy the elastic that. And why did he buy the elastic band?band?

STUDENT A: So he wouldn’t lose his STUDENT A: So he wouldn’t lose his letters.letters.

TEACHER: Good. Everyone understands TEACHER: Good. Everyone understands then!then!