Two different levels in English

[Serzige]

Hey everyone!

I need any help you can give in this circunstamce. I just need some suggestions to have an English class with two students who have completely different levels. One of them has a very basic level and the other does not reach the intermediate one but is close...So, here is the thing, How could I make this class taking into count the levels? What would you do? Needless to mention that it has to be simultaneously. Well then if you have any tip or advice just post it, please...

Thanks in advance!
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Sergio M.
"Life is too short to grieve in sorrow"

[Ralf]

[Jamie (K)]

Ralf took the words right out of my mouth. That's exactly what I would have recommended.

[Serzige]

Yes Ralf the class is a regular one...Thanks for the advice. However, I would like to know how you would carry out the class. I just want some ideas, and Ralf just gave me "the win-win" idea which is so great!

Thank you guys!
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Sergio M.
"Life is too short to grieve in sorrow"

[stew.t.]

hi

As Ralf mentioned "mini-teaching" would be good, but maybe needs elaboration.

Nicely coined phrase Ralf, wonder were ya got it from?

Anyway, say you take a challenging listening exercise, aimed at the higher level student pre-teaching vocabulary to the lower level one. And gap fills that are more difficult for the higher level student.

Resources found at www.breakingenglishnews.com are adaptable to this approach.

You could, lets say, ask the lower level student to perform a explanatory task such as a cyclic or network diagram (i.e. your daily/weekly tasks). The higher level student has to come up with questions to ask the lower level student.

The higher level student is always used to draw out information from the lower level one. Or to clarify vague areas of language.

I hope this helps.

cheers stew.t.
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