Month One as an English Language Assistant from USA

Hello!

My name is Liz Shah, and I'm one of the new English Language Assistants here at Colegio Los Olivos. It's been quite the exciting month here in Málaga, and it's hard to believe that I'm going on week six of being in Spain. Some days feel incredibly slow, and sometimes it feels as though I've hardly blinked and the day is over. Certainly, the most exciting part is being a teacher at the school. The kids made each day an exciting challenge.

One of the surprising parts of teaching here is that many of the students actually already have a decent basis for English! The students have good foundations built on a strong vocabulary. However, because many of the teachers at the school learned English at a British institution or in another European, English-speaking country, my American accent was difficult to understand at first for most of the students. I am learning to over-annunciate my words and speak more slowly. My family has already noticed and joked about how I talk to them much more clearly on the phone.

Overall, I've already been impressed with how much more the kids are talking to me in English. It's been fun to have various students run into me during the day and hug me while shouting, "hello teacher Liz!" I am so excited to see how much the students grow and learn throughout the school year.

Signed
"Teacher Liz"

Speaking class: PowerPoint in 1st of Secondary

Learning English is fun!!!

At 3rd grade students are learning how to write letters, postcards, invitations and much more.

Please have a look to our great work and do not forget to

 smile!

How to become a "Good Writer"

Writing is an important part of human communication used in everyday situations.
That is why at "Los Olivos School" we think that it is crucial to start teaching good writing since the first years of primary up to secondary grades. But... what is good writing?

- A good writer uses the language correctly, with no mistakes.

- A good writer knows how to organise ideas in the text to make them clear.

- A good writer uses effective procedures to write.

- A good writer knows hot to change the language according to the social situation.

Meeting Flash Fox (Level 2)

Hi! My name is Flash Fox. 

I'm 4 years old and I'm from England!

Are you ready to know more about England?

Let's learn together!

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See you soon!