I'm considering joining Preply. Did this student book some more lessons? What percentage of students actually books lessons with you after a trial? Love your channel. Keep up the great work!
@@aliciasmith4219 this student was leant to me and I swore to not poach. However, had it been a real lesson, then I am sure that it would have been successful.
I rarely leave comments, but being new to Preply and having my first trial lesson booked, this video (and a few I've previously watched) was so helpful. I appreciate having people like you I can turn to, and so easily at that! Thank you, thank you!
I've just joined Preply Martin after obtaining my 120 hour Tefl qualification, these unedited trial lessons are excellent, watching this video has given me an idea, would you recomend perhaps sending the student a few questions before the trial lesson, such as where are you from? or what would you like to obtain from learning English? The reason I ask is, in this case, if the Student sent me an email saying they were from somewhere I hadn't been to or visited, I could look up some details regarding their part of the world (tourist attractions, cultural habits etc) to chat with them about in the inital discussion stages. I think your videos are excellent, and your already helping me plan my first trial lessons. Thankyou. Mark
I’m American and have lived in the US all my life, but I studied abroad in England (at the University of Manchester) for 6 months at the beginning of 2021 and fell in love with it. I recently ordered some Heinz beans and salad cream off of a website that sells British foods because I was missing beans on toast quite a bit… hearing your accent and talk about England made me head into the kitchen and eat some while watching this video! Speaking of the video, it was very helpful - thank you! I have my first ever lesson with a student tomorrow and this is a great guide and structure for how to teach.
Hannah, thank you for your comment and letting me know about your experience of the U.K. - it is so nice to learn that you enjoyed your time here and had a chance to try out some of the food. Best of luck with your first lesson tomorrow and let me know how it goes. I’m sure you’ll do well - without a doubt. Have a splendid Christmas and all the best for 2023.
sir? I just found your page on RU-vid. woww you are an amazing teacher. like you were born to be a teacher. I really admire your work and the way you do it. I look up tp you.
This was a very helpful video. Was very impressed with how well you navigated the technology to bridge gaps between student knowledge and expression. Thanks a lot.
Thank you Martin, have a few trial classes arranged this week so you video was very helpful and gave me some ideas on how to make the most of my hour with the students.
@@ELTExperiences i learnt I need to pay attention. To note every errors said by the student so as to make for the corrections later, and learnt she was more free with you, immediately you gave her permissions to ask you some questions. I will use your style when am finally admitted mentor Sir
Hello teacher! I'm reviewing your trial class video because I have one student interested in booking. It was so helpful. Thank you! I hope you're still active today!
Thank you, Martin! These recorded trial lessons are a lifesaver. I feel a lot more confident about my future trial lessons! I was wondering how you are able to edit your google slides while in presentation mode?
wow thank you for this video it's interesting job at all and seeing my students learn from us is very fullfillng anyway I love to teach from beginners because they are moe challenging to my part and O love challenge hehehe
38:21 Martin: "What do you want me to do as a teacher to help you? That's the question." 39:50 Mami: "... I want to finished the study English." 39:57 Martin: "Okay, jeje" 😂
@@ELTExperiences Yes, I got it, and of course, I appreciate your work. And certainly, I don’t mock the student for such kind of mistakes. I just see puns in this conversation. Thank you very much for sharing your teaching experience with us.
Thank you so much and am pleased you have joined our little community here. Feel free to join our Discord channel and you can connect with other Preply tutors. Here’s a link: discord.gg/7f2qx9NS.
This is a great trial lesson and I was able to inculcate so many useful points into my own teaching. Creating an atmosphere that allows students to speak uninhibited is a win-win always :) I would love to ask you though @SeoulForeigner how do you manage to have all these points jotted down over a Wordfile whilst simultaneously sharing your screen for the icebreaker discussion? I use a similar approach where I ask my students to speak on a topic but note sentences as they speak it. However, I like this idea more!
Thank you ever so much for taking the time to write a comment. When it comes down to student feedback, when students are speaking, I am writing simultaneously in a Word file with what they mention. Once they have finished that specific part of the speaking, I then share the file and go through it bit by bit providing feedback where necessary. If they have said something that is good, I tend to try to provide some additional way of how to say things more naturally with idiomatic expressions or other colloquial phrases. I hope this helps and thank you ever so much for your comment. It is greatly appreciated. Regards, Martin 😊
Hi Martin not a question so much as a comment on this. For an intermediate student I'm a bit surprised that you'd post your introduction questions in writing on a Powerpoint. I find as a teacher that it's easier to assess a student's listening and speaking level if you don't give them that visual scaffolding. Just my personal opinion though - I admire your amazing level of preparation for this!
Hey Martin, I appreciate your content. This video gave me a few new ideas to add to my trial session slides. I have a couple of questions, though: 1. When it comes to placement, do you rely only on the trial session's oral assessment or do you assess other skills as well? If yes, how exactly do you do it? especially for IELTS students. 2.Also, what's your go-to textbook series?
When it comes down to the placement for IELTS students, I tend to disregard the placement test on Preply but assess during the trial lesson. I also get students to complete some written task from the IELTS. For your second question, I have a range of materials but not focus on a particular book as each student requires something unique and specific. I usually use a range of topics and materials from online sources such as IELTS Liz or LinguaHouse. There are plenty of materials available online and if you want a coursebook to help you then it’s a good place to get started.
Thank you so much. How do you share assignments and lesson notes/materials with students? Do you share via email or via preply? If Via Preply, what feature of the Classroom do you use?
Very helpful Martin. Don't you think the "Ask Martin questions" part takes speaking time away from the students? Don't get me wrong, it's great for the student to learn more about you to connect with you. It can be a nice listening activity, although I quite can't help but think there are way better ways to use that time. If I were a teacher I would feel a bit guilty for taking that time away from them.
Watching this and am thinking this is soo doable. I signed up to teach at preply in 2020 and didn’t know where to start until this. This was helpful, thanks. How do you get trial lessons?
Hi Martin. Thanks so much for the videos they have been really helpful for me! I was just wondering - are you screen sharing your entire screen in this video and are you doing this through the preply classroom or something else?
Hi David. Thank you for the message and I’m so pleased that this is helpful. I recorded the session through Zoom and my screen and all was recorded automatically. I have no other way at the moment to record my teachings via Preply I’m afraid.
“What do you like to get up when you have free time?” All of the British shows and movies I’ve watched, I’ve never heard this sentence? Is it normal? I’m very surprised. It sounds terribly odd. I’m so surprised I’m thinking it’s an error but surely you would have caught it. Please clarify if this is proper/typical British English. Thanks!
It’s a typo and rather clumsy at best. The question is meant to be: “What do you like to get up to when you have free time?”. It was a common question used during spoken exams and then regraded if learners couldn’t understand.
I had the worst experience in preply! I'm so upset... the teacher turned off the camera, and he left me reading alone, I spent a long time calling him, no answer...
I am so sorry to hear that. I would recommend that you get in touch with Preply and report the tutor. He is not fit to be on the platform and I am sure you would meet a good teacher, and Preply will be more than happy to replace your lesson free of charge.
Hello, I love the entire video, but I love he part where you just have a google presentation and share the link and the girl just have to match the movie with the genre.... I did that with a student, but he couldn't access to the document that fast ¿ is there any trick ?
Google Jamboard is being discontinued unfortunately and it makes sense to share anything as early as possible. Consider sharing links and material before the lesson to avoid any issues.
Hi, what program are you using for the demo lesson? How did you share your work so that the student could match the words?I am not so clued up on all the innovative ways to teach, but I would like to learn....
To record this, I used Zoom and recorded the lesson. If you want to learn how to use more tech with your lessons, consider joining the community on RU-vid as I hold webinars twice a month. More info here: www.RU-vid.com/ELTExperiences/join.
Please sir can you give guide on how to use a preply platform to teach effectively to us new teachers And a trial lesson for student with no knowledge in English language. I have a trial lesson on the 4th of August with a student who hasn't studied English language before and am not conversant with Preply platform.
Hello, I want to teach on Preply, but I have questions 1. Do they offer students as Cambly, or do I NEED TO compete with hundreds of tutors? 2. How can I upload my video if I’m here? 3. What fee do they take?
Hello teach important questions my student doesn't know how to book a lesson with me at Preply for the regular lesson because she already buys a package with me. How can she book a 30-minute lesson with me anyway? pls respond thank you
You could book a thirty minute lesson for the student yourself if you wish instead of relying upon the student to do it. Check out the Preply guide for more info for you or your student here: help.preply.com/en/articles/4179487-how-to-book-a-lesson.
(First of all we registration then install preply app they give us course and take test we have to pass the test for certificate)is this process? After certificate we get job on preply?
@@ELTExperiences i mean is that the right process to get teaching online job on preply?first of all register then install preply app get certificate then preply give me students?
There is no application to install, you just register, create your profile, create an introduction video, and then promote yourself. You can do the Preply certificate programme about teaching language learners which will help and they also have a range of courses that you could complete. I hope this helps.
@@tshepilesambo4308 yes you can conduct a trial lesson from zoom,just make sure that you take screen shoots of your lesson should your student not confirm
I am both a teacher and a student. I find this video very helpful. Still, the slow pace of the video (which could be due to this girl's difficulties) is a little bit boring for me and uninspiring. Great learning resource anyway.
You must be very patient to be a teacher and to be a learner. Progress is not instantaneous and with everything, it takes time. I am pleased you enjoyed the video despite it being rather boring.
