Emotional Intelligence and Use of Coursebook Materials

Emotional intelligence is ________________________________.

• being smart about emotional situations

• the ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions.

• never getting angry

Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling (even when you don't actually know) is called ________.

• sympathy

• pity

• empathy

Emotion and mood are difficult to control. We DO NOT have the power to decide what mood is right for a situation, and then to get into that mood.

• True

• False

What includes "coursebook materials"?

Choose all the options that apply

• Student's book and Workbook

• Bilingual dictionary

• Teacher's book

• CD and or DVD with audios and videos

• Teaching resources (flashcards, tests, extra activities)

The teachers resources might include Coursebook audios, flashcards, progress and assessment tests, etc.

• True

• False

The audios and videos from the coursebook resources come from any source of English spoken or written, they're not precisely related to the topic of the unit.

• True

• False

Choose the best solution to the problem:

The material is too short with not enough practice.

• Cut the text being careful not to cut out anything essential.

• Re-write parts of the text to make it more difficult.

• Write more practice items in the same format.

• Pre-teach lexis rather than focusing on it in the text.

Choose the best solution to the problem:

The text is too long

• Divide the text and give different parts to different groups so they can cooperate.

• Re-write parts of the text to make it more difficult.

• Alter the text to make it personal to your students (changing names, ages, etc)

• Write more practice items in the same format

Choose the best solution to the problem:

The material is too easy

• Find recordings /TV clips that focus on the same topic.

• Re-write parts of the text to make it more difficult.

• Take things in a different order.

• Design a speaking activity to use at the end of each unit for students to apply the language.

Now we're taking it to the next level!

Ready?

• Yes!

• Not yet :/

• Not that much, but let's see

• There's another level?