| I know for certain that I would take full advantage of the Bangkok Post’s coverage of the World Cup. One obvious reason, of course, is that I know most of my students would be keenly interested in the subject. And most of them would also know a lot about it, making it possible to accomplish a lot more than with other lesser known subjects.
Just as important, however, I know that this would be an opportunity to interest some of my students who might not care much for English. In fact some of my weakest English students might be some of my best World Cup students. And I would try hard to let them excel. For example, I might call on them to demonstrate some of the shots used in football – like the header, volley, or chip, for example.
I would also take advantage of the fact that many of my students would be watching the games on TV. I might have them describe or demonstrate some of their favourite goals, for example. In fact, I would probably video-tape some sports news programmes and use them in my class to add interest. We could watch an exciting goal and then look to see how the Bangkok Post described it. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
And I wouldn’t forget the other students in the class who might not enjoy football so much. Much of the Bangkok Post’s coverage of the World Cup will not really be sports related. There will be many human interest stories that will be sure to interest just about everyone.
There’s a lot more, but that is the purpose of this guide. I hope you will find it interesting. And I envy you. I wish I had my own class.
Yours sincerely,
Terry Fredrickson
Manager, Educational Services
Bangkok Post
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