Class begins with the evaluation stage, the teacher writes on the blackboard solve the questions in the evaluation (developing planning a class according to the theory of the cerebral hemispheres and and write what liked most during the development of the classes, which would not be functional thing taught and what do we don't  like during class), the class ended with the delivery of assessments for the teacher to qualify and will assess the knowledge acquired during the class period.

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Class begins with the book that was given extensive reading, reading the book was completed to perform activities related to reading, when you finish reading the book, each student answer questions about the text that everyone read, since he was given an extensive reading he should understand fully. Once answered the questions are given to the teacher for him to be in charge of evaluating the writing, comprehension, etc.

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The teacher starts handing a book to everyone regarding different issues from science fiction to real cases, class focused on reading books so doing extensive reading, taking all the time in the class to read it calmly and so to understand the text, so realizing that reading books helps improve our vocabulary and everyday language, receive help and useful information, books develop a logical thinking and reflection.

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To interest students in reading is important to choose texts or interesting books for them, the teacher starts the class handing a book to each student, each book is different, each student must see the cover of the book, read the title, thinking if it will be interesting, if you are struck, etc. Once each pupil teacher leafed through the book form three teams, each team would develop a different theme, the teacher explains that there are two types of reading, intensive and extensive, intensive when given a specific time for reading and actuvidades involving the same without much comprehension, extensive refers to reading which is given the time to understand, analyze and implement activities with time. Once formed three teams, a team would correspond make a list of activities that would be conducted before starting a class (greeting, ice breaker activity, feedback, etc), The following equipment would list the activities undertaken in the development of a class (to the topic, talk about the topic, take readings or activities, etc), and the last team to list the steps to take to finish a class (conclusion feedback about seen, evaluation, etc), after completion of the lists would be shared with the rest of the group. This activity helps to share ideas to develop a class, learn new activities to work with students, etc.

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Class starts forming teams to discuss and resolve actibidades about "death", the teacher distributes copies to each team, each team choise a captain for direct reading and activities, once readed the text about death, some questions are answered, each member must give their opinion or viewpoint for each question, respecting the opinion of other colleagues. These activities work to engage students with interesting topics, increase your vocabulary and meet their other classmates.

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The teacher starts the class into four teams, two first teams will correspond the first item  and the other two teams the second theme, (the equality of women in these day, the prohibition of digital devices at school). The team members should discuss the issue, give your opinion, your view for a given time. The teacher switch to the members of the four teams forming new teams, two teams would go to the front sitting in their chairs, arranged for a debate. The teacher gives the first team to confront an issue to another team in a debate, (equality of women, inequality of women, prohibit and not prohibit digital devices at school), each team must discuss items that defended in the debate, once the ideas of each team analyzed, the top two teams would go ahead, would sit on chairs to discuss the themes, each team had a particular time and times to defend their views, once the four teams discussed the conclusion of the class is given. Working in teams is a way to make all students interact with their other colleagues, the debate serves to defend positions, ideas, respecting times, etc.

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Class begins with a new teacher for the group, a guest teacher leads the class to make it different. the new teacher comes across a video that describes his profession and the different jobs he have had. the teacher begins the class by asking students to stand, walk as if they were atoms, say a number when he would meet students trying to have that amount of members, is repeated three or four times the action and the last number that mentions the teacher that will be the number of members to form some teams, he asked what do the students spect for this class and they say that to learn some strategie, some tecnic, etc. For the development of the class, the new teacher divides the group into two teams, the teacher projected a slide titled "thinking strategies and teamwork". It is a game about a strategy game to win and even two teams both teams work together for a better result. Each team had a chance to say red or blue, if a team chose blue and the other also, the two would obtain a point, if a team chose blue and the other chose red, which chose blue, the team chose blue lose a point and the team chose red win three points,  if the two teams chose red two would lose points. After the game the results of each team joined, the first team had more points tha the second team, if both teams have worked as a team they had earned more points together. Teamwork also means that one can get to know more deeply his teammates, knowing their capabilities, limitations, their thinking and face different situations.

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10th CLASS

Class starts giving sequence to the above, therefore starts with the exhibition of the first team.

The second team makes the exhibition starting with an activity to break the ice, called "Do what I say" once completed it begins the theme, developed entirely by the explanation, the conclusion of the subject is given and ends with a closing activity.

The third team will not have time to go to expose therefore the next class will take place and the exposure will be recorded and shall contain the same features of previous exhibitions, should last thirty minutes, having ice breaker activity, initiation, development, conclucion the topic and closing activity.

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9th CLASS

You can start your class with an activity in which your students can write ideas, to structure and looks to use his imagination, for example write a brief history in five minutes, a story in which they discuss cualquir issue, once finalized drafting, each student will read your story to cmpartirla with the rest of the group.

This activity will improve the wording, expand vocabulary and develop the imagination.

Once the activity of writing, three teams are formed, the teacher distributes a different theme each team for the teams to agree and organize for good presentation, the teacher gives the guidelines that must be followed to achieve the desired exposure, each team must exhibit in thirty minutes, have an activity to break the ice, initiation, development, completion of the subject and a closing activity. The teams prepare their issues and expose the next class.

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8th CLASS

Remember that the class should start with a new and interesting topic for students, so you can imagine talking about living on another planet, specifically Mars (you can change the name of the planet), then students should consider ten words that they believe are most important to survive on the planet, each student must write the ten words in his book, when finished their lists each student should share the ten words to the other peers.

The teacher will form teams of three people, all members of each team will share their lists of words, must choose ten words they deem most important of the three lists for one list per team, just as each team must share their list of other teams and then they should make a list for the whole group, all students should suggest words and agree to choose ten words from the list.

To end the class and the activity, the students need to answer the questions and write the answers in their notebooks.

This activity helps students to improvise their vocabulary, learn new words, etc.

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7th CLASS

Start the class forming teams of three members, the teacher should give to each team a sheet containing a specific topic and different questions about the topic, each team must read the questions and each member of the team must provide its own answers for the rest of the team to have different views or different information.

When you finish answering the questions on the worksheet, each team must exchange their leaves so that all teams can comment on the various issues and questions distributed by the teacher.

This activity is helpful to expand the vocabulary, have varied information improvising vocabulary, etc.

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6th CLASS

The class starts with a drawing. Each student must make a drawing following the instructions of the teacher, the teacher dictates things he wants in the drawing.

The drawing must contain a tree on the left, a middle tree, a house in the middle right of the tree, some flowers in front of the house, a girl behind the tree on the left, some birds and pigeons in the middle tree, the sun in the upper right hand corner of the sheet, draw yourself somewhere in the picture, write a paragraph where the role that you play in the drawing explain.

After finishing the drawing, students should share with theirclassmates paragraph writing in your drawing and paste their pictures on the wall so that others can observe the drawings.

This activity will help students to improvise their listening comprehension because they need to listen carefully to draw everything in the right place.

The second activity is to write a letter.

The teacher gives each student the name of a day of the week or month, each student needs to write a letter to any month or any day of the week, writing how you think it is the day or month, as if you were the month or day.

To end the activity, each student should read his letter to share with other classmates.

With this activity you can improvise your writing, vocabulary, etc. You can use other themes, animals, fruits, vegetables, countries, etc.

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5th CLASS

The first thing you should do before starting the class is to issue a reminder of seen the previous class.

Once done the reminder starts class with a video called "Get it?" Students need to pay attention to the video because the end of the video the students share what they understood the message of the video.

The video is about a man who was unhappy all the time with the things that happened to him, he felt that everything bad always happened and that he had the worst problems. One day a man gives a lens, the lenses get started noticing the problems by passing people who were around him, he could tell if he was going through hard times also the other people even worse time.

All the time there are people who have a worse problem than yours, in some cases you could help in other cases could not do it but could be part of the solution.

After discussing what was understood of the video, teams are formed to answer some questions.

To end the activity, students should share their answers with the class. To end the class, a student must a small summary of what was seen during class.

It is very important that before starting any topic, students should be wrapped, attracting the attention of the student, the land issue in the real life of the students, so students can relate what they learn in class and apply it in their daily life.

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4th CLASS

If you show a video to your students, you should know that the video should be about something that know or will engage students, because if you show videos of things that they do not know or not interested they won´t pay attention.

A good example of a video to show students would be the coke, everyone knows everyone has proven one, they will pay attention to the video because it interested them. At the end of the video you can give some questions to be answered basing on the video, this activity will be easier if you form teams because they will answer it easily and enrich the answers. When you show a video you need to involve thestudents to be able to go into the activity.

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3rd CLASS

Another way to start the class is in pairs, they will comment on the most relevant news they heard during the week, to finish the activity every couple should share the news remember. This strategy will serve to break the ice and improvise their English.

Now let's talk about the quality and warmth:

During your class perform different activities, each class is divided into several stages, but may not know what stage it's about quality and what´s about warmth.

Theory of Cerebral Hemispheres: Roger Sperry.

Previous class review and diagnostic (Quality)

-Roll call (Quality)

Puntual attendances is a habit that most be promoted among student. It is a matter of order. Do not expose students.

Develop class

-Topic and objective (Quality)

It´s part of a sequence of planned activities. Program structure must be known.

-Class presentation (Quality)

Encourage and licit students to get involved into the topic. Involve or deductive?

-Teaching Material (Quality)

It´s everything that will be helpful in the teaching task. Take into account quality and warmth.

-Questions (Warmth)

Way to show students confidence. No matter how many times they ask to us, our response must always be friendly.

-Evaluation (Quality)

It must always be present in learning teaching process.

-Grading and acknowledgement to the student (Warmth)

Feed back and motivation.

-Fixation and integration of learning or homework (Quality)

Explanation of the topic in the class is not enough.

-Teaser (Quality)

-Farewell (Warmth)

You´re important and I´m with you.

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2nd CLASS

In class you need to use all the resources you have (technological or didactic), you can use videos, audios, movies, etc., in this case you can use videos to show them to the students, then form pairs, each pair will comment on what they understood about every video, every comment they should write in a notebook to take notes, to complete each pair share comments to others peers, so students can improvise their vocabulary and expand their knowledge.

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1st CLASS

What is the purpose of forming equipment in the classroom?

You need to form teams because:

Ø     - Students need to work with all its partners.

Ø      -They need to change the routine because the most common is to work individually.

Ø     - A team may have different ideas, knowledge, strategies, etc., then all team members will learn something new about other peers and help to increase their knowledge.

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You can use many strategies to form teams in your classroom to return your class more dynamic, one strategy is taking into account the size of the shoes, students need to stand forming a line, then they will find that partner agrees the size of their shoes and placed between or colleagues found that, after that the teams are formed with the first three or four members of the line and so on.

You can start a class talking about any topic of interest to all students. One issue that might be of interest is about stereotypes, stereotypes why? because you can now notice that the younger generation just want to copy the things that make or use other famous people used what some artist, be someone they're not really. We need to understand that every person, every city, every country has its own identity, its own features and characteristics that make each one is unique and special.

You can find out how much your students know about "stereotypes" making equipments, handing a piece of paper to each team and give each team a country, they should write the things that stand out or representing each country. To end the activity, each team must paste your resume on the wall to show the completed work and the other colleagues can observe.

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THE STRATEGY

All the people need strategies to achieve something proposed, win some prize, conclude something, etc., but, Do we know the true meaning of a strategy?

A strategy is a method or plan chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a problem. The art and science of planning and marshalling resources for their most efficient and effective use. 

The fundamental importance of teaching strategies is to make it easier to implement a variety of teaching methods and techniques. Here you will find a variety of teaching strategies to help students take more responsibility for their own learning and enhance the process of teaching for learning. The key is to create learning environments that are more interactive, to integrate technology where applicable into the learning experience, and to use collaborative learning strategies when appropriate.

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