English club has been going well since I got back. Tonight is the fifth lesson of the autumn. So far, we have had lessons centered on summer, occupations, and home. We also had one game/activity day. Class size typically ranges from two to ten people. There are five people who are regular attenders, four of whom do not attend the church. It's been a lot of fun getting to know the people in class and learning more about Russia. Did you know that seasons in Russia start on the first days of December, March, June, and September? I didn't. I've also been incorporating Bible passages into the lessons (Matt 20, Psalm 19, Psalm 32, Matt 7) and we've had some great discussions. Last week, I was very impressed that three of the advanced students were able to put into correct order the first half of Psalm 19 (the verses had been scrambled).
Holding an informal English club has also been a little challenging for me since, due to it's informal nature, I have no idea who is going to show up any given Saturday. It's been difficult trying to create lessons that won't totally bore the advanced students or totally mystify the beginners. Unfortunately, we haven't had large enough groups to break them out by skill level. Tonights lesson is a grammar lesson (present continuous), don't tell the students :) Sounds like most of the regular attenders are sick or working today, so who knows be coming tonight.
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