During the first lesson (for English tutors)

When you enter the Rihisi classroom, you’ll see suggested lesson timings on the agenda. These were created as guidelines – if you’ve created your own plan, you’re welcome to use that.

The agenda includes the following steps:

Welcome your student (0-5 mins)

Make sure you dedicate some time to building rapport and making your student feel comfortable.

Review the placement test (5-15 mins)

Discuss your student’s placement test results. Highlight a couple of areas of improvement and a couple of things they did well.

Goal setting (15-25 mins)

Get more information about your student’s goals and choose the course that’s most relevant for them.

Live lesson activity (25-45 mins)

Choosing your student’s course will bring up the first lesson of that course, which will be designed specifically for the trial lesson. Open up the lesson and work through it with your student.

Feedback (45-50 mins)

Give your student some feedback on their performance in the lesson. This is a great time to go over any mistakes you didn’t have time to address during the lesson.

Set homework (50-55 mins)

Set your student some homework, based on the content you covered in the live lesson. The task should be something you prepared properly in advance.

Plan the next lesson (55-60 mins)

Discuss your student’s availability for future lessons. Tell them that if they’d like to continue, they’ll need to buy more hours with you.