Hi

I just found this board and hope someone can help me. I'm a UK secondary school teacher, and usually teach English children English language and literature, BUT a 15 year old Thai girl has just joined our school, and she has practically no English. I've been asked to take responsibility for helping her aquire enough English to manage in normal lessons and living in England generally. Has anyone got any ideas on activities that will work 1 to 1? Some years ago I taught EFL in Japan for a year (which is why I've been asked to take this on) but there I had classes of 30 plus and mostly used games, pair work, role plays etc - clearly these methods aren't really suitable in my current situation. Can any of you experts out there give me any tips? We currently have no other English as a second language students in school, so it will just be the two of us, although there may be an Estonian boy joining the school later, who would also join our lessons..

Help! Please! :o)