Successful Class Lesson

So to change it up, instead of getting half of the class for my 9th and 10th graders I've been talking to each student individually for three to four minutes. I let the student choose the topic and then we try to hold a conversation in English. Most students choose to talk about their family. Its cute because they always describe their family as beautiful an adjective I would never use in describing my family (though my students have also described my family as beautiful). The best conversation though was when one kid decided to talk about Michael Jackson. He was a big fan of the music and showed me a dance move or two. The conversation are definitely very stilted but we are able to communicate and exchange ideas.