I can't believe it's been almost two, count 'em, two years, since I've taught in an actual classroom with actual students just (an officially designated number of) metres away.  Yes, things are a bit different: social distancing, no handouts, no mingling……but the principles of the first lesson (regardless of how you're teaching) are always the same: get to know your students.  Here's how I did it.   Theme music by @sean.cass (Instagram). Like, share, DM me and follow me on Instagram @https://www.instagram.com/everythingeflteacher/ and on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeflteacherdevelopment Subscribe to Youtube @Everything EFL for teaching tip videos and full podcast episodes with Closed Captions. Email me at showandtelleverythingefl@gmail.com. Connect with me on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-byrne-90b58a55/ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple…. and don’t forget to tell your colleagues. Share the love. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everything-efl/message