Hi Dorothy,
You are not alone in your fright. It was this way for all of us when we first started. Look at your course content and see how what you are teaching can be applied in everyday life. For example, you could have students develop resumes, do minute papers, write letters of application, etc. All of these activities revolve around their next step in life, that being getting employment. If they can develop their writing/communication skills their chances are greatly increase in terms of success. This helps to make it real for them.
Gary
