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I went to the school on my fourth Monday expecting not that much from their pieces of work and oral presentations. I knew in advance that some of them were going to be really good but

that most won’t have it ready. To tell you the truth I will say that I got very happy when I came into the class and saw that most of them did it and, what’s most, they worked very hard on their posters. They did a great job, writing down in English, putting photos and maps, colouring and decorating their posters.

But that was not all. Now, they had to present their works to the rest of the students. They had some minutes to practice their pronunciation and what they were about to say and I was there to help them with that. And finally, they were ready to do it.

I was impressed. Although they failed a lot with the grammar and were a bit shy at the beginning, most of them did a great presentation and tried their best. I could feel that they were engaged on it. Those who didn’t prepare it at home and just tried one’s luck didn’t succeed that much.

They didn’t have to work with the course book that time. They didn’t have to practice their grammar. That was a different activity. They had to be creative. And so they were encouraged and motivated to do it and it turned out to be a very good work, although some of the students didn’t do it (they just didn’t come to school, so to skip the experience of finding themselves talking in front of the class).