It was great to see everyone (except Matthew) back in school today. I know all of you were still in holiday mood, and to be honest, I would also rather have been in bed at 8am too!! But, now that we're back we need to make the most of our time together.
As mentioned in today's class, there will be a few new things in this coming term.
First, we have the new base-groups in English lessons. I really hope that you can speak to more classmates in English and try working with classmates other than your friends. In general, I'm pleased with how the groups ended up and hope you can take this as a chance to try new things.
We also have the news-sharing blog (http://3anewssharing.blogspot.com/) and group news-sharing, which aim to encourage you to read more news in English. Reading news daily is one of the best ways to learn more useful vocabulary, so I strongly recommend that you visit the blog regularly and not just when it's your group's turn to present.
In the coming few days, I will also introduce the idioms presentation as well as a new format of the journal writing. Further, we will soon be moving away from the text book for a period of time to undergo a novel study.
Perhaps for you guys you may think that there are always so many changes in English lessons. I understand that change, no matter how small, is always difficult to begin with. But change is necessary for us to improve and it goes back to what I said at the start of the term about moving out of our comfort zones. If you are able to meet change with a positive attitude, you will get over the initial difficulty quickly and make improvements beyond your expectations.
Finally, last term's big goal was to encourage you all to speak more and become more confident in speaking English. I've seen small improvements in most of you, and I've been encouraged by your performance in English-only Day! But it's not enough yet! Therefore, this term's aim is to not only make you speak English more, but to make you live English! Only by living English, will you truly learn the language properly. It's ambitious, but remember, I can offer you all the conditions needed for improving your English, but at the end of the day, it down to you and whether you accept these opportunities. Don't come to regret missed what you didn't do!
(I will upload some photos tomorrow!)
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