３月下旬、ALT主催の"Spring English Boost"を開催しました！

英語に興味がある希望生徒を対象に、授業よりも自由に楽しく英語を使うことを目的とした、学びある時間でした。

それでは活動について、ALTからの報告です♪

Hello, everyone. In the past two weeks, I held a temporary English Boost event that lasted 5 days, for students to improve their English in a more personal and fun way.

On day 1, I challenged students to work in pairs, talk only in English, ask questions to their partner and then finally make a presentation introducing their partner. It was an interesting change from the traditional, self-intro style lesson!

On day 2, students were given a short history on the western culture of Easter and how the UK celebrates it. Students engaged in the activity of easter hunting, reading English riddles in order to track their location. There were 10 easter eggs hidden around the school and it was a lot of fun for the students to locate them all! Students were also given chocolate for participating because that is what you do for Easter in the UK.

Day 3, students learned about translation and how English is not like science or math, there can be many ways to write a sentence. There’s no single answer! We translated “はらぺこあおむし” into English and read another children’s book called “The Doorbell Rang”.

Day 4, Students learned how to use English as a learning tool for pronunciation and speaking in general. Students understood that a music’s flow and rhythm means you have to speak much quicker, forcing students into thinking and practicing pronunciation more quickly.

Finally on day 5, students practice their speaking skills playing the game “Heads Up”, a popular party game abroad. One student, without looking, holds a card displaying a picture on their forehead and other students explain or give clues on the card. It’s a fast-paced game and students had a lot of fun trying to explain the cards in English.

It was an incredibly fun 5 days and I want to say a big thank you to those who gave me their time and participated in the English Boost. Thank you so much and I hope I can do it again with you all. If you have any ideas on things you want to do, please don’t hesitate to ask me. Have a wonderful spring vacation everybody!

みなさん読みとれましたか？

（遠目の写真が多いのですが、毎回英語と笑いにあふれた時間でした！）

今後も希望者を募ってこのような企画に挑戦したいと考えています。ぜひ積極的に先生方やALTに英語活動のリクエストを寄せてくださいね！