Well the AfricaΒ remediesΒ certainly work as I now – sort of – have my voice back! Which was pretty cool as I was following on from the US Embassy trainers today. Β This whole project is a pilot and hopefully we can spread it out to other areas in Tanzania or hopefully further into East Africa…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/africa-day-5-granchy-gaks/
The cool thing about travelling is learning the different ways people do things. And one of the really cool things in Africa is the concept of “elders” older (usually) guys who have real gravitas in the community, speak in almost Yoda like wisdom and softness. So today I learnt it’s actually quite common to lose…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/africa-day-4-herbal-remedies-l1/
It’s amazing how the days get shorter once you settle into a place and you know where you are going, seeing familiar faces, on the morning walk. (The construction workers made me take their photo every time I passed by!) I have three groups of teachers to train this week. Β The volunteer teachers are from…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/africa-day-3-look-round-the-schools/
Hi Everyone, So tomorrow I’m heading off to Africa to start the first workshops of the year in Tanzania. Β That should be pretty exciting! I’ll try and get as much video and pictures taken as I can but obviously internet connections won’t be too hot so my email replies will be a lot slower than…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/off-to-africa-best-of-2011/
Last week we had the Tree Fukuwarai, and it also works great with the Body Parts Snowman Lesson. 1. Draw a big outline of a snowman on the board. 2. Cut out the A4 flashcards of body parts and put magnets on the back. 3. At the back of the class blindfold one child, spin…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/snowman-fukuwarai/
Here’s a very simple game to go with the “Let’s decorate the Christmas tree” lesson. 1. Draw a big outline of a Christmas tree on the board. 2. Cut out the A4 flashcards of tree decorations and put magnets on the back. 3. At the back of the class blindfold one child, spin them around…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/tree-fukuwarai/
