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a “celebrity” classmate and ask them about their
favourite food if they were learning the WH-
questions. As I said before, it’s important to give
the activities a real-life context so as to make it
more interesting and relatable. There should also
be some flexibility in the activities to cater to stu-
dents’ different interests and skills. Some learn
better when they do something hands-on, some
learn better when they communicate orally. This
is more effective than just having them sit down
in the classroom and simply do worksheets.
Being Inspired by
a Literature-Based
Learning Approach
By Sing Cheung
On the last day of the service, my teaching part-
ner and I gave each student a Christmas card,
with their names on it and a special message for
them. Each of the messages was personal and
mentioned things that each student was good at
specifically. We wanted them to always keep in
mind that they can