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　　Last Friday we went to the elementary school to teach English.  First, we made some groups and each group has different activities.  We had different grade of student so we had to teach them in different ways.  I taught vocabulary to fifth grade student.  He who was my student had problem in pronunciation because he was from Africa.  I taught how it pronounces and how it writes.  It was hard for me because I am also not a native speaker then I also have problem.  I used card game to teach vocabulary.  It made his interest.  He tried very hard but when he did not know the answer, he became angry.  So I had to control him.  It was my good experience.  After this activity, we ate a doughnut with my class mate.  It taste was terrific.  I was very happy.  We taught to lower grade children that how to introduce themselves.  My student girl could not say anything such as her name and her country.  Therefore I had to ask kindly.  The children had to describe their name, their family, their house, their school, and their favorite things.  I asked each questions very slowly.  Some time she smiled and talked but mostly she was silent.  I needed to reduce her stress to make her smile.  Maybe I could do it because she said “thank you” with smile for me. Also we made plant with student.