Last week, our school held an English camp with animals as its the theme. The camp's aim was to arouse primary school pupils' interest in learning English. At first, I was happy because I was a camp leader. But later I was anxious as our teachers asked us to speak English at the camp. On the first day, I played a game with our group of seven pupils. They looked annoyed because they could not understand what I was saying, and complained that the game was boring. They started to misbehave and things turned into chaos. Fortunately, my partner was able to joke with them and improve the atmosphere a little. Towards the end of the day, I was surprised to find that the pupils could understand my instructions and finish all the games. The second day, I felt overwhelmed as my partner was absent. How would I cope with the students? My initial reaction was to give up. But perhaps it was because my group of young pupils looked so cute that I got over my anxiety. During the break they were chatty and troublesome. Finally, when the camp was over and the students prepared to leave, I was touched to see them ask each camp leader for their telephone numbers to keep in touch. The camp was challenging, and helped me speak English more fluently. I will never forget my campers. Benly is a student at Holy Carpenter Prevocational School
