Todo lo que soy, es para ti!: Teaching English

One of the other ministries I am privileged to be in charge of here, is teaching English to the six Peruvians that are staying with us. The six here make up the band, Corban. They are a worship band based out of Peru. They have left their family, friends, and country to live in Ecuador for six months until going on tour in the states from July-September. I am in charge of planning and organizing this tour, which begins in Miami and ends in Canada! They are planning to be in a different city every night! It has been so fun to get to know them and they have been so helpful in teaching me Spanish, as well!!

The first lesson I planned was to pair all the Latinos with a Gringo and learn basic words around the house. I live with the youth pastor and his wife who also want to learn Spanish. So, true to the teacher in me, I gave 10 index cards to each pair and assigned them a different room in the house. As they were naming items in their specific room, they had to write it in English and also in Spanish and tape it on the item! After reviewing their words, they were told to visit each room and review the other words as well. These cards are still up (two weeks later) and have been very helpful for both the Latinos and Gringos!

Gomita learning words in a living room from Erica.

Lucy & Janet learning all about kitchen English words.

Tyler teaching Aaron English words for things outside.

The next lesson was on colors and parts of the body. We also reviewed commonly used greetings and questions/responses. After learning body parts, to help them review, I chose a Gringo to come up to the front and I gave all of the Latinos some little stickers. I would say a body part (in English) and they'd have to come up and place the sticker in the correct spot. This was hilarious and they had so much fun! Jim was a great sport, in the end he had stickers everywhere, even on his tongue and teeth!