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Beschreibung
Hi there!! I am Gunarathna. I am from Sri Lanka, country of the tea and elephants. Anuradhapura is my home town, right now I live in the village nearby - Gewalseeya.
I have a family with two sons. My wife is an amazing cook. I teach English to children in the surrounding villages. I started as a volunteer, when I used to work in a hotel. After sixteen years teaching became my primary occupation. I cover all aspects: grammar, vocabulary, speaking and writing.
There is a reason why I help those children. They are taught English at school but they can hardly speak even a word. I had the same problem before I went to work at the hotel. Now my English is at a professional level and that's something I can pass on the next generation.
In Sri Lanka everybody should learn English, because without good knowledge of this language it is nearly impossible to study at the university and later to get a great job.
There are about 50 children in my English classes. I work with small groups and I give one on one teaching. This will help to bring them a bright future.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Sprachpraxis
Unterrichten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Hausarbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
As a volunteer you will learn about our culture and lifestyle. In our village we live a typical Sri Lankan lifestyle. We cook traditional dishes and we have our traditional Sri Lankan rituals. You can also visit our Buddhist temple, which is 10 minutes walking from my home. My neighbors are curious about foreigners and they like to talk a few words, in English or Sinhalese. Their smile will definitely make you happy.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
As volunteer you will be assisting during my classes. Your main focus will be on having conversations with the children. This will improve their confidence in speaking with others.
I do not expect you to prepare a class, but any experience you may have regarding speaking exercises are appreciated. Class hours vary. We can discuss together which classes you can join.
You will also get the opportunity to speak to my sons and neighbors. We live here as a big community and visit each other all the time.
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Sinhalese: FließendDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
Unterkunft
Our house is in the countryside. You will be staying in a spacious room in the garden, detached from the main house.
I can provide you meals and the room.
I'm sure that you can have an unforgettable experience here with me, my family and with my neighbors.
Was noch ...
Gewalseeya, my village, is about 13 kilometres away from Anuradhapura and has around 500 hundred habitants. It takes just 20 minutes by bus to Anuradhapura. In your free time you can go there and visit ancient ruins. And while you will stay here you can explore the surrounding area on our bicycle. There is a lot of nice nature around.
We don't have WiFi here, but it is very easy and affordable to get a prepaid SIM card. The village has good 4G coverage.
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
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I had a wonderful, enriching time with this family.
During the English lessons, I talked to the students. Depending on their level, it was simple conversations (name, age, favourite food, ...) or more advanced ones (holidays, landscapes, typical characteristics of our countries, ...).
As a non-native speaker, I felt very… read more
And recommend her to any one
With their two well educated sons, who have charming personalities, they are the most welcoming people ever and they made me feel incredibly comfortable from the moment I got there. They are very kind to nature, animals, persons and anything.
My voluntary work consisted of joining… read more
You do not need to have experience in teaching as long as you like to interact with children, most of them… read more
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I had a wonderful, enriching time with this family.
During the English lessons, I talked to the students. Depending on their level, it was simple conversations (name, age, favourite food, ...) or more advanced ones (holidays, landscapes, typical characteristics of our countries, ...).
As a non-native speaker, I felt very… read more
And recommend her to any one
With their two well educated sons, who have charming personalities, they are the most welcoming people ever and they made me feel incredibly comfortable from the moment I got there. They are very kind to nature, animals, persons and anything.
My voluntary work consisted of joining… read more
You do not need to have experience in teaching as long as you like to interact with children, most of them… read more
To assist him during the class, my part consisted basically in talking with the kids so they get progressively less shy about it, and to make up some games for them so they can practice while having fun.
On the last lesson, I played a song for the kids in… read more
I joined him at his lessons and was able to give the students an opportunity to practice speaking with a foreigner and also teach them some useful English lessons. It was great to meet and help the kids who were eager to learn.
The accommodation… read more
