Make a wish and who knows, someone, somewhere may make your wish come true
A couple of weeks ago I read somewhere on the Internet about an activity some English students were doing in Italy: their idea was to give out free coffee and cookies, and in exchange anyone who accepted the coffee needed to write wishes on the coffee cups.
I then decided to try it with my students, from young learners to Business English students, they all had their coffee, tea or cappuccino and chocolate cookies. Then, they wrote their wishes on the plastic cups. Their wishes included:
At first, I wanted to do this activity just to have some moments of fun with my students; but then quickly, I realized it could be followed by something inspiring: The creation of your own plan in order to realize your wishes and make them come true. Not only that, they had to support other students, students they didn’t know and help them realize their wishes. There was lots of language practice (free conversation, followed by a topic – wishes; writing; reading; listening - videos). These steps were followed before the activity:
After collecting all the plastic cups, reading and recording their wishes (yes, I recorded them all!), I scrambled them and distributed them to different groups.
Then we had the final step:
5. Support: each student had to write plans to encourage and motivate other students they didn’t know to make their wishes come true. After writing down the plan, they recorded videos giving advice on what they would do to make these written wishes come true.
That was the most gratifying step of this activity! I could see that my students would do great things to make their wishes come true, but much more to help other people. In the end, they created a 'Wish Corner' and are posting notes with advice to encourage others to stick to their plans. They all agreed they are going to share their wishes when they come true!
Make a wish and place it in your heart, anything you want, everything you want. Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle is going to come from, the next smile, the next wish come true. But if you believe that it is right around the corner and you open your heart and mind to the possibility and certainty of it, you just might get the thing you're wishing for. The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it. So make your wish. Do you have it? Good. Now believe in it. With all your heart…
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