"Welcome to English drama class!Today，we are going to play Cinderella!"said Lin Xiao，one of the volunteer1 from Shenzhen University.In front of her，there were 45 country school fifth graders listening excitedly.
In response to the government's call for the revitalization（复兴） of countryside education，the Volunteer Teaching Program was set up in 2021.For three years，volunteers like Lin have spent their 2 teaching in Shangbao Village，Ganzhou City，where these educational improvements are expected to 3 .
As the captain，Lin arrived in Ganzhou with her team on July 10，2023.Although the living conditions were4 ，she believed the experience was valuable in making the lives of local students better.
During the teaching，Lin found that students in village schools are often short of interest in English because of few materials and 5 to use the language.To increase their confidence and interest，Lin and her team designed special English drama courses to encourage children to express themselves 6 ."It is better for village students to learn English through 7 ，because they will have more fun，"Lin explained.During rehearsals （排练），Lin8 the children in understanding the storyline，practising words over and over again，and building cooperation among them.She discovered a big change in the students' attitudes（态度），with many becoming highly9 in English.
One summer may not bring decisive changes to the children，but Lin hopes one summer's hard 10 can at least make a difference to China's countryside education.
