‘Don’t Be Shy, Give It A Try’ is more than a project for us, as it is the first eTwinning project in our school. So, it is the first step for being a member of this national and international platform. With the  project we could discover our students’ special skills and gave them the opportunity to show these. Learning English is generally thought boring by the students, it means exams,marks,difficulty etc. But when they joined the contest, they saw the amusing part of it. After performing in the contest, they felt more relaxed in class and could come up against their fear of making mistakes. The project created an enthusiastic atmosphere around the school, not only the participants but also other students felt excited. Moreover, it gave a great opportunity to our students,especially shy ones, and changed their negative opinions about learning English. Also, our students could use their writing abilities in English to communicate with partner schools’ students. During the process, we all had fun and learned,and we did it by only singing. We can clearly see that Don’t Be Shy, Give It A Try has reached its goal in my school. Thanks to all partners.

                                                                                                                                 Emine ARABACI

                                                                                                                                  English Teacher