I remember one class for beginners which influenced me as a language teacher. I was supposed to teach how to tell time in that lesson. After students learned the basic expressions, I changed the exercise in the textbook. The existing exercise, which asked students to describe the daily routine of a Japanese office worker, seemed to be boring for my students. Instead, I took a risk, which, as a new teacher, I had never done before. I decided to deviate from the textbook and make my own task. I was not sure at all about doing that, but decided to try it. I said to them, “This is pairwork. You will be tour guides for a group of Japanese tourists who are visiting the Gold Coast. You have to plan a one-day bus tour to show the group around. I will give you 15 minutes to prepare for this activity. Then, I would like you to present your plan in front of the class.” I showed them an example of how to say what to do at a certain time. They worked in pairs, enthusiastically.