- Tutor welcomes all learners to the workshop and asks all learners to look at the image which is displayed on the way – the pin wall.

- Tutor asks learners to describe shortly what they perceive in the image on the pin wall.

- Each learner is given 20-30 seconds to describe what they see.

- Following on from this activity, the Tutor leads a short group discussion on the topic of how different people can perceive the same image in different ways.

- Next the Tutor introduces a short group discussion to ascertain the level of understanding of the group by asking the following questions:

a)  What is your understanding of the role of perception in communication, language and group work?

b)  Why are communication and language skils important for senior volunteers in working with migrants?

c)   What do we want to achieve together?

- Learners define their own aims and expectations and the Tutor takes note of these on a flipchart.

Pens and note-taking materials for learners; Flipchart and marker; Copy of R.5.1 - Pinwall printed and displayed on the wall of the classroom.