Many correspondence course students have a long break away from studying English, which they feel they are not good at. Therefore, it is important to think about how to improve their motivation to study English. This lesson plan is focused on improving students' communication skills during a short period of tuition. The goals of the lessons were for students to participate actively in the lessons and to experience hands-on activities through the tea ceremony. After the final lesson, we asked the students to fill out a questionnaire about the hands-on activities using the tea ceremony. According to the results, most of them were satisfied with the lessons and they enjoyed making the presentations. The hands-on activities and presentations about the tea ceremony in English worked well and it was fun for students. This lesson also succeeded in reducing their English learning anxiety.

　The discussion and need to improve individual countriesʼ quality of education has received increased attention since the international community agreed to the Education for all (EFA) movement. Zambia also agreed on the international consensus and is seeking for quality education, especially for the basic education. This paper reports a case of mathematics education in the country and examined the linkage between syllabus and textbooks.

　The analysis of the syllabus and textbooks concluded that the ideal objectives in the syllabus were not always reflected at the textbook level. The results showed that while the objectives in mathematics education syllabus advocated for the ability of communication, pupilsʼ activities desired in the textbooks were limited to mostly writing practices.

　Considering the fact that developing countries have limited resources for teaching and learning in classroom, the actualization of the educational objectives set up in a nation into textbooks would be crucial in developing countries.