Preparing for an interview with a native speaker (Russian department)
This task is developed for A2/B1 learners to learn about Gorbachev’s reforms and prepare for an interview with a native speaker.
Category: Linguistic competence
Collaborative reading and creative writing (Spanish department)
This task is a collaborative reading and creative writing task based on a typical short stories genre (articuentos) published by the Spanish writer Juan José Millás. The final product is to choose the most original articuento of the class.
Conference on the issues raised by migrant camps in Northern France (French department)
While playing the role of local political actors and journalists, students are to participate in a conference in which they discuss the issues faced by migrants living in camps in Northern France.
Opinion vlog about a children’s song (Russian department)
Developed for beginner learners to consolidate their vocabulary and expose them to the authentic language. Final product: video about the song
180 degrees debate (Swedish department)
The teacher provides a number of (very clear, black&white: e.g. ‘we don’t need a monarchy’, ‘pineapple on pizza is delicious’, things like that) propositions. Two students start the debate, one of them is pro, the other con. Then after some time, the teachers rings a bell (or simply announces) and they swith their point of view immediately, a 180 degrees. The one pro becomes con, and vice versa. They continue the debate in their new role. After a few minutes, two new students get a new proposition and start their debate.
Quiz on ecology (French department)
The students need to acquire knowledge and data following the film studied (Demain) and their own reasearches on the topic of ecology and the future. The final product is a quiz on kahoot. Groups of students present their discoveries by creating a quiz on kahoot that their classmates need to answer. After each question answered, the presenting students offer a feedback with an explanation based on their research so that they can share to others what they have learned; and the rest of the class can learn while having fun.
Online magazine on interculturality (French department)
Students have to reflect on the notions of success and fails, how to determine them, how to reflect on them and if they are the same across all countries and cultures. The final product is 1 article per student, published in a webzine created by a group (3-5) of students.
Report a crime or déclaration d’un vol (French department)
For their task 4, French Basic 1b students (A2) have to play roles. One student will be a police officer and one student will play a victim. The victim has to report that their animal has been stolen. The police officer has to fill in a form and draw a facial composite of the thief.
Text comprehension and Cloze-text reading (Dutch department)
Reading comprehension at home with Zeeguu and Cloze-gap reading in class.
Press Cartoon Exhibition (Le dessin de presse) (French department)
For their task 1, French Plus 3a students (C1) pretend to be guides at the annual Salon international de la caricature, du dessin de presse et d’humour (international salon of caricatures, press cartoons and humour). They have to create a collective exhibition and then present/decrypt a press cartoon at the launch of the event.
Recent Posts
- Preparing for an interview with a native speaker (Russian department)
- Collaborative reading and creative writing (Spanish department)
- Conference on the issues raised by migrant camps in Northern France (French department)
- Opinion vlog about a children’s song (Russian department)
- Padlet on intercultural differences (Russian department)