Oct. 2, 2020: Learning a Foreign Language

In this activity, you will practice having conversations in English about topics you know well. This will help you improve your speaking skills and learn new vocabulary from your classmates.

Quizlet

In 2018 France France voted to ban smartphones and personal tablets from schools. Students aged between 3 and 15 are prohibited from bringing their devices to school. The ban is part of a campaign to reduce addiction to electronics.

Learners will participate in a role play, demonstrating the ability to adapt language for different characters and situations.

In this classroom activity, students become time travelers with big ideas! Each group prepares a short presentation about their plan to change history for the betterment of many people. They have to share their pitch with “scouts” from a company that invented a time machine that can only be used once. They have to convince the scouts their idea for using the time machine is the best one. The scouts will listen carefully and ask questions.

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe their dream travel destinations, which can not only be anywhere on earth or in the universe, but also at any time in history.