Some of my classes go on cultural trips for a week, but the school has a flying ban in place, so their task is to...

Some of my classes go on cultural trips for a week, but the school has a flying ban in place, so their task is to plan their own cultural week in groups of 4/5 (sadly not to an English-speaking country because of the limited radius and travel time, but oh well!) and present it to the class in a few lessons’ time. They have the freedom to decide what the content is and how they present it, but it must be a presentation in English under a certain time limit and everyone has to speak. When the presentations come around, I ask the rest of the class to listen for at least 2 good things they hear (content or language), and questions they have. I take notes on language but I also enlist a more advanced student to take notes on this and give some feedback to their peers.

Another alternative is plan and present a weekend city break to somewhere in the UK (not London so they can discover other places - their request!) within a certain budget. I point them in the direction of useful websites where one can find out destination info, show them a few clips of selected cities to give them an idea and if they like it, they plan a trip in pairs or small groups.

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  1. Francesca Di MambroNovember 8, 2017 at 9:50 AM

    Sounds fab!

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  2. Julia BlinovaNovember 9, 2017 at 12:26 AM

    Nothing beats using the language in a real setting! I use Webquests with my lover-level students: they are given a set of questions and a list of webpages to find the answers on. I have found it to be a great and exciting way to teach them about the culture of the English-speaking countries.

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  3. Hannah McCullochNovember 9, 2017 at 6:56 AM

    Julia Blinova Yes, I love a good web quest! Thanks for sharing :)

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