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This week, we’re bringing back a fan-favorite activity: The Year in Review! 🌍🕊️ Perfect for wrapping up the year, this activity is a fantastic way to get your students talking, reflecting, and practicing past tense. Here's how it works:
🖼️ Step-by-Step Breakdown
1️⃣ Picture Reveal: Start with a picture that represents one of the biggest stories of 2024. Can your students guess the topic? 🧐
2️⃣ Headline Guess: Show the headline as a short sentence summarizing the story. Award a point for correct guesses or creative responses! 🎯
3️⃣ Story Summary: Reveal a short summary of the event. Students can earn extra points if they can accurately summarize it in their own words! 📖
💡 How to Use It in Class
🔹 Gamify It: Make it competitive by awarding points for guessing the headline, summarizing well, or asking thoughtful questions about the story.
🔹 Practice Recaps: Have students read the headline and summary, then give a recap in their own words.
🔹 Open Discussion: Create a relaxed, discussion-based environment by encouraging students to share their thoughts or opinions about the events.
📝 Homework Options
🎥 Record It: Ask students to record themselves summarizing 2-3 stories in their own words.
✍️ Write It: Students can write short summaries of the stories they enjoyed most.
🌐 Research: Encourage them to find other 2024 stories that interest them and create their own headlines and summaries.
🎯 Skills Practiced
Past Tense Mastery: Talk about what happened!
Speaking & Pronunciation: Develop fluency with real-world events.
Reading & Writing: Build confidence with clear summaries.
Open Conversation: Boost engagement with relevant, meaningful topics.
This activity is versatile, fun, and meaningful—perfect for ESL learners of all levels! 🌟
👉 Celebrate the highlights of 2024 in your classroom today! 🥳
Cool English
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