🗓️ Year in Review: A Speaking Tradition 🎤🌟

https://www.coolenglish.net/edu/categories/year-in-review (pictures) 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! 🥳

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