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SUMMER SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

Study
Themes Learning Objectives Activities and Games for Learning Objectives
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What’s the Question?

Write a list of questions (one per student in your class) relating to your chosen
topic. For example, if your topic is about music, you could think of questions
such as Who is your favorite singer? What is your favorite music to dance to?
What’s the best concert you have ever been to? Who is a singer / group you
dislike? etc. Adapt the questions to the level of your class. Give each student
a question. Tell students to write the answer to their question (but not the
question itself) on a piece of paper or a sticky label. Tell them not to show
1. Students will be able to ask and anyone their answer yet. Tell the class the topic (e.g. music, sports, etc). Give
answer questions about their students five minutes with a partner to brainstorm possible questions related
personal experiences. to this topic. Now tell students to stand up and stick their label on their chest
or hold their paper with their answer in front of them. Students move around
2. Students will be able to discuss the room and ask each other questions to try to discover the questions that
and agree on something. the other students were originally asked. Encourage students to ask follow-up
questions and try to have a conversation, e.g.
3. Students will be able to compare
and contrast photos and speculate Student A: What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?
3 on them.
Student B: Robbie Williams’ concert.
Personal 8 hours
Experience 4. Students will be able to state Student A: When was the concert?
reasons while giving clear detailed
Student B: In 2017.
descriptions about physical
appearances. Student A: Why was it good?
Student B: Yes, it was good because ...
5. Students will be able to report on
the appearances and personalities Give feedback and ask students what they have found out.
of other people.

Which Game?

You and a friend of yours are deciding which video game to play after school.
Decide together which game you will play, which house you will go to and
who you will invite. (Two students will choose different games and try to
persuade the other. Before you come to an agreement, remember to discuss
all the options in detail and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the
different options.

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