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TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book
Activities
Activity 14: Global presentations
Eugenia Quiroga – Argentina
Age: 12+
20 minutes + 1–1½ hours Large classes? Yes Mixed level? Yes
Materials: Pieces of paper with the names of countries and a box or hat.
Organisation: Group work, whole class.
Aim: To practise extended speaking through presentations, to develop intercultural
understanding.
Description: The children work in groups on class presentations about customs and activities in
other parts of the world. This activity lasts for two lessons. You need to allow about 20 minutes in
the first lesson, about an hour to prepare the presentations (this can be done as homework) and
then about 15 minutes for each presentation in the second lesson.
Preparation: You will need to write the names of a number of countries on pieces of paper
and put them into a hat or box.
Procedure
1. Divide the class into groups of three or four. Tell them that in the next lesson the groups will
have to give a group presentation based on the country they pull out of the hat or box. Pass
around the hat or box and groups pick out a piece of paper with the name of their country.
2. Tell the class the presentation can be on any aspect of life in their allocated country.
There are three rules:
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The children need to give some information about the country.
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The children need to do some kind of activity with the class about the country.
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The whole presentation must not last more than 15 minutes (or whatever time seems
reasonable to you).
3. Brainstorm the kind of information that can be given about the country (location, population,
capital city, customs, famous people and so on) and the kind of activity that can be done (a
quiz, a dance, a song, an exhibition to walk around, food tasting, making something and so on).
Also brainstorm where the children can find the information (internet, library, television, by
talking to people from the country).
4. Allocate either class time, homework time or both to groups to prepare the presentations.
5. In the next lesson/lessons, the children present their work.
Notes
Sometimes topics in the course book can be used to introduce the presentation work, particularly
if you are studying about traditions, food, customs and so on.
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