Sign your class up for daily proverbs via email. Have students check proverbs as homework and email back to you or a key pal about one proverb per week. Assign a team or pair to explain or comment on one weekly. Partner or team dictation as news preview. Students log on to CNN or BBC or new service you prefer.
Students determine if dictation statements are true or false.
Vocabulary, Question dictation, value statement dictations. By emailing a weekly summary or response to you or a key pal in class, students integrate skills and you can assess progress. Give A group and B group the same research questions. Send each group to a different web site for answers, or for more savvy groups, have them surf for answers. As a follow-up, groups plan a trip with itinerary and photos.