SCRAP Task Frames by Catherine Ritz

Example SCRAP Task:

critz5 — 2025-05-06 19:24:05 UTC

Situation: You are planning a tour for a high school trip to Havana, Cuba.
Challenge: You need to rent an AirBnB.
Role: You are an intern at Colibri Boston, an educational travel company.
Audience: The owner of the AirBnB
Product/Performance: You need to find out more about the accomodation and what attractions are nearby.

Target Grammar: Question formation

Task Frame
You scored an internship at Colibri Boston, a local educational travel company. This company prides itself on staying at local accommodations to leave a positive impact on the community. You need to contact the owner of an AirBnB you saw to find out more about the accomodation and the different attractions that are nearby. Since you are up against a deadline, you have to call the owner instead writing an email.

Spanish 2 - Sports/Deportes

kaylie_keteltas — 2026-03-27 16:26:48 UTC

Situation: You are at the beach in a Spanish speaking country and notice a group of people playing soccer.

Challenge: You want to join the game of soccer.

Role: You are a traveler in a Spanish speaking country.

Audience: The group of people on the beach playing soccer.

Product (Interpersonal): You need to ask the group of people to join their game and be an engaged member of the team.

Target Grammar: conditional, imperative

Example SCRAP

2026-03-27 16:27:17 UTC

Situation: Your friend sees you as a really healthy person and is wondering how you are so healthy. They wrote you a text saying that they are frustrated with how unhealthy they have been

Challenge: you need to help your friend change their routines and habits so that they are a little healthier

Role: you're the friend

Audience: Your friend

Product: conversation

Target Grammar: The subjunctive and commands

You are getting to know a new classmate

2026-03-27 16:29:43 UTC

Situation: You are getting to know a new classmate from another country

Challenge: Describe yourself to your partner

Role: You are the new student

Audience: The resident

Product: conversation

Target Grammar: Adjectives, to be

Trabajo y Comunidad

2026-03-27 16:30:38 UTC

Situation: Applying for a job

Challenge: Look for a job in a competitive environment.

Role: you are a job applicant

Audience: The store manager

Product: Student-generated interview questions so they can practice answering those questions.

Example Scrap

2026-03-27 16:32:40 UTC

Situation: You are shopping for a piece of clothing in a target-language country.

Challenge: You see a sweater you like but they don't have it in your size.

Role: You are the one shopping.

Audience: Shopkeeper

Product: conversation

Target grammar: present tense, future tense (ask if the size will be replenished soon)

SCRAP for Travel

2026-03-27 16:32:47 UTC

Situation There is a trip being planned and there are 3 itinerary choices with a variety of locations/activities

Challenge You need to decide which trip to choose and explain why

Role Student attending the trip

Audience The agent of travel company

Product Interpersonal conversation about activities

Target Grammar The present tense or future tense, level dependent

Viaje de intercambio:

jaqueline_oneill — 2026-03-27 16:43:59 UTC

Situation: You are in Madrid spending a semester to study Spanish.

Challenge: You want to visit the museums.

Role: You are a student in a Spanish speaking country.

Audience: Tour stand at the center of the city.

Product: You need to ask to find the information and guidance that you need.