CBL Final Task - Borzatto, Nancy E - Colegio Secundario Brigadier Ruben Zini - 1st year by nancy borzatto

nancy18borzatto — 2025-05-31 01:11:39 UTC

In this first-year group there are 25 students who come from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite the challenges they face due to their context, the students demonstrate motivation and engagement during class activities. Although their current level of English is very low, they make an effort to understand and complete the tasks assigned.

nancy18borzatto — 2025-05-31 01:22:21 UTC

Aim

· To introduce and practice basic personal questions and answers.

· To develop students’ confidence in speaking and listening.

· To foster the use of English as a means of communication in real-life contexts.

Tools.

· Video : “getting to know you” from Corrientes Educa Play https://corrientesplay.ar/educaplay/ver?v=3af3127e2ed015f886d872faaeb6e0f0

· Flashcards about different personal questions focused on the meaning of wh-question words.

· Cards with different questions.

· Worksheet for vocabulary and grammar.

Activities

-Find Someone who: Students walk around asking: "Do you have a brother?" "Are you 12 years old?" etc.

-Video activity. Students have to ask and answer personal questions in pairs.

-Dice Game: Each number on a die corresponds to a question. Students take turns rolling the die and answers the question.

-Matching game: Students have to match questions to the answers.

nancy18borzatto — 2025-05-31 01:43:10 UTC

Activities.

1- Students walk around and interview 4–5 classmates. They use personal questions: What’s your name?, How old are you?, etc.

2- Students receive a list of questions in English but with some missing words or scrambled. In pairs, they solve the puzzle and practice asking and answering.

nancy18borzatto — 2025-05-31 01:45:53 UTC

-Each student selects a classmate they interviewed. They write and illustrate a short profile (with support): “This is …... She is …. years old. She is from …... She likes ….. her favourite ... is.....”

nancy18borzatto — 2025-05-31 01:52:42 UTC

This activity allowed students to engage in a meaningful and relevant challenge: getting to know their classmates to foster a more connected and respectful classroom community. During the investigation phase, students acted as "language detectives" and interviewers, using English as a tool to gather real information about their peers. In the action phase, students used the collected information to create a profile. They can negotiate what information to include and how to present it.

Overall, this challenge-based activity proved highly effective in promoting communication skills, critical thinking, and collaborative learning. It also emphasized that English can be used for real purposes beyond the classroom which contributed to a more positive and inclusive learning environment.