These activities are designed around existing target-language websites. They present students with tasks to accomplish at varying levels of proficiency. They engage them in exploring the web-sites and in obtaining the information they need to accomplish their tasks.
Each activity consists of the following items:
The activities have been created by French, German and Spanish teachers in the Oregon Public Schools. The names of the authors of each activity are listed at the end of each "To the Teacher" page.
ABBREVIATIONS: you will encounter some shorthand in the "To the Teacher" pages. The following abbreviations have been used to save space. Each of these appears in bold type and capital letters:
Please note: these files are Adobe® PDF files. To view and to print them, you must have Adobe® Acrobat Reader installed on your machine. This is free software that is available for downloading from the Internet. To find out whether you have Acrobat Reader installed, click on any activity link below. If you can view the file, then you have the Reader. If not, click on the following link to find out more: PDF Info
Title |
Language |
Description |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Where in the Web World Is ... | Fr/Ge/Sp | Scavenger hunt using Web search engines | |
| Quoi de neuf à Paris? | Fr | Planning for a weekend in Paris | |
| Le Cinéma cette semaine | Fr | Gathering information about current films | |
| Trip to the Louvre | Fr | Planning a trip to the Louvre | |
| Personal Shopper | Sp | Catalogue shopping for small children | |
| Diego Rivera Art Tour | Sp | Selecting artwork for a school exhibit | |
| Madrid by Metro | Sp | Tourism in Madrid | |
| Visitemos el Prado | Sp | Planning a trip to the Prado |