Are Schools the same in Other Countries? B1 – Activity 3

Are Schools the same in Other Countries? B1 – Activity 3

Aim of Activity

30 minutes

To provide authentic listening practise + generate discussion.

Steps for Students

Click on the link:

  • Watch the video ‘Kids Try School Lunches from Around the World’
  • Make a note of the answers to these questions:
    • What do they eat for lunch at school in China?
    • What does the girl usually drink at her school?
    • What does the small girl use instead of chopsticks?
    • In which country do kids eat a free school lunch paid by the government?
    • What is against the law in Italy?
    • How is the egg cooked?
    • Which lunch is the most delicious?
    • Which is the healthiest?
  • In your group create your ideal school lunch menu.

Think about how to balance fruit and vegetables + healthy proteins and carbohydrates. Go to Free Online Menu Maker and sign up for free to use a professional menu design that can be printed or shared:

Step 1

  • Sign up and create an account using by surfing on https://www.visme.co/ 
  • Click on sign up with email & password and fill in your personal information.
  • Once you filled in your information, click on register. 

Step 2

  • Click on create new on top left of the screen.
  • Then click on project and choose the kind of document you want to create.
  • For this tutorial, we will say that we want to create a menu for a restaurant. So, we clicked on documents.

Step 3

  • Search for the kind of template you want in the search bar on top of the screen. It might be a menu, an Instagram post, a CV, a cover letter, or anything you can imagine. Once you found the template you want to use, put your cursor on the picture and click on edit. 

Step 4

  • To customise the template, you can either just modify the text or add new elements and modify the look. To modify text boxes, double click on the text you want and write down the new one.

Step 5

  • Once you are finished with the customisation, you can either share it with your friends or your teachers. To do that, you need to open the document you want to share. Then click on top right to share it. Click on share to get the link. You will need that link to share your document. Then, click on the small icon to copy automatically the link. Now, send that link to whoever you need or want to share the document with. 

 

How to find the documents you created? 

Go to the main menu and click on my projects to see only the projects you created. If you want to see the projects which have been shared with you, click on All projects.

Steps for Ss

  • Click on the link

Watch the video ‘Kids Try School Lunches from Around the World’

  • Make a note of the answers to these questions:
  • What do they eat for lunch at school in China?
  • What does the girl usually drink at her school?
  • What does the small girl use instead of chopsticks?
  • In which country do kids eat a free school lunch paid by the government?
  • What is against the law in Italy?
  • How is the egg cooked?
  • Which lunch is the most delicious?
  • Which is the healthiest?
  • In your group create your ideal school lunch menu.

Think about how to balance fruit and vegetables + healthy proteins and carbohydrates.

  • Go to Free Online Menu Maker – Design Your Own Menus | Visme and sign up for free to use a professional menu design that can be printed or shared:
  • What do they eat for lunch at school in China?
    • Tofu
    • Rice
    • Vegetables
  • What does the girl usually drink at her school?
    • Chocolate Milk
  • What does the small girl use instead of chopsticks?
    • Her hands
  • In which country do kids eat a free school lunch paid by the government?
    • Brazil
  • What is against the law in Italy?
    • To serve students anything fried.
  • How is the egg cooked?
    • It’s boiled.
  • Which lunch is the most delicious?
    • Students’ own opinion.
  • Which is the healthiest?
    • Students’ own opinion.