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A New Semester Is Coming!Level: all

Time: about 15 mins.Step 1: Separate some of the books students will be using next semester/year/level. Ideally, there should be a book for every 3 students.

Step 2: Prepare a “treasure hunt” by going through the topics and tasks in the units and selecting information that might be interesting to your learners. E.g. ‘What’s the reading in Unit 5 about?’, ‘In which unit can you find a song by Beyoncé?’, etc.

Step 3: In small groups, learners go through the material and fill in the treasure hunt task. The group that finishes first and has the most answers correct, wins the hunt.

Step 4: If time allows, have a brief discussion about their expectations and what may be making them nervous about the next level. Also, this might be a good moment to ask if there’s anything they’d like to review before the semester is out.