English (EN-GB) 
Português 
Greek (EL) 
Italiano (IT) 
Română Author(s): Maria Leonor Brás Lemos Figueira - Portugal
- Age: 11 - 12
- Hours: 1 - 6
Introduction
Students listen to and read an adapted version of the book : The adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain in their student’s book. They read aloud and learn new vocabulary in English and translate some words/expressions, using the DeepL translator, in pair work. After reading and translating each chapter, they watch a video in their student’s digital book and answer the questions in their student’s book. Students play a kahoot game about the book and create a project on google earth: The Mississippi river route. They present their project in class.
Learning Objectives
- Motivating students to read in English
- Learning new English words/expressions
- Promoting tandem reading
- Developing reading and speaking skills
- Learning about English speaking countries
- Developing students’ digital skills
Process
Students search for online information about the writer of the book, Mark Twain. They watch trailers of the movie: The adventures of Tom Sawyer. They listen to and read aloud each chapter of the adapted version of the book. They translate new words/expressions using the DeepL translator, in pair work. They watch a video of each chapter in their digital student’s book and answer the questions in their student’s book. They make a brief summary of the story and play a kahoot game about the book (author, plot, main characters). The teacher teach them how to use the digital tool - google earth- and they create the project: The Mississippi river route. The action of the book took place near the Mississippi river, in Hannibal, a small city in the state of Missouri (USA). The Mississippi river runs through or along 10 states, from Minnesota to Louisiana and the students create a project about the Mississippi river route, from Minnesota (headwaters) to the Gulf of Mexico (river's mouth). While they are creating this project, they find out the ten USA states on google earth (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana) and the Gulf of Mexico. Students search for information on wikipedia about the ten USA states and the Gulf of Mexico and add it to the project: name, capital, flag, population, currency, borders, monuments. Using google earth, they choose google images of these places and images of Tom’s adventures, etc. Students share their project by email with their teacher and classmates and present it in class
Conclusion
This story is full of fantasy and adventure and students are going to enjoy reading about Tom’s adventures. They are motivated to read in English and learn new English words / expressions. They love playing a kahoot game because it is a challenge and they want to get a good score. They learn easily how to create a project on google earth. They are motivated to work on google earth because this tool shows them real places in real time. Despite being a fantasy story, their project on google earth is about real places, so it is a multicultural, creative, motivating and interesting activity.