Title: MY CITY

Main objective: Activate vocabulary and expressions related to descriptions of cities

Level: CEFR B2

Class type: adolescents

Activity focus: writing-speaking

Material: Computer with access to Internet / Headphones

 Procedure:

 1. Teacher tells students they will watch some videos designed by other sts in different parts of the world

  http://www.nextvista.org/lagos-nigeria

http://www.nextvista.org/nagasaki-japan-aoi

http://www.nextvista.org/merida

They should take down notes on features any of these cities share with Rosario.

 2. In pairs, sts should choose one area (a monument, a neighbourhood, etc) or aspect (nightlife, sports, etc) of Rosario they would like to comment on. They can find further ideas and info in these sites   

•  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario (American spelling)
• http://www.spanishcourses.info/cities/287_rosario_EN.asp (Careful, there are some language mistakes, and the spelling is American)
• http://www.rosarioturismo.com/english.html (Careful, there are some language mistakes, and the spelling is American)

They will create a podcast to advertise their city. Since this will be their first experience, they will write a script first, and they should choose a picture to illustrate their recording.

 3. Students sign up to Podomatic.

 4. Teacher shows participants how to record using Podomatic.

 5. Teacher shows how to write a reply to a Podomatic audio.

 6. Students record their contributions (max 3 minutes).

 7. Students embed podcasts in the samp page of the class wiki.

 8. Students write comments or questions in the wiki and/or Podomatic

 9.To round off the project, a class discussion will be held for sts to comment on the experience and their classmates' work, where the teacher will also address some language issues that have cropped up.