THE BACKUP PLAN:
LESSON PLANS FOR POWER OUTAGES OR
UNPLANNED CLASS CANCELLATIONS
If there is a power outage or class is cancelled for any other emergency,
please follow these instructions.
1. Go to https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
2. Scroll down on the RIGHT side and CLICK ON LEVEL3.
3. Click on a news article that looks interesting.
4. READ the article. (You can also LISTEN to the article.)
5. After you read the article, do these exercises. Click on each one.
(If one of these exercises doesn’t work on your computer, click on the next exercise.)
GRAMMAR Gap fill Prepositions Word order
WORDS Gap fill
Do any other exercises that look interesting to you.
6. Click the CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BOX at the bottom of each exercise online. (DO NOT EMAIL THE EXERCISES TO ME!!!)
7. IN AN EMAIL TO ME, WRITE A PARAGRAPH THAT IS A SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE THAT YOU READ. Send me the email at: sbertin@tamdistrict.org
(OR: Take a picture of the paper with your cell phone. Send me the picture at: sbertin@tamdistrict.org)