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Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedLow-CEFRB1/B2
This year’s Ecuador celebrates a cultural event at Flushing Park. Students have been asked to volunteer to educate visitors at the tourist booth representing indigenous culture and traditions.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedMid-CEFRB2/C1
The community will hold a multicultural celebration where students are invited to make a traditional holiday advocacy about their culture. You want to introduce people to your favorite traditional Chinese festival - the Spring Festival and its culture.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1 AdvancedHigh-CEFRC1/C2
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that takes place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September or October.
The festival has been celebrated in China for over 1,000 years and is recognized as a public holiday in China.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has also spread to other parts of the world with significant Chinese populations.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1 AdvancedLow-CEFRB1/B2
A cultural exchange platform called "Celebrations around the world" invited students from all over the world to share their traditional cultural celebrations on the platform. You are also invited to introduce people to traditional Chinese festivals.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
There is the annual Korean Festival on October 23rd, 2022, in Union Square Park. The Korean class decided to participate in the cultural experience event and post the event's information on the school website to encourage participation of other students.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
Students are invited to the school culture festival to share about Mexican culture and how offerings are made to honor deceased loved ones on the Day of Dead.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
The American Museum of Natural History is hosting a new and unique exhibition of the shrunken heads from indigenous Ecuadorian tribes. Students are invited to submit reflections of the exhibit on the museum website.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, D. Global Awareness & Community Engagement, Environmental Issues & Sustainability, Public Health
Levels: NoviceHigh-CEFRA1/A2 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
Context: An environmental health organization seeks informational material for a Green Diwali to help people stay healthy during and after the celebrations.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
Your International Club is going to put on a culture fair that will be open to the community. You and your classmates will increase awareness of the different cultures represented in your community and in the Hispanic world.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedMid-CEFRB2/C1
Middle or high school students will volunteer for the Chuseok Festival in New Jersey and help prepare for the festival with the staff.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, B. Contemporary Life, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, Design and Aesthetics, Fashion and Clothing, Identity
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateMid-CEFRA2/B1 AdvancedMid-CEFRB2/C1
You are going on a trip in Italy with your school and you will be staying in host families. In order to fit in with the locals, you are investigating further the “do’s and don’ts” of traveling to Italy and how to make "una bella figura" once you are there.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
The Korean American Harvest Festival Committee will set up a booth at the local Chuseok festival to educate visitors about Chuseok and the activities that Koreans do during this holiday.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedLow
Students got a translation job for an episode of ”The Simpsons”. They need to make sure their translation is not only accurate in terms of meaning but also sound natural and appropriate for the Korean audience.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, Food & Meal Taking
Levels: NoviceMid-CEFRA1 IntermediateLow-CEFRA2 IntermediateHigh-CEFRB1
A local cooking show wants an episode on cultural influences on food recipes and diversity of cultural cuisine
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid AdvancedMid
Hispanic Heritage Month organizers want new pamphlets and presentations about “El Dia de Muertos."
Your class competes with others, the best pamphlet wins!
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions, I. Daily Life and Societal Institutions, Morals and values
Levels: NoviceHigh IntermediateMid AdvancedLow
The study abroad office at a local college needs to develop reference materials to help students learn about cultural events & societal norms of potential study abroad locations.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateLow AdvancedMid
The Spanish Club at your school is hosting a week-long event on celebrations, especially "Día de Reyes Magos"; and it's planning to display materials from this celebration to the community.
Topic(s): Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceHigh IntermediateMid AdvancedLow
You have been selected by your school to participate in the foreign exchange program in Lima, Peru. You will be traveling to Peru just in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve with your foreign exchange family. In order to be prepared to actively participate in this celebration, you must first learn, understand and experience the cultural traditions practiced in this country when celebrating the New Year.
Topic(s): A. Identity & Social Relationships, Celebrations, Customs, & Traditions
Levels: NoviceMid IntermediateMid IntermediateHigh
Festival promoters want to plan marketing materials for a trip to Barranquilla around the days of Carnaval de Barranquilla, a folkloric celebration.