30-Day Challenge

This challenge is to make you use your English more outside the classroom. For 30 days I want you to do at least one thing from the list every day. Fill in the grid each day with what you have done. Try to do as many different things as possible. You can only do each assignment three times.

1. Use Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp or Twitter in English for at least 24 hours.
2. Watch a movie in English with no subtitles.
3. Watch a movie in English with English subtitles.
4. Watch an episode of a series with subtitles at https://ororo.tv/es (you can watch 45’ for free every day).
5. Watch an episode of a series without subtitles at https://ororo.tv/es
6. Watch a video and read the script and explanations (level 2) at https://multimedia-english.com/videos/section/official-1
7. Watch three movie trailers in English on Youtube. Comment on at least one of them.
8. Choose a video and see one of the lessons at https://ed.ted.com/lessons
9. Watch a one minute video at http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/eiam or https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/3619
10. Choose one of the videos and learn American English with Jennifer https://www.youtube.com/c/englishwithjennifer
11. Watch the intermediate part of a programme at http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/ingles-online-tve/
12. Listen to a podcast in English, look here for examples: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/  (level 3).
13. Read at least one article at News in Levels http://newsinlevels.com
14. Read or listen to a piece of news about Spain in English at https://www.euronews.com/tag/spain, https://www.spainenglish.com/
15. Watch TV news in English (using the internet works fine). Retell three important things from the news to someone else.
16. Read a blog in English. You can find popular blogs here: https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/10-blogs-learn-english/ http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs, https://tinytexts.wordpress.com/ 
17.  Write your own blog entry in English.
18. Write at least five text messages in English.
19. During a meal with family or friends, speak only English.
20. Make a room in your home the “English room”. Whenever you are in it, you may only speak English. Use this rule for at least 24 hours.
21. Take a walk with a friend or a member of your family for at least 30 minutes, speak English all the time.
22. Cook a meal using a recipe in English.
23. Listen to three songs from a top list from an English speaking country and sing along in at least one.
24. Practise lyrics from a song you like at lyricstraining.com.
25. Chat with a stranger in English in a computer game for at least ten minutes.
26. Find a clip from a TV show and imitate the accent. Overact as much as possible to sound really British or American. For British English: Downton Abbey or Peppa Pig, for American English: Frasier or My Name is Earl. These are only suggestions, feel free to find your own shows.
27. Read a short story in English at https://www.englishclub.com/reading/short-stories.htm , https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/stories
28. Spend at least 15 minutes practising vocabulary at http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/.
29. Create your own flashcards and practise vocabulary at https://quizlet.com/es
30. Learn at least five new English idioms. http://www.idiomsite.com/
31. Make labels for at least ten everyday household items and stick them around your house or apartment.
32. Make a short comic in English using http://www.pixton.com/ or www.powtoon.com.
33. Watch a video-blog in English and leave comments. Here’s a list of famous bloggers.http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers
34. Play a digital game of some kind (on your smartphone, through facebook or something similar) in English and find at least ten new words to learn. Add them to your personal wordlist.
35. Make your own meme in English, using for example https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
36. Read all the words and translations on one page in an English dictionary. Repeat them once later the same day.
37. Translate your favourite Spanish song into English and sing it to a friend (if you dare).
38. Play at least three games with the Akinator. http://en.akinator.com/
39. Send a digital message in English to a friend trying to persuade them to play a game or sport you like. Give them three reasons why they should start playing your game or sport.
40. Read or write a story in English at www.storybird.com
41. Read about your personality https://my-personality-test.com/, https://www.123test.com/personality-test/
42. Write a poem in English based on your name using this structure: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson391/WritingNamePoem.pdf. If you want to, go to www.canva.com and make a nice poster with your poem in it.
43. Learn about Scotland using this website: http://www.visitscotland.com/brave/.
44. Songs in English: Listen-read or- sing-along: http://esl-bits.net/Songs.for.English.Language.Learning/Songs.for.English.Language.Learning.html
45. Register and learn with some lessons on songs at https://rdlessons.teachable.com/
46. Register and work with one of the videos at https://es.englishcentral.com/myenglish/lessons
47. Listen and read: http://esl-bits.net/listening/ESL.English.Listening.htm
48. Learn about new words at https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/begpacker.html
49. Do one of the activities in https://b2twolumi.blogspot.com/
50. Choose a grammar point and learn about it at https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/grammar-explanations.html

(Thanks to Mias Klassrum for the idea)