Build confident teen communicators through 15 live labs featuring structured presentation training, team debates, and guided essay and email writing with clear rubrics and practical models.​
Learners develop opinion language, signposting for talks, rebuttal skills, and formal/informal writing style so they can present clearly, argue respectfully, and submit polished academic and real‑world texts.​

What you’ll learn

• Give opinions, agree/disagree politely, and support ideas with reasons and examples at A2–B1 level.​

• Plan and deliver 3–5 minute slide presentations using hooks, signposting, and engaging visuals assessed by a teen‑friendly rubric.​

• Debate in teams using openings, arguments, rebuttals, and closings with timekeeping and roles.​

• Write opinion and problem–solution essays with thesis, paragraph structure, and linking words.​

• Write clear formal and informal emails with correct greetings, closings, and tone control.​

Live Labs curriculum (15 sections for Builder)

• Lab 1: Getting opinions — sentence starters, agreeing/disagreeing, and discussion norms for respectful talk.​

• Lab 2: Topic sprint — quick talks on school, tech, and hobbies mapped to common teen speaking themes.​

• Lab 3: Presentations I — hooks, purpose, and point‑example‑explain‑link organization.​

• Lab 4: Presentations II — signposting language, slide design basics, and delivery practice with feedback.​

• Lab 5: Mini‑presentations — 3 slides in 3 minutes with peer rubric reflection.​

• Lab 6: Debate basics — roles, timing, building claims, reasons, and evidence.​

• Lab 7: Debate 1 (technology) — motions such as phones in class or AI for homework.​

• Lab 8: Debate 2 (society) — uniforms, exams, and digital textbooks with rebuttal drills.​

• Lab 9: Debate 3 (ethics/environment) — privacy online, plastic bans, and similar motions.​

• Lab 10: Emails I — openings/closings, subject lines, purpose lines, and tone.​

• Lab 11: Emails II — requests, complaints, replies, and micro‑edits for clarity.​

• Lab 12: Essays I — opinion essay planning, thesis, paragraphing, and connectors.​

• Lab 13: Essays II — drafting with topic sentences and evidence, plus peer review checklists.​

• Lab 14: Essays III — final editing for cohesion, grammar control, and register.​

• Lab 15: Showcase — present a 5‑minute talk or debate final, and submit one polished essay and one email.​

Debate motions (use in Labs 7–9)

• Technology set: “Allow smartphones in class,” “AI for homework support,” and “Replace print with digital textbooks.”​

• School/society set: “Uniforms should be optional,” “Make exams open‑book,” and “Part‑time jobs help teens.”​

• Ethics/environment set: “Social media does more harm than good,” “Ban single‑use plastic,” and “Close zoos.”​

Writing workshop templates (paste into lesson pages)

• Email frames: Subject, greeting, purpose line, details in short paragraphs, polite close, and sign‑off models for formal and informal emails.​

• Essay frames: Introduction with thesis, two body paragraphs using linking words, and a concise conclusion template.​

Rubrics and assessment

• Presentation rubric criteria: content structure, delivery, pronunciation/intonation, visuals integration, and language control.​

• Debate rubric criteria: argument clarity, evidence/examples, rebuttal strength, teamwork, and time management.​

• Writing rubric criteria: task achievement, organization, vocabulary range, grammar accuracy, and register.​

Weekly homework

• One 2–3 minute talk recording or debate prep notes, one email task, and one essay paragraph draft aligned to that week’s lab focus.​

Useful language bank (add to resources)

• Opinion and response stems: “In my view…,” “One reason is…,” “A counter‑argument is…,” and “To conclude…” for A2–B1 speaking.​

• Quick L1 bridges for clarity: क्या आप सहमत हैं या असहमत? कारण बताइए। (Kya aap sahmat hain ya asahmat? Karan bataiye.) to keep debates flowing.​

Short marketing copy

• Short description: A 15‑lab teen program that builds real‑world presentation, debate, and academic writing skills with practical rubrics and model texts.​

• Long description: Teens learn to speak persuasively, debate respectfully, and write polished essays and emails through scaffolded labs, peer feedback, and clear assessment criteria designed for A2–B1 growth.