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Eli Samkpor has created the project "How Tense Shapes Our Stories and Plans" in Class2Class.org

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How Tense Shapes Our Stories and Plans

What is this project about?

Students interview family members and peers in their community about past, present, and future events, analyze how tense changes the meaning of what they say, and compare findings with the partner class. They evaluate where tense choices create misun...
Age of Students
13-15 years, 16-18 years
Project Duration
3 weeks
Starting Month
December 2026

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify past, present, and future verb tenses used by family members and peers in their community interviews.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to use appropriate tenses to record and retell community interview responses in shared exchanges with partner class peers.
Apply
Students will be able to compare how tense choices change the meaning of interview responses between their community and the partner class, identifying patterns and differences.
Analyze
Students will be able to evaluate where tense choices cause misunderstandings in intercultural exchanges and judge which proposed alternatives communicate time most clearly.
Evaluate

Skills to develop

Intercultural Communication
Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving
Collaboration & Teamwork

Project Activities

1

Meet the partner class and share how we talk about time

Students introduce themselves to the partner class and share one everyday sentence about yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Together they notice how the two classes use time words differently.

Duration: 45 minutes
2

Interview community members about past, present, and future events

Students interview family members and neighbours about past, present, and future events, recording answers word for word. They then tag the verb tenses used and note where the meaning of each answer depends on the tense.

Duration: 120 minutes
3

Compare interview findings with the partner class and spot tense misunderstandin

Students share their recorded answers with the partner class in a shared document or short video exchange. Together they compare tense patterns, find places where the same sentence means different things, and propose clearer ways to express time.

Duration: 120 minutes
4

Present findings and proposed clearer time expressions to both classes

Each team presents its comparison and one improved way to express time, then both classes give feedback and reflect on what they learned about intercultural communication.

Duration: 75 minutes