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It's Never Too Late to Celebrate

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about a group of older women in Colombia who are finally getting to celebrate the quinceañera they missed in their youth. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, a video, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
quinceañera

Vocabulary

celebrate
organize
foundation
limousine
greeting
uniform
condition
director
A spinning paper plane