About the 2017–18 TOEFL Young Students Series GO English! Project
Using your English skills, work as a class to tell us what you would add in a time capsule
Imagine if you could give someone in the future a peek at what life is like today. What would you say to them? Tell us what items are important to you at this moment that you would include in your time capsule and why. It could include items such as your favorite game, book, sport, school celebration, food or school subject. We invite you to work as a class to tell us what you would add in a time capsule. And practice your English skills while creating a video, radio, poster or newspaper announcement.
ETS, the world’s largest nonprofit educational measurement organization, is committed to delivering high-quality assessments — like the TOEFL® Primary™ and TOEFL Junior® tests — as well as conducting world-class research and advancing education worldwide. We are also committed to promoting learning that engages students on multiple levels.
With your guidance, students will be inspired to practice and improve their English-language skills, use their imagination and take pride in creating an amazing project. In addition, your class will receive special rewards for participating — including promotional items, educational materials, a plaque and certificates of achievement — once you turn in your project.
Discuss ideas with your class and create a project
Your goals are to:
- Work as a class or in small groups for a total of 5–10 hours over several weeks.
- Say or write enough English to effectively communicate your message.
- Be creative.
Here are some project details to get you started.
Deadline for your project — February 28, 2018
Once your project is completed, you will need to make sure you:
- Collect signed student release forms.
- Format your project using an acceptable file type. Any file you upload cannot exceed 50MB.
- Follow instructions to upload your project and release forms.
Contact us at toeflgoenglish@ets.org for questions, and remember to encourage your students to work together, be creative and have fun!
Disclosure terms
Participants acknowledge and understand that the GO English project ("Project") is not a contest and that there are no prizes or awards associated with the Project. Participants agree that ETS, agents and representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, Project and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless from: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, technical and computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or human error, of any kind; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of ETS that may cause the Project to be disrupted or corrupted, including theft, destruction or alteration of entries or website tampering; (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Project; (iv) any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Project, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, misrepresentation, defamation, or invasion of privacy. ETS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel the Project at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, ETS may terminate the Project in whole or in part in the event that the entries are defective for any reason, or if ETS does not receive releases from all students' parents.
Further, due to the large number of Participants, ETS may not be able to post all submissions on its website.
