Text Message Translations: Fill in the Blanks

From their native tongue to English, students translate a typical text message they would send to their friends. Or better yet, they can make it up if they don’t feel comfortable sharing.

First, students write a typical text message of two casual friends, parents, or anything. Next, they fill in the text bubbles. But there’s no need to stop just here.

Text message translations are an easy activity to use with your students. This activity allows students to practice reading and translating non-English text into the English language.