| Session | Entry (guided B1) | Core (B1) | Stretch (B1+) | Oral |
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| 1. Who votes? Who governs? | Label the diagram with three words; describe the drawing with five given sentences to complete. | Describe the drawing in six sentences with there is, there are. | Explain in a short paragraph why the right to vote was won step by step. | Present the 1867 drawing in pairs in one minute. |
| 2. Two parties, two animals | Complete the table with the words given. | Describe one cartoon in five sentences. | Compare the two cartoons with comparatives and whereas. | Present your invented party symbol in thirty seconds. |
| 3. The road to the White House: primaries and conventions | Put five picture cards of the timeline in order. | Explain the steps with first, then, after that, finally. | Compare a primary and a caucus in a short paragraph. | Present your banner in thirty seconds. |
| 4. Election Day and the Electoral College | Complete the diagram with the numbers given. | Calculate the electors of three states and explain. | Explain why a candidate can win the votes of the people but lose in the Electoral College. | Explain the diagram to a partner in one minute. |
| 5. Swing states: where the election is won | Read the bar chart and answer three yes or no questions. | Write the fact file and present it. | Explain in a paragraph why a candidate can lose with more votes. | Present your swing state in one minute. |
| 6. Congress: the House and the Senate | Complete the table with the numbers given. | Explain the thirds diagram in four sentences. | Write a paragraph on the 1889 cartoon: who really governs? | Explain how a bill becomes a law in one minute. |
| 7. The midterms of 3 November 2026: what is at stake? | Read the bars and answer three questions with numbers. | Explain what is at stake in five sentences. | Explain the gerrymander cartoon and the link with the new maps of 2025 and 2026. | Present what is at stake on 3 November 2026 in one minute. |
| 8. Final task: explain US elections to a French colleague | Poster with a frame and six sentences to complete; oral with a script card. | Oral of two minutes with notes, or a full poster. | Oral without notes and answers to unexpected questions. | Pair dialogue: the colleague asks, you answer. |
| 9. The results of the 3 November 2026 midterms | One website from the cards, the House and the Senate only, three sentences with the starters. | The whole table with two websites, five sentences or a one-minute news flash. | Compare two websites, explain any difference, add one governor race and one sentence on divided government. | A one-minute news flash, recorded or in front of the class. |