Preparation of educational materials for foreign language classes

A research and writing activity: Have students research the story and write their own blog post.
A debate: Give students roles and have them prepare an argument based on the content. 
A grammar transformation activity: Have students rewrite the headline using different tenses or in the passive voice, for example. 
Here’s an example of a conversation-based reading activity, suitable for teens or adult learners using a headline and article:


Read the headline. What do we know about the subject of the story and what do you find surprising? 
Next, skim the article and look at the article subheadings. What do you think happened?
Then answer the following comprehension questions. 
When did Rhonda buy her bitcoins and how much did she spend in total?
Why couldn’t she access her bitcoins?
How much were her bitcoins worth when she contacted the hackers?
In total, how much money did she have?
What percentage did she pay the hackers?
What did she use $10,000 for?
Etc.
After reading again, highlight ten new words that you would like to know the meanings of and check them in the dictionary. 
Finally, discuss with a partner/teacher: is investing in cryptocurrency a good idea? Why or why not? What are the pros and cons in your opinion?

Tweets or other social media posts
Social media posts have a big advantage over newspaper articles in that they’re very short. This makes them easier to work with in an online classroom environment.
However, be aware that social media is frontier territory. That means you never know what you are going to find online. So it’s important not to let your students loose on social media sites during class (especially if you are teaching teens or young learners). 
Instead, select your social media posts ahead of time. It’s usually a safe bet to choose tweets and content from brand accounts. This type of content is not often controversial in nature. You can screenshot them or simply copy and paste the text into a shared document. 
What activities can you try in class?
You are only limited by your students’ language learning goals. For example: