Teachers: How to Create Real-Life Learning Tasks (Compiti di Realtà) Using ChatGPT

“Compiti di realtà” (Real-life tasks) are educational activities that ask students to solve real-world problems. These tasks go beyond memorization — they encourage critical thinking, creativity, and decision-making. For example:

• Planning a family trip with a set budget
• Writing a formal complaint letter
• Designing a healthy weekly meal plan
• Creating an ad for a new invention

They are especially useful for subjects like languages, science, social studies, and even math!

With ChatGPT, teachers can quickly design personalized, realistic learning scenarios

🛠️ How ChatGPT Can Help Teachers Create Reality Tasks

• 🧠 Giving idea prompts
• ✍️ Writing real-world scenario-based worksheets
• 🌍 Adapting tasks to different cultures/languages
• ⏱️ Saving time in lesson prep

✨ Example Prompts for Reality Tasks

Here are ready-to-use prompts you can give to ChatGPT to generate authentic learning activities:

📚 1. For Language Teachers (Italian or English):

Prompt:

Create a reality task for middle school students learning English. They should write a letter to their mayor requesting a new park in their neighborhood.

✅ ChatGPT will generate:

• Context
• Instructions for students
• criteria for evaluation
  

  📝 Reality Task – English Writing for Middle School

  Title:

  Write a Letter to the Mayor: Request for a New Park

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  📌 Task Overview (For Students):

  Imagine there is no proper park in your neighborhood. Children don’t have a clean or safe place to play. You and your classmates have decided to request your local mayor to build a new park for your area.

  Your task is to write a formal letter in English to the Mayor of your city explaining:

  • Why the park is needed

  • How it will help children and families

  • What facilities you want in the park

  • A polite request to take action

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  🎯 Objectives:

  • Practice writing a formal letter in English

  • Learn how to express community needs politely

  • Improve grammar, structure, and vocabulary

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  🧩 Structure of the Letter:

  [Your Name]
  [Your Address]
  [City, Date]

  To,
  The Mayor
  [City Name]

  Subject: Request for a New Park in Our Neighborhood

  Respected Sir/Madam,

  I am a student of Class __ and a resident of [Area Name]. I am writing this letter to request your support in building a new park in our neighborhood…

  [Continue with 2–3 paragraphs stating the reasons, benefits, and polite appeal.]

  Thank you for your time and attention.

  Yours sincerely,
  [Your Name]

  💡 Suggestions for Students:

  • Use formal language (no contractions like “don’t”, “can’t”)

  • Keep it clear and respectful

  • Use connectors like therefore, because, in addition

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  📝 Evaluation Criteria (for Teachers):

  Criteria	Points
  Correct Letter Format	5
  Clear Purpose	5
  Grammar & Vocabulary	5
  Persuasive Tone	5
  Creativity in Park Features	5

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  🏠 Optional Homework Extension:

  Ask students to draw a layout of the park they imagine and label features in English (e.g., swings, fountain, benches, garden, etc.)

  Even for finer control it can be generated in any language supported by chatGPT

🇮🇹 Prompt Esempio in Italiano (da copiare e incollare in ChatGPT):

Crea un compito di realtà per studenti di scuola secondaria di primo grado in Italia che studiano Inglese.

Il compito deve chiedere agli studenti di scrivere una lettera formale al Sindaco del loro paese per richiedere la costruzione di un parco giochi nel quartiere.

Includi:
– Una descrizione chiara del compito per gli studenti
– Obiettivi didattici (scrittura, comunicazione, educazione civica)
– Istruzioni passo-passo per gli studenti
– Un’estensione creativa facoltativa (es. disegnare il parco)
– Criteri di valutazione (formato, grammatica, chiarezza, tono)

Mantieni un tono semplice, adatto a studenti italiani di 11-13 anni.
🧠 ChatGPT Output (Example in Italian – Summary):
ChatGPT will generate:

Un’introduzione al contesto

La traccia dell’attività in stile compito autentico

Obiettivi didattici (es. uso della lingua, struttura testuale)

Istruzioni in punti chiari

Griglia di valutazione (rubrica)

✅ Vuoi più controllo?
Cambia le parti nel prompt:

Variabile Esempio
Materia Inglese, Geografia, Matematica
Età/Classe Scuola primaria, Secondaria di secondo grado
Attività Scrivere una mail, fare un poster, calcolare un budget
Tema Risparmio energetico, raccolta differenziata, educazione alimentare
Lingua Italiano, Inglese, bilingue

💰 2. For Math Teachers:

Prompt:

Create a reality-based math problem where students plan a birthday party with a ₹2000 or €25 budget. Include item pricing and quantities.

✅ Students will calculate real costs, add/subtract, and make logical decisions.

🏥 3. For Science/EVS Teachers:

Prompt:

Create a reality task where students write a water-saving guide for their home, based on what they learn in class.

✅ Connects environmental science with daily behavior.

📢 4. For Social Studies/Civics Teachers:

Prompt:

Make a reality task for students to prepare a campaign poster and speech for student elections.

✅ Blends creative thinking, writing, and presentation.

🌍 5. For Multilingual or CLIL Teachers (Italian/English Mix):

Prompt:

Generate a compito di realtà in bilingual format (Italian and English) about planning a school trip to Rome, including itinerary, costs, and a brochure.

✅ Great for bilingual classrooms and project-based learning.

💬 Bonus: For Homework Assignments

Prompt:

Give me a reality-based homework task for 10-year-old students to teach money-saving habits at home.

✅ Tips for Better Results with ChatGPT

🔚 Conclusion

with ChatGPT, every teacher can create meaningful, personalized, and creative learning experiences in minutes.

Real-world tasks help students apply knowledge, not just remember it. ChatGPT is your smart co-teacher to help plan, write, and adapt these tasks easily.

🔜 Coming Up:

Next Blog: “How to Create Project-Based Learning Assignments with ChatGPT”