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creativity spontaneity grammar translation

ENGAGEMENT

“It may sound obvious but the first step in encouraging high-quality student work is to have assignments that inspire and challenge

students”

Ron Berger, An Ethic of Excellence, pg 65

Engagement through content

Spontaneous support

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

araña elefante ide

a

olvidar

universo cerdo ciclista casa

9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18

coche cucaracha gimnasia hamburguesa jardín

España zumo guitarra llavequiero

• Could you talk about...• Would you want to talk about...• How creative could you be when talking about...

being healthy?items in a house?

The traditional topics?

- school - sports and leisure- environment - house and home- daily routine - food / healthy living- local area - family- weather - holidays

How do we encourage...

- intercultural understanding?- linguistic creativity?- INTEREST?- spontaneity?- skill development?

Chilean earthquake- house and home

(year 8)


QuerríaMe haría faltaMe gustaría

porquesería

esencialútil

inútilun lujo

Use your word mat to match the vocab below.What do you think we will be learning about?

I would wantI would needI would like

becauseIt would be

essentialuseful

uselessa luxury

I would likebecause

I would wantIt would be

I would needuselessa luxuryuseful

essential

Work with a partner- Note down as many details in the back of your

book as you can from the video

?Exploiting word mats

• Translation tasks (written)• Mini whiteboard tasks• Answering questions (set number of words?)• Improving model answers• Peer feedback

Dual language texts to add cultural context

Your challenge:1) Create a list of 10 items that you would

want after an earthquake2) Rank them 1 to 10- 1 the most important3) Use the word mat to explain WHY you

would want that item


¿Qué necesitarías después de un terremoto ?

Estoy de acuerdoNo estoy de

acuerdo

Claro= of

course

¿En serio? = Seriously?

Estás loco / a= you’re

crazy

¡Qué va!= yeah right!

Sería (it would be) más... QUE (more…than)menos… QUE (less…than)tan… como (as… as)

Me gustaría (I would like)Necesitaría (I would need)Have you investigated

Group Talk before?

esencial útil un lujo

1) With a partner categorise the objects on the cards into the 3 columns below

2) Create explanations as to WHY, using your word grid

Uruguayan drug legalisation-healthy living

(year 9, learning since Feb 2014)

Your end of unit assessment will be a speaking task, discussing:

1. What you think are the biggest sources of stress in your life.

2. What temptations do you think you will face in the next few years.

3. What do you do to stay in shape? Has that changed as you’ve got older?

4. What attitude should we take to obesity- punish or support?

5. Your attitude to marihuana legalisation in Uruguay.

You have 5 minutes to mindmap individually what language you feel you need me to teach you.

www.wordreference.comYou have 20 minutes to…

Create a vocab list of at least words for yourself on the topic of “health”!

Write the Spanish and the English

This must include…• 10 nouns- include whether it is

masculine (nm) or feminine (nf)• 5 infinitives (AT LEAST)- words that in English begin “to…” eg “to drink”

In Spanish these end in –ar , -er or -ir• opinions eg “healthy”

I have a list of 9 words- if you get more than 3 of them you get a reward…

20 15 10

10 8 5

5 4 3

5 3 2

http://www.wordreference.com/

You have 5 minutes to…

Swap words with other pairs- Get at least 3 more infinitives

- + 1 more opinion

My words

fumar– to

smoke

tomar – to take

beber – to drink

comprar– to buy

prohibir – to ban

horrible – horrible

ilegal– illegal

enfermo – ill

sano – healthy

My words

fumar tomar beber

comprar prohibir horrible

ilegal enfermo sano

fumar tomar beber

comprar prohibir horrible

ilegal enfermo sano

Quiero = I want Voy a= I am going toSe debe = you should porque = because menos = less

más = more es = it is te hace = it makes you

1) I am ill and I have a cough- it’s horribleEstoy enfermo y tengo tos- es horrible2) Es importante de prohibir las drogas porque son peligrosasIt’s important to ban drugs as they are dangerous3) Cuando era joven quería probar un cigarillo peroahora prefiero hacer ejercicio porque es sanoWhen I was young I used to want to try a cigarette but now I prefer to do exercise because it’s healthy

Use the grids in front of you to translate the following phrases

Title= Mis opiniones sobre el salud(My opinions about health)

Writing challenge:You have 20 minutes to describe your opinions on health and addiction1) What was your attitude to smoking when

you were younger2) What your attitude to smoking is now3) Do you think we should legalise drugs?4) What do you think we should do to stay

healthy?5) What would you do in the future, if you

could, either to stay healthy or to have fun?

Writing challenge:You have 20 minutes to describe your opinions on health and addiction1) What was your attitude to smoking when you were

younger2) What your attitude to smoking is now3) Do you think we should legalise drugs?4) What do you think we should do to stay healthy?5) What would you do in the future, if you could,

either to stay healthy or to have fun?

2 stars and a wish

On your mini whiteboard-Can you develop a 13 word

answer to the question?What would cause you stress?

Harder? Use “we would…”

Can you develop a 19 word answer to the question?

Harder? Use a green box phrase

Can you develop a 27 – 35 word answer to the question?INCLUDE what used to cause

you stress!Harder? Use “you would…” to

ask a question!

• Sé simpático• Sé útil• Sé especifico

¿Positivos?•

•

•

•

¿Negativos?•

•

•

•

What can you work out from this government campaign?

más difícil

menosdifícil

Tengo MUCHA confianza- Habla SIN el papel (de memoria)

Tengo un poco de confianza- Habla CON el papel y adáptalo

No tengo confianza- Habla CON el papel

Being Bob- Work with a partner

No sé = I don’t knowNo puedo = I can’t

¿Más difícil?

- Green box phrase?

- Work from

memory?- Más /

menos… que

Self-assessment- Uruguay legalisation1. How much did you challenge yourself (1 = not at all, 5 = a lot]) 2. How could you improve your performance next time?

Can you think on your feet?

Tell your partner how you’d say the following words and phrases…

3

In my opinionyou shouldtry drugsbecause

they don’t causeproblems

of memory

En mi opiniónSe debe

probar drogasporque

no causanproblemas

de memoria

3

I believe thatdrugs

area part of growing up

butthey areharmful

andboring

Creo quelas drogas

sonuna parte de la juventud

peroson

nocivasy

aburridas

3

From my point of viewdrugs

they arestupid

andyou should notlegalise them

Desde mi punto de vista

las drogasson

estúpidasy

no se debelegalizarlas

3

Now practise this with your partner-1 says the English, the other says the Spanish

- Who can build the longest sentence?- Use…

y = andSin embargo = however

Pero = butTambién = alsoNo obstante = neverthelessAdemás = furthermore

3

¿Cuál es tu opinión de lasdrogas?

Estoy de acuerdo

No estoyde

acuerdo

3

bit.ly


Padlet

With thanks to @kittycarrot

¿Cuál es tu opinión de lasdrogas?

Estoy de acuerdo No estoy de acuerdo

Claro= of

course



crazy


4

¿Cuál es tu opinión del alcohol?


Claro= of

course



crazy


4

¿Cuál es tu opinión del tabaco?


Claro= of

course



crazy


4

We’ve encouraged…• Excellent work• Engagement• A desire to respond• Some cultural insights?

How do we now make it better?

AssessmentPeer Self

Teacher

www.clil4teachers.pbworks.com

Translation ideas

En mi opinión soy muy simpática, y probablemente soy un poco aburrida.

Running dictations

Exploitation• Peer mark + provide advice• Find phrases• Translate• Use structures in different ways


En el futuro, ________________ bombero porque

_______________, I want to be ___________________

___________________sería un empleo emocionante.

I think that __________________________________

______________, me gustaría ser ___________________

On the other hand, _____________________ a teacher

porque ___________un empleo ______________________

because I want ____________ which allows me to

trabajar con _______________

______________ children .with thanks to

@carolinetigger

2-way translations

Chinese whispers?

Being Bob- Work with a partner

Partner says the English (eg I am chatty… / I like…)- Then you say the Spanish (Soy chismosa … / Me gusta…)Partner stays in English until you genuinely can’t say the Spanish- Then you swap

Who can create the longest uninterrupted phrase?

Thinking on their feet

How can we improve this statement?

Normalmente me gusta salir con mis

amigos.

Habla en grupos de 4.Intenta hablar para 1 minutoSin… hesitación

repeticióndeviación

Describe como mínimo…1) ¿Cómo eres?(What are you like?)2) ¿Qué te gusta hacer?(What do you like doing?)3) ¿Qué te gustaba hacer?(What did you used to like doing?)

When listening, yell DESAFIO (CHALLENGE)

if you hear any of these then explain, in English, why you

challenged! Then take over!

Mucha confianza

No mucha confianza

Just a Minute

1) Primero en el alfabeto2) Segundo en el alfabeto3) Tercero en el alfabeto4) Cuarto en el alfabeto

20 minutos

1) Primero en el alfabeto2) Segundo en el alfabeto3) Tercero en el alfabeto4) Cuarto en el alfabeto

20 minutos

• Tres (3), dos (2), uno (1), habla• …• ¿Estás contento / a?• Sí, estoy contento / a. Ahora es

tu turno. • No, quiero repetirlo, por favor.

Literature (?!?!?!) ideas

It doesn’t have to be full works!

NovelsShort

storiesPoetry Letters

Films?

smallworldcinema.comUsing film in

the classroom

- Prediction tasks (is going to / has just)

- Brainstorming- nouns AND verbs

- Sequencing- Using the script- Listening for key

words / structures- Continuing the story


filta.comUsing film in

the classroom

Some grammar

Who is this and why is he so important for your

grammar sessions?

Describe your attitude to the environment?

On 1 side WRITE the Spanish

On the other side WRITE the English

Blue = formed verbYellow = infinitiveOrange = connectiveGreen = nounRed = adjectiveBrown = other elements

Discuss with the people around you:

• 1 thing you could use straight after half term• 1 thing you would like to develop• 1 thing you’re still... nervous about. Can you help each other?


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