2Dear Parents,

Your children are in the process of creating their Language Portfolios.

They are collections of your childrens work inside and outside the

classroom and will follow them throughout their school life.

This Language Portfolio is your childrens property. They can

choose what to include in it. It is a tool to accompany their

learning of languages throughout their school life and is suitable for

documenting their learning when they are changing schools,

moving to another level with a different teacher or when you are

moving to another country. In practice, portfolios may include

project or other examples of written language work, computer

diskettes (with some work or drawings completed inside or outside

the class), video cassettes (with their favourite story or with

performances of songs, school plays, etc), audio cassettes (with

songs performed by your children, etc), certificates, reports from the

teachers, or even a collection of objects or pictures. It is a

collection of what your children want to keep as evidence of what

they are learning through the medium of the English language. The

main emphasis is on the process of learning. As a result, while

compiling their portfolios, your children develop the skills to be able

to work independently.

It is a good idea to guide them in keeping their work neat and

tidy so that their work is well organised and will endure for the

remainder of their school life. Every time something new is added

to the dossier, help them to record it.

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation.

Elizabeth Gray Virginia Evans

3How to organise your Language Portfolio

You can include in your Language Portfolio almost anything you have

produced or collected that proves your progress in English. We suggest

you keep your work in plastic envelopes so that it remains in good

condition.

In practice, your Language Portfolio can be in any shape or size

according to the material you choose to store.

Your Language Portfolio can include any of the following:

4ALL ABOUT ME!

Name: ...................................................................... Date of birth: ...........................................................

Age: ........................................................................... Place of birth: ..........................................................

I am in my .................................................................................................................... year of English.

My English Teachers name: .......................................................................................................................

(Read and put a tick () or a cross ().)

Some members of my family speak English.

Some members of my family are from an English-speaking

country.

I often read English books, magazines, etc.

I often watch English TV programmes.

I often listen to English songs.

I have extra English lessons.

There is someone at home who speaks English to me.

I have contact with people from English-speaking countries.

I have visited/lived in the following English-speaking countries:

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My SelectionMy SelectionIn your Language Portfolio, you can include anything of your choosing

to keep and show as evidence of your progress in the English language.

Make sure you keep it neat and tidy. Every time you include something

new, record it in this table. Ask your teacher or your parents to help

you.

6Here are some activities you can do that will show your progress in the

English language. Every time you do one of these activities, tick () therelevant box. Ask your teacher or parents to help you.

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Title of the activity

Put the mouse in the house!

My bookmarks!

My family photo!

Yumometer!

Lets pack!

My weather survey!

Christmas quiz!

Happy Easter!

It can be done at the end of Module...

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My Work ScheduleMy Work Schedule

How much did you like the activity?

Colour: Date: . . . . . . . . . .

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Where do the mice live? Look and write the number on thekey.

How much did you like the activity?

Colour: Date: . . . . . . . . . .

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Here are two special bookmarks for you! Colour and cut.

How much did you like the activity?

Colour: Date: . . . . . . . . . .

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Draw or stick a picture of your family.

How much did you like the activity?

Colour: Date: . . . . . . . . . .

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Write the food items in the order you like them most.

How much did you like the activity?

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Colour the clothes you want to take on holiday.

How much did you like the activity?

Colour: Date: . . . . . . . . . .

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Name sunny rainy snowy

Ask your family and friends what their favourite weather is.Write their names and put a tick () in the right box.

How much did you like the activity?

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What do you know about Christmas? Do the quiz andfind out!

2 Which are Christmas presents? Circle.

3 Whats the weather like at Christmas? Tick ().

4 What do we say at Christmas?

A Happy BirthdayB Merry Christmas

5 Which season is Christmas in?

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1 Whos this?

A Santa ClausB Rudolf the reindeer

How much did you like the activity?

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Make an Easter card.

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