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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
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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)
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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
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¿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
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
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¿Cuál es tu opinión de lasdrogas?
Estoy de acuerdo No estoy de acuerdo
Claro= of
course
¿En serio? = Seriously?
Estás loco / a= you’re
crazy
¡Qué va!= yeah right!
4
¿Cuál es tu opinión del alcohol?
Estoy de acuerdo No estoy de acuerdo
Claro= of
course
¿En serio? = Seriously?
Estás loco / a= you’re
crazy
¡Qué va!= yeah right!
4
¿Cuál es tu opinión del tabaco?
Estoy de acuerdo No estoy de acuerdo
Claro= of
course
¿En serio? = Seriously?
Estás loco / a= you’re
crazy
¡Qué va!= yeah right!
4
4
We’ve encouraged…• Excellent work• Engagement• A desire to respond• Some cultural insights?
How do we now make it better?
AssessmentPeer Self
Teacher
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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
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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
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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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