Type of activity :
Group work
Emphasis on language
Inter-comprehension at the word level
Target group :
Primary school
Level :
A1
Skills :
Oral expression, reading, writing
Duration :
10 minutes
Resources:
Input text, mind map, 1 copy per group, word/phrase cards
Instructions: Before class
Choose a starting text
Create a translation of the text in the language(s) of schooling and the home language(s) of the students.
Identify the words/phrases you want students to guess in the other language.
Create a mind map using images that will trigger selected words/phrases
Create word/phrase maps of selected words/phrases in the authentic language
Make the number of copies needed
In class :
Contextualize the entry
Present input text
Ask learners to guess what it is
Write their ideas on the board or ask learners to do so
Present the mind map with pictures and word/phrase maps
Ask the children to work in groups and write down the words/phrases they can identify in the languages they speak/write.
words/phrases they can identify in the languages they speak/write.
Present the text again.
Ask the children what details they were able to understand.
Summarize their ideas on the board or ask learners to do so.
Summarize their ideas on the board or ask learners to do so.
Summarize their ideas on the board or ask learners to do so.
Optional oral or written work:
Ask the children to produce a similar text in the language of schooling and/or in their home language(s).
Example :
Text in German:
Halloween, Halloween, die Straßen sind so düster, so düster.
Dunkle Gestalten schleichen durch die Nacht, schleichen durch die Nacht.
Der Wolf heult zum Mond hinauf, zum Mond hinauf.
Die Seelen verschmelzen mit Süßigkeiten.
Halloween, Halloween, die Straßen sind so düster, so düster.
Text in English:
Halloween, Halloween, the streets are so dark.
Dark figures creep through the night.
The wolf howls up to the moon.
The souls melt with sweets.
Text in French:
Halloween, Halloween, the streets are so dark.
Dark silhouettes creep through the night.
The wolf howls to the moon.
Souls melt with sweets.
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Solution
All the instructions for this activity can be found on the exchange space dedicated to the eTwinning project: https://twinspace.etwinning.net/209624/materials/videos
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