Breaking the Barriers

Breaking the Barriers

Pupils in four schools finding out about each

other

Objectives• Pupils will be able to state

facts about different schools.

• Pupils will be able to give reasons for their answers.

• Pupils will be able to explain why they would like to attend lessons.

All

Most

Some

Where are the schools?

Hillside High

School, England

Lyceé Victor Hugo, France

SPS Svidnik, Slovaki

a

L.V.Bertarelli, Italy

Touring the schools• Visit the websites of the schools. Try to

imagine what it would be like going to those schools.

• http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/spscaron-svidniacutek.html

• http://www.bertarelli.it/• http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/

lyceacutee-victor-hugo.html

http://www.bertarelli.it/

Touring the schools• After touring each school, write down what

you like about the school, what are the similarities and what makes it different from your own school– SPŠ Svidník – LV Bertarelli– Lycée Victor Hugo

• When you have visited each school– Which school would you like to attend? – You must give reasons for your answers.

http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/spscaron-svidniacutek.html



http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/lyceacutee-victor-hugo.html

The Pupils• All these schools are different. They

start at different times and specialise in different subjects. Some are in new building and others not so new.

• But what about the students? Are we all so really different?

The podcasts• We asked groups of students in each of the

schools to talk about the influences on their lives. Listen to a selection from each of the schools by clicking here.

• (Hillside 2, Svidnik 2, Bertarelli Milano 2, Lycée Victor Hugo 1 are good examples.)

• In each case– Note down the main influences that you can hear

described.– Are there any influences which you think are

unusual?– What are the themes which continually appear in

the podcasts?

http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/podcasts.html

Our schools may appear to be different, but are we?

• We asked pupils in each school to fill in an online questionnaire.

• We asked them about their lives, what they ate, how they spent their time and how they felt.

• Go to the next slide for a selection of results

How many hours of sleep do you need daily?

Hillside

High Sc

hool,

Engla

nd

L.V.Bert

arelli,

Italy

Lyceé

Victor

Hugo,

France

SPS S

vidnik

, Slov

akia

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

4 to 6

7 to 8

9 to 10

more than 10

Do you ever find yourself under stress?

Hillside

High Sc

hool,

Engla

nd

L.V.Bert

arelli,

Italy

Lyceé

Victor

Hugo,

France

SPS S

vidnik

, Slov

akia

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

noyes

Conclusions• We said that the school buildings are

different.• We know that we speak different

languages.• But do you think we are really that

different from each other?• Give reasons for your answer

1. What is the capital of Slovakia?

a. Tallinnb. Madridc. Berlind. Bratislava

2. Which of these dishes is not typically French?

a. Cassouletb. Paellac. Frogs legsd. Gratin Dauphinois

3. How do you say ‘thank you’ in French?

a. Bonjourb. Mercic. Adiósd. Je m’appelle

4. What is the capital of Italy?

a. Veniceb. Romec. Miland. Florence

5. How do you say ‘good morning’ in Italian?

a. Buona serab. Holac. Bonjourd. Buon giorno

6. What is the population of Slovakia?

a. 5,500,000b. 3,000,000c. 2,000,000d. 10,000,000

7. What is the most popular sport in Italy?

a. Rugbyb. Tennisc. Footballd. Formula One

8. How do you say ‘hi’ in Slovakian?

a. Cześćb. Nazdarc. Holad. Bonjour

9. Which country has the largest population?

a. United Kingdomb. Francec. Italyd. Slovakia

10. What is a ‘camembert’?

a. A hatb. A type of cheesec. A card. A small bird

11. Where would you find the ‘Tower of Pisa’?

a.Italyb.Englandc.Franced.Slovakia

12. How would you say ‘goodbye’ in French?

a. Adiósb. Au revoirc. Ciaod. Tschüs

ANSWERS