European CountriesCLIL Project

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Introduction Lesson Plan CLIL Story Pictures

Introduction

This is a CLIL project aimed at students in the third Cycle of Primary Education.

This project wants to achieve that students make a research

on different countries.

It has the objective that students know and learn more about different countries while using the English

language.

Lesson PlanTitle of the Lesson: Let’s travel around Europe Date: 13/05/2014Unit of Study: European Capital Cities Level and group : 6th grade Number of children: 25  Background Information:

This is a CLIL project aimed at students in the third Cycle of Primary Education. This project wants to achieve that students make a research on different countries. It has the objective that students know and learn more about different countries.

Learning objectives (both language and content):

• To learn some specific content from the Social Science curriculum through English.• To read, write and talk about Countries around Europe in English.• To develop cognitive skills in a CLIL context. • To engage students positively in a CLIL environment to benefit both from thelearning of the content and the learning of the language.

Lesson Plan

Competencies involved:

The lesson plans of this didactic sequence have been designed taking intoaccount the specific skills of the two subject areas involved plus sometransferable competences.

Assessment:

• To find and to learn geographic location of European countries.• To locate the main capital cities.• To identify the main European landscapes.

Lesson PlanLesson development: Lesson 1Activity title

1. Introduction andWarm-up

2. Fill in the missing information

3. Write the name

4. Review

Time

515

20

10

10

Description

Brainstorming to know the previous knowledge about European geography.

In pairs, play the game identifying and locating the European countrieshttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Europe/Eur_G0_1024_768.html

Give students a map and the name of the countries and tell them to complete the countries that they remember.

Review the countries that they remember and try to complete the map all together

Interaction

T-Ss /Ss-T

Ss-Ss

T-Ss

Ss-Ss/T-Ss/Ss-T

Skills

L/S

R/S/W

R/W

R/W/L/S

Materials

Map of EuropeNames of countries

Computer

European map

European map

ICT resourcesProjector, computers.

Personal notes/reminders/homework/other considerations:The dates of my coincided with the European Festival Eurovision. We can take advantage of it and ask the students which country won, which one was their favorite, which countries do they remember…

Lesson PlanLesson development: Lesson 2Activity title

1. Warm-up

2. Story time

3. Complete the gaps and comprehension

4. Review

5. Introduce the project

Time

10

10

25

10

5

Description

Map in the projector and students have to guess the countries

Watch the video-story.

Give the students the transcription of the story with gaps. They have to complete it and answer questions about the story in order to know if they have understood

Rewatch the video stopping it while correting the activities

Give them the sample worksheet that they have to present in pair to the class

Interaction

T-Ss /Ss-T

T-Ss

T-Ss

Ss-Ss/T-Ss/Ss-T

T-Ss/Ss-T

Skills

L/S

L

R/W

R/W/L/S

L/S/R

Materials

Map of EuropeNames of countries

Video

Worksheetactivity

Worksheet/video

Sample project worksheet

ICT resourcesProjector, computers.

Personal notes/reminders/homework/other considerations:It is important to give them at least one week in order that they have enough time to do the project in pairs.

Lesson PlanLesson development: Lesson 3Activity title

1. Warm-up

2.Presentation time

3. Peer-Assessment

Time

10

40

10

Description

Map in the projector. One student point a country and other has to tell the name.

Each pair of students present the country chosen, after each presentation, students can ask questions if something is not clear

Classmates Assess the presentations and give their opinions.

Interaction

Ss-Ss

T-Ss

Ss-Ss

Skills

L/S

L/S/R

L/S

Materials

Map of Europe

Presentation

ICT resources

Projector, computers.Personal notes/reminders/homework/other considerations:

Activities: CLIL Story

The story that used in this CLIL is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwQPNL6qO6g

This story explains the London travel of Tristan and its adventures with his friends. The vocabulary is suitable for the students in 6th grade and the story is interesting.

Activities: Maps

Interactive activity inhttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Europe/Eur_G0_1024_768.html

Activities: European Countries Project.

Choose one European country and prepare a short presentation with pictures.

At least, you have to include: -   Location of the city in Europe (you can use a map) -   Comparation with other countries (using the comparatives and

supertatives, for example: bigger/smaller than, the most beautiful...) -   Capital city:           - Number of inhabitants           - Language spoken               - Principal landmarks

You can add whatever you think that it is important and you want to share with your schoolmates

Pictures/RecordingsDifferent pictures taken during the project

Students are finding and identifying the European countries

Students are matching the countries in the map with the names

Pictures/Recordings

Students watching and listening the story.

Reflections

I personally think that this kind of projects are very useful to our students. We break with the routines and apply the English in other context which help the students to improve all the skills specially theirfluency and speaking skills. Because of this, I think that in the future I will do this kind of projects, ofcourse planning it with more time.