LAS ISLAS CIESIdeas to exploit Roleplay 5

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Ideas to Exploit the Roleplay

• Introduce the theme by showing a photo or 2 of the islands and get students to brainstorm vocabulary

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A virtual tour of the island

• Play this panoramic video and get students to write down any words that spring to mind in Spanish.

• http://www.mydestination.com/galicia/regionalinfo/6175456/virtual-tour-of-cies-islands

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Cortometraje

• Show students a videoclip from 1 of the many clips on YouTube.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXxg2mi2zBQ

• Students have to answer questions in English about the video.

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Naturaleza Lugares Actividades Animales/Aves

La playa El camping Ir de paseo Una paloma

La ría El faro Bucear Un lagarto

El acantilado El muelle Hacer senderismo Una gaviota

El bosque El albergue juvenil Navegar en kayak Un cormorane

Classificación

• Students categorize a list of related vocabulary; highlight and translate any words they don’t know.

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Puzzle

• Give students a translated version of the roleplay; mix up the examiner and student turns and have students put them in order

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Preparar el diálogoStudents underline all the verbsWrite what tense it’s in Translate the verbIndicate m/f/sg/pl nouns and adjectives.

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Traducir el diálogo

Give students key vocabulary and have them translate the roleplay

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En Parejas – Rellena los huecos

• Estudiante A y B – each student musttake it in turn to read out their dialoguewhile the other student fills in theirmissing information.

(Good for weaker students)

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Escuchar y Aprender

• Recorded version of student’s answers from http://www.ivona.com

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Links to the Curriculum

• Letter/Diary/Note/Opinion Piece• Reading Comprehensions• Aural Comprehension• Oral Practice• Topics: The environment Holidays/Travel

Friends• Grammar: Past tense

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Webquest

• Give students a worksheet with questions on a particular website related to Las Islas Cies and have them find the answers by going to the Spanish websites.

• http://www.campingislascies.com/index.php?lang=es

• Use the webquest worksheet here.

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Una Carta

• Write a letter/email asking for information on Las Islas Cies; accommodation; how to get there; costs; activities available; brochures etc.

• Link to La Pluma P. 56/57 Oficina de Turismo de Vigo

Cánovas del Castillo, 2236202

Vigo (Pontevedra)Tel.: +34 986430577Fax.: +34 986430080

oficina.turismo.vigo@xunta.es

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Reserva de Camping

• Write a letter to get a camping permit for the islands from the Tourist Office in Vigo.

• Write a letter to book a tent on the island - info@campingislascies.com

• More details on booking www.campingislascies.com

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Reading Comprehension

• Prepare questions on a text related to the Islands

• http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1436157/0/islas-cies/paraiso/costa-gallega/

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Querido diario

Un diario

• For homework get students to write a diary about what they did on Las Islas Cies, including these 4 points.

1. Say how you got to the island2. Describe what you did on the islands3. Give your opinion on the place4. Say how you felt when you and your friends

almost missed the ferry back to mainland

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El Medio Ambiente - Aural

• Videoclip - El Desastre ecológico – 2002 el Derrame del Prestige

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/internacional/2010/07/100628_video_derrame_petroleo_galicia_prestige_sao.shtml

• (Can be difficult to follow at times as local people are speaking but good idea to show the disaster that was)

• 2004 LC Aural Q.5 – La Marea Negra Velve a Galicia

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Practicar el Pasado - Oral

• Divide students into 2 groups – The student– The friend

• Group 1 prepares what the student did since he/she left his group of friends

• Group 2 prepares what they did once their friend left them and explain why they were late

¿Qué habéis hecho desde os marchasteis ?

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Practicar el Oral

• Each group prepares a list of questions (4 or 5) to ask the other group

• 1 student from each group pairs up and asks each other what they were doing, while the other person explains

• Students make notes• For homework they write up what each of

them did on the island before the ferry left

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Practicar el Oral – Extra Question

• Students brainstorm questions relating to the roleplay that could be asked by the examiner (Spanish or English depending on ability).

• Write these on the board. Students then answer these questions for homework

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Extra Question - Ejemplos• ¿Tiene su billete?• ¿ De dónde es usted?• ¿Te gustaron las islas?• ¿Qué hiciste hoy?• ¿Cuándo vuelve usted a casa (Irlanda)?• ¿Hay playas famosas en su país?• ¿Te gustaría volver aquí?• ¿Qué va a hacer por el resto de sus vacaciones aquí?• ¿Cuánto tiempo lleva usted en España?

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Un Ensayo

• Write an opinion piece on one of the following topics

Los efectos del turismoO

La aventura es buena

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Proyecto de Cultura

• In pairs students prepare a project on a Spanish island– Location– Population– Popular sites/areas– Things to do on the island– How to get there– Traditions/Customs– Typical Food/Drink

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Links• Various YouTube clips -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTzmZHbIXQ&list=PL3676190CD1CB9B6E Rias Baixas Turismo(text, older video, more detail about flora & fauna) ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-HJtH21itU&list=PL3676190CD1CB9B6E (Rias Baixas Turismo no text, dramatic music); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8U7rx0KVU&list=PL3676190CD1CB9B6E (mydestinationvideo - no text but shows camping on the island as well as general vistas)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRQvV_B_2rI (timelapse video – no text)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58wVHdT4q2Y – (collage of photos – no text)

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