English Language Course Intermediate 15/04/2024 by Europass

Icebreakers

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We started with a rotational interview.

Then we performed some physical organisation as you arranged yourselves according to name (in alphabetical order), height, and shoe size.

Introduction to the course, the school and Dublin.

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Introducing yourself through a 7-word biography

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You wrote 7 key words that represent important things in your life.

Speaking: you then shared these with colleagues in groups.

KWL Chart: You wrote what you 1) already know about Ireland, 2) what you want to know .. and 3) what you learned (which you will update as the week progresses).

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You then shared your knowledge and observations with your colleagues.

School presentations.

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Kathrin and Marianne (Trundheim), and then Raffaella and Raffaella (Naples) enriched us with an insight into their schools and education systems.

International Food Fair

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Walking tour of Dublin's centre.

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What places did you see?

Error correction.

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We identified some grammatical and lexical errors in our written production.

This can help us identify areas to explore later in the week.

Warm-up: "What am I?"

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We asked for clues to help identify the object.

Reading Activity: Tourist Brochure Treasure Hunt.

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Areas of English we would like to improve.

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We modelled language of proposal: "would like".

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Planning a day out in Dublin.

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In groups of four, you spoke with each other and wrote a plan using language of proposal and suggestion. Our supporting material included the tourist brochures, city maps and our phones. We set a budget of €120.

We then sent a representative to each other group to interview them about their planned day out.

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Physical Theatre: forming letters and expressing concepts with our bodies.

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We organised into two lines of 8 people.

Each team formed the shape of the initial letter from today's vocabulary.

Then we expressed the concept of one word using our body shape.

Finally, we appointed one of our colleagues to be the director who then organised all participants into a shape that represented one of the words.

What was the aim of this? To stimulate our neural connectivity and remember the vocabulary.

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School Presentations.

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Lidia and Irene talked about their school in Sucina (Spain), and Véronique showed us about her school in Mérignac (France).

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Grammar Focus: the Conditionals (Zero, First, and Second)

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First, you taught each other an aspect of the Conditionals (the rules, their functions etc.). Why? The idea was to see if you could recall any knowledge you had of this language.

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You then analysed the principles and the structure of the Conditionals ...

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... you then used the Conditionals to express your own ideas and give your own examples.

We updated our K-W-L charts in the "What I learned" column.

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Writing a café/restaurant review.

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We went to the Salt Cellar Café to make a review.

We used the following worksheet which gave us key language and criteria on which to evaluate the place.

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We wrote down our observations about the food, the decor, the ambience ...

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You interacted with the staff, asking questions about the history of this family-run business.

We returned to the classroom to write our review of the café.

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EPIC Museum Visit

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We explored the history of Irish immigration and its impact on the world, we answered a questionnaire about our impressions.

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Warm-up: coordination and cooperation game.

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We used Kapla. The first team to reach exactly 70cm and

Reflected on EPIC Museum visit

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We share our experiences and impressions with our colleagues. The emotions that we felt.

Error correction by peers.

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You corrected each others' café reviews.

Reading and Speaking. Introduction to the Irish education system.

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In groups, you compared different aspects of the Irish education system to that of your countries.

Music: a traditional Irish song.

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We practiced and performed a fast-moving Irish folk song to improve agility in our speech.

Reading comprehension: Celtic symbology

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You identified important Celtic symbols, their function and you expressed your ideas by offering your own interpretation of their meaning.

School Presentations

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Ramona (Paris), Szilvia and Tünde (from Budapest), and then Elena (from near Milan) gave us an insight into their schools and educations systems.

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Listening Comprehension: The Children of Lír

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We listened to the narration of a famous Irish legend, trying to identify key points of information.

We then expanded on the story's theme by discussing its visibile legacy in Dublin today.

Visit to the Teacher's Club and listened to its president.

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A former president of the Teacher's Club shared the history of teachers' organised unions in Ireland, and the role of teachers in Irish society.

School Presentations

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Émilie and Sophie, and then Patricia spoke to us their schools and explained about the French education system.

Awarding of certificates and closing ceremony

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Gaeltacht areas

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