First trip
For everyone
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STARTER
Discover your destination...
and your new guide!
For the 8th Graders
Start your Smart Interactive File about Australia and your Friendly Guide!
For the 9th Graders
Complete a page of your Yearbook!
a) Look and describe.
Where does your Friendly Assistant
come from?
b)
For the 9th Graders
c) Compare.
Make a Mindmap.
For the 8th Graders
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/2rh8gj/meaning_of_australian_flag/
For the 9th Graders
https://pediaa.com/difference-between-australian-and-new-zealand-flag/
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-do-the-colors-and-symbols-of-the-flag-of-new-zealand-mean.html
d)
"If I were Australia, I would...".
For everyone
Great news at school
after this Autumn break!
You are going to meet
a Friendly Assistant
between October 2019 and April 2020.
You will meet her
in groups of 8 to 10 students.
Each group [="House"] should have...
... 1 Group Leader/Reporter
He/She is in charge of everybody follows their own responsibilities and
interacts positively at their best skills.
He/She will be in charge of reporting
the House's conversation and activities with the Friendly Assistant
once back in class.
...1 Co-reporter
He/She will assist the Group Leader
by helping him/her report on the House's conversation and activities with the Friendly Assistant
once back in class.
... 1 Peace Keeper.
He/She is in charge of
everything occurs under the rules, with respect, benevolence... and joy
and everybody behaves properly
and enjoy this unique time.
...1 speech Assistant.
He/She is in charge of everybody
takes part in the conversation and the varied activities. He/she will encourage
English-speaking and help between the House Members.
... 1 Time Keeper.
He/She is in charge of everybody
will do their actions on time
and he/she will announce
the end of the Club.
... 2 Notetakers.
They are in charge of taking notes
in English and French
in the name of their House.
... 1 Camera boy or girl
He/She is in charge of
photographing and shooting
some key moments of the House Members at work.
... Contributors.
Everybody
participates and helps each other
with the mission to accomplish.
The mission for the whole House
will be to be ready to...
... work as
a Friendly and Challenging House.
... have conversation in English only.
... share freely their ideas.
... be creative if needed.
... keep a Diary of this experience
through a Yearbook.
Your schedule for each House
will be the following:
THURSDAYS
Week A
9.25
402 House Groups
3.15
403 House Groups
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Nov. 28
*
No Workshop for 403
because of 8th Graders' afternoon
school outing
Dec. 5 [for 403]
No Workshop
due to
Social movement in transport
Dec. 12
Workshop at 10.35 am
instead of 3.10 pm.
for
403
*
December holidays
*
Jan. 9
No workshops.
Jan. 23?
[date to check
because of 9th Graders' Mock Exam]
No workshops.
Feb. 6
March 5
March 19
April 2
*
Spring holidays
*
April 30
Week B
3.15
303 House Groups
Nov. 7
Nov. 21
Dec. 5
No Workshop
due to
Social movement in transport
*
Dec.16-Dec.20
Internship Week
*
December holidays
*
Jan.16
No Workshop
Jan. 30
No Workshop
*
Winter holidays
*
Feb. 27
March 12
March 26
*
Spring holidays
*
April 23
STARTER
Discover your destination...
and your new guide!
For the 8th Graders
Start your Smart Interactive File about Australia and your Friendly Guide!
For the 9th Graders
Complete a page of your Yearbook!
a) Look and describe.
Where does your Friendly Assistant
come from?
b)
For the 8th Graders
For the 9th Graders
c) Compare.
Make a Mindmap.
For the 8th Graders
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/2rh8gj/meaning_of_australian_flag/
For the 9th Graders
https://pediaa.com/difference-between-australian-and-new-zealand-flag/
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-do-the-colors-and-symbols-of-the-flag-of-new-zealand-mean.html
d)
"If I were Australia, I would...".
For the 8th Graders
Do a webquest about Australia...
http://www.ac-grenoble.fr/college/bauges.le-chatelard/ancien_site/anglais/webquests/Australia%20Webquest%20-%20ESL%20Resources.htmFor the 9th Graders
Listen or watch and understand.
For the Adventurers
Watch...
...and understand.
1) Which images starts the video?
Put the propositions in order.
1. People.
2. Sea landscape.
3. A long suspended bridge.
4. A kangaroo.
2) Can you hear :
a) a female off-voice?
b) a male off-voice?
3) What is striking (strange?)
about his/her voice?
4) Which country is advertised [presented]?
5) What is specific about Australia?
Note down some details.
For the Explorers
Listen...
http://www.elllo.org/oct/aron/aland.MP3
...and understand.
For the Bold and the Experts
Watch...
...and understand.
http://www.soundguideweb.com/index.php/node/278
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For the 8th Graders
ACTION 1
Speak.
Introduce yourself
to your Australian guide.
Don't forget
to say something really personal!
(You may bring a secret object.)
Complete
a page of your Smart Interactive File!!
ACTION 2
Listen, speak and share.
Get acquainted with
your Australian guide!
Complete
a page of your Smart Interactive File!!
***
For the 9th Graders
ACTION 1
Speak.
Introduce yourself
to your Australian guide.
Don't forget
to say something really personal!
(You may bring a secret object.)
Complete a page of your Yearbook!!
ACTION 2
Listen, speak and share.
Get acquainted with
your Australian guide!
Complete a page of your Yearbook!
ACTION 3
Watch and react.
Does your Australian assistant share
the same viewpoint?
Complete a page of your Yearbook!
Top 10 landmarks in Australia?
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STARTER
Look and react.
PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2
ACTION 1
Look, read and understand.
What do you discover?
Is that so much fun? Why oy why not?
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Look, read and do the activities.
ACTION 3
Discover... the best job in the world?!
Bushfires Has Been Raging For Months Across Australia
The New York Times
Nov. 12, 2019
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Dec. 21, 2019
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Jan. 2, 2020
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ACTION 1
Read, listen and discover.
https://www.australiaday.org.au/about-australia-day/
***
https://www.australiaday.org.au/
ACTION 2
https://prezi.com/nqfs898dn2_7/australian-history-timeline/
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/australia.shtml
https://www.slideshare.net/aaronabella/settlement-timeline-slides
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Listen or watch and understand.
For the Adventurers
Watch...
1) Which images starts the video?
Put the propositions in order.
1. People.
2. Sea landscape.
3. A long suspended bridge.
4. A kangaroo.
2) Can you hear :
a) a female off-voice?
b) a male off-voice?
3) What is striking (strange?)
about his/her voice?
4) Which country is advertised [presented]?
5) What is specific about Australia?
Note down some details.
For the Explorers
Listen...
http://www.elllo.org/oct/aron/aland.MP3
...and understand.
| What percentage of people live on the East Coast? a) 50% b) 70% c) 90% What percentage of Australia is desert? a) 20% b) 50% c) 70% Where are the forests? a) The center b) The west c) The south Where are the best beaches? a) The Gold Coast b) The south c) Tasmania Why are some beaches not safe to swim in ? a) Sharks b) Big waves c) Pollution |
For the Bold and the Experts
Watch...
http://www.soundguideweb.com/index.php/node/278
***
For the 8th Graders
ACTION 1
Speak.
Introduce yourself
to your Australian guide.
Don't forget
to say something really personal!
(You may bring a secret object.)
Complete
a page of your Smart Interactive File!!
ACTION 2
Listen, speak and share.
Get acquainted with
your Australian guide!
Complete
a page of your Smart Interactive File!!
***
For the 9th Graders
ACTION 1
Speak.
Introduce yourself
to your Australian guide.
Don't forget
to say something really personal!
(You may bring a secret object.)
Complete a page of your Yearbook!!
ACTION 2
Listen, speak and share.
Get acquainted with
your Australian guide!
Complete a page of your Yearbook!
ACTION 3
Watch and react.
Does your Australian assistant share
the same viewpoint?
Complete a page of your Yearbook!
Top 10 landmarks in Australia?
***
STARTER
Look and react.
PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2
ACTION 1
Look, read and understand.
What do you discover?
Is that so much fun? Why oy why not?
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Look, read and do the activities.
***
ACTION 3
Discover... the best job in the world?!
Bushfires Has Been Raging For Months Across Australia
The New York Times
Nov. 12, 2019
***
Dec. 21, 2019
***
Jan. 2, 2020
***
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ACTION 1
Read, listen and discover.
https://www.australiaday.org.au/about-australia-day/
***
https://www.australiaday.org.au/
ACTION 2
https://prezi.com/nqfs898dn2_7/australian-history-timeline/
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/australia.shtml
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ACTION+
Discovering Australian English
versus
American and British English.
ACTION++
Aboriginal culture, mood and art...
Step 1
Observe and compare.
Which story do these different flag tell?
Step 2
Watch, listen
and
make up your own mind.
Step 2
Discover
the Timeline of Australia History.
What are the most relevant or striking facts for you?
Step 3
Focus on...
...the other "face(s) of Australia.
Use your English book at page 80
and do the 4 activities.
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Step 4
Focus on
a People, a History, a Culture...
Step 5
Discover
an Aboriginal instrument...
What is it made of and what for?
Step 5
Discover
Aboriginal Myths and Dream times...
Which impression is conveyed?
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