TASK YOUNG WORLD TASK REFERENCE TO LP21 UNIT & TOPIC Weather forecast Monologisches Sprechen Young World 1 Schreiben Pupils get an instruction paper on Unit 4, Through the year Wortschatz which the task is explained. Aussprache In class the Instructions are read Hören (Klasse) and questions can be asked. First steps are done in class: Brainstorming keywords in German, start writing in English - PRE-TASK Teacher supports where LANGUAGE SUPPORT necessary. For homework students finish the Students have learned the Phrases to start and end a writing part (parents’ help is o.k. vocabulary of the unit by playing presentation (good evening / but not necessary). games, listening, learning weather welcome to / thank you for … Rehearsal at home. chants, watching / I wish you a good … … They have also listened to a night ) weather forecast (track 37 weather forecast) TASK INSTRUCTION TASK OUTCOME PRESENTATION FORM Think about your weather forecast Speech / presentation of the Oral presentation / speech in German first. Write down weather forecast in front of the Not all presentations need to be keywords you want to use in your class; classmates try to find out presented within the same lesson, speech. which season the weather forecast five to six could be listened to in Now write down your presentation belongs to. You can win points for each lesson. Fast workers would in English. You’ll find some helpful each correct guess. be the first ones to present their chunks to start with on the speech while weaker students get instruction sheet. some more time to prepare at home. Homework: a weather forecast on TV The presentation can be used for Rehearse speech at home. assessment. Present it to your family. Resources given: Instruction sheet (German) LANGUAGE FOCUS ESTIMATED TIME MATERIALS NEEDED Vocabulary: To set up the script: Map of / Outline of Switzerland In the morning / afternoon / 1-2 Lessons on blackboard (Lucerne, evening at night Berne, Zurich, Geneva sunny, cloudy, thundery, windy, To prepare the speech at home: indicated on this ‘map’), snowy, rainy individual laminated weather flashcards, hot, cold, warm magnets Lucerne, Berne, Zurich, Geneva To present the weather forecast: instruction sheets (to hand out (U1) 1-2 minutes per student. in advance) clothes assessment forms. Pronunciation Fluency AUTHOR: Christine Schärli, Schule Wikon, 2016
TASK YOUNG WORLD UNIT & TOPIC Young World 1 Unit 4, Through the year TASK Weather forecast Pupils get an instruction paper on which the task is explained. In class the Instructions are read and questions can be asked. First steps are done in class: Brainstorming keywords in German, start writing in English - Teacher supports where necessary. For homework students finish the writing part (parents’ help is o.k. but not necessary). Rehearsal at home. REFERENCE TO LP21 Monologisches Sprechen Schreiben Wortschatz Aussprache Hören (Klasse) PRE-TASK Students have learned the vocabulary of the unit by playing games, listening, learning weather chants, … They have also listened to a weather forecast (track 37 weather forecast) LANGUAGE SUPPORT Phrases to start and end a presentation (good evening / welcome to … / thank you for watching … / I wish you a good night ) TASK INSTRUCTION Think about your weather forecast in German first. Write down keywords you want to use in your speech. Now write down your presentation in English. You’ll find some helpful chunks to start with on the instruction sheet. Homework: a weather forecast on TV Rehearse speech at home. Present it to your family. Resources given: Instruction sheet (German) TASK OUTCOME Speech / presentation of the weather forecast in front of the class; classmates try to find out which season the weather forecast belongs to. You can win points for each correct guess. PRESENTATION FORM Oral presentation / speech Not all presentations need to be presented within the same lesson, five to six could be listened to in each lesson. Fast workers would be the first ones to present their speech while weaker students get some more time to prepare at home. The presentation can be used for assessment. LANGUAGE FOCUS Vocabulary: In the morning / afternoon / evening at night sunny, cloudy, thundery, windy, snowy, rainy hot, cold, warm Lucerne, Berne, Zurich, Geneva (U1) clothes Pronunciation Fluency ESTIMATED TIME To set up the script: 1-2 Lessons To prepare the speech at home: individual To present the weather forecast: 1-2 minutes per student. MATERIALS NEEDED Map of / Outline of Switzerland on blackboard (Lucerne, Berne, Zurich, Geneva indicated on this ‘map’), laminated weather flashcards, magnets instruction sheets (to hand out in advance) assessment forms. AUTHOR: Christine Schärli, Schule Wikon, 2016
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