“LET’S GET STARTED!!”

In this project, you’ll have to make a five-minute video about an English speaking country about one of the following continents: America, Asia, Africa or Europe to teach the students from 6^th course of Primary school from San José de Calasanz sociocultural information. The group which works with Europe cannot choose UK or Ireland.

 



After giving this information, you must think and make up / invent a game for the gymkhana related to the information you will teach to them.

 

The deadline for the video is on 6th June 2019.

 

These are the different parts you should follow:

 
Part 1: BRAINSTORMING:

In small groups, brainstorm different aspects of your continent customs / traditions / games or other additional information that you have learned while you were doing the English project: “Travelling to the English Speaking Countries”. The grid you completed in class from your classmates’ oral presentations could help you.

-       Choose the topics which interested you the most (from the grid you completed in class).

-       Find more info on the web

-       Think about what you want to include in your video presentation.

Part 2: CREATE THE GAME

 

Once you have the information about your country, create a game (your choice). Try to be creative!! Bear in mind in your game, students should be moving. It can be:

-       “Who wants to be millionaire?” (a multiple choice online game) OR

-       A board game: It should be neat,colorful and interesting

-       Other games in which the students will be moving etc.

 

 

You should explain to the Primary school students how to play the game, so you should write directions you want to give them. Then, you must memorize them for the day of the gymkhana.

Make sure the content and the difficulty of the game is appropriate for them.

 Decide and create what you want to give them as a prize when they get a right answer.

Think which materials you would need and ask them to your teachers. If you need to laminate or write down something on a poster board / cardboard, please ask your English teachers to check your grammar and spelling mistakes.

-       IMPORTANT: Show and explain the game to your English teacher.

Part 3: PRESENTATION:

-       In groups, decide how you are going to present the information in the video.

-       Divide your presentation in different parts: Remember that each member of the group should speak the same amount of time.

-       A tip: Use age-appropriate props:Decide on which props you would use in the recordinge.g. flags, pictures, food items, food photos etc. to grab the Primary school students’ attention.

 

Part 4: REHEARSAL:

 

-       Before recording, rehearse and time yourselves.

-       The oral presentation should last about five minutes.

-       Memorize your part. You mustn’t read it.

-       A tip to do it properly is to listen to your classmates’ part and give each other feedback, note any pronunciation difficulties, vocabulary, grammar.

-       Remember, your presentation should be natural while you are speaking in front of the camera.

 

 

Part 5: RECORDING:

-       Look at the schedule; you’ll have a specific classroom to record your video.

-       Try to be comfortable in front of the camera.

-       Show some passion and enthusiasm when talking!

-       Help each other during the recording.

 

Part 6: EDITING THE VIDEO:

-       Edit the video to make it the most appealing for your primary students as possible. Be creative.

-       You can use tools such as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker to add music, special effects, captions, titles etc. They are both free and easy to use.

-       IMPORTANT: Show the video to your English teacher just in case you have to change something. Also, send it to her email address.

 

Part 7: ArcGIS MAP:

After you finish creating and designing your game, you must:

-       Put a tack on the country you have been working in the ArcGIS map.

-       Write down a note in the ArcGIS map with the following information:

1)    Name of the game

2)    Number of players

3)    Materials needed in the game

4)    The instructions of the game – how the game is played.

5)    Take a picture of your game and upload it in the ArcGIS map.

 

Part 8: ORGANIZATION OF THE GAME (FOR THE GYMKHANA DAY):

-          Divide the game in different parts and decide: who is going to explain the game in the gymkhana, who is going to organize the children, who is going to tell them if their answer is correct, etc.

-          Remember that each member of the group should speak the same amount of time.

-          Wear or dress up with something related to your country.

 

Part 9: GROUP CLASS DECORATION:

-       Use your creativity to decorate the stall where your video is going to be shown. The decoration should be about the country or continent you are working in.

-       A tip: You can bring the props you have used to record the video to the closing event (Friday, 7^th of June), the day when the students from San Jose de Calasanz are going to come.

 

EQUIPMENT:

The equipment you will need is:

-       video equipment

-       Material to design your game: scissors, cardboards, coloredpaper,colored pencils, dices, markers etc.

-       Material to decorate your stall and create the prizes.

 

 

 

 

WRITING: PART 2

Deadline: Tuesday, 4th June

You have received  an invitation to a music festival next week but you can't go. Write an e-mail to your English friend, Kenny. In your e-mail you should:

- say where you are.
- thank him.
- apologise and explain why you can't go.

Write 35 - 45 words.

WRITING: PART 3

Choose ONE of the following options:

Option 1:

This is part of a letter you received from your English cousin Tessa.

"We have made our bookings and will fly to Canada at the end of June. What are you planning for the summer?"

Now write to Tessa and tell her what your plans are for the summer.

Write about 100 words.

Option 2:

Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must begin with this sentence:

"I stayed home all day waiting for the pone to ring"


Write about 100 words.

WRITING 2:

Deadline: Thrusday, 16th May

PART 2:

You are having a birthday party. Write an email to your English friend Anna. In your email, you should:

-      Invite her to the party

-      Offer to pick her up from the station

-      Suggest she stays with you for a few days

Write a 35 – 45 word composition

 

PART 3: Choose ONE of the following options and write a 100  word composition:

a)   Your English teacher has asked you to write a story:

“The Rainy Day”

 

b)   This is part of a letter you receive from your English penfriend:

 

In your next letter, please tell me about your weekends. Who do you spend your time with? What do you like doing best?

Now, write a letter answering your friend’s questions

WRITING: 

Deadline: 9th of May

PART 2:

You are on holiday in another country. Write a note to your English friend Jim. In your note, you should:

-      Tell him where you are staying

-      say what you are doing

-      suggest you meet when you return

Write a 35 – 45 word composition

PART 3: Choose ONE of the following options (write about 100 words):

a)   Your English teacher has asked you to write a story:

     “Late in the evening I heard a loud knock on the door”

b)   This is part of a letter you receive from your English friend Mark:

In your next letter, please tell me all about your family. Do you spend much time together? Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Now, write a letter to Mark answering his questions