CLIL. ACTIVITIES FOR SHARING
Card #12
Famous structure [WRITING, SPEAKING]
Grade
No. students
No. Lessons
Lesson
Description
2th (13-14 years)
Subject
TECHNOLOGY
30
Unit
Structures
1 (50 min)
In previous lessons, students are made a Powerpoint project about a famous
structure.
Now, students should make a poster in a cardboard with all the information that
they found it: Name of the structure, location, architect, forces involved, materials,
type of structure, main information and curiosities.
Students will make a presentation to their class mates.
Finally, we make an exhibition with all poster in the High School hall or corridor. So
they share their work with everybody.
Learn about structures around the world.
Learn about materials, types of forces and types of structures.
a) Take lot of information about a Famous Structure and try to sum up and prepare a
writing and a speaking while their class mates listen to others and then, they ask
and answer questions.
b) Work in pa irs and practice reading, writing, listening and speaking in English.
Learning English and Technology finding information about Structures around the world.
Smart Goal
Language
Smart Goal
Main
Technique
Technique
description
Find information about a Famous Structure.
Sum up this information.
Do a writing with the main information of this structure.
Do a Poster to make a presentation.
Do the presentation in a lesson.
Share their project with everybody from the High School.
Medium
Complexity
Steps
1 In previous lessons, teacher explained about structures: types of efforts, type of structures,
materials…
2 In previous lessons, students have found information about a famous structure (they work
in pairs).
3 In this lesson, teacher explain with an example how to do a poster with their information:
Tittle, type of letter, pictures, etc.
4 Students work in pairs.
5 Teacher help them if it is necessary.
6 Students make a presentation of their poster to their mates.
7 Finally, students make an exhibition of their projects in the hall or corridor of the High
School.
Strengths Students develop their reading comprehension.
Students develop their writing in pairs.
Students also improve their speaking (making presentations and asking questions)
They also improve their listening.
Weaknesses
It really difficult to control if students are interacting in English or in their mother tongue.
Some students may need more time to assimilate the text and write.
Introverted student do not participate.
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