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Game 2: Finding out something about Slovenia
Instructions:
1.
The teacher presents two tables. On the first table there are pictures of beautiful places in
Slovenia, famous Slovenian people and Slovenian food, and on the second table there are
small pieces of paper with the names of titles written on them.
2.
The teacher invites the pupils to choose one photo from the first table, and then move to
the second table, where they choose an appropriate title for their photo.
Examples of titles:
Planica – Ski jumping resort
Peter Prevc – Ski jumper
Potica – A famous, delicious Slovenian pastry
Bled – Lake Bled
Piran – A Beautiful Town on the Slovenian coast
Koper – Port of Koper
Postojnska jama –The Postojna Caves
Ljubljana – Our capital city
Bohinj - Lake Bohinj
Triglav – The highest mountain in Slovenia
Prešeren Square
France Prešeren – Famous Slovenian poet
Soča – The River Soča
White Lipizzaner horses (stud farm Lipica)
Predjama Castle
(The teacher checks to see if each chosen title corresponds to the correct picture.)
The teacher invites each pupil to describe their chosen photo to the group.
The objective of this game is for migrant pupils to find out and learn something about
Slovenia.
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