Our Intercultural Awareness weekly session continues with a stand-up comedian, Maz Jobrani, who jokes about Middle East Stereotypes.
I will post script, questions and vocabulary on Tuesday. In the meantime, remember you can watch the video and get the the script from the corresponding TedTalk HERE
Why on-line translators don't work. Sentence structure using a bilingual dictionary (English-Spanish)
Aim: Understand that word for word
translation does not work
Learn how to use a dictionary by observing the information that a dictionary provides
Warning! This task is has been designed for Spanish speakers.
If you are not teaching Spanish students, don't bother to download the task!
No photocopies needed. Just project the provided Power Point on Whiteboard
Download the materials HERE
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| Sample task |
Materials:
- Power Point Presentations
- Teacher's Key
Download the materials HERE
This task focuses on sentence structure. If you want
to focus on meaning you may complete
this with this other task: HERE
Ted Talk: Chris Abani Muses on Humanity
Our Intercultural Awareness series continues with a talk by Nigerian writer and activist Chris Abani.
Warning: some of the experiences Mr. Abani shares may upset the viewer
To download the vocabulary and the script, click HERE
Original video source: TED TALK. Go HERE for ORIGINAL SOURCE
Questions:
1. Chris Abani tells us how dirges contributed to transforming a sad event? How does music contribute to changing our vision of things? Provide some examples.
2. Chris Abani tells us how his mother taught people in rural areas. How is learning in a rural area different from learning in a city such in Barcelona?
3. Chris Abani says: “we're building gods that have gone rampant, and it's time we started knocking them down” What does he mean by that?
Pruebas de acceso a grado superior (Model Castilla Leon)
Do you want to download some of the High Vocational Training Entrance Exam tests for Castilla León (Spain?. Click Here
Phone Etiquette: Answering Phone Calls
To carry out this activity you need the following materials:
1. Video: Phone Etiquette for Answering Calls. Length: 01:11 (see
underneath)
Materials by Beatriz Papaseit Fernández and María Zabala Peña
Video Information:
Video by: Tracy Goodwin
Original video source: http://www.ehow.com/video_4401593_phone-etiquette-answering-calls.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYSrIRqavoM&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLC4A16C6EA2A85309
You can also download the video from the following site:
https://sites.google.com/site/englishforcommunications/Presentations: What (not) to Include on your Slides
Do you feel your students include too much information on their slides?
Then, you'll like the task we have prepared for our students.
To carry out this activity you need the following materials:
1. Video: Success is a Continuous Journey. We'll focus on the first minute of the talk. Length 3:55 (see underneath)
2. Success is a Continuous Journey: Students Handout
3. Success is a continuous journey: Script and Teacher Instructions
4. Success is a Continuous Journey: Teacher's Key
Materials by María Zabala Peña and Beatriz Papaseit Fernández
Video Information:
You can also download the video from the following site: Maria and Bea's site
Did you like this. You can visit our English for Communication blog HERE
Then, you'll like the task we have prepared for our students.
To carry out this activity you need the following materials:
1. Video: Success is a Continuous Journey. We'll focus on the first minute of the talk. Length 3:55 (see underneath)
2. Success is a Continuous Journey: Students Handout
4. Success is a Continuous Journey: Teacher's Key
Materials by María Zabala Peña and Beatriz Papaseit Fernández
Video Information:
Video by Richard St. John. TED Talks
Original video source: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_success_is_a_continuous_journey.html
Did you like this. You can visit our English for Communication blog HERE
Ted Talk: The Shared Experience of Absurdity
Don't miss Charlie Todds entertaining talk about sharing experiencies.
Text and vocabulary are available HERE
See QUESTIONS below
1. Charlie Todd tells us about some of his theater performances in New York. How does this type of theater differ from the traditional theater you know? Have you heard of /seen similar performances in your city?
2. Regarding the no-pants underground performance, Mr.Todd says “ And I love that moment in this video, because before it became a shared experience, it was something that was maybe a little bit scary, or something that was at least confusing to her. And then once it became a shared experience, it was funny and something that she could laugh at”
How can sharing an experience change the way in which we live that experience?
3. Can you explain the differences between gathering in a stadium to watch a football match and sharing a mass performance?
4. Would you like to take part in one of these performances? Explain why you would or you wouldn’t do it?
Questions by Isabel Salinas and myself, María Zabala Peña
Text and vocabulary are available HERE
See QUESTIONS below
Questions
1. Charlie Todd tells us about some of his theater performances in New York. How does this type of theater differ from the traditional theater you know? Have you heard of /seen similar performances in your city?
2. Regarding the no-pants underground performance, Mr.Todd says “ And I love that moment in this video, because before it became a shared experience, it was something that was maybe a little bit scary, or something that was at least confusing to her. And then once it became a shared experience, it was funny and something that she could laugh at”
How can sharing an experience change the way in which we live that experience?
3. Can you explain the differences between gathering in a stadium to watch a football match and sharing a mass performance?
4. Would you like to take part in one of these performances? Explain why you would or you wouldn’t do it?
Questions by Isabel Salinas and myself, María Zabala Peña
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