Travel around the English speaking world: 9A + 9B, ht2020-vt2021 w.50-7

This project will give you the opportunity to learn more about the English speaking World (except the British Isles, the USA and Canada). In groups you will produce a travel show, in which you describe, compare and show the two countries from different continents you have chosen. You will also write shorter travel blogs.

Time schedule

w.50

Monday 7/12 9A/Tuesday 8/12 9B

• Introduction Travel around the English speaking world
• Watch films of English speaking countries in different contintents

Thursday 10/12

• Getting your groups
• Decide how your film is going to be
• Decide which two countries you are going to "travel" to
• Start finding facts + pictures of your two countries

w.51

Monday 14/12 9A/Tuesday 15/12 9B

• Starter: Decide who will present what in the Travel show
• Finding facts + pictures of your two countries

Thursday 17/12

• Revising the Examination: A letter to connect

w.2

Monday 11/1 9A/Tuesday 12/1 9B

• STARTER: Watch examples of travel shows through film clips
• Decide who will do what in the travel show
• Finding facts + pictures + film clips of your two countries

Thursday 14/1

• Making your group's time schedule (of the 6 lessons that are left) + sending the plan to Helén in a chatt (Teams)

INCLUDE THESE INTO YOUR TIME SCHEDULE:

Check List

- Basic facts

- Topics: 1. Places 2. Activities 3. Characterstic features of the countries: (Why do they speak English? + e.g. British people speak about weather)

- Comparison between your two countries: 1. Similarities 2. Differences 3. Pros (posititve things) 4. Cons (negative things)

- Your own 1. Thoughts 2. Opinions 3. Feelings 4. Reactions

- Pictures + Film clips

- Props, clothes, etc

- Filming

- Editing the film/travel show

• Follow your plan

w.3

Monday 18/1 9A/Tuesday 19/1 9B

• Follow your plan
• Checking in: Have you completed what you've decided in your plan?

Thursday 21/1 

• Follow your plan
• Checking in: Have you completed what you've decided in your plan?

w.4

Monday 25/1 9A/Tuesday 26/1 9B

• Starter: Writing Travel Blog 1 (15 min): The first day at the first destination
• Follow your plan
• Checking in: Have you completed what you've decided in your plan?

Thursday 28/1

• Starter: Writing Travel Blog 2 (15 min): Something unexpected happened
• Follow your plan
• Checking in: Have you completed what you've decided in your plan?

w.5

Monday 1/2 9A/Tuesday 2/2 9B

• Starter: Writing Travel Blog 3 (15 min): A comparison between the two countries
• Follow your plan
• Checking in: Have you completed what you've decided in your plan?

Thursday 4/2

• Work with your Travel show = film + revise your movie

w.6

Monday 8/2 9A/Tuesday 9/2 9B

• Work with the Travel Show
• Presenting Travel Shows
• Giving response to your class mates' Travel show

Thursday 11/2

• Presenting The Travel Shows
• Giving response to your class mates' Travel show

w.7

Monday 15/2 9A/Tuesday 16/2 9B

• Finish writing the travel blogs (1-3) - if you need to!
• Give response to a classmate's blogs
• Deciding on which blog you want response from Helén

Thursday 18/2

• Revising one of the Travel blogs
• Study for the mini-test, which will be due to Monday/Tuesday w.8

w.8

Monday 22/2 9A/Tuesday 23/2 9B

• A mini-test of the information from the Travel shows

ASSIGNMENTS 

Travel show (w.50-6)

In groups you are going to prepare, film and edit a travel show. In this travel show you have to portrait two different countries in which English is the official and the main spoken language. The countries have to be situated in two different continents of the world (Asia, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania). Your show will be shown to the class so that everyone learns more about the different English speaking countries.

Need to be in the show:
• Short facts about the countries.
• Present interesting places to visit and things to do.
• Characteristic things for the country (Why they speak English and e.g. the British people always talks about the weather).
• A comparison between the two countries your group has chosen, showing pros and cons for visiting the different countries, but also similarities and differences between them.
• Take notes during the presentations. There will be a mini-test!

Remember this
Remember to make the presentation and comparison fun and interesting to watch. Use props and pictures to make the show more interesting. Use your fantasy for this part! Everyone in the group has to speak!

Practicallities

Group size: 2-3 people

Time: 5-6 lessons of preparation (w.50-5) and 1-2 lessons of watching the shows (w.5-6).

Length of the film: 5-10 minutes

Material: you need to gather information about your travel destinations, for this you may use your computers and books. For filming the show you may also use phones and edit either by computer or phone.

Check list for the group's own time schedule (the last 6-7 lessons)

- Basic facts

- Topics: 1. Places 2. Activities 3. Characterstic features of the countries: (Why do they speak English? + e.g. British people speak about weather)

- Comparison between your two countries: 1. Similarities 2. Differences 3. Pros (posititve things) 4. Cons (negative things)

- Your own 1. Thoughts 2. Opinions 3. Feelings 4. Reactions

- Pictures + Film clips

- Props, clothes, etc

- Filming

- Editing the film/travel show

 

Travel Blogs 1-3 (w.4-5)

You will be writing three Travel blogs as starters of the lessons. You will get about 15 minutes to write each blog. Instructions you will find in the task (see Uppgifter: Travel blog 1, Travel blog 2, Travel blog 3).

 

Revising one of the Travel Blogs (Thursday w.7)

Use the response you have received and revise one of your travel blogs.

 

A mini-test (Monday/Tuesday w.8)

A test made out of your Travel shows. Remember to take notes while watching the shows!

Grading

Your speaking skills will be graded on both group level and individually. Your writing and revising skills will be graded individually.

Speaking 

• The travel show.

Writing

• The three shorter travel blogs 

Revising

• One of the travel blogs - you choose which of the three you will revise and you will get response on that blog.

Realia

• Both the Travel show and the Travel blogs.

Uppgifter

Speaking; Travel Show

You are in groups going to make (prepare, film and edit) a travel show. In this travel show you have to portrait 2 different countries in 2 different continents in which English is the main spoken or official language. The 2 countries have to be situated in two different continents of the world (Asia, South America/Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Oceania). Your show will be shown to the class so that everyone learns more about the different English speaking countries.

Need to be in the show/film:

• Short facts about the countries.

• Present interesting places to visit and things to do.

• Characteristic things for the country (i.e. the British people always talks about the weather).

• A comparison between the two countries your group has chosen, showing pros and cons for visiting the different countries and differences between them.

• Length of the show/film = 5-10 minutes

Remember to make the presentation and comparison fun and interesting to watch. You may use props and pictures to make the show more interesting. Use your fantasy for this part! Everyone in the group has to speak and be infront of the camera.

Travel blog 1: The first day at the first destination

The weather is fantastic when you wake up from a long night’s sleep. You are ready to seize the day. Describe the first day on your first destination. What do you do? What do you experience? What are your expectations of this trip? Describe what you think and what you see. What is different from your usual life at home?

Travel blog 2: Something unexpected happened at your 2nd destination.

Today something unexpected happened. What? Describe, explain, motivate and give good examples of the situation and how you solved it.

Travel blog 3: A comparison between the two countries

You have been at your second destination for some time now. What differences have you observed and learned about? Compare your two destinations:

- What similarities can you find?

- What differences?

- What are you going to do at this destination and why? Maybe you want to experience something different from your first destination? Or, you might want to do exactly the same in this country - because you just love it so much?!

Links to YouTube - introduction countries + examples Travel shows

Länkar youtube - introduction showing some of the countries + Examples of Travel shows - Travel around the Eng. speak. world.docx