Jumpstart! French and German: Engaging Activities for Ages 7-12

ISBN-13: 9780415856959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 214 str.

Catherine Watts; Hilary Phillips

Opis

Jumpstart French and German presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities that will jumpstart students understanding of modern languages in action. If you are one of the thousands of teachers looking for a range of practical and fun ideas to teach languages engagingly, then this is the perfect book for you.

The book opens with a range of innovative ideas to help you set the scene in your language classroom. These are followed by a feast of short and simple activities designed to help you make quick starts with your students and hold their attention. The focus throughout is on communicative action, bringing languages alive with all activities presented in two languages: French and German. Specifically written to help teachers work within the guidelines of the new curriculum, activities in the book will help pupils to: -

Listen, respond and understand key elements of the target language
Speak in phrases and sentences with appropriate pronunciation
Express and communicate simple ideas with clarity
Write phrases and short sentences
Develop an understanding of basic grammar
Learn songs and simple poems in the language studied
Engage in active learning through a range of varied activities.

Jumpstart French and German celebrates the joys of language and will help you to find just the right words or phrases to express what you want to say.
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Spis treści

1. Setting the scene  2. Quick starts  3. On your feet  4. Using flashcards  5. Starting to write  6. Being creative  7. Exploring stories  8. Showing the world  9. Using songs  10. At the end of the day

O autorze

Catherine Watts is currently Director of the Routes into Languages South consortium and is Principal Lecturer in English Language and German within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities as well as contributing to the EdD, PGCE and MA in Education at the University of Brighton, UK.

Hilary Phillips has been a primary class teacher for over 20 years. She was also Lead Teacher for Primary Languages in Brighton and Hove and has co-presented workshops at many national conferences.