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TRANSMEDIA

There was a time when a learner of

English had to rely almost solely on what
went on within those walls. A really
motivated learner might have been able
to listen to the BBC World Service, see a
film in English and, if they could afford it,
buy an English newspaper or book, but
the teachers role in the students
language learning was key they were
the fount of all knowledge, the model for
the language, the one true source. The
classroom provided the space for the

IDEA # 1: 4 Pics 1 Word

Teaching:
Lexis: Part of a house
Age: teens and adults
ICT tools: Google images ; Powerpoint
or Google slides

UTILITY ROOM

IDEA # 2: Countries & Nationalities

Syntax: simple present - be
Lexis: Countries and nationalities
Age: tweens and early teens
ICT tools: Forum; Whatsapp group, wiki or
Google docs

IDEA # 3: Our avatars

Syntax: comparatives and superlatives
Lexis: physical description personality
Age: mid teens
ICT tools: Google slides, avatar generators;
(OPTIONAL: digital voice recorder on mobile
phones); Clypit.com

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Click on this link to access our slideshow:https://goo.gl/TwLloS
2.By 30 March: Find the slide with your name at the top, and add the
image of your avatar (to do this, click on the icon which looks like a
picture - "Add image"). Your work is automatically saved, so if you can see
it, it's done!
3.By 5 April:
A. Choose a partner's avatar to work with. On the slide where their avatar
appears, write your name at the bottom (eg: if Pedro chooses to
comment on Lucio's avatar, he should write "Pedro" at the bottom on
slide #2).TIP: to add text click on the icon which looks like a T
("Text-box").
B. B. Go tohttps://clyp.it/.Record or upload a message commenting on a
partner's avatar. Compare and contrast physical appearance and
personality in real life and online. Use expressions studied in this unit.
Talk for aboutone minute.
C. Clyp will give you a link to your audio file. Go to the slide where you can
see your partner's avatar, and paste this link (as text) just above your
name.

By8 April: Listen to the comment left by your partner. Add two to five
sentences in response to what they said. Be polite, and make sure to sign
your reply.
_________________

https://clyp.it/fzulns2j#

IDEA # 4: Collaborative mindmapping

Lexis: idioms with MIND
Age: late teens; adults
ICT tools: Mindmeister

COLLABORATIVE MINDMAPPING
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Add at least twoexpressions with the word "MIND"(usebold
letters) and theirmeaning to the mindmap. Use bold letters for the
expression. No repetition allowed!
2. Provide anexampleto at least two expressions contributed by
classmates of yours. Useitalics.
Example: "be on your mind"

IDEA # 5: Error analysis

Age: teens; adults
ICT tools: Q&A forum on Moodle;
Whatsapp group; Email / Twitter

IDEA # 6: My best
journey
Syntax: simple past
past continuous
Lexis: vocabulary
related to journeys
Skill: writing
Age: tweens, teens or
adults
ICT tools:
Piktochart/
Powerpoint or
https://padlet.com/englishhighsc/gbaya_jour
Google Slides;
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EXTRA! Digital role-play

Skill: speaking
Exam training: Personal questions
Discussing images
Age: tweens and teens; adults
ICT tools: digital voice recorder (1 every two
students).
Audio files can be submitted as tasks if the
class has a virtual classroom, via WhatsApp
or email, or posted by the students
themselves to a Padlet created by their
teacher.