Transcript Smart English - Brookemead ELT

Smart English:
Real topics for CLIL and exams
Anna Whitcher
Brookemead ELT
London & San Francisco
Smart English A2
Part A / Part B
Quick Smart English – 3 levels
The beginning
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Forming ideas and topics with main
author Rebecca Robb Benne.
Asking basic questions and pushing
them further.
Keeping exams in mind and making
it real.
Basic questions we asked
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Who is our audience?
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What interests them?
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What does their world look like?
The audience
Their world
The classroom
Further questions asked
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How do we build upon what’s
already in their world?
What are the important elements?
How can we apply these elements
to their learning of English?
The five elements of Smart English
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Real
Real
Real
Real
Real
lives
voices
topics
video
skills
Real lives and real voices
Real skills
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Four skills with an emphasis on
speaking
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Communication strategies
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Language chunks
Language banks
Using the flaps
10 steps in each unit
1 The Big Question
2 Vocabulary
3 Listening
4 Role play
5 Reading
6 Grammar
7 Conversation
8 CLIL
9 Writing
10 Your answer
Spread A:
The Big Question, Vocabulary
Spread B:
Listening, Role Play
Spread C:
Reading, Grammar, Conversation
Spread D:
CLIL, Writing, Your Answer
CLIL in Smart English
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Content and Language Integrated
Learning (CLIL) or content teaching
Topics that interest students (genetics,
street art, moods, animation, the music
industry, etc.)
Challenges with CLIL
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For teachers, having enough
background knowledge in a subject
area
For lower level classes, selecting
topics that aren’t too vocabulary
intensive
For students, avoiding frustration if
they are not able to express their
knowledge of the subject
How do we meet the CLIL challenge?
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Choose topics that we as teachers
feel moderately comfortable with
Encourage students to select topics
that are of genuine interest to them
Find and use a variety of materials
(print, online, realia) to support the
topics
How the videos work with CLIL
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Add visual support to illustrate the
topic
Make unfamiliar or taboo topics real
to students and teachers
Use real students when possible to
discuss the topic and give examples
Providing visual support
Making topics real
Using student voices
Video worksheets
CLIL topics in Part B
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Ecotourism
(Zoology)
Phobias
(Psychology)
Bank accounts
(Economics)
Water and the
body (Physiology)
Gravity (Physics)
Smart English and exams
Trinity G3 and G4
(Graded Examinations in Spoken
English)
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Cambridge KET
(Key English Test)
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Contents map
Online tools
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Used for all writing sections (#9 in
the 10 steps of the unit)
ALL student-generated material
Online tools include Glogster,
Storybird, Flickr, PowerPoint, and
others.
Glogster (www.glogster.com)
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Good for lower
level learners
Highly visual and
fun graphics
Allows for more
creativity
Storybird (www.storybird.com)
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Good for all levels
since students
write all of their
own text
Can be simple or
more complex
Wide variety of art
gives inspiration
PowerPoint
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Gives students a
chance to write
more with prompts
Can import clip
art, photos, other
graphics
More familiar
platform
More topics in Part B
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Recycling and art (in USA)
Summer camp (in USA)
Ecotourism (in Mexico)
Collectors and inventors (in UK)
Tech arts (in USA)
School and exams (in UK)
Space camp (in USA)
What to expect…
Components
Student’s Book
Workbook
Audio CDs (2)
DVD videos
Video booklet
Teacher’s notes (online)
Tests & exam practice (online)
Additional IWB materials (2012)
Contact Brookemead ELT
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USA
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3450 Sacramento St
San Francisco, CA
94118 USA
Brookemead ELT
[email protected]
www.brookemead.com
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