Transcript A Geography Lesson

CLIL
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‘The distance is nothing – it is the
first step that is difficult’
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A Geography Lesson
CLIL
Vancouver
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Coast
Range
Fraser
River
Vancouver
Island
Vancouver
Pacific
Ocean
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US
border
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Text mapping
Vancouver
location
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climate
population
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economy
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Location and climate
Vancouver is located in the southwest corner of Canada in the
province of British Columbia, at about 49° Latitude and 123°
Longitude, next to the Pacific Ocean. Vancouver is surrounded
by water on three sides and overlooked by the Coast Range
mountains that rise abruptly to more than 1,500m. Its climate is
one of the mildest in Canada. Temperatures average 3°C in
January and 18°C in July. Vancouver's average annual
precipitation is 1.2 mm. Most rainfall occurs in winter.
Population
With a population of about 550,000 Vancouver lies in a region of
more than 2 million people. Vancouver is the largest city in the
province of British Columbia and the third largest in Canada.
The Chinese minority makes up 30% of the population.
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Some vocabulary
first, most important (adj)
became greater in size, importance (vb)
not foreign or international (adj)
having a wide range of products (adj)
variety (n)
system of connected lines (n)
amount produced (n)
in a particular place (adj)
produce, create (vb)
people who share a business (n)
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diversified
partners
output
network
located
expanded
domestic
primary
range
generate
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Economy
As the main western terminus of Canada's transcontinental highway and
rail _______, Vancouver is the ________ city of western Canada, as well
as one of the nation's largest industrial centres. The Port of Vancouver is
Canada's largest and most ________ port, trading more than $43 billion
in goods with more than 90 trading ________ annually. Port activities
_________ 69,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in gross _________ product
(GDP) and $8.9 billion in economic ________. Vancouver's central area
has 60% of the region's office space and is home to headquarters of
forest products and mining companies as well as branches of national
and international banks and accounting and law firms. In recent years,
Vancouver has __________ as a centre for software development,
biotechnology and the film industry. Two of the Port of Vancouver's
container docks are ________ in the city. The Fraser River has barge and
log traffic serving forestry and other water related industries. Around
1,800 acres of industrial land provide an important _________ of support
services, manufacturing and wholesale premises for businesses
throughout the city and region.
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Economy
As the main western terminus of Canada's transcontinental highway and
rail network, Vancouver is the primary city of western Canada, as well as
one of the nation's largest industrial centres. The Port of Vancouver is
Canada's largest and most diversified port, trading more than $43 billion
in goods with more than 90 trading partners annually. Port activities
generate 9,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in gross domestic product
(GDP) and $8.9 billion in economic output . Vancouver's central area
has 60% of the region's office space and is home to headquarters of
forest products and mining companies as well as branches of national
and international banks and accounting and law firms. In recent years,
Vancouver has expanded as a centre for software development,
biotechnology and the film industry. Two of the Port of Vancouver's
container docks are located in the city. The Fraser River has barge and
log traffic serving forestry and other water related industries. Around
1,800 acres of industrial land provide an important range of support
services, manufacturing and wholesale premises for businesses
throughout the city and region.
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Looking at language
subject specific
located in
trading in
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academic
gross domestic
product (GDP)
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other lexis
in total
annually
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Economy
As the main western terminus of Canada's transcontinental highway
and rail network, Vancouver is the primary city of western Canada,
as well as one of the nation's largest industrial centres. The Port of
Vancouver is Canada's largest and most diversified port, trading
more than $43 billion in goods with more than 90 trading partners
annually. Port activities generate 9,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in
gross domestic product (GDP) and $8.9 billion in economic output.
Vancouver's central area has 60% of the region's office space and is
home to headquarters of forest products and mining companies as
well as branches of national and international banks and accounting
and law firms. In recent years, Vancouver has expanded as a centre
for software development, biotechnology and the film industry. Two
of the Port of Vancouver's container docks are located in the city. The
Fraser River has barge and log traffic serving forestry and other
water related industries. Around 1,800 acres of industrial land
provide an important range of support services, manufacturing and
wholesale premises for businesses throughout the city and region.
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British Columbia
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Homework
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Add more notes to your text map.
Add language from the text to the vocabulary chart.
Add other features to your map of British Columbia.
Find out more about something mentioned in the text (the
port, forestry, the film industry.....)
• Find out more about the city (history, urban development,
minority groups.....)
• Write a similar paragraph about another city in Canada.
• Work as a group on a project about living and working in
Vancouver.
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Reflections on the lesson
• How else can the text be presented?
• Can content be visually organised in
other ways?
• Can language be categorised differently?
• Should understanding of content be
tested? When?
• Are there possibilities for other follow-up
activities?
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Reflections on CLIL
• Did the lesson include Content,
Communication, Cognition & Culture?
• Was equal consideration given to content
and language?
• What similarities were there to a
language lesson?
• Who can teach this kind of lesson?
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Four websites
• http://www.clilcompendium.com/
• http://www.clil-axis.net/
• http://clilcom.stadia.fi/1500
• http://www.factworld.info/
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Thank you for participating
[email protected]
www.stevedarn.com
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