Proper use of face masks (Task 6)

Learners are expected to relay information and explain data about the correct use of face masks with the help of poster diagrams, and also to produce an approximate translation.

Themes: COVID-19

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scales for mediating text:

Relaying specific information in speech / in writingExplaining data (e.g. in graphs, diagrams, charts, etc.) in speech / in writingTranslating a written text in speech / in writing

CEFR-CV Common European Framework of Reference - Companion Volume

scales for mediation strategies:

Adapting languageStreamlining a text

Educational levels: ISCED 1 (Primary education)ISCED 2 (Lower secondary education)

CEFR language proficiency level: A2B1

Languages involved in the task:

Language of the teacher's material: English

Language(s) of the student's material(s): EnglishMaltese

Resources

Proper use of face masks Maltese-English (Task 6)

Tower of Babel – WhatsApp group (Task 13)

The aim of this task is to develop learner’s reception and production skills in an authentic situation. Firstly, the learners discuss the features of a typical social media (e.g. WhatsApp) message. Then, working in small groups, they read five different WhatsApp messages (Language B/C), and provide an answer either in Language A and/or B(/C), depending on the instructions given in the message. Finally, they share their answers with the rest of the groups. As a follow-up activity, learners have to write their own message in Language A as part of their homework, and next time, in pairs, they answer their own messages in Language B (/C).

Themes: Communication/social media

CEFR-CV Common European Framework of Reference - Companion Volume

scales for mediating text:

Processing text in speech / in writingTranslating a written text in speech / in writing

CEFR-CV Common European Framework of Reference - Companion Volume

scales for mediation strategies:

Linking to previous knowledgeBreaking down complicated informationAdapting languageStreamlining a text

Educational levels: ISCED 2 (Lower secondary education)ISCED 3 (Upper secondary education (including general and vocational education))

CEFR language proficiency level: B1

Languages involved in the task:

Language of the teacher's material: English

Language(s) of the student's material(s): English

Resources

Tower of Babel - WhatsApp English-Other (Task 13)