Breaking the Barriers

Breaking the Barriers Pupils in four schools finding out about each other

Objectives All • Pupils will be able to state facts about different schools. • Pupils will be able to give reasons for their answers. • Pupils will be able to explain why they would like to attend lessons. Most Some

Where are the schools? SPS Svidnik, Slovakia Hillside High School, England L.V.Bertarelli, Italy Lyceé Victor Hugo, France

Touring the schools • Visit the websites of the schools. Try to imagine what it would be like going to those schools. • http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/spscaron-svidniacutek.html • http://www.bertarelli.it/ • http://breakingthebarriers.weebly.com/lyceacutee-victor-hugo.html

Touring the schools • After touring each school, write down what you like about the school, what are the similarities and what makes it different from your own school • SPŠ Svidník • LV Bertarelli • Lycée Victor Hugo • When you have visited each school • Which school would you like to attend? • You must give reasons for your answers.

The Pupils • All these schools are different. They start at different times and specialise in different subjects. Some are in new building and others not so new. • But what about the students? Are we all so really different?

The podcasts • We asked groups of students in each of the schools to talk about the influences on their lives. Listen to a selection from each of the schools by clicking here. • (Hillside 2, Svidnik 2, Bertarelli Milano 2, Lycée Victor Hugo 1 are good examples.) • In each case • Note down the main influences that you can hear described. • Are there any influences which you think are unusual? • What are the themes which continually appear in the podcasts?

Our schools may appear to be different, but are we? • We asked pupils in each school to fill in an online questionnaire. • We asked them about their lives, what they ate, how they spent their time and how they felt. • Go to the next slide for a selection of results

How many hours of sleep do you need daily?

Do you ever find yourself under stress?

Conclusions • We said that the school buildings are different. • We know that we speak different languages. • But do you think we are really that different from each other? • Give reasons for your answer

Flags

1. What is the capital of Slovakia? • Tallinn • Madrid • Berlin • Bratislava

2. Which of these dishes is not typically French? • Cassoulet • Paella • Frogs legs • Gratin Dauphinois

3. How do you say ‘thank you’ in French? • Bonjour • Merci • Adiós • Je m’appelle

4. What is the capital of Italy? • Venice • Rome • Milan • Florence

5. How do you say ‘good morning’ in Italian? • Buona sera • Hola • Bonjour • Buongiorno

6. What is the population of Slovakia? • 5,500,000 • 3,000,000 • 2,000,000 • 10,000,000

7. What is the most popular sport in Italy? • Rugby • Tennis • Football • Formula One

8. How do you say ‘hi’ in Slovakian? • Cześć • Nazdar • Hola • Bonjour

9. Which country has the largest population? • United Kingdom • France • Italy • Slovakia

10. What is a ‘camembert’? • A hat • A type of cheese • A car • A small bird

11. Where would you find the ‘Tower of Pisa’? • Italy • England • France • Slovakia

12. How would you say ‘goodbye’ in French? • Adiós • Au revoir • Ciao • Tschüs

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