‘The distance is nothing – it is the first step that is difficult’

1. ‘ CLIL ‘The distance is nothing – it is the first step that is difficult’ Steve Darn

2. A Geography Lesson CLIL Vancouver Steve Darn

3. N Coast Range Fraser River Vancouver Island Vancouver Pacific Ocean US border Steve Darn

4. Text mapping Steve Darn

5. 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. Steve Darn

6. Some vocabulary first, most important (adj)diversified became greater in size, importance (vb)partners not foreign or international (adj)output having a wide range of products (adj)network variety (n)located system of connected lines (n)expanded amount produced (n)domestic in a particular place (adj) primary produce, create (vb)range people who share a business (n)generate Steve Darn

7. 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 offorest 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 premisesfor businesses throughout the city and region. Steve Darn

8. Economy As the main western terminus of Canada's transcontinental highway and railnetwork, Vancouver is theprimarycity of western Canada, as well as one of the nation's largest industrial centres. The Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest and mostdiversifiedport, trading more than $43 billion in goods with more than 90 tradingpartnersannually. Port activitiesgenerate 9,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in grossdomesticproduct (GDP) and $8.9 billion in economicoutput.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 importantrange of support services, manufacturing and wholesale premisesfor businesses throughout the city and region. Steve Darn

9. Looking at language Steve Darn

10. EconomyAs 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 premisesfor businesses throughout the city and region. Steve Darn

11. British Columbia N 3 4 2 5 1 6 Steve Darn

12. Homework • 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. Steve Darn

13. Reflections on the lesson • How else can the text be presented? • Can content bevisually organised in other ways? • Can language be categorised differently? • Should understanding of content be tested? When? • Are there possibilities for other follow-up activities? Steve Darn

14. 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? Steve Darn

15. Four websites • http://www.clilcompendium.com/ • http://www.clil-axis.net/ • http://clilcom.stadia.fi/1500 • http://www.factworld.info/ Steve Darn

16. Thank you for participating stevedarn@gmail.com www.stevedarn.com Steve Darn