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TWO ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

TWO ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES. Australia : more than koalas and kangaroos Ireland : Éire, the Emerald Isle. Content based teaching. Use and usage Content leads the way, English doesn’t Create the need to talk Expose to meaningful language in use

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TWO ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

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  1. TWO ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES Australia: more than koalas and kangaroos Ireland: Éire, the Emerald Isle

  2. Content based teaching • Useand usage • Content leads the way, English doesn’t • Create the need to talk • Expose to meaningful language in use • Concepts are not learnt in two languages: concepts are concepts

  3. IRELAND: AN INTRODUCTIONGeneral knowledge the students have about Ireland before starting the moduleIRELAND’S GEOGRAPHY1.1.  Provinces and counties1.2.  Northern Ireland and Irish RepublicIRISH FLAG AND GAILGE2.1.  Irish flag2.2.  Irish language-Gailge- and the Irish National AnthemIRISH HISTORY3.1.  Main events in Irish History3.2.  Michael Collins (film) and the Independence of the Irish Republic3.3.  Saint Patrick. Catholics and ProtestantsART & CULTURE4.1.  Music and Dance4.2.  Literature and Oscar Wilde4.3.  Sports: Hurling and Gaelic footballIRISH SLANG

  4. AUSTRALIA: AN INTRODUCTIONTerminology: Commomwealth of Australia (official name), Oz, Down Under, the Lucky CountryAUSTRALIA’S ENVIRONMENT1.1  Australia’s land area, population, climate1.2  Australia’s states and territories1.3  Two landmarks: Urulu (NT) and the Great Barrier Reef (QLD)1.4  Australia’s wildlifeTHE AUSTRALIAN WAY OF LIFE I2.1  Australia’s major cities2.2  The Outback2.3  Education2.4  HealthTHE AUSTRALIAN WAY OF LIFE II3.1  Multicultural Australia: migration and cultural diversity3.2  Language

  5. What do students think?

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