1. Effective MFL lessons

2. Erasmus+ Project
Last year you did some work with the other Erasmus+ schools about what you liked best in MFL lessons
Students in each school voted for the things they liked best:

3. Erasmus+ Project Ounsdale
Variety of different activities/skills practised in each lesson
Activities such as quizzes and games used regularly to practise vocabulary
Topics which are relevant to students
Sweden
Use of ICT and other new technology in lessons
Variety of different activities/skills practised in each lesson / Working in groups, for example to do role plays
Germany
Communication with native speakers e.g. SKYPE or
Finland
Pershore
Activities such as quizzes and games used regularly
Ability to make spoken contact with native speakers of the language such as Skype
Variety of different activities in each lesson

4. Erasmus+ Project We now want to get you thinking about this again.
Below are 5 different ways in which teachers could introduce the topic of “animals” to you
Have a look at them and decide which version you would prefer and why

5. Idea 1 Here is a way to revise and improve animal vocabulary.
The teacher takes photos of animals and makes jigsaw puzzles out of them. The students get these pieces in envelopes and find out what kind of animal it is. When they are finished they change the puzzles. After ten minutes all animal words are summarized and repeated.
Afterwards the students play the following game.
Each student gets a strip of paper. The teacher explains the columns. Column 1 gives information about the order of doing activities, the sentence in column 2 has to be read out loud and column 3 tells what activity is to be done. The student with number one begins.

6. Idea 1
Below is an example of the cards. You can find more in Armbrust, Laura et al: "Appetizer - Englisch; Ideen und Materialien für themenorientierte Stundeneinstiege". Verlag an der Ruhr (2013).

7. Idea 2 Learn ten animal names in Swedish.
First, have a look at the animal words below and try to guess their meaning. Compare to the animal words in other languages you know. (Pay a specific attention to consonants.)
en katt en häst
en hund en fluga
ett lejon en råtta
en björn en ko
en kanin en kyckling

8. Idea 2
Check your answers using the next slide then practice how to pronounce the words (also using the next slide). Repeat the animal names after your teacher.
Work in pairs. One student chooses one of the animals and acts like it. The other tries to guess the animal and say its name in Swedish. Try to remember as many words as you can without looking at them.
To practice more, slowly draw a picture of the animal and your partner tries to guess which animal it is before you finish your picture

9. Idea 2 en katt en hund ett lejon en björn
/en kat/ /en hʉnd/ /et lejon/ /en bjœrn/
en kanin en häst en fluga en råtta
/en ka’ni:n/ /en hest/ /en flʉga/ /en rotta/
en kyckling
en ko /en ʧykliŋ/
/en ku:/

10. Idea 3
You are going to learn the words for 10 different animals in a foreign language. The language teacher first shows you a list of these words in two languages, for example Swedish and French.
The teacher may create a Study Set on quizlet.com, where you can see the complete wordlist but also see flash cards with the same words.
You will now repeat the words after the teacher to get the pronunciation right.

11. Idea 3
Your teacher has also prepared a some pictures with close-ups of these animals’ eyes or skin. Now you have to guess what kind of animal you are seeing and say it in class, with your best possible pronunciation.
Can you see what kind of animal is pictured in the next slide?

12. Idea

13. Idea 3
To take your learning a step further, the teacher will ask you to write a sentence about each animal. You should try to describe the animal, thinking of its size, its colours or its markings. All words in the sentences should be in the target language (the language that you are learning).
You may ask your teacher for help if you don’t know a particular word you need in the target language or if you don’t know how to spell it!

14. Idea 4 Listen to the following song introducing animals:
- As you are listening please complete your animal grid in as much detail as you can

15. Idea 4
French word
Native language word

16. Idea 4
How did you get on? Answers are below. Listen again and aim to add at least 3 extra details (colour/size)
French word
Native language word
 un lapin
 une souris
 un hamster
 un cheval
 une tortue
 une araignée
 une grenouille
 un serpent
 un escargot
 un éléphant
 un mouton
 un cochon
 un oiseau
 un poisson
 un chat
 un chien

17. Idea 4 Did you get the extra details? - des araignées noires
de grosses grenouilles
un escargot géant
les gros moutons blancs
un gros chat
un petit chien
À vous! Work in pairs/groups and write an extra verse for the song.
Tip: Can you use some of the other animals from your list and choose a different adjective for them using your knowledge of French.

18. Idea 5
Start by teaching the new words with flashcards

19. Idea 5 Activites with these include: Listen and repeat the animal word
Teacher holds up card and students say the word from memory
Teacher hands out cards to the students who get the right answer; teacher then says “who has the XX” in the foreign language. Students have to answer
Guessing game – teacher thinks of one of the animas and students have to guess what he/she is thinking
Same game but students do it in pairs/small groups
Add in other vocab items eg colours, names, likes & dislikes so that students can put into sentences

20. Erasmus+ Project Here are some phrases to help you form your answers
I think the best idea is number XX because I like …
Singing
The variety of activities
Acting
Doing quizzes and puzzles
Listening to songs
Working things out for myself
However, I also like idea XX because I like …

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Schleusingen/Gabi K/8B

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