3. WHY A PHOTOGRAPH?
WITH A REAL PHOTOGRAPH,
1.STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT
THE GOAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE
THE APPLICATION OF THEIR ORAL
SKILLS, AND
THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
TOPIC OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
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4. 2. WHAT LANGUAGE IS
NEEDED?
DURING
THE COURSE,
STUDENTS BUILD A WORD BANK OF
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
LINKED TO THE TOPIC AND
ASPECTS STUDIED IN CLASS.
STUDENTS CAN FOR EXAMPLE
USE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
(INSPIRATION)
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6. 3.HOW CAN WE PREPARE OUR
STUDENTS?
Through a varied use of
photographs in class activities
1) timed oral (1 minute)
2) individual speaking activity (the girl’s
monologue)
3) dialogue (girl and parents arguing
about traveling alone)
4) group work: students discuss the
photograph
5) stop on image from movie
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7. THE INDIVIDUAL ORAL
4. Students think about, and answer these
questions:
1) What is the topic/aspect?
2) What can I see? – general description
3) What is the message in this
photograph? – description of details
4) How is it related to the culture studied?
- link between people and objects
5) What words and expressions are
related to the topic? link to the caption, and
explain the links to the topic
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8. 5. Interpreting the photograph
Students focus on the meaning of the
photograph, and think about the
questions:
Who?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
Consider the position of people
(girl/adults) – What effect does this
produce?
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9. 6. Adding imagination
Students think about, and answer the
questions:
What
emotions are present? (one
would think that…)
What will happen after? (I wonder if….)
What is perception and what is reality?
What is in the bag? (It looks as if…)
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10. 7. PERSONAL REFLECTION
Students think about, and answer the
question:
HOW DO I RELATE TO THIS
TOPIC/ASPECT?
Insist
on relevant details
Express a personal reflection,
compare and contrast with own
experience
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11. 8. CHECKING THE
PREPARATION
Students have 15 minutes to prepare 10
short notes
Students can check if their
preparation is:
A structured description
An insightful personal interpretation
and reflection with attention to relevant
details
Appropriate vocabulary, grammar and
link words
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12. 9. BEING READY FOR FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS – DISCUSSION
Students anticipate follow-up questions
from the teacher (discussion = 6
minutes)
What
is the effect?...
How do you interpret?...
Why?....
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