The optativa "Fish and Chips" was designed to improve students' oral English skills in 3rd ESO. While it has been positive, not all students choose it due to it being offered with other subjects. Students work at their own pace on projects individually and in groups using new technologies. Their speaking skills are evaluated individually and through self-evaluation. Students enjoy oral presentation activities where they research and present on topics like landmarks.

1. O P T F I S H A N D C H I P S 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4
INS PLA DE L’ESTANY
Neus Carreras Artigas
Seminari d'intercanvi dels centres de Girona amb projectes PILE 2012-2014

2. OUR STUDENTS

3. A BIT OF INFORMATION
The optativa Fish and Chips was designed to provide our
students with the chance to improve their oral skills, both their
oral production and their oral comprehension.
As our PILE is mainly carried out in 4th ESO, we thought that the
students could start improving their skills in 3rd ESO thanks to this
optativa.
So far, it has been a positive experience and the students enjoy
it. However, due to the fact that the optativa has to be offered
together with a third foreign language and Arts, not all the
students take it and some of them don’t feel attracted to it at
the beginning. Moreover, some students in Fish and Chips don’t
attend the regular 3rdESO English lessons, but a project where
second language is being adapted.

4. HOW DO WE WORK?
PROJECTS
Students work
at their own
pace
Their learn to
work in groups
and also on their
own
By using new
technologies
student feel
confident and thus,
they improve their
speaking skill
Monitoring is easier and more personalised.
They feel they are learning even more.

5. WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUR PROJECTS?

6. JUST HAVE A LOOK!

7. HOW ARE STUDETNS EVALUATED?
INDIVIDUALLY
SPEAKING ASSESSMENT
Student: .................................................................
Grammar
Pron.
fluency
Voice projection
Keeps talking
synonyms
Eye contact
Other
observations

8. HOW ARE STUDENTS EVALUATED?
SELF-EVALUATION
Name: _____________________ Date: ___________________
Project Title: _____________________ Teacher(s): Neus Carreras
Our trip to London
Process Below Avg. Satisfactory Excellent
1. the students have been working together 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
2. Properly organized to complete project 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
3. Managed time wisely 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
4. Acquired needed knowledge base 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
5. Communicated efforts with teacher 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
Product (Project) Below Avg. Satisfactory Excellent
1. Format (power point) 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
2. speaking (fluency) Student 1..................... 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
2. speaking (fluency) Student 2.....................
3. speaking (grammar) Student 1................... 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
3. speaking (grammar) Student 2..................
3. Organization and structure 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
4. Creativity 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
5. Demonstrates knowledge 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
6. Other: 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10
Total Score:____________________________
Teacher(s) Comments:

9. WHAT DO THEY ENJOY THE MOST?
“ORAL PRESENTATION EXPRESS”
ORAL PRESENTATION EXPRESS
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Where is it?
Why is it so important?
Extra information
THE GRAND CANYON Where is it?
How big is it?
Why is it important?
Extra information
NIAGRA FALLS Where are they?
How high are they?
How many visitors do they receive?
Extra information
MOUNT RUSHMORE Where is it?
Whose faces are carved there? And why?
More information
THE EVERGLADES Where are they?
What can be found there?
Why are they important?
Extra information
YELLOWSTONE Where is it?
What can be seen there?
Why is it important?
Extra information
THE DEATH VALLEY Where is it?
Why is it called so?
What has been built there?
Extra information
THE MESA VERDA NATIONAL PARK Where is it?
Who discovered it?
What can be seen there?
Extra info
Who were these people?
1
Name:
2
Name:
3
Name:
4
Name:
5
Name:
6
Name: