Incontro 8
Soft CLIL and hard CLIL: what is the difference?
Integrating PBL, TBL and CLIL
AI for CLIL
https://vocaroo.com/ (Registrazioni immediate' carica audio file)
https://creators.spotify.com/ (creare un account)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PfnjTOdNyPeOq4lJWC2Hg?si=YiwdPx4iQhabvnlJhlqvqA
https://speechma.com/ (possibilità di fare registrazioni con scelta di voci e lingue)
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/true-caledonian/episodes/Storytelling-e2tkq39
Scaffolding- Vocabulary: wings-hidden- dusty shelf- authoritative-engaging
Okay, here's a story for young English learners, based on Kjell Sandved's amazing discovery:
The Butterfly Alphabet
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there was a young boy named Kjell. Kjell loved animals! He loved birds, and fish, and especially… butterflies! He loved their pretty colors and the way they flew.
One day, Kjell went to a very big museum in a faraway city. It was called the Smithsonian. This museum was filled with all sorts of amazing things, like big dinosaur bones and shiny rocks. Kjell was there to learn more about animals.
He was looking around, and he found a room with lots of shelves. The shelves were dusty and old. On one shelf, hidden away, was a small box. It looked like a box for cigars! Inside, Kjell found a butterfly. But this butterfly was very special.
On its wing, Kjell saw something amazing! There, plain as day, was a letter! It was the letter F! “Wow!” said Kjell. “This butterfly has an F on its wing!”
Kjell was so surprised. He looked at the letter F again and again. He thought, "Maybe, just maybe, there are other butterflies with letters on their wings?"
So, Kjell started to look for more butterflies. He travelled to many different places. He went to sunny jungles, and green forests, and mountains with snow. He looked at lots and lots of butterflies.
And guess what? He found more letters! He found a butterfly with the letter A! Then he found one with the letter B! He found a C, and a D, and an E! He even found hard ones, like Q and Z!
Kjell was so happy! He had found a whole alphabet made by butterflies! It was like a secret code hidden in nature.
Kjell showed all his butterfly letters to the world. He taught everyone that nature is full of surprises and cool secrets. He showed us that even small things, like butterflies, can be very, very special.
And so, Kjell, the boy who loved butterflies, taught us to look closely at the world around us. Because you never know what amazing things you might find… maybe even your own special letter!
Vocabulary for EFL students:
- boy: (point to a boy)
- loved: (make a heart shape with your hands)
- animals: (make animal noises)
- butterflies: (flutter your fingers like butterfly wings)
- museum: (show a picture of a museum)
- big: (stretch arms wide)
- small: (pinch fingers together)
- box: (make a box shape with your hands)
- letter: (write a letter on the board)
- wing: (make a wing shape with your arms)
- travelled: (pretend to walk or fly)
- found: (pretend to find something)
- alphabet: (sing the ABC song)
- secret: (whisper)
- world: (make a circle with your arms)
Tips for teaching:
- Use lots of actions and gestures to make the story understandable.
- Use real pictures of butterflies with letter patterns, if possible.
- Ask simple questions like "Who loves butterflies?" "What did Kjell find?"
- Have the students try to find letters in the classroom or in pictures.
- You could even have them draw their own butterfly with a letter on the wing!
This story keeps it very simple and focuses on the core idea of the butterfly letters, making it suitable for primary EFL learners. Good luck!
Task 1: read the article https://www.onestopenglish.com/amazing-world-of-animals/amazing-world-of-animals/550142.article
Task 2: comment on this activity https://www.onestopenglish.com/download?ac=4837
Task 3: create images on https://leonardo.ai/
