Proyecto de Asistente bilingüe
ESC 2 DE 14 “Mariano Acha” 2013
Inglés
Proyecto de Asistente bilingüe Aprender un idioma es tener en el bolsillo un par de nuevos anteojos con que ver el mundo desde los parámetros de otra cultura, al que podemos recurrir en cualquier momento. Por eso es importante esta experiencia de intercambio, tolerancia de la diferencia, revaloracización de lo propio además de prueba de nuestro nivel de comprensión y expresión oral al saber si podemos entender y hacernos entender por un extranjero, así como ampliación de nuestro nivel de cultura general. Este año nos visitó Elizabeth, nativa angloparlante, originaria de Sutton, al sur de Londres. Con ella compartimos un día completo de juegos, en que nos contó cómo se vive en Inglaterra, pudimos hacerle preguntas sobre las diferencias y similitudes con la vida en Argentina y saber que es lo que más le gustó o atrajo de nuestro país. A través de estos encuentros recordamos que aprendemos inglés para poder comunicarnos y que para eso sirven todos los juegos, estructuras, tareas, proyectos y evaluaciones en las que ocupamos nuestro tiempo en la tarea diaria en todos los grados y niveles con cada profesora de idioma. Departamento de inglés
Elizabeth, the interview
Students prepared some questions to ask.
WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? dance to.
I listen to pop and music you can
DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? French.
Yes, I speak English, Spanish and
WHAT COUNTRIES HAVE YOU TRAVELLED TO? and the USA.
I've been in the south of France
CAN YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
No, I can't.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION PLACE?
I love the beach.
CAN YOU SWIM? has swimming.
Yes, I can. Every child in England
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? south of London.
I'm from Sutton, a neighbourhood
DO YOU WEAR A WATCH?
Yes, I always do.
WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
My nicknames are Liz or Lizzie.
HOW MANY HATS HAVE YOU GOT?
I don't remember.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
It's strawberry.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR?
It's yellow.
WHAT SPORTS YOU LIKE TO WATCH?
I like soccer, rugby and cricket.
DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Yes, I do. I love it!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ARGENTINIAN FOOD?
It's empanadas.
DO YOU LIKE MATE?
Yes, but with lots of sugar.
DO YOU LIKE SUMMER OR WINTER?
I prefer summer.
DO YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES?
No, I don't.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY PETS?
Not right now but I love dogs.
También realizamos un intercambio de e-mails y presentaciones de powerpoint con los alumnos de 4º grado, en las que utilizamos presente continuo, have got y verb to be para contarlo todo lo que estaba ocurriendo en la escuela en ese momento (el patrono, el viaje a rosario, por ejemplo). 4th B's letter
Elizabeth, Hi, how are you? We are students of 4º B at Mariano Acha school. We loved your visit and we are really happy about your next visit. We want to tell you about us. We like Summer because it is hot and we have longer holidays. Most of us have pets (dogs, hamsters, turtles, guinea pigs and fish). We love sports: at school we practise table tennis, chess, swimming and `metegol`. We have lunch at school and our favourite cafeteria lunch is ravioli with tuco sauce (tomato, garlic, olive oil) and grated cheese. Our favourite dessert is icecream but we only eat it in Summer. We are very busy. We are preparing ´El Patrono´. We celebrate the school´s 125th anniversary. We act, sing and dance for this celebration on August 22nd. On July 5th we went to Rosario, to pledge allegiance to our flag. We visited a museum, a site for the famous battle of San Lorenzo and we got ´alfajores santafesinos´ for everyone. Tell us about you. What are you doing? When you come back to school we want to show you a presentation about Argentina. We are learning to use powerpoint. We hope to hear from you soon and to have you back at school. Kind regards, 4th B.
Elizabeth's answer
HELLO STUDENTS OF B! I'm so glad you enjoyed my visit! I had a great time with you too!. You asked lots of interesting and clever questions. You know what? It's so funny that you like Summer. I love Summer too! It's my favourite time of the year. Your weather in Summer is much hotter than the weather in England. I don't have any pets but I LOVE dogs. My favourite sports are tennis, rugby and table tennis. I really like swimming too but I don't go very often. What are your favourite ice cream flavours? Mine is chocolate. I had ravioli today at my friend's house! My ravioli had ricotta in it with tomato sauce. It was riquísimo! So you went to Rosario?! What's it like there? I ask because I'm going to Rosario in 2 weeks. You know what I'll be doing there? I'm going to be in a show with my choir. We practice here in Capital and my choir sings gospel music. It's really fun. Maybe I will sing you something on my next visit! You can also tell me what I should see in Rosario when I go? I can't wait to try the 'alfajor santafesino'! I love alfajores. So since I last saw you I moved house. I now live with 2 mexicans, 1 peruvian, 1 Argentinian and 1 Columbian. My house is sometimes very crazy but it is lots of fun also. All the boys play the guitar so I get to sing and dance with them. They are teaching me how to play the guitar. It's very hard but fun! I went to Mendoza with a friend. I went to Santiago de Chile with my Uncle for 5 days. It was really nice because I tasted lots of wines in both places. We ate lots of good food including 'ceviche'. I joined the gospel choir I told you about and also I finally visited Tigre. I LOVE TIGRE!! I had a wonderful time on the boat passing by all the houses next to the river. What a beautiful place! I also started learning how to dance the tango. It's quite hard!! I can't wait to see you all again and to see your beautiful presentation! Love, Elizabeth
4th A's letter
Dear Elizabeth, Hello. How is your stay in Argentina so far? We know you are going back to England soon and we are happy to see you one more time. About us: Our favourite season is Summer because it is hot and we have holidays. The boys love football and swimming and the girls love acrobatics. Our favourite school food is pasta but we like pizza too. In English we are learning present continuous, present simple and the time. What is difficult for you in Spanish? We love online games like minecraft. Do you like online games? Which do you play? We are very busy at school. We travelled to Rosario, Santa Fe to pledge allegiance to our flag on Flag Day. Did you visit any of the provinces? Did you like them? We are preparing a special celebration. It is the school´s 125th birthday. It is ´El Patrono´. We are looking forward to your visit. We have lots to tell you. Here is a photo of us. Can you send us a photo too? Love, 4ºthA
Elizabeth's answer
Dear Students of Class 4A, I'm having a great time in Argentina so far. I can't believe I'm going back home in England in 3 weeks! I'm looking forward to seeing you all too. Summer is a good time of the year. I love summer because it's hot and all my friends always want to do things outside. My friends in England the boys play football and the girls go swimming or sit, sunbathe and chat. I love pizza too but the pizza I like is a la piedra. My favourite meals are asados or picadas. But I also enjoy dessert!! I had some delicious desserts in Chile. Lots of things are difficult for me in Spanish! I struggle with knowing when to use la or el. Also sometimes I don't know how to use vos for example instead of saying tenés sometimes I want to say tienes! Minecraft is a cool game. I used to play a lot when I was younger. I like playing chess online or card games online. I visited a few provinces: I went to Entre Rios, Misiones, Corrientes, Rio Negro and Chubut. I really liked Corrientes! The coast was very beautiful. Also Puerto Madryn in Chubut was lovely. My favourite place was Bariloche. The lakes there are stunning and we went horseriding too. My horse was called Rosario! It's funny because I'm going to Rosario in 2 weeks on a trip with my choir. I sing in a gospel choir in Capital. I became a new member 2 weeks ago. We are performing at a show in Rosario and I am very excited!! Thank you for a lovely photo. I hope you like mine too. Love,Elizabeth.