Module 13
Learning for the future
1 Which of these languages would you be interested in learning? Put them in order of interest: Spanish
French
Russian
German
Italian
Portuguese
Greek 2 Compare your order with your partner and discuss your reasons for choosing this order. 3 You are going to find out some information about language courses in different countries. Type in: www.languagesabroad.co.uk. When the main page opens you will see the list of languages on the left of the screen. 4 Choose the language you are most interested in learning and click on it. Now you will see information about the courses and locations where you can study this language. Browse this information until you have found the course and location you are most interested in. Take notes about the course below: Language: Location: Reasons for choosing this course: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 5 Now tell your partner about the course you have chosen.
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TEACHER’S NOTES: Module 13
Learning for the future
Aim: For students to use the Internet to find out information about language courses. This worksheet is designed to lead on from the theme of the module, ‘learning for the future’. Time: 45 minutes Materials: Photocopies of the worksheet for each student. 1. Students decide which of the languages they would be interested in learning and put them in their order of preference. 2. Ask students to compare their order with a partner and then with the rest of the class. 3. Tell students they are going to find some information about language courses in different countries. Check that they have all found the webpage correctly and that they have found the list of languages on the left of the screen. 4. Students click on the language that they are most interested in studying. They can then browse the information about the course and the location. Monitor carefully and be available to help students with any difficult areas if necessary. When students have found a destination and a course that they are interested in, they take notes about the course and why it is of interest to them. 5. Students can compare notes with their partner and explain why they have chosen this particular course.
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