Activity Information Voices in Pictures Name of Activity Language(s) English and all Suggested Level From A1-B1 Suggested Objectives Procedure Other Comments Places Improve the vocabulary related to countries and nationalities Improve speaking and writing skills Review geography of Europe Encourage creativity Encourage cooperative work Activity 1 Town and their symbols The teacher gives a set of pictures to learners (group of 3 or 4) Learners have to match the pictures with the names of the monuments/sights Correction Activity 2 Cities and countries Learners fill in the grid and add the name of the country in which each city is situated In part b) they have to name people s nationality according to each country Correction Activity 3 What I d like to do in Learners choose 5 countries that they would like to visit and write the countries names in the bubbles They answer the following questions: On which continent are these countries? How long would you like to stay in these countries? What would you like to do there? In which country can you imagine to live forever? Why? Activity 4 Where are the following countries? Learners have to find countries in the map of Europe In part b) they write down the border states of some European countries. Correction Activity 5 - Organising a trip to. Learners have to prepare a trip through Europe and to follow the instructions given. They work in small groups and present their trip to the class. Activity 6 - Crossword You will find these pictures and more on the project website of Voices in Pictures : www.voicesinpictures.eu 16272 1 1
Activity 1 Towns and their symbols Here are drawings of famous monuments or buildings of some towns. Match the names of the towns with the monuments/buildings. Write the appropriate number in the field. Do you know the name of some monuments/buildings? 1 2 Granada Paris 3 4 Machu Pichu Berlin 5 6 Munich Pisa 7 8 New York Giza 9 10 Lisbon London 16272 1 2
11 12 Moscow Dubai 13 14 Cracow Brussels 15 16 Rome Rio de Janeiro 17 18 Athens Barcelona 19 20 Copenhagen Osaka 21 22 Riga Schwangau 16272 1 3
Activity 2 Cities and countries a) In which countries are the following cities situated? Example: Schwangau is in Germany. City Country a. Athens. b. Barcelona.. c. Berlin.. d. Brussels.. e. Copenhagen.. f. Cracow.. g. Dubai. h. Giza.. i. Granada. j. Lisbon.. k. London. l. Machu Pichu.. m. Moscow. n. Munich.. o. Osaka.. p. Paris.. q. Pisa.. r. Riga.. s. Rio de Janeiro.. t. Rome.. u. New York.. v. Schwangau Germany b) Give the name of the inhabitants of the countries Germany Germans 1. Greece 2. Spain 3. 16272 1 4
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Activity 3 - What I d like to do in.. a) Choose 5 countries that you would like to visit. Write their name in the bubbles. b) On which continent are these countries? c) How long would you like to stay in these countries? d) What would you like to do / to visit there? e) In which country can you imagine to live forever? Why? 16272 1 5
Activity 4 - Where are the following countries? a) Position the countries on the map France Spain Belgium Poland Latvia Great Britain Germany Portugal Italy Sweden Greece Hungary Bulgaria Austria Finland Romania b) What are the border states of: b.1. Latvia. b.2. Poland. b.3. Germany. b.4. Great Britain. b.5. France. b.6. Spain. 16272 1 6
Activity 5 - Organising a trip to You are a travel agent and are organising a trip through Europe. 1. You want to offer the travellers: a) A tour of five European capitals famous for their Art nouveau houses. Which ones? How will the customers travel from city to city? How long will they need for that tour? b) Two days on two different European beaches. Where? c) A boat trip between two countries. From which harbour will the boat start? Where will it arrive?. How long will the boat trip take?. d) The visit of three famous European castles. Which ones? 2. Write a draft of the whole trip. Reflect upon the time needed and calculate the price. 16272 1 7
Activity 6 - Crossword 16272 1 8