The aim of this project is to describe what happens during Christmas in the partners' countries. Pupils work about how this festival is celebrated in their own country then they exchange their information and material produced with their partners

• Subjects: Foreign Languages, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT, Music, Religion
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 13 - 16
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Video conference, Web publishing
• Aims: 1. Learning to work in groups on a common project. 2.Describing situations and events in English. 3.Listening, understanding and rielaborating narrative texts... read more1. Learning to work in groups on a common project. 2.Describing situations and events in English. 3.Listening, understanding and rielaborating narrative texts in L2. 4. representing an event, like Christmas, identifying its symbols. 5. memorizing and performing Christmas poems and songs. 6. acquiring more mastering of technology. hide
• Work process: Divide the class into groups, each of them with different tasks. They will prepare a powerpoint document on recipes of... read more Divide the class into groups, each of them with different tasks. They will prepare a powerpoint document on recipes of the typical national and regional Christmas cakes(ingredients, instructions, photos,etc) and dinner (menu, recipes,photos, etc). Some students will prepare interviews for the rest of the class and the partner students asking about their impressions, ideas and experiences on Christmas and will create a diary (Title:Our Xmas Diary) published on the schools' blogs; they will deal with the typical traditions, customs and habits of this period (about crib,gifts, epiphany ,etc) and will create a cd with their performance of Christmas songs and their translation on their blogs. hide
• Expected results: Students are expected to improve their knowledge of English and to get familiarity with technologies. They should acquire more awareness of... read moreStudents are expected to improve their knowledge of English and to get familiarity with technologies. They should acquire more awareness of their European dimension by comparing their identity with a different culture. hide

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