OBJECTIVES:
Making learners familiar with the Spring website and other websites
on the the European Union and then making them summarise what they had
learnt in the form of mindmaps.
TARGET STUDENTS:
Spanish learners of English as a Second language
ENGLISH LEVEL:
Low-intermediate
MATERIALS:
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
The websites used were
http://www.eun.org/futurum/
http://www.euroaventura.net/
http://www.historiasiglo20.org/europa/index.htm
http://european-convention.eu.int/
If you want to know more about mindmaps go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Mapping
PREPARATION:
None
TIME
1 Hour at the computer room to complete each worksheet (2 hours)
1 more hour in class correcting the exercise (2 hours)
TIP
All the sites are both in English and Spanish. Learners can read the
text in their language and then look for the answers in the English
version.
It is very important to correct their mindmaps together, to discuss
what they have learnt about the UE.
USEFUL VOCABULARY
To rise
The economic Depression of 1929
To be elected
World War I |
Should
To understand
To endorse
To kidnap |