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dalle professioni, l’insegnante può chiedere agli studenti cosa un
certo lavoratore non fa o non è tenuto a fare per contratto, come,
ad esempio:
A teacher doesn’t clean the toilet of the school
.
Dopo aver creato alcune frasi di questo tipo il docente può for-
mulare alcune domande esemplari e fare rispondere a turno agli
studenti (ad esempio:
Does a taxi driver teach maths?
).
Viene poi chiesto agli studenti di lavorare a coppie ponendo do-
mande di questo tipo al compagno, che deve rispondere negativa-
mente.
Fase 10.
tempo: 120’
Ora che gli allievi hanno acquisito un po’ di lessico ed hanno fami-
liarizzato con le forme del presente indicativo, è possibile proporre
loro un testo sulla cultura anglosassone che tratti temi che possano
stimolare il confronto con la loro esperienza quotidiana.
Documento 2
A typical day in a British school
Submitted by Vera Bobkova on 30 October, 2009 – 02:54
The classes start at 9 am, but the children come earlier than that in order to
register with their class teachers. If I have the first lesson, I come to school
at 8.55 so I don’t have to come through this big crowd of pupils in the hall.
Each lesson lasts 55 minutes!! Trust me, it’s hard. Even in American college
that was 50 minutes! Maybe this is a good decision considering the number
of students in each class (over 30), but it’s impossible to keep their attention
for an hour. (...)
There are NO BREAKS between lesson 1 and 2, lesson 2 and 3. And no bells as
well. After the first lesson the children simply go to another classroom. And
there is no bell signifying the beginning of the second lesson. As a result,
they are always late. Wouldn’t you be?
After lesson 2 there is a 20 minute break. I have no idea what the kids do dur-
ing this time (yet) as all teachers go to the staff room to enjoy a free cup of tea
or coffee, with cookies sometimes. That’s the most pleasant time at work for
some of them. Well, I remember having the same feeling when in Moscow (...)
though no one provides free tea for Russian teachers...
Lesson 3&4 go without any breaks as well. Then there’s a long lunch-break
after which students have one more class. As a result the school day ends at
3.20 pm. It seems the school dies out after this time. There are only cleaning
ladies around. (...) Kind of creepy actually.