Lesson Series: All about animals 1

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS
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ALL ABOUT ANIMALS

Slide 1 - Diapositive

The upcoming classes we will:
  • Not do any coursebook work (yayyy), but there will be a lesson series about animals
  • Make sure you take a fully charged laptop to each class

Slide 2 - Diapositive

GOALS
1. You can understand an educational video clip about animal language.
2.  You can apply your knowledge to the exercises. 
    

Slide 3 - Diapositive

How do animals communicate?

Slide 4 - Carte mentale

Slide 5 - Vidéo

Let's predict: Do you think animals have a language to communicate?
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 6 - Quiz

Listening activity
We are going to listen to and watch the next part of the video.

Fill in the table (on paper) while you are watching. 

Tip: pay attention to what the four characteristics mean.

Slide 7 - Diapositive

Slide 8 - Vidéo

Compare your filled in table with your neighbour's
Compare your filled in table with your neighbour's. In case you have different answers, come to one answer as a pair.

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Answers to the table
Discreteness = a set of individual units, such as sounds or words, that can be combined to communicate new ideas. 
Grammar = a system of rules that tells you how to combine those individual units.
Productivity = the ability to use language to create an infinite number of messages.
Displacement = the ability to talk about things that aren't right in front of you, such as past, future, or fictional events.

Slide 10 - Diapositive

So, which characteristics do we need to have language?
A
Discreteness
B
Grammar
C
Productivity
D
Displacement

Slide 11 - Quiz

Listening activity
We are going to listen to and watch the next part of the video. 

You will hear for multiple animals what way of communication they have.

On your paper, fill in the language characteristics that each animal has. 

Slide 12 - Diapositive

Slide 13 - Vidéo

Answers to the exercise
A. Crabs & cuttlefish = 7
B. Bees = 4 & 6
C. Prairie dogs = 2
D. Great apes = 1 & 3
E. Dolphins = 5

Slide 14 - Diapositive

After watching the video, let's answer the question again: Do animals have language?
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 15 - Quiz







But we saw that even without language, animals were able to communicate. 


Slide 16 - Diapositive

Let's quickly revisit our goals
1. You can understand an educational video clip about animal language.
2.  You can apply your knowledge to the exercises. 
    

Slide 17 - Diapositive

Slide 18 - Diapositive