ATL Research: Understand and use technology systems

• Frans
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

L'apparence physique : Le style

Les objectifs :

• Utiliser correctement un dictionnaire en ligne
• Comprendre les genres de mots

• Apprendre le vocabulaire des vêtements

Can you relate to this? What words in your best language have the same pronunciation but mean different things? Write them or a sentence here!

Homophones

Homophones are words that sound similar but have different meanings. 

They can be quite a challenge when it comes to your listening skills, but also when looking up new vocabulary!

That's what this ATL task is all about - how to use online dictionaries correctly so as to avoid any embarrassing mistakes like Madame Turner's Dutch homework! Listen here to find out what happened...

The easy cheat!

So you want to rush through a task and find yourself at Google Translate, but what do you think comes up when you want to know these words?

Turkey (country)

live (current)

can (a can of coke)

present (a gift)

cool (chilly)

Go to Google Translate and type in these words. Write the word that appears in the following slides!

Using Google Translate, what is the French for: Turkey (country)

Using Google Translate, what is the French for: live (current)

Using Google Translate, what is the French for: can (a can of coke)

Using Google Translate, what is the French for: present (a gift)

Using Google Translate, what is the French for: cool (chilly)

Le contexte est clé !

Now look them up using www.wordreference.com and check your answers by looking at the meaning of each translation in the brackets:

Using www.wordreference.com, what is the French for: Turkey (country)

Using www.wordreference.com, what is the French for: live (current)

Using www.wordreference.com, what is the French for: can (a can of coke)

Using www.wordreference.com, what is the French for: present (a gift)

Using www.wordreference.com, what is the French for: cool (chilly)

Les genres de mots

Now, as you probably noticed, there are many different translations given in the dictionary for one word, but how do you know which one to use?

Les genres de mots

What is the French translation for 'a skirt'?

une jupe

How did we know that it was 'une' and not 'un'?

C'est à toi !

Copy and paste this paragraph in the following slide with the English words translated into French (remove the brackets in your answer):

Salut ! Je m'appelle Paul et j'ai 13 ans. Je suis (tall), et j'ai les (hair) courts et (straight). J'ai les yeux (brown) et je porte des (glasses). J'aime porter beaucoup les (trainers) et les (jeans) avec (a top). Je déteste les (shirts) et le (blue).

Salut ! Je m'appelle Paul et j'ai 13 ans. Je suis (tall), et j'ai les (hair) courts et (straight). J'ai les yeux (brown) et je porte des (glasses). J'aime porter beaucoup les (trainers) et les (jeans) avec (a top). Je déteste les (shirts) et le (blue).

Challenge! Défi !
Translate this sentence into English:
Il y a un avocat qui représente des avocats.

Challenge! Défi !
Translate this sentence into English:
Elle est la reine des rennes.

Challenge! Défi !
Translate this sentence into English:
Cette chouette est chouette !

Challenge! Défi !
Translate this sentence into English:
En buvant (While drinking) mon verre de vin, j'ai vu (I saw) un ver vert vers la maison !

What have you learned today? What will you do differently now that you know how to use an online dictionary correctly?

When thinking about this ATL skill, would you say that you are:

1. a beginner (you can watch others using it)
2. a learner (you can use it with support)
3. a user (you can use it correctly by yourself)
4. an expert (you can use it well & show others how to use it)