CLIL ideas

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-6

ideas and activities

#1: Create a word list/Check for difficult words

At the start of a chapter, students are asked to scan the chapter for difficult new words. They have to keep track of these words as we discuss the chapter. At the end of the chapter we discuss the word lists and check if indeed the words have all been taken care of.

Why is this interesting for a CLIL and, for example,
a mathematics lesson?

A lot of new phrases are often introduced in new chapters. Think of words like isosceles, perpendicular or trigonometry. If students do not know these words, they will not be able to understand the problems they have to deal with.

Why is this interesting for a CLIL and, for example,
a mathematics lesson?

This is a great activity because it differentiates between students (word lists can be different) but can still easily be checked by teachers. For example: I recently asked my students a word I know was tricky. What followed was the question by which students had written down the word in their word lists. For those who did not, this was a moment of truth and they had to explain why.

Why is this interesting for a CLIL and, for example,
a mathematics lesson?

Obviously the language is involved and students are activated when they make the lists. It also helps if you plan to regularly ‘check’ the word list. Not by asking them to hand in anything, but simply by asking the difficult words they encounter.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

                Choose 9 words to fill your BINGO card:

          bay                                    canal                            cave

          hill                                      island                          marsh

          ocean                               reef                              river

          volcano                            waterfall                    glacier

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A raised mound of land.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A wetland near lakes and streams.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A mountain with a vent where lava, steam, and ash comes out, sometimes violently.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A small body of water enclosed partially by land.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A waterway made by man for irrigation or easier transportation.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A growth of coral under the sea and near the surface.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A large mass of ice that moves slowly.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A very large body of salt water.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

Water falling from a height, usually off a cliff or side of a mountain.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A piece of land totally surrounded by water.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A large open area in the ground or in the side of a mountain or hill.

#2: GEOGRAPHY BINGO

A large body of water that flows.

Discussion

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