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Friday, 10 October 2008

1D's presentations on Life in germany

Here are 1D's presentations about life in Germany:

Food and Drink

Family Life

Free Time

House and Home

Monday, 06 October 2008

1B's Presentations of Life in Germany

Here are 1B's presentations on life in Germany. Click on the links to open up the video, you may have to be patient for the first 2 due to technical hitches:

Family Life

Freetime in Germany

Food and Drink

School Life

House and Home

S1 Presentations on Life in Germany - Survey

To complete the survey you will need to have your completed homework sheet with you.

Now click on the link below to open the survey:

S1 Life in Germany Presentations

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Thursday, 03 July 2008

Sam, katrina, louise and Sarah's Tour de Huntly

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Patrick, Rhuraidh, Colin, Eddy and Fraser tour de Huntly

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Grace and Gwyneth's Tour Guidé de Huntly

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Monday, 23 June 2008

Regular French Verb Podcasts - by the Higher Pupils

The following podcasts have been produced by my Higher pupils to help younger students understand the finer points of the present tense of regular verbs in French. Have a listen. Which one do you think will help you learn better? Why?  Which one do you think might not help you learn? Why?

Leave a comment.

Regular -er verbs:

Regular -ir verbs:

Regular -re verbs:

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

1S Speaking Assessments

Here's where you will assess your mate's work.
Use the worksheet you have been given and listen to 3 of our friend's assessments. Give them a mark for each category. Then write a brief report for your friend in the form of a compliment sandwich (2 things that rocked about the work and one area for improvement). It is this report you are going to write as a comment on this post.
Here is an example:

Roger: You answered most of the questions clearly but sometimes they were just short basic answers. You used opinions to talk about school subjects.

Remember you have to write about 3 people each time so show who you are writing about by writing their first name.

To listen to your friend scroll down in the player below, find your mate's name and click on it. Easy.

In case you have lost it here's your checklist:

Download PeerAssessmentChecklist.doc (22.5K)

Monday, 14 April 2008

Exams, Revision, Stress...Help is at hand



National Qualifications Online - Exam preparation

Those fine people at LTScotland have collated a selection of resources intended to help this years cohort of NQ candidates prepare for their exams. Also useful I would suspect for us teachers and parents.

It includes a Exam Guide 2008 produced by the Sunday Herald, although having just looked at it there is no specific guide for Languages...why not!!! The Herald itself has a couple of podcasts available to download, which give tips and advice on how to approach exams.

Exam Guide 1

Exam Guide 2

There is also a link to the SQA Exam timetable, where you can access your Personal Timetable Builder.

You now finally download past papers from the SQA as well. Only last years for the moment, but this will obviously increase year on year.

There is also a section on Study Skills under 4 headings, Do, Get, Remember and Understand.

Well done LTScotland, there are some very useful resources here.






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Monday, 07 April 2008

German Grammcasts

What seems a long time ago I tasked 2F with producing podcasts to explain various aspects of German grammar. After a long gestation period here are the results.

Your task is to listen to each and every one of the podcasts and rate them. You must assess how well the podcast has taught you about the grammar point and also think about how well the podcast has been scripted, then you must leave a comment on this post by clicking the comments button below. Try to express your comment in the form of 2 THINGS THAT ROCK AND 1 THAT SUCKS, eg "the podcast was well scripted and I learned a lot about irregular verbs, but there appear to have been some errors in pronunciation." NO TEXT SPEAK EITHER PLS PLEASE.

In particular I want you to look out for and identify any grammar mistakes made in the presentations, with a view to rerecording a wholly accurate versions.


Click here to get your own player.

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Sunday, 13 January 2008

Internet Safety Tips from Sean The Bass Player

A great post from Sean The Bass Player.

He starts with having a wee go at the Panorama programme last week (which I didn't see so can't comment on, but most of the post is a series of 7 valid, well thought out tips about how to stay safe online.
This is not some aloof educator from the blogosphere or some random teacher (like myself) sounding off but a student who has decided to pass on his advice to others from his own experience of using the web.
I particularly like his advice on why it can be a good idea to use vice and video chat:

...if someone is cool with you seeing what they look like on webcam, or
are cool with having a chat on skype with them when they have the
required gear then they are most likely going to be who they say they
are.

I would like to recommend to any teacher reading this that they pass on Sean's blog address to their students and allow them to read the advice for themselves. I will be cross posting this to my other blogs and passing it on to colleagues.


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Friday, 09 November 2007

S4 French Speakings - Mes Vacances

READ THIS FIRST.

To ensure you can see all the posts on the page click "november 2007" on the "Archives" menu on the left of your screen.

Below you will find individual posts for each of your speaking tests. Your task now is to listen not only to your own but to your mate's and make a comment about each one you listen to.

However there are a few stipulations:

  • please think about and make a comment on your own performance
  • Listen to 3 other speaking tests and leave a comment
  • comments must be in proper english (no text speak please)
  • in your comments you should mention two positive things about the performance and one area where you think improvements could be made
  • all comments will be moderated before publication so think before you write
  • when leaving a comment leave only your first name. No email addresses or surnames please.

Catherine

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download Catherine.MP3

Georgina

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download Georgina.MP3

Lauren

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download lauren.MP3

Laurence

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download Laurence.MP3

Andrew C

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download andrew_c.MP3

Anna

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download Anna.MP3

Kirsten

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download Kirsten.MP3

Katie F

Here's my latest speaking test. Please rate me, but remember 2 things that rock and only one that sucks.

Download katy_f.MP3