7 metodika indd

Unit 1 Where we live

Inquiry question: Why live in a city or village?

Inquiry theme: To understand why a city or town developed in that place In this unit you will …

• 
  read short texts, fact files, emails and poems
  
• 
  listen to dialogues and interviews
  
• 
  ask for and give personal information
  
• 
  learn about importance of water in our life
  
• 
  learn about life in big cities and different villages
  
• 
  learn how to use maps
  

Portfolio

According to Council of Europe portfolio supports the development of learner autonomy, plurilingualism and intercultural awareness.

Its main aims are:

• 
  to help learners give shape and coherence to their experience of learning and using languages other than their first language
  
• 
  to motivate learners by acknowledging their efforts to extend and diversify their language skills at all levels
  
• 
  to provide a record of the linguistic and cultural skills they have acquired (to be consulted, for example, when they are moving to a higher learning level or seeking employment at home or abroad
  

Each pupil should keep his or her works to demonstrate their achievements in their studies. These works are kept and evaluated by a teacher during the whole school year.

At the beginning of the portfolio there is a title page with the name and other information about the pupil, including the photo. Next, there is a list of Pupil Book’s Units.

For each unit the pupil should make a file. It can consist of pictures, essays, graphs, opinions, crosswords or any creative work which reflects what the pupils learnt in the unit.

In the multimedia DVD there is a selection of sample portfolio works for each unit. They can be used as possible models, which help the pupils develop their own ideas.