1. Esperanza Caballero Álvarez
Eduardo Mendoza Cerpa
Nayra Rodríguez Fleitas
Laura Pérez Santana
Beatriz Pérez Santana

2. Topic: Spin the English
Globe!
Level: 3º E.S.O. – A2
Reason: the students
will learn important
aspects about English
spoken countries.

3. Objectives
• To have a general sight about L2.
• To practice spoken interaction among students.
• To develop autonomous learning.
• To grasp the overall meaning and extract specific
information from different sources in English.
• To get all students engaged in the activity.
• To learn new vocabulary.

4. Contents
Collecting information from different WebPages in
English.
Using different lexis fields to collect and share the
information.
Gathering and extracting specific information.
Using videos to extract and summarize information.

5. Driving question
• Do you know in which countries or states the English
language is spoken?
• Find out the main cultural aspects.
• Look for information:
Web pages.
Videos from YouTube.
• Creative PowerPoint presentation.

6. Management of the process
• Previous preparations needed: creating mixed
groups integrating all kinds of students.
• Evaluation:
a)Power Point presentation.
b)Individual evaluations.
c) Group evaluations.

7. Assessment
Early in project: information and creativity.
During the project: participation and involvement.
End of the project: presentation on time, structured,
details, clearness effects.

8. CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Uses vocabulary Uses vocabulary Uses vocabulary Uses several (5 or more)
appropriate for the appropriate for the appropriate for the words or phrases that are
Vocabulary audience. Extends audience. Includes 1-2 audience. Does not include not understood by the
audience vocabulary by words that might be new to any vocabulary that might audience.
defining words that might most of the audience, but be new to the audience.
be new to most of the does not define them.
audience.
Shows a full understanding Shows a good Shows a good Does not seem to
Content of the topic. understanding of the topic. understanding of parts of understand the topic very
the topic. well.
The ideas suggested use a There is a great number of Some resources are used The work is based on
great number of resources, resources and the content and the content is relevant. teacher presentations and
Creativity the content is relevant to is relevant and engaging. students interests are not
the students and engaging, taken into account.
there is a strong conection
with the real world.
Appart from being The presentation is The presentation is The presentation is not
submited on time, the submitted on time, submitted on time and submitted on time and/or
Presentation presentation is well structured and detailed. detailed. is not detailed.
structured, detailed and
having into account effects,
colours to make the
presentation engaging.
All the members of the Almost all the members of Many members of the There was an irregular
Participation group regularly came to the group regularly came to group came to class and participation and
class and participated class and participated participated actively. assistance within the
actively in the task. actively. group.

9. Tools used
Worksheet.
Web Pages.
YouTube videos.

10. Knowledge and Already have Taught before Taught during
Skills needed learned the project the project
1. English cultural X
aspects.
2. English spoken X
language
countries.
3. Work with PP X
4. Use of ICTs X
5. Group works X
6. Looking for X
relevant info
7. Summarize and X
organize info
8. Good use of the X X
language

11. Challenges and problems
• Using foreign language sources of
information and developing an
autonomous learning.
• Problems:
a)The selection and use of the
proper data and resources.
b)The cooperation and participation
among students.
c) The difficulty to find specific
cultural aspects.

12. Scotland
Belongs to the United Kingdom.
Capital: Edinburgh.
Population: 5,295,000.

13. Language
Scottish English (Scottish Standard English).
a)The characteristic speech of the professional class [in
Scotland] and the accepted norm in schools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:RenfrewshireAccent.ogg
Scottish Gaelic.
a)A Celtic language native to Scotland.
b)Classed as an autochthonous language ratified by the
British government.

14. Places of interest.
The Scottish Fisheries Museum
Drumlanrig Castle
Hunterian
Museum
and Art
Gallery
The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition
Experience

15. Night life
The Garage
(Glasgow)
Cowgate (Edinburgh)
Tiger Tiger
(Glasgow)
Grassmarket (Edinburgh)

16. Gastronomy.
• Haggis: a savoury pudding containing
sheep's pluck (heart, liver and
lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet,
spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and
traditionally encased in the animal's
stomach and simmered for approximately
three hours.
• Neeps and tatties: The well-known
Scottish Tatties (potato) and Neeps
(turnip or swede) are mashed potatoes
and mashed turnips or swede.
Traditionally, they are mashed separately
and served with haggis, but can be
served with anything else.

17. Festivities
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
St. Andrews Day
Edinburgh Military Tattoo

18. Trivial questions
 Which Scottish festivity includes a wide variety of celebrations?
a) Edinburgh Fringe Festival
b) St. Andrews Day
c) Edinburgh Military Tattoo
 What is the name of the Scottish traditional dish made of sheep's heart, liver and
lungs?
a) Neeps and tatties
b) Omelette
c) Haggis
 What is the capital of Scotland?
a) Glasgow
b) Edinburgh
c) Aberdeen