European Languages week

This lesson can be used with S1-S6. It allows pupils to explore what European Languages week is all about, furthermore touches on the importance of Eurovision and what eurovision is. Some of the resources used are directly from the council of Europe: You can find their resources here - they are free to download. https://edl.ecml.at/ (so thank you to them for providing us with great material)

Starter activity: Match the Countries to the flags - countdown sound effect.
Activity 1: Share learning Intentions
Activity 3: Get pupils to work with the person next to them to think why it is improtant to learn a second language? Write ideas on the board as pupils shout out answers.
Activity 4: Share with them why learning a language is improtant - from the posters found online - great resources : Boardworks, Tun and the European Council.
Activity 5: Listen to the following celebrities speak another language - how many languages do they speak and what are these languages?
Activity 6: Use the book called ‘Lara’s language journey across europe’ - you can download this for free. Print of some of the pages and hang them around the classroom. Pupils can then scan the barcode and learn a few new words in numerous of languages - feedback to the class
Activity 7: SCAN the QR code and do the quiz- where am I?
Activity 8: Eurovision? what is eurovision, why does it exist?
Activity 9: IT IS EUROVISION TIME!

• Listen to a variety of songs over the years get pupils to write down the country and give their opinions in the target language
• Get pupils to vote using the mentimetre - scan the code and give 12 points to their favourite contestant
  Activity 10: Create a poster/ powerpoint slide as to why Eurovision should be held in Glasgow in 2023.