The Languages Bridge Continuum

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The Languages Bridge Continuum

• Building Block 1 General sound discrimination
• Building Block 2 Sound and word recognition
• Building Block 3 Word classes
• Building Block 4 Word properties
• Building Block 5 Sentence types
• Building Block 6 Real purposes and real
  audiences

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The Languages Bridge Continuum

• Building Block 3 Word classes
• To understand word order in a sentence
• To understand that word classes exist in all
  languages, but that the order may be different

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Building Block 3 Lesson 1To understand word
order in a sentenceTo understand that word
classes exist in all languages, but that the
order may be different
Mr. X
catches
taxi
fast
the
verb
noun
adjective
noun
Active learning is important in Building Block 3
with pupils manipulating different languages as a
whole class using the interactive whiteboard...
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Building Block 3 Lesson 1To understand word
order in a sentenceTo understand that word
classes exist in all languages, but that the
order may be different
Mr. X
the
visits
palace
empty
market
looks for
fast
taxi
catches
enormous
... and in groups using word cards to experiment
making their own sentences.
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Building Block 3 Lesson 2To know that word
classes exist in all languagesThey perform the
same function but order may be different
Signor. X
visita
museo
grande
il
Progression in the Building Block activities
moves from exemplification in English through
demonstration in various foreign languages to
pupil experimentation in unknown foreign
languages.
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Building Block 3 Lesson 2To know that word
classes exist in all languagesThey perform the
same function but order may be different
Signor X
la
mangia
bicicletta
deliziosa
tigre
disegna
cerca
veloce
torta
feroce
How many interesting Italian sentences can you
make?
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Building Block 3 Lesson 3To transfer knowledge
of word classes to a real text

• Monsieur X voyage en avion rapide.
• Il visite le musée rapidement.
• M. X marche dans la longue galerie dart.
• Il attend patiemment à la gare.
• Il va lentement à lhôtel en bus.
• Il entre dans la grotte sombre.

Can you identify word classes in French?
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Building Block 3 Lesson 3To transfer knowledge
of word classes to a real text

• Signor X viaggia in aereo veloce.
• Visita il museo velocemente.
• Signor X cammina nella galleria darte langa.
• Aspetta alla stazione pazientemente.
• Va allalbergo per autobus lentamente.
• Entra nel grotta scura.

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... and in Italian? ... and how does this aid
comprehension?