Initial phase: Observation
SESSIONS 1, 2 & 3
We have a problem...
Las reseñas de internet sobre sitios, hoteles y restaurantes están normalmente escritas por adultos, ¿qué pasa con nosotros (niños y niñas)? ¡Muchas veces no pensamos igual que los adultos!
OUR EVALUATIONS COUNT!
What we will do...
Observaremos y analizaremos distintas reseñas sobre lugares del mundo, prestando atención a cómo el hablante los evalúa, y ofrece directrices, recomendaciones fuertes, y consejos al lector o espectador. Esto nos ayudará a escribir una reseña sobre un lugar para otros niños y niñas que lo vayan a visitar.
What we will learn...
Que una reseña puede estar escrita en tiempo pasado y presente; contiene palabras que describen el lugar y expresan la evaluación del hablante; contiene verbos modales que expresan obligación y sirven para dar directrices, recomendaciones fuertes o consejos al lector.
Activity 1 (in pairs)
A. Watch the following YouTube video of Abi and Lauren evaluating the National History Museum in London. You can watch it more than once, following the subtitles.
B. Read the subtitles again, and answer the following questions:
How are Abi’s and Lauren’s evaluations of the National History Museum? Positive? Negative? Circle words that indicate their evaluations.
Look at Lauren’s last sentence in English, Spanish, and Valencian. Write these sentences in the table below.
Activity 2 (in pairs)
Look at the verb should in Lauren’s last sentence. It expresses obligation. Which kind of obligation? Select one of the following options.
🔲 STRONG
🔲 MEDIUM
🔲 WEAK
Explain your answer briefly in your language.
Subraya el verbo después de should. ¿Podemos usar should sin este verbo? (¿Podemos decir *you should at the last hour of the day”, “*deberías/deberíais a última hora del día”?). Razona brevemente tu respuesta.
Activity 3 (in pairs)
MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
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A. Read the following reviews of the Louvre written by an adult and a child.
B. Respond to the following questions. You can use your own language, if necessary.
What’s the slogan in each review? What does the adult’s slogan mean? Use your own language to explain its meaning.
How is the adult’s evaluation of the Louvre? Positive? Negative? Circle words that indicate this evaluation.
How is the child’s evaluation of the Louvre? Positive? Negative? Circle words that indicate this evaluation.
Look at the adult’s and the child’s sentences below. How would you say the same in Spanish and Valencian? Write your answers in the table.
Activity 4 (in pairs)
Look at the verb must in the adult’s review. It expresses obligation in English. Which kind of obligation? Select one of the following options.
🔲 STRONG
🔲 MEDIUM
🔲 WEAK
Explain your answer briefly in your language.
Look at the verb have to in the child’s review. It expresses obligation in English. Which kind of obligation? Select one of the following options.
🔲 STRONG
🔲 MEDIUM
🔲 WEAK
Explain your answer briefly in your language.
Subraya los verbos después de must y have to. ¿Podemos usar must y have to después de estos verbos? (¿Podemos decir *you must water with you, “*debes agua contigo”?). Razona brevemente tu respuesta.
¿Qué hemos aprendido?...
Complete the text by selecting one option within the parentheses. Then use (√) where the characteristic applies.
Should, must, y have to ______________________ (necesitan / no necesitan) ir seguidos de otros verbos para tener sentido. Se llaman verbos modales porque expresan __________________ (la acción / el modo) o manera en que se hace la acción del verbo que les sigue: ________________ (no obligada / obligada).
