Primary-secondary Transition - CLIL Style!

At Midhurst Rother College, we are very excited about welcoming our first “Content Led Integrated Language” tutor group into Year 7 this September. Whilst we cannot invite the students into College at present for transition events, we are hoping to get to know each other and prepare for the challenges of CLIL in a virtual way!

We had planned to invite the CLIL students into College this term, for a treasure hunt, baking, a picnic or sports activities. Instead, we are challenging them to complete some remote CLIL challenges in May and June. Learning geography, cookery, and sport etc. through French next term will require an adventurous spirit, resilience, and perseverance.

• Sketch a self-portrait and label your facial features all in French or find out some new words for items around the home. Send in a montage showing the words you learned.

• Find a French word for each letter of the alphabet and create a montage of photos or pictures from A-Z. Photograph objects around the house or out on a walk for your alphabet e.g. a. comme arbre (tree) b. comme banana.

• Follow a recipe for croque monsieur and send us a photo.

• Film yourself doing “keepy uppys” with a football or tennis racket and tennis ball whilst you count in French…until you drop the ball! Un, deux, trois…

• Research a French speaking person of your choice. Write about their life and achievements in your own words.

• Sculpt a scene in fruit and other small household objects, labelling the picture, e.g. a beach scene might include a satsuma (le soleil = une petite orange as the sun in daytime or a crescent moon formed by a banana for a night-time scene!

• Explore France on Google Images or similar, to find the most beautiful views. Create a montage, saying where they are situated and what they are called. All current and prospective Year 7 students are welcome to submit entries (via email to Fiona. lunskey@mrc-academy.org). There will be prizes!