Daily Archives: 23 November 2009

TICK 5… Building Bridges!

book LET’S START PREPARING OUR TRIP…

Have you ever travelled abroad? What do you need to know to prepare a trip?

Now that you know it, let’s make pairs! Every pair will have to find out information about different aspects of  Sweden.

Group 1: The weather

Let’s find out: 

  •  What’s the weather like in winter?
  •  And in summer?
  • Please, find out today’s temperatures of Sweden and Girona. Let’s compare them!
  • Is the weather cold, mild, warm or hot in winter? And in summer?
  • Is it snowy weather? Please, find a photo of  Stockholm on the snow.
  • What does “freeze” mean? Please, copy and paste a photo of a freezing place in Sweden.

Use:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-weather.htm

 

http://blachan.com/shahi/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/insomniobuscacolchon/271543299/in/photostream/

 

http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/image/sweden72.gif

Group 2: Currency

  • What is the currency in Sweden?
  • How much is in euros?

Fill in the gaps:

  Unstable by bjarkihalldors.SWEDISH currency flickrEURO
 A PACKET OF SWEETS    
A LAPTOP    
A COMPUTER GAME    
  • Please, find out a photo of Swedish currency. Copy and paste it.
  • How much is a ticket for a bus? And for a train? How much is this in euros?

Use:

 http://www.xe.com/ucc/

http://blachan.com/shahi/

 

Group 3: The capital and important cities.

  • What is the capital of  Sweden? Please, find out a photo of it.
  • Do you know any other important cities? Please, find out a picture of them too.
  • How many citizens are in Sweden? And in Stockholm?
  • What do they speak?

Use:

http://blachan.com/shahi/

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/26-countriesplaces/391-sweden.html

 

Group 4: The north of  Sweden.

  • What is the ” aurora borealis“? Please, find out a photo. Copy and paste it.
  • Where is Kiruna? Please, find out a photo. Copy and paste it.
  • Is there any Ice Hotel? Please, find out a photo. Copy and paste it.
  • What is the weather like in this zone?

 http://blachan.com/shahi/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sweden

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/26-countriesplaces/391-sweden.html

 

Group 5: Christmas in Sweden.

  • What day is Christmas day in Sweden? Is it the same day as in Catalonia?
  • Do they celebrate “TIÓ” festival?
  • Is Father Christmas going to Sweden?
  • How do they celebrate the Christmas Eve?
  • What is Lucia’s festival?
  • How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Swedish?

Use:

http://www.santas.net/swedishchristmas.htm

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/holidayfun/sweden.html

 http://blachan.com/shahi/

Are you ready?

Remeber, we are all a whole group! Do it the better you can!