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The aim of this activity is to practise a specific vocabulary, introduce learners to different text media, and raise intercultural awareness. Learners read a short text in Language A about a friend’s missing dog and they then have to create an Instagram post and a “lost dog” flyer in Language B.
Theme(s): Pets/ animals
CEFR-CV Common European Framework of Reference - Companion Volume scale(s) for mediating text:
Processing text in speech / in writing
CEFR-CV Common European Framework of Reference - Companion Volume scale(s) for mediation strategies:
Adapting languageStreamlining a text
Educational level(s): ISCED 1 (Primary education)ISCED 2 (Lower secondary education)
CEFR language proficiency level(s): A2
Language(s) involved in the task: EnglishEstonianFinnishFrenchGermanGreekPolishSwedish
Language(s) of the teacher's material: English
Language(s) of the student's materials: EnglishEstonianFinnishFrenchGermanGreekPolishSwedish
Lost dog Greek-English (Task 4)
Lost dog English-French (Task 47)
Lost dog English-Estonian (Task 48)
Lost dog English-German (Task 49)
Lost dog English-Swedish (Task 50)
Lost dog English-Polish (Task 51)
Lost dog French-English (Task 52)
Lost dog French-Estonian (Task 53)
Lost dog French-German (Task 54)
Lost dog French-Swedish (Task 55)
Lost dog French-Polish (Task 56)
Lost dog Estonian-English (Task 57)
Lost dog Estonian-French (Task 58)
Lost dog Estonian-German (Task 59)
Lost dog Estonian-Swedish (Task 60)
Lost dog Estonian-Polish (Task 61)
Lost dog Greek-French (Task 62)
Lost dog Greek-Estonian (Task 63)
Lost dog Greek-German (Task 64)
Lost dog Greek-Swedish (Task 65)
Lost dog Greek-Polish (Task 66)
Lost dog Finnish-French (Task 67)
Lost dog Finnish-Estonian (Task 68)
Lost dog Finnish-German (Task 69)
Lost dog Finnish-Swedish (Task 70)
Lost dog Finnish-Polish (Task 71)
Lost dog German-Estonian (Task 72)
Lost dog German-Polish (Task 73)
Lost dog German-French (Task 74)
Lost dog German-English (Task 75)
Lost dog German-Swedish (Task 76)
Lost dog Polish-Estonian (Task 77)
Lost dog Polish-German (Task 78)
Lost dog Polish-French (Task 79)
Lost dog Polish-English (Task 80)
Lost dog Polish-Swedish (Task 81)
Lost dog Swedish-English (Task 82)
Lost dog Swedish-German (Task 83)
Lost dog Swedish-Polish (Task 84)
Lost dog Swedish-Estonian (Task 85)
Lost dog Swedish-French (Task 86)
Lost dog Finnish-English (Task 5)
The task discusses the living situation of university students in Germany and other European countries and invites learners to reflect on their plans after graduation. First, the situation is displayed in an info text and graphics. The learners then mediate the contents to a friend in the form of a voice message and explain it further in a WhatsApp message. Then they compare the situation in Germany to their friends’ and family’s experiences in other countries. In task 4, another text about living with the parents is read and mediated to another friend. Finally, the learners prepare a panel discussion (in groups) about the advantages and disadvantages of living with parents during university. They receive two texts in favour and two texts against living with parents (in English) and watch a video (in German) in order to prepare the discussion.
Relaying specific information in speech / in writingExplaining data in speech / in writingProcessing text in speech / in writing
Educational level(s): ISCED 2 (Lower secondary education)ISCED 3 (Upper secondary education (including general and vocational education))
CEFR language proficiency level(s): C1C2
Language(s) involved in the task: EnglishFrenchGerman
Language(s) of the student's materials: EnglishFrenchGerman
Students housing problems French-German-English (Task 10)
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ISCED 1: Primary education ISCED 2: Lower secondary education ISCED 3: Upper secondary education
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