EUROCLUB MEETING IN THE FORM OF QUEST WITH ELEMENTS OF WEB QUEST

Dear friends,

    This book is a real gift for you to make the language learning process successful and interesting. It contains interesting materials for extracurricular language learning. You will find here a scenario for an open meeting of the school Euroclub in the form of quest with the elements of web quest, the tasks for English and German-speaking teams, instructions, pictures and the necessary printed materials for your immediate conduct of the quest. I wish success to you and your students.

 With love,

         Lidiya Nesterenko

     “In the 21st century illiterates are not those who can not read and write, but those who do not know how to study, and yet – forget what they have learned,” says Elvin Toffler, one of the authors of the concept of post-industrial society.

In the early 21st century, more than 200 organizations and leading companies in the world offered a list of skills that young people need to be successful. This list was called “Skills of the 21st Century”.     “We can not build a future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” Following this goal, the Teachers’ Team of  Chorniavka School seeks to form these skills from their students to success in the conditions of a modern world.

     One of the ways to develop the skills of the 21st century is the form of work named quest. Doing quest,  students communicate with each other for a long period of time, and teachers are always close by to provide clear instructions on how to accomplish tasks, if it is necessary. Quest is interesting, non-standard, fun, dynamic, modern and successful.

Euroclub meeting in the form of a quest with elements of web quest

     Aim: to improve the knowledge and skills acquired in foreign language lessons, develop skills of all kinds of speech activities, expand the worldview of students, develop linguistic guess and logical thinking, develop 21st century skills, and educate a positive attitude and interest in learning foreign languages.

     Game description:

The game is designed for a team of 6-8 participants. The participants follow the instructions which they receive at each station after the completed task.  At the station the team is exactly 10 minutes. The route of the team follows the following steps:

1) 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 

1-History Room, 2- Library, 3- Ukrainian language Room, 4- Music Class, 5- Computer Room, 6-Assembly hall, 7- Geography Room, 8- Foreign literature Room, 9 -Math Room, 10 – Gym.

     At each station, the team members meet with an adult participant (a teacher, who at the time is at a lesson), receive tasks, perform it with the whole team and present to the students who are in the classroom. After the task is completed, students are given the coordinates of the next station. For a properly completed assignment, students receive materials for their final presentation. For an unfulfilled task, students must study a “penalty” proverb in English.      After completing the final task, the participants of the team return to the English Room, prepare their final presentations of the received knowledge and present them to the audience.

Script / Description of the Event

     T: Dear teachers, guests,

We want to invite you to take part in the Euro club meeting together with our pupils. Let us greet our team!  

  (The team comes in)                                                                T: Introduce yourself and your leader.

(Team “This is Britain”. Our Motto is: “Every task is a chance to learn more!” I am Vladyslav. I appreciate learning English because it is interesting and, for sure, will help me to fulfill future plans.)

     T: Dear pupils, take your seats and invite the teachers to your team.

      Dear pupils, Dear guests! All of us are here to celebrate the knowledge of foreign languages! On September 26, Europe celebrates the Day of European Languages. Today’s Euroclub is special. The great team “This is Britain” is here to take part in the fascinating quest-game. You will learn interesting facts about Great Britain and its people that you never knew before. Hope you will enjoy the communication and make new friends. You have to travel through ten different stations. Here is your route and you have to guess the location of every next station.

Appendix №1 (Routes for the teams)

     T:guess the name of the first station you need to solve the task. Here it is.   The captain of the team “This is Britain”, come to me and receive your first task.

(The pupils are given the task in a special envelope and learn the location of the first station)

“This is the room where you can learn the dates of events”

     T: So, what station do you go to first? ____Yes, you are right! This is the History Room. You will learn the name of the next station after completing the next task. Mind the rules of our game.

Appendix № 2 (Rules for the team)

     T: Are you ready to start our adventure? Wish you all good luck! This day is yours – take and capture victory!

(The bell rings. The participants of the team start to travel to different stations, then come back to the class after the last station, do their final projects and get ready for final presentation.)

Appendix №3 (Tasks for the Team “This is Britain”)

      T: Let us welcome our teams. They are ready to present their final projects.

(The team presents their final project before the teachers and guests)

     T: Dear students, you are awesome! You did a great job travelling to different stations. You demonstrated solid knowledge of English and digital literacy skills. You showed the skills of critical thinking and problem solving, you communicated and collaborated, were creative, flexible and social. You also shared your talents in singing, dancing and drama.  We award you with Special Certificates for completing the quest. Congratulations!

 Dear guests, there is a gift for you. This is our own film about the latest trip to Germany in September 2018.

Appendix №5 (Video film about visiting Germany)

     T: Dear friends, this is the end of our great journey! We hope that you enjoyed traveling to GB! Every country is beautiful because of language, history, traditions and especially people! There is a tradition to leave something in the place where you were well, in order to be sure to return! Let us leave our impressions of the journey.

I propose you to create a chain of impressions that will symbolize our unity.

(Participants of the game create a chain and say their own impressions)

    T: We are all different, we are all equal, and we are all together!

    The Euro club sitting is closed.

    See you next time!

STATION 1

Royal family

Task 1. Royal role-play

You are the Queen of England and come to visit the school.  You want to find out what do the students know about the Royal family. Ask as many questions as you can.

Possible questions

1) What it the surname of the Royal Family?

1. a) Buckingham b) Windsor c) Kensington

2) Which member of the Royal Family is next in line to the throne?

1. a) Prince Charles b) Prince William c) Prince Andrew

3) What’s the name of the Queen’s official residence in London?

1. a) The Tower of London b) Buckingham Palace c) Westminster House

4) How many people work full time in the Royal Household?

1. a) 245 b) 445 c) 645

5) Which member of the Royal Family died on 31st August 1997?

1. a) Lady Diana b) The Queen Mother c) Princess Margaret

6) Which sport do Prince Charles and his sons like to play?

1. a) Water polo b) Golf c) Polo

7) What is Prince Charles’ wife’s official title?

1. a) Princess of Cornwall b) Queen of Cornwall c) Duchess of Cornwall

8) Which of the following things does the Queen not have?

1. a) Number plates on her cars b) Money in her handbag c) A vote at general elections

9) Which member of the Royal Family was born on 2nd May 2015?

1. a) Princess Eugenie b) Princess Charlotte c) Prince George

Task 2. Name the family members

STATION 1

Royal family

Task 3.

Study the Royal Family Tree and tell the story

of family relationships 

STATION 2

FAMOUS BRITISH KIDS

Task 1

Match the pictures and the texts. 

Read the texts about famous

British kids, find out all their talents and

write them down around 

the appropriate picture.

Add one of your best talent.

Be ready

to speak about. 

     Cruz David Beckham is the son of former soccer player David Beckham and former “Spice Girls” member Victoria Beckham. At the age of two, little Cruz danced his break dance during a Spice Girls’  concert. It seems that Cruz is going to follow in her mother’s footsteps by pursuing music. In early 2016, Victoria Beckham shared on her Instagram account a video of Cruz singing the chorus to Twista and Faith Evans song “Hope”. In the video, the 11 years old kid can be seen showing his singing skills while swaying from side to side. Fans not only liked his singing, they even went as far as to compare him to the Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. It was soon followed by another video of him performing Anna Kendrick’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ song “Cups” while drumming a plastic cup for the beat. Like his father, he and his brothers are very athletic and enjoy the game of football. At a younger age, Cruz and his brother Romeo used to train with Arsenal’s youth teams. While his elder brothers have moved from football to follow other interests, Cruz is still interested in the game and plays for Arsenal Academy. The young boy is fearless and adventurous when it comes to sports. He loves ice skating and often performs daring stunts on scooter. Cruz is known as a cheeky kid. His mother once revealed his cheeky side by mentioning that when they all were learning sign language to communicate with a deaf friend, a 5-year-old Cruz wanted to learn how to say “I have gas” first. He even wanted to learn how to say swear words in sign language. Little Cruz doesn’t mind modeling for his big brother Brooklyn who is aspiring to be a photographer. In a photo shared by Brooklyn on his Instagram page, Cruz can be seen swimming underwater in a pool.

     Rosie McClelland is a British child actress, model and television personality. Along with her cousin Sophia Grace Brownlee, she makes up the duo popularly called “Sophia Grace & Rosie.” The duo became famous after a YouTube video of them singinga cover version of Nicki Minaj’s song ‘Super Bass’ went viral. The girls appeared on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ within a month and became regular guests on the show soon after. The two girls have appeared on many other TV shows including two episodes of ‘Sam & Cat’ and two episodes of ‘The Xtra Factor.’ They also hosted their own web series named ‘The Sophia Grace and Rosie Show.’ Rosie and her cousin have also published two commercially successful illustrated children’s books, ‘Tea Time with Sophia Grace & Rosie’ and ‘Showtime with Sophia Grace & Rosie.’ Not only the books were well-received by fans and critics, the first one even reached No. 2 position on The New York Times Best Seller list of “Children’s Picture Books.” The two girls even starred in their own movie titled ‘Sophia Grace & Rosie’s Royal Adventure.’Since becoming famous, Rosie and Sophia have been to many TV shows and award ceremonies together, and Rosie has been known as the ‘quiet’ side-kick or ‘hype girl’ to her cousin Sophia. Even if she doesn’t join Sophia in singing, she “gives her confidence”. In her mother’s words, Rosie’s quiet confidence is the yin to her cousin Sophia’s bold yang. In 2012, along with Sophia, she won the Teen Choice Award in the category of “Choice Webstar” for her spirited interviews of celebrities. She has charmed top celebrities with her humorously insightful questions. Rosie and Sophia have represented Ellen on the red carpets of several award shows. Both the girls often wear pink dresses and tiaras, which have become their signature fashion style. Despite becoming famous at an early age, Rosie enjoys a happy and healthy childhood. Her compassionate nature has earned her a lot of friends at school. She is a good student and is very much interested in learning about electricity and science. She is also a gymnast and has won many awards. In her spare time, she loves to dress up her dolls.Rosie also launched her own merchandise the same year. Rosie and Sophia collaborated with leading toy manufacturer Just Play to launch their own toys inspired by their fashion sense. The toys are fully posable and are dressed in their trademark pink tutus and tiaras.They also have a range of jewellery and fashion accessories that are sold at stores like Walmart and Claire’s.Rosie Grace McClelland was born on September 7, 2006, in Essex, England. She is the daughter of Danielle Brownlee who is Sophia Grace Brownlee’s maternal aunt. Rosie has a pet hamster named Princess Fluffy.

STATION 3

THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE COMPLEX

Task 1

Match the pictures of the famous places

of the Buckingham Palace Complex to 6

appropriate texts. Read the texts and be

ready to present the oral tour guide. 

STATION 4

THE BRITISH ANTHEM

Task 1

Unscramble the famous British hymn,

watch the video and be ready

to sing it

fGodsavejourldvgraciousnerdwqueencbrlje!

mrlongcydlivejhouryrhanoblemclrqueenclj!

fjrnsGodrjsmasaveirmyjth the cbqueenmdkr!

vfgesendjhgormtkdhervnwvictoriousnfhrhgn, 

vnrjfhappymiifmdlekkandvhglfmrgloriousbg,

gkolonghdtouereignfgrtomkkkovernfuvbrus:

GfbghtGodhsyehsakvehgtjethembkqueendgt!

God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
         Long to reign over us:           God save the Queen!

STATION 5

“THE BIRD KING” STORY

Task 1

Find the story in the internet.

Watch the video and do the task.

Be ready to act the story.

                     “The Bird King” Story

     All the animals in the jungle had a king. The birds were jealous. They wanted a king too.
‘Let me be king. Look at my wonderful colors!’ said the
beautiful parakeet.
‘No, no,’ said the myna. ‘I can speak and talk to the other animals. I should be king.’
‘And I have a fantastic beak!’ said Toucan. ‘I want to be the bird king.’
‘I know,’ said the macaw. ‘Why don’t we have a competition? The bird who can fly the
highest will be the bird king.’
Everyone thought this was an excellent idea, especially the eagle. ‘Make me king now,’
he said. ‘I am the strongest, and I can fly the highest.’
‘Ah,’ said a little voice. ‘But you might not win!’
‘Ha ha!’ laughed the eagle. ‘You can’t beat me, little sparrow!’
‘We’ll see,’ said the sparrow.
     The race began, and all the birds flew high into the sky. They flew higher and higher,
and the eagle flew the highest. ‘Ha! I told you!’ squawked the eagle. ‘I, I am the king!’
But the sparrow was hiding under the eagle’s wing. Suddenly, he flew higher than the
eagle’s head. The sparrow was the highest bird of all! He won the competition! And the sparrow was the new bird king.

Task 2   What’s the order?

Watch the story and put the sentences in order

– The macaw suggested a competition to see who could fly the highest.

– The eagle flew the highest but the sparrow was hiding under the eagle’s wing.

– The birds in the jungle wanted a king.

– The eagle said he was the strongest and the sparrow was too small.

– The myna wanted to be king because he could speak.

– The parakeet wanted to be king because of his wonderful colors.

– The sparrow flew higher than the eagle’s head and won the competition.

Task 3  Choose the answer!

What do you think is the moral of the story? Choose the best answer and comment it.

If you are the strongest, you are the best.

You should always hide in a competition.

You don’t need to be strong to win.

Task 4 Act the story

STATION 6

“THE IRISH DANCE”

Task 1

Watch the video and listen to the guide who

describes the dance’s movements and

learn how to do a beginner routine in

Irish Step Dancing. 

Task 2

Follow the leader’s movements and dance

the famous Irish Riverdance  together.

STATION 7

“THE TOUR OF LONDON”

     Take a tour of London by listening to this tour guide and do the exercises to improve your listening skills. Follow the link.

Task 1. Do these exercises while you listen.

1. Put these places in the order that the tour bus will visit them.

_____ Tower Bridge     _____ Big Ben      ______ London Eye

______ Oxford Street      ______Madame Tussauds Museum

______ Houses of Houses      ______ Tower of London          ______ Buckingham Palace       (Answers:6,3,2,1,5,4,7,8)

2. Read the questions and choose the correct answer.

1. The tour takes ______ hours.

a) 2   b) 3   c)4

2.At Madame Tussauds Museum you can see _____ .

a) maps of London     b) models of famous people

c) famous shops.

3.Oxford Street is a famous street for _____.

a)drinking tea      b) eating       c) shopping

4. The Queen lives at _____ .

a)Buckingham Palace            b) Tower of London

c) Tower Bridge

5. Big Ben is a ______ .

a) tour guide      b) clock       c)bridge

6. You can see great views of London from ______ .

a) Oxford Street     b) Houses of Parliament

c) London Eye             (Answers: 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a, 5-b, 6-c)

STATION 8

“Afternoon picnic”

Task 1

Task 1. Watch the video and try to remember the dialogues about afternoon picnic.

Task 2. Try to act the dialogues with your partner.

 Here you can find the video of our school trip to Germany, Gotha, September, 15,2018.

STATION 9

“The body”

Task 1

Draw a line from each label to the right part of the body. 

STATION 10

“Vegetables”

Task 1

Are you ready for a challenge?

Check how fast will you handle

with the crossword puzzle.

Task 2

Fill the sentences with the names of vegetables.