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The Languages Bridge
Continuum
Building Block 1 General sound discrimination
Building Block 2 Sound and word recognition
Building Block 3 Word classes
Building Block 4 Word properties
Building Block 5 Sentence types
Building Block 6 Real purposes and real audiences
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The Languages Bridge
Continuum
Building Block 3 Word classes
• To understand word order in a sentence
• To understand that word classes exist in
all languages, but that the order may be
different
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Building Block 3 Lesson 1
To understand word order in a sentence
To understand that word classes exist in all languages, but
that the order may be different
catches
noun
Mr. X
verb
taxi
adjective
the
fast
noun
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Building Block 3 Lesson 1
To understand word order in a sentence
To understand that word classes exist in all languages,
but that the order may be different
Mr. X
the
palace
visits
empty
market
looks for
fast
taxi
catches
enormous
... and in groups using word cards to experiment
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sentences.
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Building Block 3 Lesson 2
To know that word classes exist in all languages
They perform the same function but order may be
different
visita
Signor. X
museo
il
grande
Progression in the Building Block activities moves
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demonstration in various foreign languages to
pupil experimentation in unknown foreign
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Building Block 3 Lesson 2
To know that word classes exist in all languages
They perform the same function but order may be
different
Signor X
deliziosa
la
bicicletta
disegna
mangia
tigre
cerca
veloce
torta
feroce
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Building Block 3 Lesson 3
To transfer knowledge of word classes to a real text
• Monsieur X voyage en avion
rapide.
• Il visite le musée
rapidement.
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M. X marche dans la longue galerie d’art.
Il attend patiemment à la gare.
Il va lentement à l’hôtel en bus.
Il entre dans la grotte
sombre.
Can you identify word classes in French?
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Building Block 3 Lesson 3
To transfer knowledge of word classes to a real
text
• Signor X viaggia in aereo
veloce.
• Visita il museo
velocemente.
• Signor X cammina nella galleria d’arte
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Return to home
• Aspetta alla stazione
pazientemente.
page
• Va all’albergo per autobus
lentamente.
• Entra nel grotta
scura.
... and in Italian? ... and how does this aid
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