Americká rodilá mluvčí zpestřuje hodiny angličtiny

I letos jsme měli možnost spolupracovat se vzácnou návštěvou, Eve ze slunného San Diega v Kalifornii. Přijela k nám na čtyřtýdenní stáž, během které přináší svěží vítr i americký pohled na jazyk a kulturu do našich tříd.

Od prvních dnů se s žáky seznamuje, povídá si s nimi a pomáhá jim zdokonalovat konverzační dovednosti. Žáci jí zároveň ukazují svou pohostinnost, provedli Eve po škole, ukázali jí svá oblíbená místa. Aby Eve poznala nejen školu, ale i krásy našeho města, vytvořili pro ni žáci tipy, co navštívit v Praze.

Žáci měli také příležitost mluvit s Eve jednotlivě, poskytovala jim zpětnou vazbu na výslovnost, slovní zásobu a další jazykové dovednosti. Takový individuální přístup od rodilé mluvčí představuje pro žáky výraznou přidanou hodnotu.

Nezůstává však jen u konverzace ve školních lavicích, Eve vzala žáky i ven, kde je naučila několik amerických pohybových her. Myslela ale i na kreativní duše, v jedné z hodin připravila workshop Blackout Poetry, originální výtvarně-literární techniku, při které vznikají nové básně z již existujících textů výběrem souvisejících slov a začerňováním zamalováváním těch zbylých na vytržených stránkách knih.

Díky Eve je angličtina o něco živější a zábavnější. Jsme rádi, že ji na naší škole můžeme přivítat!

Žáci Jáchym a Maruška ze 3. A s Eve udělali rozhovor pro Korunovinky. Děkujeme! Můžete si ho přečíst i zde.

Dear readers of our magazine Korunovinky, we have a special guest from America! Her name is Eve. She is 20 years old and she is from sunny California! We asked her some interesting questions. Read about her life across the ocean!

1. What is the weather like in California?

• In California it is always sunny. We have nice weather year around. In the winter it gets to 50°F and in the summer it can be 100°F.

2. What do you do in your free time?

During my free time, I like to dance. I have been doing ballet since I was 5 years old. I like to spend time with friends, and go to the mall, beach, and salsa night!

3. What do you like about Prague?

I love how historic it is. I love eating the food and seeing the Prague Castle.

4. Do you like Czech food?

Yes, I love it! Before I came here I didn’t know what food was eaten here but everything I had was flavourfull. Your school food is amazing. At my school (high school) we were served rotten food.

5. Do you have any pets at home?

Yes, I do! I have a cat, dog, 2 bunnies, hamster, and 11 guinea pigs. I love them.

6. Is school in the USA different from school here?

Yes, the school in the states are different. We have 3 groups of school. We have elementary, middle school, and high school. Our grade system is a lot harder. To pass the class you have to get a C or better. That is 70% or higher.

Where I am for university you have to get a 73% or higher and sometimes it has to be 80% or higher. To get into a university you have to have at least 3.2 However most schools want your GPA (= průměr známek) to be higher. The university that I went to the average GPA was a 4.1. I graduated high school with a 4.2. To be able to get above a 4.0 you have to take harder classes in high school. Ex honnors, AP, or university. In America you can also get academic probation where you can do anything until you get your grades up.

In school we have homework every day, for every subject. It’s pages and pages of homework. Most of the time it’s due the next day so it’s very hard to finish it all. We normally spend all day doing it. It’s a lot of work.

We also get a lot of punishments and teachers are more strict.

I noticed people play games inside, if you did that in California, you would be sent to the office. Also you can’t rock your chair. I knew this kid when I was 10. He rocked his chair and the teacher took it away. He had to stand the whole day. It was around 7 hours.

7. What do you miss from home?

I miss my pets and friends / family.

8. What are your holidays like?

We have long holidays. Since I am at university we have longer breaks. We have 1 week for Thanksgiving & spring break. We have a little over a month for Christmas. For summer break, we have 4 months. We all celebrate with family.

9. What is your favorite school subject?

My favorite school subject is Linguistics, which is the study of language.