Discovering North Mayo

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Public cible Cycle 4 / Écouter, Parler (POC), Écrire : A1/A2 ; Parler (POI) : A2 Séquence 14

Discovering North Mayo

Ce reportage nous invite à découvrir le nord du comté de Mayo en Irlande !

Transcript

Part 1

Journalist Mary Kennedy: On Nationwide this evening, an area of outstanding beauty on the Wild Atlantic Way¹. We travel to North county Mayo to take in some of the great places to visit and to travel to in the area by boat, on foot, up the river and up one very steep mountain.

Part 2

Tá fáilte romhaibh chuig an gclár². And you're very welcome to lovely North Mayo! You know, in a lot of ways, I think it could be argued that Mayo is a pretty complete representation of Ireland because all of the things that we love about this country and the imagery that we associate with Ireland can be found around these parts.

Part 3

You have got the vibrant towns and villages where there's always some craic to be had. There's the mountains, hills, unspoilt beaches, history, and most importantly the people. On tonight’s programme we are going on a journey of discovery to an area where treasured memories can be made to last a lifetime.

1 The Wild Atlantic Way: It is a tourism coastal route which goes all along the Irish west coast from the Inishowen Peninsula in the north down to the town of Kinsale, County Cork, in the south.

2 Tá fáilte romhaibh chuig an gclár (Irish) = “You (plural) are welcome to the programme.”

Objectifs et démarche pédagogique

Liens avec les programmes

¾Cycle 4 ¾Rencontres avec d’autres cultures ¾ Découverte d’un comté de l’ouest de l’Irlande

Types de discours

¾Discours informatif

Contenus linguistiques

¾Contenu lexical

hLa géographie : mountain, steep, hills, river, towns, villages, beaches, Wild Atlantic Way, north, county, place, area.

hLe voyage : on foot, by boat, travel, visit, journey, memories, history, people.

¾Contenu grammatical

hLes tournures passives: be argued, is associated, be made, be had, unspoilt, treasured.

Contenu culturel

¾Découverte d’un comté de l’ouest de l’Irlande

Contenu phonologique

¾Sensibilisation à la prononciation de l’anglais en Irlande

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Démarche possible

I. PRÉPARATION À L’ÉCOUTE / ANTICIPATION

¾1. On pourra projeter l’image figée du début du reportage afin de permettre aux élèves de formuler des hypothèses sur le lieu de tournage.

¾2. Apport lexical. Il pourra être utile de mobiliser ou d’enrichir le lexique autour du mot travel, car le document regorge de termes associés à la notion de voyage et de géographie : on foot, by boat, travel, visit, journey, memories, history, people, mountain, steep, hills, river, towns, villages, beaches, Wild Atlantic Way, north, county, place, area.

¾3. On pourra ensuite proposer un visionnage de la première partie sans le son afin d’amener les élèves à formuler des hypothèses (4.) sur le type de vidéo (documentaire géographique) et à utiliser le lexique qui aura émergé en Anticipation 1, ce qui facilitera la compréhension du document.

CECRL

Peut présenter son point de vue en termes simples. – Parler en continu, A2 Peut décrire les gens, lieux et choses en termes simples. – Parler en continu, A2

Peut communiquer dans le cadre d’une tâche simple et courante ne demandant qu’un échange d’information simple et direct sur des sujets relatifs au travail et aux loisirs. – Parler en interaction, A2

II. COMPRÉHENSION / CONSTRUCTION DE SENS

¾Vérification des hypothèses et compréhension des informations manquantes par uneconstruction de sens à partir des mots compris et du contexte.

¾7. Restitution en français des idées principales du reportage. Cette activité pourra s’inscrire dans une démarche actionnelle (exemples : élaboration d’une synthèse des documents étudiés en classe, rédaction d’un article pour le journal ou site de l’école, utilisation des informations relevées dans un projet interdisciplinaire…). Elle présente le double intérêt de vérifier si les élèves ont bien compris les idées principales du document et elle initie les élèves (notamment en 3^e) à élaborer une synthèse dans l’optique de l’épreuve de compréhension de l’oral qui aura lieu en première.

Peut comprendre une intervention si elle est lente et soigneusement articulée et comprend de longues pauses qui permettent d’en assimiler le sens. – Compréhension générale de l’oral, A1

Peut comprendre des expressions et des mots porteurs de sens relatifs à des domaines de priorité immédiate.

– Compréhension générale de l’oral, A2

III. CRÉATION / RÉALISATION DE LA TÂCHE FINALE

¾Proposition de tâches finales qui s’appuient sur les contenus informationnels/culturels et langagiers de la vidéo.

Tu es en vacances chez ton correspondant irlandais. Il voudrait t’emmener à Galway, mais tu souhaites le convaincre de t’emmener plutôt visiter la région du North Mayo. Explique-lui pourquoi (ce que l’on peut y voir et y faire). – A2

Réalise un diaporama que tu commenteras pour faire découvrir à des élèves anglophones la région du North Mayo. – A1/A2

Réalise un dépliant pour une agence de voyage afin de promouvoir la région de North Mayo. – A1/A2

Peut faire face à des échanges courants simples sans effort excessif ; peut poser des questions, répondre à des questions et échanger des idées et des renseignements sur des sujets familiers. – Parler en interaction, A2 Peut faire un bref exposé élémentaire, répété, sur un sujet familier. Peut répondre aux questions qui suivent si elles sont simples et directes. – Parler en continu, A1

Peut prendre la parole pour raconter, décrire, expliquer, argumenter. – Parler en continu, A2 Peut écrire des expressions et des phrases simples isolées. – Écrire, A1

Peut écrire une série d’expressions et de phrases simples reliées par des connecteurs simples tels que « et »,

« mais » et « parce que ». – Écrire, A2

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Compléments

Sites internet

hThe Wild Atlantic Way map: http://www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/2_

Develop_Your_Business/Key%20Projects/WAW_NationalMapGraphic-_apr2016.pdf hDiscover County Mayo: https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/welcome.html

Corrigé des activités

I. GET READY TO WATCH THE VIDEO Look at the freeze-frame.

1. Describe and analyse the contents.

We can see a landscape from above. We can see an old granite castle in the middle of hills covered with green grass and bordered by a river which empties into the sea/ocean. There are white shapes which could be sheeps grazing. It looks like a typical Scottish or Irish landscape. The video is probably about one of those two countries. It might be a documentary film to visit the place virtually.

2. What are the hypotheses you will have to check while watching the video?

Where was the report shot? What kind of video is it?

3. Watch Part 1 without sound. What can you see?

We can see landscapes: a city with a river in the middle and mountains and hills in the background, a desert beach with hills in the background, a river with boats and trees on both sides, hills or mountains in the background, ruins of a stone castle in the middle of hills covered with grass.

4. What hypotheses will you have to check when watching with sound?

What message and information are provided by the document? Where was it shot? (In England? Ireland?

Scotland? Wales? Somewhere else?) II. BUILD UP KNOWLEDGE

Overall comprehension

1. What is this Nationwide programme about?

It is about…  discovering the treasures of North Mayo.

 discovering the treasures of South Mayo.

 explaining the problems of North Mayo.

 explaining the problems of South Mayo.

2. Try to understand what Mayo is.

Mayo is  a town in Ireland.

 a county ^country  a province

3. What does the reporter think about Mayo?

She thinks that  Mayo is a good representation of the country.

 Mayo is a very distinctive place in the country.

Detailed comprehension

1. How does the journalist describe the landscapes of North county Mayo?

 mysterious  poor  beautiful 2. How can you travel to visit the area?

By boat, on foot (+ by car).

3. What makes North Mayo such an attractive place? List the elements that Mary Kennedy mentions.

North Mayo is a very attractive place with its…

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4. a) Which elements are the adjectives outstanding, steep, vibrant and unspoilt associated with?

• outstanding beauty

• steep mountains

• vibrant towns and villages

• unspoilt beaches

b) Look at the pictures, think about the nouns these adjectives are associated with and try to understand their meaning.

• outstanding means…  exceptional  well-known

• steep means…  easy to climb  difficult to climb

• vibrant means…  quiet and relaxing  full of energy and life

• unspoilt means…  preserved  deserted

5. Can you also guess what the expression “there is always a craic (to be had)” means?

It means that there is always something interesting that happens, there is always a way to have fun.

6. RECAP – Write a paragraph to sum up what you have learnt about North Mayo in the document.

North Mayo is a county on the west coast of Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way. It is a good representation of Ireland because it offers all that is typical of it, especially the landscapes with steep mountains and hills, preserved beaches, lively cities and villages and friendly people. You can visit the county by car, by boat off the river and also on foot up the mountains and hills.

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Fic he d’activités

Nom : Classe : Date :

Discovering North Mayo

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I. GET READY TO WATCH THE VIDEO Look at the freeze-frame.

1. Describe and analyse the contents.

2. What are the hypotheses you will have to check while watching the video?

3. Watch Part 1 (0’00-0’16) without sound. What can you see?

4. What hypotheses will you have to check when watching with sound?

II. BUILD UP KNOWLEDGE Overall comprehension

1. What is this Nationwide programme about?

It is about…  discovering the treasures of North Mayo.

 discovering the treasures of South Mayo.

 explaining the problems of North Mayo.

 explaining the problems of South Mayo.

2. Try to understand what Mayo is.

Mayo is  a town in ...

 a county ^country  a province

3. What does the reporter think about Mayo?

She thinks that  Mayo is a good representation of the country.

 Mayo is a very distinctive place in the country.

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Fic he d’activités

Discovering North Mayo

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Detailed comprehension

1. How does the journalist describe the landscapes of North county Mayo?

 mysterious  poor  beautiful 2. How can you travel to visit the area?

3. What makes North Mayo such an attractive place? List the elements that Mary Kennedy mentions.

North Mayo is a very attractive place with its…

4. a) Which elements are the adjectives outstanding, steep, vibrant and unspoilt associated with?

• outstanding

• steep

• vibrant

• unspoilt

b) Look at the pictures, think about the nouns these adjectives are associated with and try to understand their meaning.

• outstanding means…  exceptional  well-known

• steep means…  easy to climb  difficult to climb

• vibrant means…  quiet and relaxing  full of energy and life

• unspoilt means…  preserved  deserted

5. Can you also guess what the expression “there is always a craic (to be had)” means?

6. RECAP – Write a paragraph to sum up what you have learnt about North Mayo in the document.

7. Qu’as-tu compris et retenu de ce document ? III. CREATE

You are at your Irish correspondent’s place for the summer. He wants to take you to visit Galway, but you would rather go and visit North county Mayo. Try to convince him by explaining all that can be done or seen there.

Create a powerpoint/slide show presentation to tell English-speaking students about North Mayo.

Create a leaflet to promote the area of North Mayo.