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The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012

  How do we as teachers feel about
  the SOL Teacher Training course?
           We found out!
                                             We were proud to learn
   It feels almost surreal, being
                                        from the survey that several of
here, in Bridge Chambers in
                                        us have had no less than 20
Barnstaple after what feels like no
                                        years of teaching experience!
more than a couple of days, but it
                                        Most, however have been
actually is just under 10 days! Time
                                        teaching for about 10 years,
flies when one is having fun, that
                                        along with a few young aspiring
we know, but how much work, fun
                                        teachers, who have been 'in the
and exploring is really going on with
                                        business' for just under 5 years.
the teachers at a typical Teacher
                                            Everybody has their own
Training Course at SOL in North
                                        reasons for embarking on a 10-
Devon? We asked the participants
                                        day SOL course in North
themselves!
                                        Devon, the most frequent one
    At a SOL course, teachers come
                                        being the wish to meet new
from many different backgrounds.
Most of us however, teach at a          people and explore the English
                                        way of life. Naturally, another
public school, and do some tutoring
                                        motive we had in common was
in addition. A slightly smaller
                                        to learn new teaching methods
number of us is employed in private
                                        and a great opportunity to
language schools and only one
                                        speak English 24/7.
among us teaches in a private
                                            Towards the end of the
University in her home country –
                                        course, teachers were asked if
how admirable!
                                        they found the course helpful,
    When it comes to levels of EFL
                                        and an amazing 90% said they
we teach, many of us work with
                                        were learning a lot and loved
students between ages 7 and 14 –
                                        the fast pace of each new day
very important age when it comes
                                        in North Devon, while more than
to languages - and an experienced
                                        a half is sure they will use the
few also teach adult learners and
                                        new information in their
children in preschool.
                                        classroom.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
    Next, the survey focuses on the
teachers' experiences with some of          Being in the UK, weather is
the must see towns of North             an inevitable issue! Curiously,
Devon. Interestingly enough, most       many teachers said they did not
teachers fell in love with Lynton and   mind the weather, however
Lynmouth, their gorgeous                many of us also admitted it was
landscape, the ocean and the            unbearable to keep up with how
famous clotted cream tea.               much it changes on a daily
Barnstaple was praised for its          bases.
hospitality and great history, while,       The one part of North Devon
interestingly enough, the most          lifestyle that got mostly mixed
memorable thing about Appledore         reviews was its food. Some of
was its wonderful sunset.               us loved it, while other agree
                                        that food is not one of its strong
                                        points. The traditional English
                                        sweets however, seem to be
                                        everyone's favourite.
                                            As the experience in
                                        Barnstaple draws to a close, we
                                        were very happy to hear that
                                        most of us would like to come
                                        back and visit North Devon in
                                        the future, and some would
 Overall, all of us liked North Devon   even do it ' in a heartbeat'!
based on what we visited. Most of       Overall, the course proved to be
us got the impression it was a          a great success, according to
lovely and quiet seaside area with      our survey.
very polite locals and many great
stories to tell.
   Although most will agree that the
English way of life greatly differs
from the one we lead at home, all
of us connected very well with our
host families and most of us found
them to be understanding and
pleasant people.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
      During the past week, I have
visited more places with my SOL
group than I had done in the past
couple of months all together. The
visit to Appledore will stick with me
as being both educational and fun,
having ended in a wonderfully
crowded pub with a cider or
Guinness in most of our hands.
      Croyde's beaches offered me
the first glimpse of the Atlantic
ocean and its amazing surf.
The most stunning moment                Even now, sitting in Bridge
however, perhaps for all of us,         Chambers in Barnstaple with my
must have been standing near the        fellow teachers, all worked up
edge of the cliff in Lynton and         about our online newspaper,
gazing at the vast ocean. No            nothing can compare to the feeling
wonder Wordsworth used to stay          of teamwork and companionship
there...                                that not many people experience,
                                        but that we have right here.



                                               That is something
                                                 very special
                                                  and worth
                                                remembering!
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                     Interesting people

     At 65 years old –
                                                        There are a lot of people     So, this is exactly what
    changing his career                                 who work until they age       happened with Ernie
                                                        60 and 65. They collect       Wills (75 years old) from
                                                        their gold watch and          Barnstaple. This former
                                                        only want the well-           engineer decided that
                                                        deserved rest after so        retirement was not his
                                                        many years of working.        cup of tea, so he
                                                        Experts say that today        decided to attend
                                                        more seniors are              another college and
                                                        choosing to retire and to     become – guess what?
                                                        make a change in their        – a bee-doctor.
                                                        career.

                                                             Here is what he had to say about
                                                                        recareering.
                                                         •Some people look forward to retirement but
                                                         they see it as a time of leisure. What about
Ernie Wills (75 years old) - former engineer –           you?
              now a bee-doctor                              No. I tried it for 2 weeks but it just didn‟t suit
 He recovered from 4 illnesses and he still had          me. I couldn‟t face months and months of doing
         strength to start a new career.                 nothing. Then, I said to my wife: “Sorry, I can‟t
  You can see him in this photo, enjoying his            do this, I must find something different to do.” I
       glass of wine in his lovely garden                didn‟t want to go back to engineering. Once you
                                                         leave a company things change.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                          Interesting people
It‟s not fair to the company to try and go back and         •Have you ever thought        It just doesn‟t work to go
change back again, so I decided to look for                 of returning to the place     back and try to take over
something brand-new. I was listening to the news            of employment from            again.
one day and I heard about bees suffering from               which you have retired
diseases and I thought to myself: “That‟s                   but on a part-time            •Jobs most often filled
something I would be interested in!” So I phoned            basis?                        by seniors are:
up the college and asked if there were any courses            No, because it just         accountants, school-bus
on bee-keeping and they said “Yes!” I enrolled in           won‟t work. When you          drivers or librarians.
the course for 3 months. I decided that was what I          leave, things change.         Why did you choose to
wanted to do. Then I went to different shows and            Somebody else takes           be a bee-doctor?
meet new people and started to import different             your job and they have
treatments.                                                 different ideas, different     Because it was
                                                            ways to do the job.           something different.
•Do you think that retirement would be a proper
moment to explore a new career? Why?
 Yes, because it gives you a new outlook on life             •Volunteering often gives seniors a
and it gives you more friends, more things to look           chance to use the skills they spent so much
forward to, to wake up in the morning and look for           time cultivating. Can volunteer opportunities be
another day.                                                 found in North Devon?
                                                               You can volunteer for different things for
 •Is it easy for a senior to find a job in North Devon?      charity, but not for working. You can‟t volunteer
   No, it‟s not easy at all.                                 to go and do engineering because apprentice
                                                             people are coming through the ranks, so they
                                                             need the jobs. If you want to go doing an
                                                             engineering job, you will stop someone else
                                                             from moving in.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                      Interesting people

•Was the chance to earn supplemental income
one of the main reasons of your career change?
And how about meeting new people?                        •What was your impression about teachers
                                                         back then? What about now?
  Money was not a problem. Money didn‟t come
into it. It was meeting new people. Since I started       Teachers back then were very set in their ways
doing the bees I‟ve been going to all the bee-           and they had a class of 25 or 30 students to
shows, meet lots of people, made lots of friends.        teach and that was all. Now, it‟s more one-to-
All over the country I have lots of new friends.         one. Teachers go out of their ways to make sure
                                                         students have the right knowledge.
•What did you do to upgrade your skills and
broaden your knowledge?

 I went to college and that certainly helped.
                                                           For further information about bee-problems you can
 •What was the difference between going to                      visit his web site : http://www.bee-bay.net
 college in your ‘20s and in your ‘60s?

  In the „20s it was very strict because you
 always had to be in the classroom, but now it‟s
 very relaxed. You go to the courses you want to
 go, you go to the lectures you want to go and
 you do the homework in your own time, on the
 Internet. It is a very relaxed learning process.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                        Strange People
     The Ilfracombe Dog                                  Jerry, from

             Lover
                                                     Ilfracombe, lives
                                                     in an apartment
                                                     on the outskirts
   As we walk up the hill next to the Ilfracombe
                                                     of town with no
Theatre, we notice a couple of shepherd dogs
                                                     less than 17 dogs!
running around, playfully. Since we are on a
                                                          Having
lookout for interesting people for our North
                                                     decided that our
Devon newspaper, this does not exactly grab
                                                     „interesting people‟
our attention. Soon, however, we find out
                                                     section would‟t be
there is more to it than meets the eye. A lot                                      Surprisingly enough,
                                                     complete without at
more.                                                                              when Jerry got his first
                                                     least one eccentric, we
                                                     approach him with our         dog, who fathered what
                                                     camera. He smiles, all        now seems to be a
                                                     tangled up in dog-leads       proper pack, he was
                                                     and tells us the story of     going to have him
                                                     himself and his dogs.         sterilized. Obviously, he
                                                     Needless to say, more         didn‟t do it soon enough.
                                                     and more black – and –           ‘Now Henry is the
                                                     white shepherd dogs           leader of the pack’,
                                                     and pups emerge from          explains Jerry pointing
                                                     all sides of the hill,        to one of the bigger
                                                     greeting us by wagging        males, ‘He fought his
                                                     their tails.                  father and he won!’
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


 Strange people                                                     Fascinating places
    When asked if it is difficult to take care of so many
dogs at once, Jerry says it‟s a pleasure for him.                 The Millenium Mosaic
  ‘But, not many people understand’, he complains,
and points out that people need to be considerate
when walking their own dogs around such a large
pack.
  Well, there you have it!
   The ultimate dog-lover of Ilfracombe!
  A great example of how far people are prepared to
go in order to pursue their passion.




                                                                     The Mosaic is set in the sunken quay area
                                                                of the Strand Promenade outside of the
                                                                Heritage Centre. Each of the 53 panels show an
                                                                important period depicting scenes of Barnstaple's
                                                                past, with the focus on the history of the riverfront
                                                                and quayside. Using coloured mosaic tiles, the
                                                                scenes were created forming a chronological
                                                                sequence of significant events from the 10th to
                                                                the 21st Century.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                       Fascinating places
       Age Concern Barnstaple were instrumental in
helping with the mosaic and through the local office a
grant was obtained from the Lottery. The people of
Barnstaple gave donations of £1 and their details are
to be recorded and buried in a time capsule that will be
buried in September within the Town.
      The first Tile was laid by the eldest lady at Age
Concern and workshops were held throughout the
Town which enabled residents of Barnstaple to lay
their own tiles.
      The rest of the mosaic panels were made by the
two local artists Shannon Ridd and Jonathan Rodney-
Jones of Articulture who were commissioned to design
and lay the mosaic.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                              12 Things to do in September
Exeter Phoenix - Kinderkino
From 16 Oct 2011                                      Guided Historical Walks around
To 16 Oct 2012                                        Babbacombe and St. Mary Church
Location                                              From 3 Jul 2012
Gandy Street, Exeter                                  To 25 Sep 2012
Monthly Cinema events                                 Location
for mums, dads,carers, babies and children in a       Torquay
safe and comfortable environment. Limited spaces      The Babbacombe and
so book early.                                        St Marychurch Local History
RAW Comedy at the Barnfield Theatre                   Society run historic guided walks. They are
From 1 Jan 2012                                       every Tuesday during July, August and
To 31 Dec 2012                                        September – starting outside The Royal on
Location                                              Babbacombe Downs Road at 10.30 am.
Exeter
Come and join us at
the Barnfield for a night                             Selling Dreams : One hundred Years of
packed full of laughter and raw talent from
national and local stand-ups alike.
                                                      Fashion Photography
Sea Ilfracombe 2012                                   From 7 Jul 2012
From 31 Aug 2012                                      To 2 Sep 2012
To 4 Sep 2012                                         Location
Location                                              Exeter
Ilfracombe                                            This is the first touring
All that is to be celebrated in                       exhibition from the V&A’s collection to explore the
Ilfracombe & our wonderful coastline!                 work of international fashion photographers.
Come along & enjoy the ride.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                             12 Things to do in September
YMCA Devon Summer Activities
Programme                                               Nowhere Island
From 19 Jul 2012
To 5 Sep 2012                                           From 1 Sep 2012
Location                                                To 4 Sep 2012
Clennon Valley, Paignton
Come and join our fun packed                            Location
Summer Club!                                            Ilfracombe
Exeter Cathedral – Cathedra 900
From 23 Jul 2012                                        Nowhereisland’s territory originated from an
To 30 Sep 2012                                          island newly revealed by a retreating glacier in
Location                                                the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
Exeter
Innovative high quality
multimedia digital art project by Mark Ware -
aims to interpret the cathedral's history spanning      Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day
nine centuries.                                         From 2 Sep 2012
Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta                         To 2 Sep 2012
From 30 Aug 2012                                        Location
To 1 Sep 2012                                           Torquay
Location                                                About 30 buses,
Dartmouth                                               several of which spent
Huge extravaganza with                                  some of their working lives in the Bay, have
air displays, tennis, running, yacht races,             already been entered for the free event.
children's activities, fireworks, plus much more
for the whole family.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012

                                              12 Things to do in September
Mussels by Moonlight
From 6 Sep 2012
To 6 Sep 2012
Location
Brixham
A magical evening aboard
a boat that will help spotting dolphins, seals,
seabirds and other amazing marine life.
Queens Theatre 60th
Anniversary Exhibition
From 8 Sep 2012
To 13 Oct 2012
Location
Barnstaple
The Friends’ Committee of North Devon
Theatres will be leading a day that celebrates the
60th Anniversary of the Queen’s Hall and
Theatre.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                   My real experience
                                                                                         And the next day I had
                                                                                         other wonderful feelings
    Impressions of visiting                                                              from Ilfracombe. We
                                                                                         were visiting Chocolate
    Lynton, Lynmouth and                                                                 Museum, Tunnels
         Ilfracombe                                                                      beaches, passing a
                                                                                         famous theatre,
                                                                                         admiring beautiful
     How exciting and amazing places are they!                                           nature, dark blue sea,
                                                                                         palms, lovely flowers,
                                 Imagine rocky                                           sandy beaches, Union
                                 coasts, green                                           Jack on a hill etc. We
                                 hills with goats, wild                                  really loved various
                                 horses, sea                                             kinds of Cornish pasties.
                                 lapping, seagull
                                 crying. I really liked       Impressions of the course
                                 taking photos in the
Valley of Rocks, walking down to Lynmouth,
having cream tea, visiting a museum.                              I‟d like to invite you for this course. It is full of
              Go to see this of Exmoore National             interesting ideas, suggestions and materials how
Park and enjoy it and then you will understand why           you can motivate pupils more in an unplugged
it is called Little Switzerland.                             way. At the same time you visit interesting places,
                                                             meet nice people and improve your English.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                  My real experience
  Impressions of my host family
      I‟d like to mention my host woman Jane,
because I speak to her every day. Her husband
Tony has night shifts at work and I‟ve talked to him
only twice. Jane is very friendly, kind, smiling,
optimistic, enhusiastic person in spite of her
problems with health.
                             She has had 45
                             operations and has been
                             waiting for the next one
                             for 6 years. She takes 35
                             tablets a day, but she
                             doesn‟ t admit
                             anything. She is
                             helpful. Jane painted her
                             neighbour‟s flat and
                             helped with
                             cleaning because she
needed help her friend‟s husband left her and
broke into her flat and stole furniture.
       I admire her power and vitality when she is so
ill. I was surprised by her kindess and willingness
not only in my host family, but all around me : at
restaurants, shops, in streets. I must disagree with
overgeneralization that the English people are
reserved.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012

                          My Own
                 SOL Experience
                                         Coming to an English
     No matter where we come
                                   home was an enormous
from or how experienced we
                                   change, but a wonderfully
might be, the feeling of
                                   positive one, to be sure. At this
stepping into the Heathrow
airport in London rarely differs   point, I can honestly say I
                                   enjoy the English lifestyle, the
for any of us – nervousness,
                                   way everyone walks their dog
excitement and anticipation of
                                   in the morning before heading
what may come when we, as
                                   off to work, the impeccable
teachers of EFL come to
                                   politeness, and all of the
Barnstaple, North Devon and
                                   wonderful new expressions –
meet our host families for the
                                   the 'tea' at 6 o'clock, how
first time. What came next
                                   cheep or 'dear' things are and
however, has proven to be a
                                   how we take 'coaches' instead
dazzling adventure.
                                   of buses ...
      For me, personally,
coming to North Devon was a
unique experience. On the first
day, when we were greeted by
our host families in front of
TESCO's - one of England's
latest inevitable landmarks, I
remember thinking, 'every
corner of this town looks
picture-perfect!'. And if it
doesn't the locals will strive
towards making it so.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                   Expressions learnt in Barnstaple
                                                  2. We went to a lovely       3. During our input
                          Why don‟t you test      seaside town, Appledore
                          yourself on lexis and                                sessions with Mark and
                                                  and we heard the
                          methodology?
                                                  ________________ of          Luke we enjoyed the
                                                  the seagulls.                ________________ of

                             QUIZ                 a. lapping
                                                  b. shrieking
                                                                               the birds outside.
                                                  c. rustling                  a. twitter
                           Choose the best                                     b. roar
                             alternative.                                      c. cry


                                                  4. On the second day of our course we went to the
                                                      editing office of the North Devon Journal,
                                                      where the editor explained us how the Journal
                                                      is made. She mentioned that one of their
                                                      stories got legs. It means:
1. On our very first day our professional guide
     Tom explained that to ford a river means.
                                                  a. It‟s not true. (as it can easily run away.)
a. to swim
                                                  b. It‟s true. (as it stands on minimum two pieces of
b. to cross                                             evidence.)
c. to clean                                       c. It will go on. (as it can move on its legs)
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                     Expressions learnt in Barnstaple
                                                        8. In Lynton an elderly       9. We learnt that in
5. We learnt that there are some on-calls working                                          Devon in just one
     for them. These people:                                  woman told us as
                                                              we were getting off          day we can
a. make their reports on phone by calling their                                            experience four
     interviewees, as there aren‟t enough offices for         the bus looking for
                                                              our umbrellas: “It‟s         seasons. It rained
     them.                                                                                 every day. To cheer
b. are telephone geeks; who use their smart phones            all right
                                                              ________________             us up our trainer
     in their work.                                                                        mark told us. “You
c. are waiting to be called in.                               . As you can see, it
                                                              is spitting again.”          can‟t have a
                                                        a. sheep                           rainbow without.
6. In one of our input                                                                     _______________
sessions we heard a story                               b. duck
                                                        c. kitten                          _.”
of a grouchy man. That                                                                a. colours
means that he is:                                                                     b. sky
a. shy and modest                                                                     c. rain
b. grumpy and bad tempered
c. impolite and rude

7. Our trainer Luke showed us a picture of a             10. He has also mentioned this proverb: “Every
     jackdaw as a lead-in to his presentation. It            cloud has a _______________lining.”
     is:
a. A glossy black European bird of the crow              a. silver
     family that nests in towers and steals mainly       b. golden
     shiny objects for its nest.                         c. shining
b. A guy, fellow, buddy (informal way of
     addressing a stranger.)                                          key: 1b, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9c, 10a
c. A portable device for raising heavy objects.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


            Traditional British-made
                 socks and yarns
          from the heart of North Devon
John Arbon Textiles & Fibre Harvest British makers of yarn and fibres

       We were visiting the beautiful city of Lynton when we saw this interesting place called
   Fibre Harvest. The sister company of John Arbon Textiles uses traditional wosted machinery
   to process tops and spin fine quality British yarns.
                                           After having a nice talk with the shopkeeper we found
                                           out about the latest Fibre Harvest yarns. They are:
                                          Excelana‟- a 100% British wool made from our local
                                          North Devon sheep the Exmoor, Blueface. Made by
                                          John Arbon of Fibre Harvest, this is a vintage inspired
                                           yarn supported by exclusive patterns in knitwear
                                          designer Susan Crawford‟s new book A Stitch In Time
                                          Volume 2 and Knit By Numbers‟ – a 100% Merino yarn
                                          designed and made by John Arbon. A double knit in a
                                         beautiful range of complimentary colours, a gradual
                                          tonal palette
        Fibre Harvest, based in North Devon, also produces the very yarns that are used to knit
   our John Arbon Textile range of luxury British made socks. John Arbon Textiles shop
   relocated to Lynton on Exmoor.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                           Methodology bits @ SOL
                                                           c. It is a teaching movement that evolved from
   1. What is SOL? Where does its name come from?                Danish filmmaking. Filmmakers challenged the
                                                                 cinema‟s dependency on special effects
   a. It stands for Sharing One Language. (English)              technical wizardry and fantasy. In teaching the
         among its teachers and students.                        emphasis is on the here-and-now, the learners
   b. It means sun and it symbolizes bringing light into         and the content.
         the heart and soul of its students and teachers
         from Central and Eastern Europe.
   c. It stands for Summer-courses On Language-
         learning.

  2. What is DOGME?
a. It‟s a brand new approach backed by the
     humanists involving taking dogs and puppies
     into the classes of young learners as it fosters
     learning and thus makes language acquisition
     enjoyable.
b. It‟s an acronym that stands for: Deal with Only
     Grammar Materials in English classrooms. It‟s
     an approach based on the early Grammar-
     translation method claiming that the classroom          3. In connection with successful teaching Breen
     should be place where grammar is presented              said. “Never do anything that ________________.
     and practised, as accuracy is more important            a. hasn‟t been tested before.
     than fluency in the early stages of language            b. you can get the students to do.
     learning. Fluency comes later.                          c. you can get the other teachers to do.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                                                Methodology bits @ SOL
4. Unplugged teaching            5. Scott Thornbury             “The teacher must be himself and give himself
      ________________ :                claims that             talking to ________________ people about
a. uses guitars (unplugged)             DOGME is good for       ________________ things and then training his
      in every lesson                   you as a teacher.       pupils to talk to one another about ____________
      regardless age or                 Why?                    things.”
      level.                     a. It gives teachers a
b. avoids using audio-                  great deal of            7. What is the missing word?
      visual materials such             freedom and
      as CDs DVDs in                    flexibility as no        According to Earl Stevick (humanist English
      classrooms claiming               planning is
                                                                 language teacher and thinker) “Success
      that the teacher must             involved.
                                                                 depends less on materials, techniques and
      be the source of oral      b. It is cheap as it
      texts as a model in the           refuses the use of       linguistic analyses, and more on what goes on
      form of live listening.           any printed              ________________ and ________________ the
      CDs and DVDs must                 materials in the         people in the classroom.”
      be left for homework.             classroom.
c. frees teachers from the       c. It challenges both
      dependency on                     teachers and                                              For the correct
      materials, aids and               learners by offering
      technology, and to                a new approach to                                         answers and also
      work with nothing                 language learning.                                        for your scoring,
      more than the „raw                                                                          check the next
      materials‟ provided by     6. What is the missing
      the people in the          word? Find one that fits
                                                                                                  page
      room. Or, in other
      words, to „unplug‟ their
                                 each gap, according to
      teaching.                  Billows:
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The key for the
methodology quiz:
                         9-11 correct
                         answers:
                                                        Different Styles of
a, c, b, c, a, real,
inside-between.
                         Not too bad, but there
                         is place for
                                                       The Clotted Cream Tea
Your scoring:            improvement though.
15-17 correct            Why don‟t you apply
answers: Well done!      for one of next year‟s
Ask Grenville Yeo (the   SOL courses.
director) to consider    8 or under
you as a possible        SOL is a MUST for
teacher trainer.         you!!!
12-14 correct            Call now not to miss
answers:                 their early bird offer.
Good job. You would
make a good
unplugged teacher.
For more information
look for the book on
Teaching Unplugged
by Luke Meddings our         After you finish with these quizes, you
trainer  and Scott       deserve something very sweet, like the
Thurnbury and ask for
a well-deserved 10 %      Clotted Cream Tea!
discount.                        Come to North Devon and try not to
                          miss it 
Unplugging                                                      The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012




This
    Being the lucky winner of one of the courses for
teachers organised by SOL, I felt very positive about


Summer
DEVON UNPLUGGED from the very beginning.
   As a teacher trainee I expected the event to broaden my
horizons, teach me new approaches and different skills and
show me distinctively British way of life. And the course has
done so much more than only this! It enabled me to meet
new people, share the experience and see the role of a
teacher in a classroom from a different point of view.
                                                       I must say that the days spent in Barnstaple are definitely
                                                 one of the best that I have ever had. Trips to Appledore,
                                                 Croyde, Lynton and Lynmouth or Ilfracombe were just
                                                 amazingly adventorous. The sights we have seen were simply
                                                 breathtaking! I will never forget the feeling I had after walking
                                                 up on a hill in Ilfracombe. The wind simply blew away all my
                                                 fears. There is one more thing that I will surely remember
                                                 forever and that is the surfing lesson we had the chance to
                                                 experience in Croyde. The instructors made the event very
                                                 special. They helped us – beginners in surfing - a lot. The
                                                 waves were huge, really one of the best that anybody has
                                                 seen this summer! I can still feel their power. The way they
                                                 bounced my body was great. To put it in a nutshell, I have just
                                                 fallen in love with the Atlantic.
Unplugging                       The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


                                           I will never forget the way I felt during the

This                                    classes too – the atmosphere we shared with
                                        Mark and Luke, our experienced tutors was
                                        so relaxed and loose! Plus staying at a host
                                        family with 3 other teachers has given me the
                                        chance to use and improve my language
                                        skills. Not to mention the friends I have made
    Another thing that made
                                        here. I hope we will stay in touch forever.


Summer
my stay so special was
                                           Thank you so much for everything, it was
the food. In Lynmouth we
                                        great.
took the chance to try the
cream tea. I just loved it! It
was fabulous to sit in a
beautiful café, chilling out
with the others, enjoying
the sun and the gorgeous
view.
    While visiting
Ilfracombe, I tried Cornish
Pasty. It was so delicious
that I succumbed to
temptation and bought two
pieces.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012
What to take and what not
to take on a trip to
North Devon                                                                            YES

                                                                                       NO
  Most of the people in our group are in North
 Devon for the first time. It is very hard to imagine
 how it would be before coming here. Maybe you
 can check the weather forecasts, but you may
                                                        YES
 never know what to take or not to take
 until you arrive here.
    Need a Check List?
     When you decide to take part in one of the SOL     NO
 courses several questions arise. One of them is
 what to take. The teacher courses are mainly in
 summer when in our home countries is scorching
 hot and you can hardly imagine that in Devon you
 do need to wrap up warm as it can be very windy
 and rainy. So take those jumpers and raincoat out                                                YES
 of your wardrobe.
    Here is a list to help you decide what to take
 and what to leave at home. We gave you some
 pictures of different objects and you should                                                     NO
 put a circle over the right answer : Should I
 take this with me or should I leave it at
 home in a trip to North Devon?
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


What to take and what not                                             YES
to take on a trip to
                            YES
North Devon
                            NO                                        NO


                            YES
                   YES
                            NO
                   NO

  YES

  NO
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


What to take and what not
to take on a trip to
                            YES
North Devon
                            NO


YES                   YES                                            YES

NO                    NO                                             NO


                   YES                                                YES

                   NO                                                 NO
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012


What to take and what not
to take on a trip to
                            YES
North Devon
                            NO


YES                   YES

NO                    NO
                                              YES
YES                                           NO
NO
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012




       Lynmouth sits at the edge of Exmoor where rolling moorland changes dramatically to
rugged wooded valleys which drop to the East and West Lyn rivers. A true story and real
experience of what happened in Lyn mouth 1952. Even though there passed 60 years of these
tragic storm people still can feel as it happened yesterday. It was a usual day for the Lynmouth
habitants, when the storm started. In fact, it was an experiment how clouds come together. This
„simple‟ experiment caused a tragedy where many people lost their lives.
                                                              The Story
                                                           Behind the Song!
                                                         The small coastal town of Lynmouth became
                                                     known throughout the world for the disaster that
                                                     struck in August 1952.
                                                          On the night of the 15th, after continuous rain
                                                     throughout the day, the East and West Lyn Rivers
                                                     rose suddenly and filled with the waters from their
                                                     Exmoor catchment. Large boulders and rocks
                                                     were carried in the flow towards the village,
                                                     destroying houses, roads and bridges. Many lost
                                                     their lives during that dark and terrifying night.
                                                           In all, 34 people in Lynmouth and
                                                     surrounding hamlets were killed, and 39 buildings
                                                     collapsed. The army was drafted in to help with
                                                     the clear-up. Survivors told how the air smelled of
                                                     sulphur on the afternoon of the floods, and that
                                                     the rain was so hard, it hurt people's faces.
The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012




                                                               You can easily find the
                                                                      song here:
                                                              http://www.youtube.com/
                                                              watch?v=OFO_uMkU0wY
                                                                 &feature=related
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The bright side of north devon

  • 1.
  • 2. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 How do we as teachers feel about the SOL Teacher Training course? We found out! We were proud to learn It feels almost surreal, being from the survey that several of here, in Bridge Chambers in us have had no less than 20 Barnstaple after what feels like no years of teaching experience! more than a couple of days, but it Most, however have been actually is just under 10 days! Time teaching for about 10 years, flies when one is having fun, that along with a few young aspiring we know, but how much work, fun teachers, who have been 'in the and exploring is really going on with business' for just under 5 years. the teachers at a typical Teacher Everybody has their own Training Course at SOL in North reasons for embarking on a 10- Devon? We asked the participants day SOL course in North themselves! Devon, the most frequent one At a SOL course, teachers come being the wish to meet new from many different backgrounds. Most of us however, teach at a people and explore the English way of life. Naturally, another public school, and do some tutoring motive we had in common was in addition. A slightly smaller to learn new teaching methods number of us is employed in private and a great opportunity to language schools and only one speak English 24/7. among us teaches in a private Towards the end of the University in her home country – course, teachers were asked if how admirable! they found the course helpful, When it comes to levels of EFL and an amazing 90% said they we teach, many of us work with were learning a lot and loved students between ages 7 and 14 – the fast pace of each new day very important age when it comes in North Devon, while more than to languages - and an experienced a half is sure they will use the few also teach adult learners and new information in their children in preschool. classroom.
  • 3. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Next, the survey focuses on the teachers' experiences with some of Being in the UK, weather is the must see towns of North an inevitable issue! Curiously, Devon. Interestingly enough, most many teachers said they did not teachers fell in love with Lynton and mind the weather, however Lynmouth, their gorgeous many of us also admitted it was landscape, the ocean and the unbearable to keep up with how famous clotted cream tea. much it changes on a daily Barnstaple was praised for its bases. hospitality and great history, while, The one part of North Devon interestingly enough, the most lifestyle that got mostly mixed memorable thing about Appledore reviews was its food. Some of was its wonderful sunset. us loved it, while other agree that food is not one of its strong points. The traditional English sweets however, seem to be everyone's favourite. As the experience in Barnstaple draws to a close, we were very happy to hear that most of us would like to come back and visit North Devon in the future, and some would Overall, all of us liked North Devon even do it ' in a heartbeat'! based on what we visited. Most of Overall, the course proved to be us got the impression it was a a great success, according to lovely and quiet seaside area with our survey. very polite locals and many great stories to tell. Although most will agree that the English way of life greatly differs from the one we lead at home, all of us connected very well with our host families and most of us found them to be understanding and pleasant people.
  • 4. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 During the past week, I have visited more places with my SOL group than I had done in the past couple of months all together. The visit to Appledore will stick with me as being both educational and fun, having ended in a wonderfully crowded pub with a cider or Guinness in most of our hands. Croyde's beaches offered me the first glimpse of the Atlantic ocean and its amazing surf. The most stunning moment Even now, sitting in Bridge however, perhaps for all of us, Chambers in Barnstaple with my must have been standing near the fellow teachers, all worked up edge of the cliff in Lynton and about our online newspaper, gazing at the vast ocean. No nothing can compare to the feeling wonder Wordsworth used to stay of teamwork and companionship there... that not many people experience, but that we have right here. That is something very special and worth remembering!
  • 5. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Interesting people At 65 years old – There are a lot of people So, this is exactly what changing his career who work until they age happened with Ernie 60 and 65. They collect Wills (75 years old) from their gold watch and Barnstaple. This former only want the well- engineer decided that deserved rest after so retirement was not his many years of working. cup of tea, so he Experts say that today decided to attend more seniors are another college and choosing to retire and to become – guess what? make a change in their – a bee-doctor. career. Here is what he had to say about recareering. •Some people look forward to retirement but they see it as a time of leisure. What about Ernie Wills (75 years old) - former engineer – you? now a bee-doctor No. I tried it for 2 weeks but it just didn‟t suit He recovered from 4 illnesses and he still had me. I couldn‟t face months and months of doing strength to start a new career. nothing. Then, I said to my wife: “Sorry, I can‟t You can see him in this photo, enjoying his do this, I must find something different to do.” I glass of wine in his lovely garden didn‟t want to go back to engineering. Once you leave a company things change.
  • 6. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Interesting people It‟s not fair to the company to try and go back and •Have you ever thought It just doesn‟t work to go change back again, so I decided to look for of returning to the place back and try to take over something brand-new. I was listening to the news of employment from again. one day and I heard about bees suffering from which you have retired diseases and I thought to myself: “That‟s but on a part-time •Jobs most often filled something I would be interested in!” So I phoned basis? by seniors are: up the college and asked if there were any courses No, because it just accountants, school-bus on bee-keeping and they said “Yes!” I enrolled in won‟t work. When you drivers or librarians. the course for 3 months. I decided that was what I leave, things change. Why did you choose to wanted to do. Then I went to different shows and Somebody else takes be a bee-doctor? meet new people and started to import different your job and they have treatments. different ideas, different Because it was ways to do the job. something different. •Do you think that retirement would be a proper moment to explore a new career? Why? Yes, because it gives you a new outlook on life •Volunteering often gives seniors a and it gives you more friends, more things to look chance to use the skills they spent so much forward to, to wake up in the morning and look for time cultivating. Can volunteer opportunities be another day. found in North Devon? You can volunteer for different things for •Is it easy for a senior to find a job in North Devon? charity, but not for working. You can‟t volunteer No, it‟s not easy at all. to go and do engineering because apprentice people are coming through the ranks, so they need the jobs. If you want to go doing an engineering job, you will stop someone else from moving in.
  • 7. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Interesting people •Was the chance to earn supplemental income one of the main reasons of your career change? And how about meeting new people? •What was your impression about teachers back then? What about now? Money was not a problem. Money didn‟t come into it. It was meeting new people. Since I started Teachers back then were very set in their ways doing the bees I‟ve been going to all the bee- and they had a class of 25 or 30 students to shows, meet lots of people, made lots of friends. teach and that was all. Now, it‟s more one-to- All over the country I have lots of new friends. one. Teachers go out of their ways to make sure students have the right knowledge. •What did you do to upgrade your skills and broaden your knowledge? I went to college and that certainly helped. For further information about bee-problems you can •What was the difference between going to visit his web site : http://www.bee-bay.net college in your ‘20s and in your ‘60s? In the „20s it was very strict because you always had to be in the classroom, but now it‟s very relaxed. You go to the courses you want to go, you go to the lectures you want to go and you do the homework in your own time, on the Internet. It is a very relaxed learning process.
  • 8. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Strange People The Ilfracombe Dog Jerry, from Lover Ilfracombe, lives in an apartment on the outskirts As we walk up the hill next to the Ilfracombe of town with no Theatre, we notice a couple of shepherd dogs less than 17 dogs! running around, playfully. Since we are on a Having lookout for interesting people for our North decided that our Devon newspaper, this does not exactly grab „interesting people‟ our attention. Soon, however, we find out section would‟t be there is more to it than meets the eye. A lot Surprisingly enough, complete without at more. when Jerry got his first least one eccentric, we approach him with our dog, who fathered what camera. He smiles, all now seems to be a tangled up in dog-leads proper pack, he was and tells us the story of going to have him himself and his dogs. sterilized. Obviously, he Needless to say, more didn‟t do it soon enough. and more black – and – ‘Now Henry is the white shepherd dogs leader of the pack’, and pups emerge from explains Jerry pointing all sides of the hill, to one of the bigger greeting us by wagging males, ‘He fought his their tails. father and he won!’
  • 9. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Strange people Fascinating places When asked if it is difficult to take care of so many dogs at once, Jerry says it‟s a pleasure for him. The Millenium Mosaic ‘But, not many people understand’, he complains, and points out that people need to be considerate when walking their own dogs around such a large pack. Well, there you have it! The ultimate dog-lover of Ilfracombe! A great example of how far people are prepared to go in order to pursue their passion. The Mosaic is set in the sunken quay area of the Strand Promenade outside of the Heritage Centre. Each of the 53 panels show an important period depicting scenes of Barnstaple's past, with the focus on the history of the riverfront and quayside. Using coloured mosaic tiles, the scenes were created forming a chronological sequence of significant events from the 10th to the 21st Century.
  • 10. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Fascinating places Age Concern Barnstaple were instrumental in helping with the mosaic and through the local office a grant was obtained from the Lottery. The people of Barnstaple gave donations of £1 and their details are to be recorded and buried in a time capsule that will be buried in September within the Town. The first Tile was laid by the eldest lady at Age Concern and workshops were held throughout the Town which enabled residents of Barnstaple to lay their own tiles. The rest of the mosaic panels were made by the two local artists Shannon Ridd and Jonathan Rodney- Jones of Articulture who were commissioned to design and lay the mosaic.
  • 11. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 12 Things to do in September Exeter Phoenix - Kinderkino From 16 Oct 2011 Guided Historical Walks around To 16 Oct 2012 Babbacombe and St. Mary Church Location From 3 Jul 2012 Gandy Street, Exeter To 25 Sep 2012 Monthly Cinema events Location for mums, dads,carers, babies and children in a Torquay safe and comfortable environment. Limited spaces The Babbacombe and so book early. St Marychurch Local History RAW Comedy at the Barnfield Theatre Society run historic guided walks. They are From 1 Jan 2012 every Tuesday during July, August and To 31 Dec 2012 September – starting outside The Royal on Location Babbacombe Downs Road at 10.30 am. Exeter Come and join us at the Barnfield for a night Selling Dreams : One hundred Years of packed full of laughter and raw talent from national and local stand-ups alike. Fashion Photography Sea Ilfracombe 2012 From 7 Jul 2012 From 31 Aug 2012 To 2 Sep 2012 To 4 Sep 2012 Location Location Exeter Ilfracombe This is the first touring All that is to be celebrated in exhibition from the V&A’s collection to explore the Ilfracombe & our wonderful coastline! work of international fashion photographers. Come along & enjoy the ride.
  • 12. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 12 Things to do in September YMCA Devon Summer Activities Programme Nowhere Island From 19 Jul 2012 To 5 Sep 2012 From 1 Sep 2012 Location To 4 Sep 2012 Clennon Valley, Paignton Come and join our fun packed Location Summer Club! Ilfracombe Exeter Cathedral – Cathedra 900 From 23 Jul 2012 Nowhereisland’s territory originated from an To 30 Sep 2012 island newly revealed by a retreating glacier in Location the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Exeter Innovative high quality multimedia digital art project by Mark Ware - aims to interpret the cathedral's history spanning Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day nine centuries. From 2 Sep 2012 Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta To 2 Sep 2012 From 30 Aug 2012 Location To 1 Sep 2012 Torquay Location About 30 buses, Dartmouth several of which spent Huge extravaganza with some of their working lives in the Bay, have air displays, tennis, running, yacht races, already been entered for the free event. children's activities, fireworks, plus much more for the whole family.
  • 13. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 12 Things to do in September Mussels by Moonlight From 6 Sep 2012 To 6 Sep 2012 Location Brixham A magical evening aboard a boat that will help spotting dolphins, seals, seabirds and other amazing marine life. Queens Theatre 60th Anniversary Exhibition From 8 Sep 2012 To 13 Oct 2012 Location Barnstaple The Friends’ Committee of North Devon Theatres will be leading a day that celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Queen’s Hall and Theatre.
  • 14. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 My real experience And the next day I had other wonderful feelings Impressions of visiting from Ilfracombe. We were visiting Chocolate Lynton, Lynmouth and Museum, Tunnels Ilfracombe beaches, passing a famous theatre, admiring beautiful How exciting and amazing places are they! nature, dark blue sea, palms, lovely flowers, Imagine rocky sandy beaches, Union coasts, green Jack on a hill etc. We hills with goats, wild really loved various horses, sea kinds of Cornish pasties. lapping, seagull crying. I really liked Impressions of the course taking photos in the Valley of Rocks, walking down to Lynmouth, having cream tea, visiting a museum. I‟d like to invite you for this course. It is full of Go to see this of Exmoore National interesting ideas, suggestions and materials how Park and enjoy it and then you will understand why you can motivate pupils more in an unplugged it is called Little Switzerland. way. At the same time you visit interesting places, meet nice people and improve your English.
  • 15. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 My real experience Impressions of my host family I‟d like to mention my host woman Jane, because I speak to her every day. Her husband Tony has night shifts at work and I‟ve talked to him only twice. Jane is very friendly, kind, smiling, optimistic, enhusiastic person in spite of her problems with health. She has had 45 operations and has been waiting for the next one for 6 years. She takes 35 tablets a day, but she doesn‟ t admit anything. She is helpful. Jane painted her neighbour‟s flat and helped with cleaning because she needed help her friend‟s husband left her and broke into her flat and stole furniture. I admire her power and vitality when she is so ill. I was surprised by her kindess and willingness not only in my host family, but all around me : at restaurants, shops, in streets. I must disagree with overgeneralization that the English people are reserved.
  • 16. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 My Own SOL Experience Coming to an English No matter where we come home was an enormous from or how experienced we change, but a wonderfully might be, the feeling of positive one, to be sure. At this stepping into the Heathrow airport in London rarely differs point, I can honestly say I enjoy the English lifestyle, the for any of us – nervousness, way everyone walks their dog excitement and anticipation of in the morning before heading what may come when we, as off to work, the impeccable teachers of EFL come to politeness, and all of the Barnstaple, North Devon and wonderful new expressions – meet our host families for the the 'tea' at 6 o'clock, how first time. What came next cheep or 'dear' things are and however, has proven to be a how we take 'coaches' instead dazzling adventure. of buses ... For me, personally, coming to North Devon was a unique experience. On the first day, when we were greeted by our host families in front of TESCO's - one of England's latest inevitable landmarks, I remember thinking, 'every corner of this town looks picture-perfect!'. And if it doesn't the locals will strive towards making it so.
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  • 18. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Expressions learnt in Barnstaple 2. We went to a lovely 3. During our input Why don‟t you test seaside town, Appledore yourself on lexis and sessions with Mark and and we heard the methodology? ________________ of Luke we enjoyed the the seagulls. ________________ of QUIZ a. lapping b. shrieking the birds outside. c. rustling a. twitter Choose the best b. roar alternative. c. cry 4. On the second day of our course we went to the editing office of the North Devon Journal, where the editor explained us how the Journal is made. She mentioned that one of their stories got legs. It means: 1. On our very first day our professional guide Tom explained that to ford a river means. a. It‟s not true. (as it can easily run away.) a. to swim b. It‟s true. (as it stands on minimum two pieces of b. to cross evidence.) c. to clean c. It will go on. (as it can move on its legs)
  • 19. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Expressions learnt in Barnstaple 8. In Lynton an elderly 9. We learnt that in 5. We learnt that there are some on-calls working Devon in just one for them. These people: woman told us as we were getting off day we can a. make their reports on phone by calling their experience four interviewees, as there aren‟t enough offices for the bus looking for our umbrellas: “It‟s seasons. It rained them. every day. To cheer b. are telephone geeks; who use their smart phones all right ________________ us up our trainer in their work. mark told us. “You c. are waiting to be called in. . As you can see, it is spitting again.” can‟t have a a. sheep rainbow without. 6. In one of our input _______________ sessions we heard a story b. duck c. kitten _.” of a grouchy man. That a. colours means that he is: b. sky a. shy and modest c. rain b. grumpy and bad tempered c. impolite and rude 7. Our trainer Luke showed us a picture of a 10. He has also mentioned this proverb: “Every jackdaw as a lead-in to his presentation. It cloud has a _______________lining.” is: a. A glossy black European bird of the crow a. silver family that nests in towers and steals mainly b. golden shiny objects for its nest. c. shining b. A guy, fellow, buddy (informal way of addressing a stranger.) key: 1b, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9c, 10a c. A portable device for raising heavy objects.
  • 20. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Traditional British-made socks and yarns from the heart of North Devon John Arbon Textiles & Fibre Harvest British makers of yarn and fibres We were visiting the beautiful city of Lynton when we saw this interesting place called Fibre Harvest. The sister company of John Arbon Textiles uses traditional wosted machinery to process tops and spin fine quality British yarns. After having a nice talk with the shopkeeper we found out about the latest Fibre Harvest yarns. They are: Excelana‟- a 100% British wool made from our local North Devon sheep the Exmoor, Blueface. Made by John Arbon of Fibre Harvest, this is a vintage inspired yarn supported by exclusive patterns in knitwear designer Susan Crawford‟s new book A Stitch In Time Volume 2 and Knit By Numbers‟ – a 100% Merino yarn designed and made by John Arbon. A double knit in a beautiful range of complimentary colours, a gradual tonal palette Fibre Harvest, based in North Devon, also produces the very yarns that are used to knit our John Arbon Textile range of luxury British made socks. John Arbon Textiles shop relocated to Lynton on Exmoor.
  • 21. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Methodology bits @ SOL c. It is a teaching movement that evolved from 1. What is SOL? Where does its name come from? Danish filmmaking. Filmmakers challenged the cinema‟s dependency on special effects a. It stands for Sharing One Language. (English) technical wizardry and fantasy. In teaching the among its teachers and students. emphasis is on the here-and-now, the learners b. It means sun and it symbolizes bringing light into and the content. the heart and soul of its students and teachers from Central and Eastern Europe. c. It stands for Summer-courses On Language- learning. 2. What is DOGME? a. It‟s a brand new approach backed by the humanists involving taking dogs and puppies into the classes of young learners as it fosters learning and thus makes language acquisition enjoyable. b. It‟s an acronym that stands for: Deal with Only Grammar Materials in English classrooms. It‟s an approach based on the early Grammar- translation method claiming that the classroom 3. In connection with successful teaching Breen should be place where grammar is presented said. “Never do anything that ________________. and practised, as accuracy is more important a. hasn‟t been tested before. than fluency in the early stages of language b. you can get the students to do. learning. Fluency comes later. c. you can get the other teachers to do.
  • 22. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Methodology bits @ SOL 4. Unplugged teaching 5. Scott Thornbury “The teacher must be himself and give himself ________________ : claims that talking to ________________ people about a. uses guitars (unplugged) DOGME is good for ________________ things and then training his in every lesson you as a teacher. pupils to talk to one another about ____________ regardless age or Why? things.” level. a. It gives teachers a b. avoids using audio- great deal of 7. What is the missing word? visual materials such freedom and as CDs DVDs in flexibility as no According to Earl Stevick (humanist English classrooms claiming planning is language teacher and thinker) “Success that the teacher must involved. depends less on materials, techniques and be the source of oral b. It is cheap as it texts as a model in the refuses the use of linguistic analyses, and more on what goes on form of live listening. any printed ________________ and ________________ the CDs and DVDs must materials in the people in the classroom.” be left for homework. classroom. c. frees teachers from the c. It challenges both dependency on teachers and For the correct materials, aids and learners by offering technology, and to a new approach to answers and also work with nothing language learning. for your scoring, more than the „raw check the next materials‟ provided by 6. What is the missing the people in the word? Find one that fits page room. Or, in other words, to „unplug‟ their each gap, according to teaching. Billows:
  • 23. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 The key for the methodology quiz: 9-11 correct answers: Different Styles of a, c, b, c, a, real, inside-between. Not too bad, but there is place for The Clotted Cream Tea Your scoring: improvement though. 15-17 correct Why don‟t you apply answers: Well done! for one of next year‟s Ask Grenville Yeo (the SOL courses. director) to consider 8 or under you as a possible SOL is a MUST for teacher trainer. you!!! 12-14 correct Call now not to miss answers: their early bird offer. Good job. You would make a good unplugged teacher. For more information look for the book on Teaching Unplugged by Luke Meddings our After you finish with these quizes, you trainer  and Scott deserve something very sweet, like the Thurnbury and ask for a well-deserved 10 % Clotted Cream Tea! discount. Come to North Devon and try not to miss it 
  • 24. Unplugging The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 This Being the lucky winner of one of the courses for teachers organised by SOL, I felt very positive about Summer DEVON UNPLUGGED from the very beginning. As a teacher trainee I expected the event to broaden my horizons, teach me new approaches and different skills and show me distinctively British way of life. And the course has done so much more than only this! It enabled me to meet new people, share the experience and see the role of a teacher in a classroom from a different point of view. I must say that the days spent in Barnstaple are definitely one of the best that I have ever had. Trips to Appledore, Croyde, Lynton and Lynmouth or Ilfracombe were just amazingly adventorous. The sights we have seen were simply breathtaking! I will never forget the feeling I had after walking up on a hill in Ilfracombe. The wind simply blew away all my fears. There is one more thing that I will surely remember forever and that is the surfing lesson we had the chance to experience in Croyde. The instructors made the event very special. They helped us – beginners in surfing - a lot. The waves were huge, really one of the best that anybody has seen this summer! I can still feel their power. The way they bounced my body was great. To put it in a nutshell, I have just fallen in love with the Atlantic.
  • 25. Unplugging The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 I will never forget the way I felt during the This classes too – the atmosphere we shared with Mark and Luke, our experienced tutors was so relaxed and loose! Plus staying at a host family with 3 other teachers has given me the chance to use and improve my language skills. Not to mention the friends I have made Another thing that made here. I hope we will stay in touch forever. Summer my stay so special was Thank you so much for everything, it was the food. In Lynmouth we great. took the chance to try the cream tea. I just loved it! It was fabulous to sit in a beautiful café, chilling out with the others, enjoying the sun and the gorgeous view. While visiting Ilfracombe, I tried Cornish Pasty. It was so delicious that I succumbed to temptation and bought two pieces.
  • 26. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 What to take and what not to take on a trip to North Devon YES NO Most of the people in our group are in North Devon for the first time. It is very hard to imagine how it would be before coming here. Maybe you can check the weather forecasts, but you may YES never know what to take or not to take until you arrive here. Need a Check List? When you decide to take part in one of the SOL NO courses several questions arise. One of them is what to take. The teacher courses are mainly in summer when in our home countries is scorching hot and you can hardly imagine that in Devon you do need to wrap up warm as it can be very windy and rainy. So take those jumpers and raincoat out YES of your wardrobe. Here is a list to help you decide what to take and what to leave at home. We gave you some pictures of different objects and you should NO put a circle over the right answer : Should I take this with me or should I leave it at home in a trip to North Devon?
  • 27. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 What to take and what not YES to take on a trip to YES North Devon NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO
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  • 30. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 Lynmouth sits at the edge of Exmoor where rolling moorland changes dramatically to rugged wooded valleys which drop to the East and West Lyn rivers. A true story and real experience of what happened in Lyn mouth 1952. Even though there passed 60 years of these tragic storm people still can feel as it happened yesterday. It was a usual day for the Lynmouth habitants, when the storm started. In fact, it was an experiment how clouds come together. This „simple‟ experiment caused a tragedy where many people lost their lives. The Story Behind the Song! The small coastal town of Lynmouth became known throughout the world for the disaster that struck in August 1952. On the night of the 15th, after continuous rain throughout the day, the East and West Lyn Rivers rose suddenly and filled with the waters from their Exmoor catchment. Large boulders and rocks were carried in the flow towards the village, destroying houses, roads and bridges. Many lost their lives during that dark and terrifying night. In all, 34 people in Lynmouth and surrounding hamlets were killed, and 39 buildings collapsed. The army was drafted in to help with the clear-up. Survivors told how the air smelled of sulphur on the afternoon of the floods, and that the rain was so hard, it hurt people's faces.
  • 31. The Bright Side of North Devon – Thursday – August 23, 2012 You can easily find the song here: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=OFO_uMkU0wY &feature=related