09 December 2011 / by Radmila Gurkova

Miniature Wonderland

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkmg3Y64_s&feature=share

After watching this video, Germany will become the next tourist destination you would love to visit!

Amazing attractions and a bunch of fantastic vocabulary for town facilities, means of transport and travelling.

These fantastic scenes depict fantasy and reality, summer and winter and some holy and not so holy images. A day spent in the wonderland lats 50 minutes then the nightlife becomes visibale. The display is controlled by 40 computers and a complex piece of software. There are 260 people working behind the scenes actively creating new worlds and expanding other regions of the miniature world. Well worth a visit if you can!!!

DEBATE



  • Would you visit this tourist attraction?  (Why or why not?)

  • Do you think that it attracts people of all ages or mostly children?

  • As of December 2011 47,867 people have ticked the box ''like this'' on the facebook page of Miniature Wonderland. Where do you think these people are from?


KEYWORDS































































WORD






DEFINITION



EXAMPLE



LISTEN


 Depict To represent or show. The video depicts workers being cruel to animals.  Listen
 Evoke To call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting He evoked a memory of his past.  Listen
 Sanctuary The most holy (devine) part of a religious building The sanctuary contains the altar of sacrifice  Listen
 Holy Something that is sacred The holy bible is found in most hotel rooms.  Listen
 Wonderland A land of wonders or marvels. I love the book Alice in Wonderland.  Listen
 Siren A device for emitting a loud wailing sound, esp as a warning or signal The sirens on the police cars are very loud.  Listen


STRUCTURE


Click here to learn some more about numbers related to this topic and how to pronounce them.



TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING




   

Images taken from the exhibition.....

© Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH

 

23

June 2015
Different levels of learning in the same ESL classroom
by Rob Wylie
Teachers need to be as prepared as possible before every time they enter the classroom, this includes for the class itself but also for any other questions, queries or problems that may come up throughout the class. However, no matter how well you prepare there is always the chance that something will catch you off guard and take you by su...

17

June 2015
Teaching English in Bars. Love learning with a cup of coffee!
by Rob Wylie
Teaching English in a bar? Throughout your whole life you may have spent your class time in a classroom, meeting room or office. But do you always need to learn in these types of places? Are there other environments which can provide perfect study locations? Why not teaching English in Bars? ...

16

June 2015
Is grammar important?
by Elena Riches
Learning a second language essentially consists of 'Reading', 'Listening' and 'Speaking'. 'Writing' isn't particularly necessary unless the student expresses that they want to learn to write and, even then, it can be learned quite easily once the speaking and reading have been mastered. So, is grammar importan...

12

June 2015
Developing Technology in Education Collaborative Project
by Gerardo Matos
To develop a collaborative project that presents the Oxbridge English Teaching System and how we incorporate technology in it...

12

June 2015
Proficiency Levels In English. Building Level Placement Parameters
by Matthew Gichohi
Recently the Academy's teachers came together to discuss what they need to keep in mind when deciding their students' proficiency levels in English and if advancement is warranted . The discussion was motivated by a lack of consensus on various students' levels and their progress. In a system where communication is prioritize...

09

June 2015
Teaching Students From Diverse Backgrounds
by Elena Riches
One of the challenges that teachers can encounter is having to teach students from diverse backgrounds in the same class as this makes the teacher obligated to meet the needs of different language students where differentiated instruction is required. This would not always apply to school classes but private classes, where you could have a mi...

05

June 2015
Icebreakers for the ESL classroom
by Rob Wylie
An icebreaker is a game, activity or event which is often used to welcome new people into a group or to help start group work and conversation. The idea is that the icebreaker will help everyone involved feel as comfortable as possible with one another especially when participants do not know each other. It should be used as a way of introduc...

02

June 2015
How to get students talking and enjoy the experience
by Elena Riches
How to get students talking in English is one of the biggest challenges if you are a new TEFL teacher. There will be times during your experience as a teacher where a student finds it difficult to openly talk and if you can't encourage them to do so, neither of you will be be going anywhere fast so, let's see how to...

29

May 2015
Teaching English to Beginners: No Spanish, Please!
by Rob Wylie
When teaching any level of any language there are certain things that we teachers need to remember, but how do these things change depending on the level? What is it that changes when teaching English to beginners? ...

29

May 2015
Context clues: Putting language in perspective
by Vincent Chieppa
...