Hi class!
I would like you to solve these activities based on the listening activity on EMPATHY.
Do everything on the blog.
1- Choose three expressions you feel you would like to incorporate in your everyday language. Learn them!
2- Write a short response to the recording (about 100 words).
3- Desing an activiy to be solved by your classmates.
4- Choose an activity designed by one of your classmates and solve it!
5- Select two or three lines from the recording and rehearse them to reproduce in class. You mut sound as close to the model as possible!!! (To be done in class after the Winter recess).
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!
1- Expressions:
ResponderEliminar- Children who come from the same egg.
- Look at someone’s non-verbals.
- It’s not something that you can really be taught on.
2- Response to re recording:
I really enjoyed listening to the interview. It was really interesting and entertaining. I agree with all the things that Marco said and I believe that it’s really important to teach children about empathy because this can help them face different situations and deal with them. It is also important for parents to know a lot about empathy because they are the ones who can help their children to feel better and to be prepared to experience different emotions and feelings. It is also important for adults to be aware of their children and of their behavior, because if parents are sad, their children will probably feel that emotion, and that is not good.
3- Activity:
I’ve prepared a crossword with vocabulary from the interview. Here you have the link to solve it: http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/30644/teaching_empathy.htm
1-Expressions I would like to learn:
ResponderEliminar-"I just heard staggering statistics"
-"What is the reason behind it?"
_"There is a lot sort of fallacies"
2-A response to the recording:In my opinion, doing this kind of excercise was really helpful in the sense that it helped me improve my listening skills and useful at the same time to pay attention to American phonology and intonation. I think it was a catching topic because empathy is not an everyday topic,or at least for me. For both parents and their kids is important to know about empathy. If parents are able to expercience their children feelings,I take it that they are going to be able to understand them better and also trying to help them in difficult situations.
3-Activity for one of my classmates:
By the middle of the interview, Denise asks Mark to explain what MODELING is.He explains this concept and gives us an example which consists of using a certain character in a book to make the child experience the same feelings as him/her.Do you think that doing this can help improve the child´s mood?Write a response explaining your view point.
4-I have solved Florencia´s activity
FROM NOE MARENGO:
ResponderEliminarHi! I've been trying to publish a comment on the blog but I can't....
Here is what I have prepared
Expressions:
*to become socially and emotionally skilled
*we need selfconcept
*to read people's faces
I agree with the idea that the teaching of empathy should start from a very early age. Generally, kids tend to be more empathetic because they always want to help others. However, adults may understand better a particular situation that someone is facing or someone else's feelings. It is also important to teach empathy because it makes us think before acting (something we generally don't do). Many times, we do not pay attention to peolple's feelings and their mood on that day and we end up hurting them with our coldness and indiference.
Activity:
In the interview, Mark mentions the expression "gender difference". In which aspects of life do you think men and women are different? Here are some ideas. You can develop one or talk in general about it. Write a short paragraph backing up your opinon.
*careers chosen
*relation with kids
*favourite free time activities
*relation with their families
FROM LUCILA KARLEN:
ResponderEliminar1- Expressions I would like to learn:
a- Look at someone´s non-verbal.
b- The secret is understanding, knowing why.
c- That involves the idea of…
2- I enjoyed listening to the interview. From my point of view, “empathy” is a really interesting topic not only for teachers and students but also for parents. I think that it helps children realize and know about others´ people realities and personalities. Moreover, it would be great for them to experience what another´s child emotion is. As a father or mother, it is important for you to allow your children to deal with different situations in their lives.
Considering the listening activity, I think that this kind of task helps me improve my listening skills. In some parts it was hard for me to get what the speakers were saying.
3- Activity:
In the interview Mark and the interviewer talk about the importance of looking at someone´s non-verbal. What do you remember about it from the interview? What is your opinion about this topic? Do you think it is important to look at somebody´s face?
Write a paragraph which includes the answers. (no more than 100 words)
4- I have solved Cristian´s activity.
Considering what Mark said about “modeling”, I think that using a certain character from a book or from a movie helps children understand different behaviours. This activity will allow kids to clearly remember the reason why a character is happy, sad or angry. I don´t think it helps improve the child´s mood. For me, this kind of task is great for children to comprehend others´people emotions.
Hi guys, how are you?
ResponderEliminar1) The three expressions I’ve chosen are:
- you need a little bit of self-concept
- being able to read people's faces
- there's a lot of set of fallacies
2) My opinion about the interview is that it was really interesting and useful, not only to practice listening and comprehension but it also provides good advice if in the future we will be parents or children’s teachers. I agree with everything that Mark said, because children need to learn how to understand what the other feels and not to grow up thinking only about themselves.
3) The activity I propose is, based on the concept of Modelling,
- what other characteristics could parents or teachers develop in children trough modeling? Do you think this works in every kind of child?
4) Response to Noe Marengo’s activity
I think the passing of years has helped reach equality among men and women, especially in the careers they choose and the sharing of housework as well as the caring of children. Regarding free time activities I think women choose those that are related to shopping, styling etc and men generally choose sports where they can compete against other men.
FROM NOELIA MARENGO:
ResponderEliminarResponse to Lucila Karlen's activity:
He said we need to be able to look at someone's non-verbals, That is to say that we need to look at their facial expressions and discover their mood that day.In my opinion, I think it's important to consider this, mainly because our "non-verbals" are expressions and actions we do unconsciously. Sometimes, we can not prevent ourselves from doing them and that shows our actual feelings about a situation. We may lie about our feelings but our face will always tell the truth.
Hi everybody! Here are my answers:
ResponderEliminar1. Expressions:
“Children who come from the same egg.”
“You´re gonna have much more deeper understanding.”
“There is a lot of set of fallacies.”
2. Regarding the interview, I go along with Marc´s speech in a sense that it is very important to teach empathy. Empathy helps both children and parents understand other´s feelings and emotions. In this way, they will be able to recognize when the other person feels distress, sad or content and will have the chance to help and support the other person.
What calls my attention was that in twins who come from the same egg, they tend to have highly correlated scores on measures of empathy. This is actually true, because I have knowledge of twins who feel just the same as his/her brother/sister. It is incredible how a person can know before having been told how the other person feels!
3.Everyone has heard the phrase “Don’t criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes.” This statement is clearly referring to empathy. Do you remember a situation in which you have showed empathy for someone else? How did you help that person feel better?
4. I will solve Noe´s activity. Talking about gender difference, I think that in modern times the difference is decreasing. Some decades ago, it was impossible for women to study, their free time had to do with cooking and the household, they only had to take care of their children and the house and there were certain works designed for them. On the contrary, men were the breadwinner, they were supposed to be strong and the lords of the house, his hobbies were much more entertaining than that of their wives. Luckily, all that has changed with the passing of time. Although nowadays we still are living in a “machist” society, women take a different role and we even are at the same level as men. We can study any career we wish, work in any place and even we do not need men to survive since we are much more independent than some years ago. Nevertheless we still have to work on certain subjects to make a name for ourselves!
I think that´s it! See you next week guys!
4- Response to Christian’s activity:
ResponderEliminarI believe that through modeling, parents can improve their children’s mood because it is a way of showing them what is good and what is wrong. Experiencing sad feelings, a child will understand how a person feels when she/he is sad and so, he will probably have in mind that he doesn´t want to experience that feeling. And, on the contrary, if he looks at someone who is feeling happy, he will expect to experience that emotion because he can see that it is good and makes him feel good too.
I also believe that modeling is a way of presenting children some behaviors that will serve as a model for them, so that when they are confused or don`t know what to do, they will take that model into account and deal with some situations.
SEE YOU TODAY GUYS!!
You've all done great! Now, I hope you will include the expressions you've chosen in compositions or in speaking activities in class.
ResponderEliminarFlorencia: that crossword is a good activity! Most students usually like them.
Congrats everybody!!! Well... not everybody really. Some people still have to write. Hurry up!
Expressions I would like to learn:
ResponderEliminar· who come from the same egg
· it needs self concept
· to read people’s faces
My Comment about the video:
I found the video really interesting because we are empathetic “naturally”, we know how to be empathetic although we are not aware of it and we don’t realize that children need to be taught to be empathetic. So, it’s like a call for attention and something to be taken into account while teaching kids. Anyway, I think that we have to teach children to RECOGNIZE what the others are feeling or why they are feeling that. Because, as Noe said, children are empathetic and they are always paying attention to the people around them.
Activity: In the video Mark says that with can use characters from books or TV shows to help children to develop their empathy. As I heard that, a lot of examples sprang to mind. Can you think of any character you remember to be used to teach children how to be empathetic? How does it do it?
I will solve Mary Light’s J activity:
I have never heard that expression before. I’ve heard similar ones, but not that. But as you say, it clearly refers to this topic. I have been trough a lot of situations in which I’ve felt empathy for someone. I remember when I was 12 years old, I was asked to read at a mass. I was very shy and I didn’t want to do it. But I said “yes”. At the moment of reading I was extremely nervous and I almost fainted. It was a horrible moment for me. Last year it was my turn to ask a girl to read at the mass. She told me that she didn’t want to do it because she was nervous. I tried to make her feel confident because I knew she wanted to do it. At the end the girl said she would do it. But at the moment of reading she told me again that she couldn’t do it because she felt really nervous. So I remembered that occasion in which I had felt as her and I decided to ask somebody else to do it because I didn’t want to make her feel as bad as I had felt. I think taht it is really important to remember previous experiences in order to help other people to avoid difficult situations or deal with them
yes!!!!!!!!!!! :D finally :D I tried yesteday and I couldn't do it :@
ResponderEliminarGOOD FOR YOU ALE!
ResponderEliminarFROM MILENA MARINO
ResponderEliminar1) Expressions:
- To model the same behaviours.
- To get the child to sort of understand.
- To read people's faces.
2) I think that doing this kind of activity is something hard, but very useful for us. Concerning empathy, I believe that is very important that parents teach their children to understand other children’s feeling, because in this way they are learning not to worry only about themselves, but also to worry about other people. What I mean is that is essential that children learn not to be selfish and self-centred, because this attitude could make difficult for them to relate to other people.
3) Activity: In the interview, Marc said the following: “You know, the traditional boys don't cry and it's okay if you cry to the girl”. What do you think about that? Does this situation still happen in our society? What can you say about the way in which women and men express their feelings?
4) I’ve solved Florencia’s activity:
1- Facial expressions
2- Fraternal twins
3- Identical twins
4- Regulation
5- Staggering
6- Modeling
7- Empathy