CLIL classroom language: November 2017

"ACNEE" "ACNEA"

You may say, pupils with 'Special Educational Needs (and Disability)' or SEN(D)'. There is also a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) working in schools.

"Atención a la diversidad"

You may simply say: 'Attention to diversity' or you can talk about 'catering for diversity'

The most accurate translation could be:

Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE).

Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education has in various forms been part of the National Curriculum for schools in UK since 2000. It is a planned programme to help children and young people develop fully as individuals and as members of families and social and economic communities. Its goal is to equip young people with the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthily, safely, productively and responsibly.

Entregar las prácticas

You may say:

To hand in your coursework

Another way to say it would be:

Your coursework is due on Monday (when there is a deadline).

Cuando los alumnos están en fila...

When students are in a line you may need to say one of the following:

Agárrate a tu compañero: Hold on (to the person in front of you).
Suéltale: Let go (of the person in front of you).
Agárrate a la barandilla: Hold on to the banister/rail.

Tutoría

Tutor: tutor/class teacher (example)
Tutoría: tutoring/mentoring/guiding refer to the activity of helping and guiding a student.
If you want to refer to the time a week you devote to this activity, you may simply say 'tutor time' or 'form time'.

"Subir o bajar la nota"

You can say:

Increase your mark/grade or get a better mark/grade

Decrease you mark or get a worse mark/grade

"Falta de asistencia"

You may simply say "Absence" or "Someone is absent"

Estás castigado sin recreo

You may say:
'I'm going to give you a detention at break time', 'You are not allowed to go out to the playground at break.', 'You will be kept in at break time.' , 'You have to stay in at break time.'

"Expulsar de clase"

You may simply say: "Please leave this class."

Equipo docente/Junta de evaluación

You may say:

Equipo docente: Teaching team
Junta de evaluación: Assessment board

"Nota media" "Hacer la nota media" "No hace media"

You can say:

Average mark

Calculate the average mark

It doesn't reach the average mark

¿Qué tienes a cuarta hora?

You may say:

What do you have at fourth period?

Examen de recuperación

You may say one of the following:

Remedial exam
Exam resit or retake
"I'm retaking my exam in September."

"Sesión de evaluación"

You may say: "Assessment session"

"Conserjeria"

You may simply say: "Caretaker's office"

"Mandar al despacho del director"

You can say:

Go to the headteacher's office

I am sending you to the headteacher's office, please go now.

Actividades extraescolares

You may say:

Extracurricular activities

Tipos de papel

Papel pinocho: crepe paper
Papel crespón: crepe paper
Papel maché: papier-mâché
Cartulina: poster board, cardboard
Papel de seda: tissue paper
Cartón: cardboard
Papel reciclado: recycled paper
Papel de colores: coloured paper
Cartulina metálica: metallic cardboard
Papel de aluminio: aluminium foil
Papel cebolla: onionskin paper
Papel de embalar: wrapping paper
Papel cuadriculado: graph paper/squared paper
Papel vegetal: film
Papel celofán: cellophane
Papel charol: shiny wrapping paper
Papel couché: glossy paper/coated paper

"Abrir un expediente"

You may say: "Take disciplinary action"

"Amonestar"

You may simply say: "To give a warning"

Sacar/guardar el material

You may say:

Take out your materials
Keep your materials

Estar de guardia

You may say:

To be on duty
To be on playground duty (when students are having their break)

Parte de incidencia / amonestación

You may say:

Behaviour/Behavior report

Pizarra

Useful vocabulary:

Borrar la pizarra: Erase the (black/white) board
Salir a la pizarra: go up to the (black/white)board

¿Qué has comido hoy?

You may say:

What did you have for lunch today? What have you had for lunch today?

Horario/recreo

You may say:

Horario:
schedule (AmE)
timetable (BrE)

Recreo:
playground (physical space)
break (BrE)/recess (AmE) [time]
It's time for break/It's break time (es la hora del recreo )

"¿Estamos todos?" "Vamos a pasar lista"- Checking attendance

You can say:

Is everyone here?
Call the register (UK)
Roll call (USA)

Tirar el dado

You may say:

Throw the dice
Roll the dice

Departamento de orientación

You may say: Guidance department

The person giving counselling is the counsellor. They provide, among other services, careers guidance.

Turnos

Here you have examples of songs you may use to give turns. You should find them all easily on the Internet.

Blurty– CKK Educational
How to Take Your Turn– Rita Gold I've Got a Question– Cathy Bollinger I Raise My Hand– Jim Rule Raise Your Hand Song – J. W. Snyder Ready, Set, Wait! – Listen & Learn Someone Else's Turn– Music with Mar. You've Got to Wait– Margie La Bella We Take Turns– Mary Flynn

Ponerse la bata/Ponte la bata

The kind of protecting item of clothing children usually wear in Spanish schools would be a school smock.

Please, put on your school smock.

In some British public schools, students may wear a robe, but that's something different from what we call "bata de colegio":

"Rotuladores"

You may simply say: "Felt tip pens"

Temperas y acuarelas

To say "tempera" in English, you can use "tempera". To say "acuarela" you can use "watercolour" instead.

Vocabulario plástica/dibujo técnico

Here you have some useful vocabulary you could need in your classes:

Escuadra: set-square
Cartabón: triangle
bisectriz de un ángulo: the bisector of an angle
mediatriz: perpendicular bisector
trazar la bisectriz de un ángulo: trace/draw the bisector of the angle