LIFE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
PART B: SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
WANTED!!!
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS TO WORK WORLDWIDE
To investigate life in another country
Some knowledge of another language an advantage
Training will be provided
Life in Another Country
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TRAINING PROGRAMME
FOR PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
As a trainee investigator you will be finding out as much as you can about Europe. At
the same time, the Spymaster you will be working for will be finding out about you
and your ability to work on your own or as member of a team of investigators.
You and your team will be set four challenges:
1. To design and produce a poster about life in Europe.
2. To see how many different languages you could cope with.
3. To show how well you can work together as a team.
4. To show how well each member of your team can take
responsibility for their own work.
To prepare you to meet these challenges you have been set a number of team
tasks that you will work on together and a number of special assignments which
you will work on by yourself.
Find more information on the next page…
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WORKING WITH OTHERS
As a member of the team you will be expected to play your part in all the team tasks.
You will be expected to be helpful to others and to accept help yourself when you
need it.
You will be expected to play a different role at different times (e.g. reader, scribe,
leader, timekeeper, encourager).
At the beginning of each team task, the team will discuss and agree with the
Spymaster the role that each member of the team will play.
At the end of each team task you will be asked to explain the part you played and
say how well you thought you carried it out.
WORKING BY YOURSELF
When you have a special assignment to do by yourself, you will be expected carry it
out as well as you can.
You will be expected to show how well you can keep your mind on the task and that
you can complete it without being supervised all the time.
If you find yourself in difficulty with a piece of work, you will be expected to do these
things:
FIRST …
Think if you have done something similar before
which you can look up to help you.
THEN …
Think how you could find out the information that
you need.
IF YOU ARE STILL STUCK
Ask politely for help which will enable you to get on
with the work. Explain clearly what help you need
to enable you to continue with the task.
When you have the help you need, complete the task as well as you can so that you
can be proud of your work.
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TEAM TASK 1
What does Europe mean to you?
Discuss in your group what you think about when you hear the word ‘Europe’.
One person (the scribe) should write down all the suggestions in the space below.
This is a brainstorming exercise, so there are no ‘wrong’ answers. The scribe should
write down everyone’s suggestions.
Everyone should make at least one suggestion.
When you have finished, underline the ideas that you think you might be able to use
on the poster you are going to produce later.
All members of the group should sign the paper to say they all made at least one
suggestion.
When you have finished, one person will report back to the Spymaster on behalf of
the group.
What does Europe mean to you?
Now turn over >>
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What does Europe mean to you? (continued)
These ideas belong to:
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TEAM TASK 2
Code breaking
Spies sometimes use a code to hide the meaning of messages they want to keep
secret. Your Spymaster has sent your team a coded message for you to practise
with. If your group can work out what the message is, you can use it as your slogan
for your poster. Write the message in the space provided at the bottom of the page.
Before you start, remember to discuss how you are going to organise the task as a
team.
THE MESSAGE:
The coded message looks like this:
5 21 18 15 16 5 – 9 19 – 20 8 5 – 14 1 13 5 – 7 9 22 5 14 – 20 15
– 1 – 7 18 15 21 16 – 15 6 – 3 15 21 14 20 18 9 5 19 – 9 14 – 15
21 18 – 16 1 18 20 – 15 6 – 20 8 5 – 23 15 18 12 4. 19 3 15 20 12 1
14 4 – 9 19 – 16 1 18 20 – 15 6 – 5 21 18 15 16 5.
What does it mean?
Here’s how to work it out:
THE CODE:
Each letter of the alphabet is given a number: 1 = A
2=B
3 = C and so on...
THE KEY
You can use this grid to help you to work out which letter matches each of the
numbers. The grid is called a key because it will help you to unlock the meaning of
the message.
A
1
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14
B
2
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C
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WORKING OUT THE MESSAGE:
Use the key to find out the letters that match each number. Write the letters in the
grid below. There is a space between each word.
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Write the letters again here to reveal the message:
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TEAM TASK 3
The countries of the European Union
Your Spymaster will provide your team with an outline map of Europe with 25
countries numbered. These are the countries which together make up the European
Union (sometimes called the EU). Your team task is to identify each of the countries
and to write down its name next to its number in the grid below. Divide up the task
between you to start with, then make a complete list to give to your Spymaster.
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You may have noticed that there are some countries that are not part of the
European Union, and so are not in the list of 25 that you wrote down.
Write down, in the box below, the names of some countries that are not members of
the EU.
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THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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KEY
The countries of the European Union
1
United Kingdom
14
Greece
2
Republic of Ireland / Eire
15
Cyprus
3
France
16
Slovakia
4
Germany
17
Hungary
5
Spain
18
Czech Republic
6
Sweden
19
Austria
7
Finland
20
Slovenia
8
Poland
21
Luxembourg
9
Netherlands
22
Malta
10
Belgium
23
Estonia
11
Denmark
24
Lithuania
12
Italy
25
Latvia
13
Portugal
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SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 1
Card sort
Cut out these cards. Each card gives the name of a European Country. Most of the countries are
members of the EU, but some are not. Your task is to arrange the countries in alphabetical order.
ITALY
FINLAND
NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN
FRANCE
POLAND
SLOVAKIA
LATVIA
SLOVENIA
UNITED KINGDOM
DENMARK
MALTA
HUNGARY
SWITZERLAND
ESTONIA
SPAIN
IRELAND
GERMANY
PORTUGAL
NORWAY
CYPRUS
BELGIUM
AUSTRIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
LITHUANIA
GREECE
LUXEMBOURG
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SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 2 Wordsearch
The names of some European countries are hidden in the wordsearch below. Find
them and draw a ring round each one. How many can you find?
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SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 3
Putting yourself in the picture
This task will show how you fit into the European picture.
The Spymaster will give you two diagrams and explain what you have to do. Listen
carefully, and carry out the task to the best of your ability.
You can use drawings or pictures or a mixture of the two.
Be prepared to talk about your finished diagram.
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SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 3 Putting yourself in the picture
This diagram shows how you fit into your
own community and into larger
communities. Use a blank diagram to
show more detail about yourself
the rest of
the world
Europe
your country
and/or your
nationality
your friends
and the local
community
your family and
close friends
Put a photo or
drawing of
yourself here
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Put your name here
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 3 Putting yourself in the picture
This diagram shows how I fit into
my own community and into other
communities
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