How to use English to conduct learning and teaching activities
in junior secondary History classes (New)
Pooi To Middle School
香港培道中學
Inter-class History Project Presentation Contest:
People in History
中三歷史英語專題研習比賽 : 歷史人物
Mr. John Patrick Hone
Mr. Tai Tze Lok, Osbert
PTMS students
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EAC (English Across the Curriculum) in History
Subject
•The project is part of the English Across
the Curriculum Programme of Pooi To
Middle School.
•It is an idea created jointly by our English
and History teachers
•Participants: S3 students
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Objectives of this Programme
•To see English in use in other subjects,
like History
•To broaden their horizons in language use
and global perspectives
• History comes before English.
•Students present their interpretation of
events between the two World Wars
using drama, videos, music, slideshows
etc.
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What do students learn ?
•Use English to read and collect information
•Write scripts and do their presentations
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Teachers’ role
• John in S3 classes (Script writing
development)
• Osbert in S3 classes (WWI~WWII
Contents :PPT & Mindmap)
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English and History: Cross
Curricular Activity
• This is an activity that requires students to
think about important people and events
happened in world history, from World War 1
to World War 2. Students are also asked to
present what they found in ways like drama,
role play, interview, poetry, conducted or
written in English.
• It helps them develop their vocabulary and
use English to express ideas.
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Final Goals
• Students will be able to present what they
have learnt in History lessons in English
• Students will explore more about the causes
of World War II in English
• Students will have a chance to use English in
other content-based subjects. They can use
English in an authentic context.
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Period to be studied
in History lesson
Between the two World Wars
i.e background and causes of World War II
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Task 1
• On the piece of paper provided write
down a word - the name of a person, a
country or an event (e.g. a war) that has
some connection with what you are
learning or going to learn in your History
lesson.
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Task 2
• Can you say 3 or 4 sentences about the
word you have just written?
Test your knowledge of
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Who was the man that united
Prussia with the rest of
Germany?
Hitler
Bismarck
Beethoven
Walt Disney
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Which small country caused the
outbreak of war between
Britain and Germany in 1914?
• France
• Belgium
• Ireland
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What treaty was signed in the
Paris Peace Conference which
marked the end World War One?
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The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Moscow
The Treaty of Berlin
The Treaty of Versailles
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Who became Chancellor
(leader) of Germany in 1932?
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Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
John Hone
Winston Churchhill
Can you say the word below?
Totalitarianism
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What does “Totalitarianism”
mean?
Total control of a country by a
person/party that does not let
anyone speak against or oppose it.
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Who was the leader of Britain
during WWII?
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Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Mao Tse Tung
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Which year did ‘The Wall
Street Crash’ take place?
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1922
1929
1931
1941
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Who was the President of the
United States in the 1930s?
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D Roosevelt
• Benito Mussolini
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What do we call the event
which caused over 2 million
Jewish killed during the Second
World War?
• The Great Death
• The Holocaust
• The Destruction
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Time Line
• Week 1 –Introduction
• Week 2 –Forming Groups/Brainstorming Ideas
• Week 3- Developing ideas in History and
English Lessons
• Week 4 – Rehearsing during English /History
lessons
• Week 5 – Class Competition
• Week 6 – Form Competition in Hall .
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Schedule
• Today :Introduction
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Developing idea in lesson
Oral presentation of proposal in groups
Final rehearsal in class
Class Competition
Form Activity in Auditorium (December)
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Listening / Video
• Watch the videos of the period that you
are studying /going to study in your
History Lesson
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The Great Depression and the rise
of the Nazis /Fascists
• The Great Depression started in the United
States and then spread all over the world.
• The Great Depression meant that people were
very poor and had no jobs and very little to
eat, so strong and powerful leaders such as
Hitler, Mussolini were able to take power.
• They became so powerful that they thought
they could rule the world and this resulted in
WWII
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Brainstorming Questions
• After The Treaty of Versailles, how do you
think the German people felt ? (Germany lost
and was forced to pay a lot of money to many
countries)
• Try to brainstorm 5 things that will happen if
there is a great depression in your country
• Imagine that you were a German during
Hitler’s rule in Germany…
• Imagine that you were a Jewish during
Hitler’s rule in Germany…
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The rise of the Fascists (Nazis)
in Germany and Italy between
WWI and WWII
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The Holocaust : Over 2 million
Jewish people were murdered by
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in
Concentration camps
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Some of the major figures
between the wars
• Adolf Hitler
• Dictator of Germany throughout the
1930’s.
• He killed himself in 1945 as the
Russians were going to capture him
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• Winston Churchill
• Leader of the UK during WWII . He
helped defend western Europe from
Nazi attacks and rule.
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• Hideki Tojo
• He was general of the Japanese air force
that invaded Pearl Harbour and he led the
Japanese in their invasion of Asia .
• Japan was supported by Germany and Italy
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• Joseph Stalin
• Leader of the Communists in Russia
• He helped to beat Hitler and the
Nazis during WWII
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• Benito Mussolini
• He was the Fascist dictator of Italy
during WWII
• He supported Germany and Japan
during WWII
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• Franklin D Roosevelt
• President of the USA during 1930s
and WWII
• He helped America recover from the
depression
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Major Events and the People
involved
• The Rise of Totalitarianism in Germany
and Italy
• The Holocaust
• The Great Depression
• Attack on Pearl Harbour
• Fighting the Nazis from Western
Europe
• Fighting the Nazis from Eastern Europe
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Recap /Revision : Make sure you
understand the following words
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Great Depression
Nazism
Fascism
Dictator
The Holocaust
Jews
Jewish people
• Concentration camps
• The Allies (USA , UK,
Russia, France ,China etc)
• The Axis Powers
(Germany, Italy, Japan )
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Can you match the events with
the leaders involved
• 1.The Rise of
Totalitarianism in
Germany and Italy
• 2.The Holocaust
• 3.The Great Depression
• 4.Attack on Pearl
Harbour
• 5.Fighting the Nazis
from Western Europe
• 6.Fighting the Nazis
from Eastern Europe
• A. Winston Churchill
• B.General Hideki
Tojo
• C.Josef Stalin
• D.Hitler and
Mussolini
• E. Franklin D
Roosevelt
• F. Adolf Hitler
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The Rise of Totalitarianism in
Germany and Italy
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The Holocaust
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The Great Depression in the
USA and all over the world
“ When America sneezes the
whole world catches a cold”
• Franklin D Roosevelt
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Japanese Attack on
Pearl Harbour
• General Tojo
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Fighting the Nazis (Fascists)
from Western Europe
• Winston Churchill
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Fighting the Nazis from
Eastern Europe
• Joseph Stalin
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Try to imagine:
If you were a German during
Hitler’s rule in Germany…
E.g. If I had lived in Germany under
Hitler, my life would have been very
hard
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• Neville Chamberlin
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History Lessons:
Teaching Materials (1)
The First World War
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Causes
• 1. Extreme Nationalism (
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• 2. Colonial Rivalry (
• 3. Alliance System (
• 4. Armament Race (
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Extreme Nationalism
 It encouraged foreign expansion (
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which in turn caused conflicts among European
powers and led to war.
We call it
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History Lessons:Teaching Materials
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Students’ Sharing
2010-11, 3E (now S4 students ) ~ role play
2011-12, 3B students~ dialogues
http://www.pooito.edu.hk/PooiTo/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKrdsfefNc&feat
ure=youtu.be
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Q&A
The End
Thank you