The Power of Images for Effective Communication

Reform Symposium 2010 

by 

Janet Bianchini

http://civitaquana.blogspot.com

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Mind map:www.bubbl.us

IMAGES

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I    MAGINATIONM  OTIVATIONA   CCESSIBILITYG  ENERALITY E  NERGYS  URROUNDINGS

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Every photo tells a story.

What's the story behind this photo?

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Use your imagination!Transport yourself to this landscape. What do you see?How do you feel?Which adjectives spring to mind?

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wildspectacularisolatedbreathtakingromanticeerielonesomeruggedawesomeunspoilt  

What's the subject?• GET ON/GET OFF• BE WORN OUT• LOOK FORWARD TO• GROW UP• BREAK DOWN

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TRUE OR FALSE ACTIVITYkrb

TRUE OR FALSE?

1.Janet GOT ON the motorbike to go from Italy to England.

2.Janet was absolutely WORN OUT when she got to England.

3.She's LOOKING FORWARD to riding on it again soon.

4.She GREW UP in Italy.5.The motorbike keeps BREAKING DOWN.

Use images of art to create a host of different tasks.

Image source link here

Use www.fotobabble.com to add audio to your images and to generate motivating tasks.

Use your own images to teach idioms.Can you guess which idiom is being demonstrated here? krb

AS BUSY AS A BEE. Think of the last time you were very busy. What jobs did you have to do?  Did you manage to do everything?

"Wanted" poster

effect from tuxpi.com

She's just chilling in Janet's plant pot.  Where do you like to chill out?

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Who do you look up to most in the whole

world?

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Can you guess which animal this is?

It's fast, free-spirited,inconspicuous,agile, intelligent and elegant.

Image courtesy of Google images

A CHEETAH

Original source from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamestemple/312325101/

Hobbies

Can you guess what I like doing?

What do you like doing in your free time?

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My favourite car is a Trabant. What's yours?

 

What's your favourite flower?

Janet Bianchini 

The Power of Images for Effective Communication

 

Reform Symposium 2010  

http://civitaquana.blogspot.com