Singing greek with Mariza Koch's songs 
Sto ellēniko kapheneio
Sto ellēniko kapheneio
Pronunciation
Articulation of the phoneme /φ/ (ph) and its use in the Greek language [καφές (kaphes) (coffee,) καφετζής (kaphetzēs) (coffee maker), καφενείο (kapheneio) (café), etc.].
Speech Comprehension and Production
Describe a Greek café [part of the social life of a place, the people that visit it, the products sold there (coffees, sweets, vanilia-ypovrychio (greek sweet), ouzo, tsipouro, alcoholic beverages, mezedes). How to order: Role-playing games and creation of dialogues about ordering different products that may or may not exist in a Greek café.
Opposites of adjectives (thick - thin, big - small, hard - soft, round - wide, short - long, bitter - sweet, whole - half, narrow - wide, black - white): identify the opposite of adjectives in the voice clip and their use in sentences.
Fruits, vegetables and fruits of the Greek land (bigarade, orange, walnut, citron, mandarin, lemon, grape, etc.).
Opposites of adjectives (thick - thin, big - small, hard - soft, round - wide, short - long, bitter - sweet, whole - half, narrow - wide, black - white): identify the opposite of adjectives in the voice clip and their use in sentences.
Fruits, vegetables and fruits of the Greek land (bigarade, orange, walnut, citron, mandarin, lemon, grape, etc.).
Music Activities
Refer to the musical instruments that are often used for the entertainment of customers in Greek cafés during the evening hours (bouzouki, tzouras, baglamas, guitar, lyra, mandolin, lute, jukebox, etc.).
View excerpts from Greek films that contain café scenes [such as Thiasos (troupe) of Thanasēs Angelopoulos]. Discuss the audio environment associated with social life in the café (e.g. the sounds of serving tray, clinking glasses, backgammon’s sound, discussions, orders, rosaries, musical instruments, political debates, broadcasting of football matches, voices of customers ,etc.).
Create a soundscape of a Greek café using body percussion, voice sounds and musical instruments (group work). The groups take turns in guessing the possible roles and the interpretation of the sounds chosen.
View excerpts from Greek films that contain café scenes [such as Thiasos (troupe) of Thanasēs Angelopoulos]. Discuss the audio environment associated with social life in the café (e.g. the sounds of serving tray, clinking glasses, backgammon’s sound, discussions, orders, rosaries, musical instruments, political debates, broadcasting of football matches, voices of customers ,etc.).
Create a soundscape of a Greek café using body percussion, voice sounds and musical instruments (group work). The groups take turns in guessing the possible roles and the interpretation of the sounds chosen.
Cross-thematic Connections - Greek Culture
Interdisciplinary concepts: culture, interaction.
What is Greek coffee, where does it come from, how is it brewed [χόβολη (chovolē, ember), μπρίκι (mpriki, cezve), γκαζάκι (gkazaki, gas), καϊμάκι (kaimaki, cream), φλιτζάνι (phlitzani, small cup). In which countries can one encounter this way of preparing coffee? (Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Arab world and across the Middle East).
Coffee accompaniments (spoon sweets, sweet vanilia ypovrychio, loukoumi, water, barley rusk).
Spoon sweets as a way to preserve fruits.
Discussion on how the cafe evolved historically as a social place in Greece. Once upon a time it was the only place for social meetings, information and entertainment of the residents of a village or a community (radio, theater, television, cinema screening), which was available all day. Now it is mainly a place of socializing during the morning and the afternoon hours.
Discuss the differences and similarities, as well as the differences with the taverna (greek traditional restaurant), the café, the bar, the mezedopōleio (greek tapas bar).
What is Greek coffee, where does it come from, how is it brewed [χόβολη (chovolē, ember), μπρίκι (mpriki, cezve), γκαζάκι (gkazaki, gas), καϊμάκι (kaimaki, cream), φλιτζάνι (phlitzani, small cup). In which countries can one encounter this way of preparing coffee? (Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Arab world and across the Middle East).
Coffee accompaniments (spoon sweets, sweet vanilia ypovrychio, loukoumi, water, barley rusk).
Spoon sweets as a way to preserve fruits.
Discussion on how the cafe evolved historically as a social place in Greece. Once upon a time it was the only place for social meetings, information and entertainment of the residents of a village or a community (radio, theater, television, cinema screening), which was available all day. Now it is mainly a place of socializing during the morning and the afternoon hours.
Discuss the differences and similarities, as well as the differences with the taverna (greek traditional restaurant), the café, the bar, the mezedopōleio (greek tapas bar).
Age level
11-15 years old
Language level
Intermediate
Nutrition
Me tē Mariza tragoudō ellēnika mathainō
Sto ellēniko kapheneio.mp3
