Practice test + silent debate

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome AMA3

Please take your seat

Grab your reading book and laptop. Rest on rack

Come grab your neigbor's essay from my desk and give feedback.

Welcome A3B

Please take your seat

Grab a pen(cil) and a piece of paper and put your laptop on your table. Rest on rack please :)

Class rules

Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem

Don't laugh at each other when making a mistake

Homework = study and watch a video sometimes

Have respect for and help each other

Speak with a soft voice when working together & be silent when working alone

Today you will...

... take a look at the practice test

... practice your writing skills in a silent debate

Non-defining relative clauses

a.k.a. extra (useless) info

Who is for people

city residents, who have all lived there for a while, like the pigs

Whose is used for possesions of people

have told people, whose houses have been destroyed, to stop

Which is used for animals and things

wild pigs, which aren't well-behaved, come

Where is used for places

In Berlin, where a lot of internationals live, a group of

Take a look at the                        and fix all the mistakes. 

Use the assignment above to guide you and don't forget to pay attention to detail. Would this person pass or fail?

example essay

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Do's

1. Start your introduction with background info and end it with your thesis STATEMENT.
2. Give at least two arguments and stay impartial (onpartijdig)
3. Use linkers to tie it all together.
4. Sum up everything and add your OWN opinion in par 4.

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Don'ts 

1. Add your essay a title or add headings to your paragraphs.
2. Write more than four paragraphs.
3. Use informal language.
4. Start or end with a greeting. It's an essay, not an email.

5.7 Writing a for and against essay

Unit 5 Vocab - you've made your choice so this isn't for everybody ;)

Get ready to debate, IN SILENCE!

1. Write your                      and name at the top of your paper.
2. Introduce the topic by giving background info & statement. 
3. Give your paper to the person to your left.
4. Take a stance: for or against and give 2+ arguments.
5. Give your paper to the person to your left.
6. Disagree with what the previous person wrote: give 2+ arguments.
7. Give your paper to the OG person.
8. Write a conclusion: common ground, opinion and summarize.
9. Hand in your essay on my desk and open your laptop.

statement

Door 1: Dutch universities should be free for all.

Door 2: Software like ChatGPT is the future.

Middle 1: Use of phones should be restriced on high schools.

Middle 2: All school cafetarias should be healthy.

Window 1: The Dutch voting age should be lowered to 16.

Window 2: English teachers should only use English in class.

Reflect on the writing process. Did you manage to complete all 4 steps? Can you articulate your thoughts? What was challenging?

Do you ...

... know what the U5 test will look like and what you must study?

... know how to write a simple four paragraph essay?

TO DO: study unit 5

Extra practice? Go to MyEnglishlab or come to a (delta)flexhour.