H4E 21-1-2024 45 min

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

Program

1. Learning goals

2. What to expect in period 3 (5 mins)

3. Get a book (20 mins)

4. Reading / speaking exercise (10 mins)

5.  Rounding off together (5 mins)

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

- I will know what to expect in period 3

- I will have started reading my book

- I will have practised speaking

Period 3: tests

1. Week 7/8 (10-21 Feb): Oral exam (10 mins, 4x)

         - About your book, groups of 3 

2. Week 11 (13 March): Kennistoets (40 mins, 2x)

         - Grammar & vocabulary

3. Week 13 (21-28 March, test week): Listening test (Cito, 4x)

What to expect in period 3

1. Reading a book

2. Speaking: talk about your book

3. Vocabulary: Wasp Reporter (also reading)

4. Grammar: grammar booklet

Reading a book & oral examinations

- Groups of 3 (books & groups will be shown in a minute)

- 3 different books, each group member reads one of them

- 3 weeks to read the whole book! 

- You will read during the lessons and should also read at home

- We will practise talking about your book as preparation for your exam

- Exam: 10 mins (c.3 mins/person), speaking together about your books

- Individual grade 

- "Boy" (Roald Dahl) 

- "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" (Sue Townsend) 

- "Surviving Adam Meade" (Shannon Klare)

    Reading groups

Mark - Feddo - Hasse

Coen - Jurre - Anne

Amir - Youssef - Lucas

Boris - Stijn H. - Jarne

Blest - Robin - Narmin - Mirthe

Sarah - Juna - Noa

Mays - Zoë-Li - Yasmine

Eyob - Stijn v B. - Marvin

Let's go & get a book

- We will go to the mediatheek together

- With your group, check out the books & decide who reads what

- Register the book of your choice 

- If time, read the first page

- You have 10 minutes inside the mediatheek

- We go back together, don't be late

To do now:

Read for 10 minutes, in silence 

Count how many pages you have just read

Pages read   x   6  =   how many pages you read in 1 hour (X)

Total no. of pages in the book   :     X     =     Y

Y    =  how much time you need to read the whole book

To do now (5 mins):

Write in your notebook:

1.     Title, how many pages, how many chapters
2.     When was it published & where
3.     Protagonist(s)
4.     What has happened so far (in short)
5.     What do you predict will happen in the first chapter
6.     What do you predict will happen in the rest of the story

With your group (5 mins):

• Read out loud to your group: the first (or first & second) paragraph from your book
• Ask them to predict what will happen in this story (they should provide arguments)
• Tell them your predictions about the first chapter and the rest of the story
• When all 3 of you have done this, discuss which book you prefer & why

 

Well done! You...

- know what to expect in period 3

- have started reading your book

- have practised speaking

On Thursday, please bring: 

• Your book
• Grammar booklet!
• Notebook / pen
  
• Working laptop

Video: 0:00-1:07

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50167812

Common tips to conquer the blues

1. Exercise

2. Healthy habits (nutrition, sleep, fresh air)

3. Diminish stress

4. Learn something new

5. Have fun together

Talk to your neighbour (3 mins)

1. What helps you to diminish stress? Examples?

2. When did you last learn something new (& what was it)? How did it make you feel?

3. Which place did / does make you feel happy?

4. Which activities do you think are good for you? Example?

5. When was the last time you had a good laugh?