M3S Lessons Week 38 Speaking + Linking Words + Reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

laptop, notitieboek en pen op tafel

tassen op de grond

telefoons in je tas

& Good Morning M3S! 

today's goals

-At the end of this class, you will have practiced for the speaking exam (PTA 1) based on the article you handed as an SO. 

*Leerdoelen zijn RTTI geformuleerd (in leerlingentaal).

Which part did you find the hardest in the SO?

looking for the right article

underlining the difficult words and finding their definition

writing a summary

formulating my opinion

How do we continue?

-I will evaluate your SOs and grade them. Most importantly, I will give you feedback to help you prepare on the content of the speaking test. 

- In class, we will practice every week on speaking skills. I will also try to pick one group per class that can work in a smaller group and which I will give feedback on speaking. 

What does it look like?

• 20 minutes in total 
• (1) you talk to me about the article in English (what/who/where/when/how etc.), you can answer questions about it, voice your opinon about it with arguments. 
• (2) Description of pictures
• (3)  a personal interview OR a discussion in English. 
• Make sure to bring the material with you to the speaking exam. 
• You will be graded on: grammar, fluency, vocab, preparation, coherency, 

Some advice 

• Besides practice in class, you can learn a few expressions to use during the speaking exam (see next slides). 
• Make sure that you know your subject (the article), your opinion and that you can describe a picture, talk about your own life or a do discussion in English. 

• You can listen to podcasts, series, films in English. I don't mind the accent you use as long as it is understandable and correct English. 

• Practice speaking English with classmates or at home with family.

Name two ways in which you can state your opinion in English

write down 

- Write down two ways in which you can voice your opinion.

- write down two ways in which you can disagree with someone.

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In groups of two 

- First pick out one conversation from the three dialogues on the previous website. Each of you takes a role and you perform the conversation. 

-Done? Switch roles and perform the conversation again. 

In groups: voicing your opinion 

Statement 1

Person 1: Schools should start at 10 AM instead of 8 AM. 

Person 2: You disagree with this and can give 2 arguments why. 

Statement 2

Person 1: social media has no negative influence on my mental health. 

Person 2: You disagree with this and can give 2 arguments why. 

Homework: Holmwoods

Log in into Holmwoods. It should be under: Magister > ELO. 

I will ask you to make exercises each week. For this week you only need to log in. For next Thursday, you will have to do some homework in Holmwoods. 

laptop, notitieboek en pen op tafel

tassen op de grond

telefoons in je tas

& Good Morning M3S! 

today's goals

-At the end of this class, you will have practiced for the speaking exam (PTA 1) based on the article you handed as an SO. 

*Leerdoelen zijn RTTI geformuleerd (in leerlingentaal).

SO: how do we continue?

- If you were on time, I will check what you have handed in and give you feedback + a grade 

- Too late or not handed in? graded 1,0 

- Make sure that you still hand in the task  as preparation for the speaking exam in the testweek otherwise you will not get a sufficient grade. 

- SO graded? 2 more weeks to work on your preparation. 

What are some ways in which you can prepare for the speaking exam?

Some advice 

• Besides practice in class, you can learn a few expressions to use during the speaking exam (see next slides). 
• Make sure that you know your subject (the article), your opinion and that you can describe a picture, talk about your own life or a do discussion in English. 

• You can listen to podcasts, series, films in English. I don't mind the accent you use as long as it is understandable and correct English. 

• Practice speaking English with classmates or at home with family.

In groups: voicing your opinion 

Statement 1

Person 1: Schools should start at 10 AM instead of 8 AM. 

Person 2: You disagree with this and can give 2 arguments why. 

Statement 2

Person 1: social media has no negative influence on my mental health. 

Person 2: You disagree with this and can give 2 arguments why. 

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www.eslfast.com

In this picture we see ………

This picture shows ………..

in the middle..../in the centre...

at the top.../at the bottom ...

on the left.../ on the right....

in the top right-hand corner...

in the bottom left-hand corner...

in the background / in the foreground...

Ways to describe a picture

Describe this picture 

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Homework: Holmwoods

Log in into Holmwoods. It should be under: Magister > leermiddelen. 

I will ask you to make exercises each week. For this week you only need to log in. For next Thursday, you will have to do some homework in Holmwoods. 

I want to check who can and who cannot log in. 

Write down 5 different linking words you can find in this text and add the category.