Lesson 1 - Introductions

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Lesson 1 -Introductions

Pleased to meet you.

CAMBRIDGE

Table of contents

• What/where is Cambridge
  
• Goal of Cambridge English
  
• Skills and improving
  
• Speaking and small assignment

Assignment 1

Try to speak only English!

Every slide has a question; write down your own answers on a piece of paper.

What is Cambridge?

• First exam was in 1913
  
• Place in the UK
• Renowned university
  
• Globally recognised
  
• International standard

What do you want out of Cambridge?

CB levels

There are a few levels of English:

A1 (lowest) + A2

B1 + B2

C1 + C2 (highest)

What are your hobbies?

Skills

We have 4 main English skills:

Speaking =making random sounds

Writing = producing random words

Listening = hearing random words

Reading = staring at random words

What is your best English skill? and your least favourite?

Reading

Reading is very important as it improves vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction and overal intelligence!

Think about a book you read and begin listing what you liked and disliked.  

What is your favourite book?

Speaking

Speaking is often the most difficult for starters.

hɛˈləʊ ænd ˈwɛlkəm tuː ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ klɑːs, haʊ ɑː juː ˈduːɪŋ?

(phonetics)

What is your name?

Exercise!

Someone else is going to introduce you!

1. Find a seat next to someone and answer the following questions:

- What is your name?

- What are your hobbies?

- What is your best/worst English skill?

- What is your favourite book?

- What do you want out of CB?

(all of which have been in the slides.)

Picking a proverb

What is a proverb?

Pick one from the following website that best suits you.

What do you think yours means?

www.citehr.com

Blooket

Time to wrap things up with some language trivia.