Identity

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson 1

WHO AM I?

Lesson objectives

At the end of this lesson:

You have learned about character traits/adjectives and will use at least four to describe yourself

 

What is "identity?"

Recap

Adjective is a word you use to describe a person, place, or thing

Jack wears a red jumper.

Jack has a golden tooth.

The beautiful ship is called the Black Pearl.

The dog is being followed by the hungry wolf.

Lesson evaluation

Did you enjoy the lesson?

Did you learn something new? 

 share it!

Which adjective matches this definition?

HAVING GOOD MANNERS AND SHOWING RESPECT
FOR OTHERS .

1. kind
2. polite
3. hardworking
4. gracious

Which adjective matches this definition?

WANTING MORE FOOD, MONEY, POWER, ETC.
THAT YOU REALLY NEED.

1. greedy
2. selfish
3. disrespectful
4. lazy

AMUSING OR FUNNY

1. lazy
2. shy
3. clever
4. humorous

Draw your identity tree!

 Answer these questions in a mini paragraph

• Who are you?
• What is your personality like? (Friendly, creative, funny, etc.)
• What are you good at?
• What is your home language?
• What food do you like?
• What kind of work do you want to do?
• What are your expectations for your future? 
• What kind of person do you want to be?

 The roots of your identity tree

Who has influenced you the most in your life?

Add the name of that person to the root of your identity tree and explain how has he/she helped you?

Who would like to present his/her identity tree/text?

How was it?

Did you like making your identity tree? 

 Do you think your identity would be different if you had been born in another country /family/culture? How?

Lesson 2

Chapter 2

My Language Biography

Lesson objectives

 

At the end of this lesson I learnt how to read a text to find specific information.

At the end of this lesson I have written my language biography.

Flag of countries you know the language of: choose 3

How have you learned these languages? (at home, at school, with friends, sport..)

What is language biography?

A language biography tells us how many languages a person knows and what they can do in each language. It provides information on their learning experiences and how they acquired those languages.

Reading comprehension

Before doing this activity, let's look at what we already know about reading strategies.

Leesstrategieen

1. oriënterend lezen (Orientation reading

2. globaal lezen (Skimming reading)

3.zoekend lezen (Scanning reading)

4. intensief lezen (intensive reading)

Reading comprehension

Read the text and use one word from the box to fill in the gap. Look at the words around the gap. Do you see a verb, a name or a connective (and, but..)?

Vocabulary 

nervous:   zenuwachtig:

flying: vliegend

jazz: jazz

singer: zangeres

amazing: geweldig

songwriter: liedjesschrijver

Write the second chapter of your book

Title: My language biography

I speak ..... languages 

Language: ... for how long? ........

How I learned the language(s) ........

 I use the language(s) ........

Countries I have visited where this or these language(s) are spoken ....... 

I meet speakers of this or these language(s) ............ 

I watch TV programmes, films or listen to the radio in this or these language(s).

When you have finished this chapter, you will get the first feedback from your teacher 

Self reflection
How best do you learn a language?

Lesson 3

Chapter 3

My culture 

Lesson objectives

At the end of this lesson, I know how to use the Wh question in an interview.

At the end of this lesson, I interviewed my classmate about his/her culture.

What is culture?

New vocabulary 

• Customs (gewoontes/een manier van doen)
• Beliefs (religie)
• Traditions (tradities ) Voorbeeld: Sinterklaas in NL
• Culture shock (cultuur shock) 
• Folklore (volksverhalen) Voorbeeld in UK: Robinhood
• Embrace (accepteren)
• (Core) values (waarden)
• Ethics (ethiek)

What are WH questions in English?

... are you doing?

Working.

... are you going?

Home.

... are we leaving?

Tomorrow.

... are your crying?

I'm sad.

... are you doing?

I'm okay.

...  are you talking to?

My mum. 

What

Where

Why

When

How

Who

www.englishcurrent.com

Let's watch a video about culture and cultural diversity!

As you watch and listen, take note of 3 things you understand from this clip!  

What did you notice? What is cultural diversity?

Wat is cultuur?

Culture is a pattern of behaviour shared by a society or group of people. Many different things make up a society’s culture. These things include food, language, clothing, tools, music, arts, customs, beliefs, and religion.

Cultuur is hoe mensen in een samenleving of binnen een groep zich gedragen. Het gaat over religie, taal, kleding, muziek, kunst...

Culture comparison

Speaking

What: Culture comparison worksheet

How: In pairs, you will compare your cultures to see what similarities and differences your culture has. Write it down on the sheet 

Help: Teacher

Time: 10 minutes

Outcome: You will share with the class an interesting fact you have found about your partner's culture.

Use these WH questions 

Ask "W" (what, which, who, when, where) questions and fill in the worksheet.

Examples: 

Which holidays do you celebrate? When?

What types of music do people in your culture listen to?

 How do you celebrate New Year?

Which sport do you like?

What is your favourite food?

Why do you have long summer holidays in Turkey?

Evaluation

Did you learn something new about your classmate?

Would you like to share it with the class?

Lesson 4

Chapter 4: My Life in The Netherlands

Lesson objectives

Chapter 4: My Life in the Netherlands 

At the end of this lesson, you have used comparatives (vergrotende trappen) to compare your life experience in the Netherlands with your home country 

Name three things you like about the Netherlands

Grammar: Trappen van Vergrotten

(Comparatives)

Do you remember the grammar rules when we compare things with each other!

Let's do a recap

Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is...........

1. old
2. older
3. olden
4. oldest

This magazine is cheap, but that
one is...........

1. cheaper
2. cheaping
3. cheap
4. cheapest

I drive ___ than my husband. He is incredibly reckless

1. safe
2. safer
3. safest
4. most safe

My cousin is ................his classmates

1. the most intelligent
2. the most intelligentest
3. more intelligent than
4. more intelligenter than

Do you feel at home here in the Netherlands?