letter to Future self

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Speciaal Onderwijs
• Leerroute 3

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do today?

• Plan for the next 11 weeks
• Listening exercise
• Writing exercise 
• Individual work
• reflection

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Lesson goals

- I can write a short text using a writing prompt. 

- I can write a personal letter to my future self. 

After this class..

- You have thought about your future

- You can write a letter to your future self

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Write a letter to your Future self

You will write a letter to your future self

In this activity, you will have the chance to write a letter to your future self, to open at the end of the school year. 

Write a letter to your Future self

1. Describe how you feel right now and what you enjoy doing.

2. What is one thing you’d like to accomplish this year?

3. Where do you see yourself as a student in 1 or 3 or 6 years’ length of time?

4. What are you most proud of in your life so far? What do you want to be proud of in one year?

5. Describe something you are struggling with right now, and describe what it might look like to have overcome it.

6. Write a letter to give your future self some encouragement and love!

7. How have you changed over the past few years, and how do you hope to change over the next few?

Workbook / online exercises

online exercise 

Aanpak leesopdrachten:

To Do

Workbook / online exercises

Listening exercise

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Worksheets

1 Worksheet A2

2 Worksheet B1

What to look out for while scanning a text?

Scanning a text

Zoekend lezen

Om specifieke informatie te vinden.

Om een tekst zoekend te lezen zoek je naar:

• cijfers
• namen
• dikgedrukte, schuingedrukte of onderstreepte woorden
• symbolen (€, $, #, * )

Lets practice scanning a text!!

Who was born in 1993?

Who is 5 foot 3 inches tall?

Who has an older brother called Matthew?

Who had their first UK number one hit in 2015?

Who has a dog called Oscar?

Who was born in Florida?

Whose career began in 2008?

Who owns six dogs?

Who was born in Los Angeles?

Writing prompts

Writing

Argumentative essay

Argumentative essay on Elizabeth Holmes

- Writing a thesis statement: I think that companies should/shouldn't be able to keep trade secrets because .......

- Writing an introduction: Who was Elizabeth Holmes and what did she do? How do you feel about the issue. 

- writing body paragraphs: In the body of the text you argue for/against an issue. 

- writing conclusions: You rephrase things you've already mentioned in the text. 

Writing Prompt

For 10 minutes write about:
- If parents should be able to share pictures of their children online 
- Your opinion (Why should or shouldn't they)

- Your opinion on family channels  

100-200 words 

The task

1. Choose one of the two topics 

2. Start your paragraph with an introduction (what are you writing about?  

3. Write your answer to the questions in as much detail as you can. 

50-100 words

Writing prompt 1

What if you could live for 24 hours with absolutely no repercussions for any of your actions? How would you spend your day?

Writing prompt 2

What if you were stranded for three months on a island? Which three items would you want to have with you and why?

Circuit

Writing Prompt

For 5 minutes write about:

Describe your dream house. Where is it? And What’s inside?

What about your dream hometown?

Writing Prompt

For 5 minutes write about:

What do you disagree with/rebel against? Can you explain why? (in society, at home, at school, with friends, etc.)

Writing prompt

Write 75 words about your best and worst habits

Use the present simple!

Writing Prompt 1

Why do you think people should learn a second language?

+/- 100 words

Hand in your answer via MS Teams.

Practice Exam

Class rules

• Make sure you put your phones away!
• Treat eachother with respect. 
• 
  
• Only use your laptop if you're instructed to. 
• Make sure you clean up after yourself. 

Circuit

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Lesson goals

At the end of this lesson you'll

have practiced with writing an essay. 

At the end of this lesson you'll have worked on your individual work. 

Individual plans: book exercises

Personal goals?

Fill in your personal planner 

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Individual work

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What	Handout
How	Alone
Time	15 min
Help	Raise your hand
Finished	Practice test/worksheets

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Wat zijn possessives?

Denk aan "possessive pronouns"

Possessive

Bezittelijk

Possessive = Bezittelijk

Possessive pronoun

	met znw	zonder znw
Mijn	my	mine
jouw	your	yours
zijn	his	his
haar	her	hers
zijn/haar	its	-
onze	our	ours
jullie	your	yours
hun	their	theirs

Possessive pronoun

Possessive (BEZIT): 's / s' / of

 correct possessives

                                         

Possessive

Bezittelijk

Possessive

(Bezitsvorm)

's

'

of

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Some or Any?

Some or any?

Some or any....? 

.........wat valt je op...?

Some or any ?

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Past Simple

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished.

The past simple is what we call in Dutch: de verleden tijd

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lesson goal

At the end of this lesson you'll know how to skim and scan a text. 

Skimming and Scanning

What is skimming and what is scanning?

SKIMMING and SCANNING

• skimming: basic understanding what a text is about.
  
• scanning: to find specific information
  

Skimming and scanning

1. Skimming: Een tekst vluchtig doorlezen
2. Scanning: Je zoekt specifieke dingen, bijvoorbeeld: jaartallen, of plaatsnamen

Skimming a text

• Look at the title
• Look at the introduction
• Look at the headers (kopjes)
• Look at the images

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Reading Exercise

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Kahoot

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Game: Hangman

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Listening

• Before you listen.
• While you listen.
• After you listen.

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writing prompts 

Choose one of the following topics

Writing prompts

To Do

Circuit Training

Circuit

Guess what

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Phrases

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Introduction:

Sherlock Holmes

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Choose one

•  Look at the writing prompts and choose one to write about.
• 50-75 words

Kahoot

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Time left?

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Grammar assignment!!

Individual tasks

• Past simple worksheet
• Word order
• Or book exercises

Lesdoelen behaald?

Ik heb de past simple helemaal door

Ik kan de past simple toepassen in alle soorten zinnen.

Ik heb geoefend met begrijpend lezen en luisteren. 

Reflection

This lesson

Reflection on this lesson:

• How did this lesson go? 
• Any questions?