AG2 Week 7 Peer Practice

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Week 7 Peer Practice 

What to expect today:

Vocabulary

Reading 

Speaking

Learning goals:

*To become a better speaker by doing presentations. 

* To continue to improve your base knowledge of English by learning grammar and vocabulary. 

* To continue to improve your reading comprehension. 

Vocabulary exercise

Dutch to English / English to Dutch, Gap-filling 

Steps:

Write down the translations of vocabulary words in ENG-NL and NL-ENG. There will also be multiple-choice questions. 

Goal: not just knowing the translation of vocabulary words, but also being able to use them in the right context. 

Onbevreesd

Compassion

Heldhaftig

Alias

Luxueus

Hard labour

Mee in aanraking komen

Een neus hebben voor

You must get ...... now or you will be late for school.

1. on
2. up
3. over
4. at

We have to get ......
for our hero pitch in weeks 9 and 10.

1. along
2. ready
3. over
4. together

To knock someone off their...

1. feet
2. bicycle
3. chair
4. pedestal

Iets hoeft niet groot te zijn om goed te zijn.

1. There is nothing too big to be true.
2. Good things come in small packages.
3. Too good to be true
4. You have to want big things to get good ones.

Reading Exercise

Steps: 

First, read the following biography about civil rights hero Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Afterwards, answer the multiple-choice and writing questions. (+/- 10 minutes)

Goals:

You can find detailed information in a text;

You can explain this information in your own words;

You can determine if facts about a text are true or false. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. He was a good student and went to college to become a preacher. He went on to become a great speaker and a famous American leader.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the main leaders of the civil rights movement. “Civil rights” are rights that should belong to all of the citizens of the country. The civil rights movement in the 1960s focused mainly on equal rights for African-Americans. Dr. King worked to make things equal for people regardless of their race, or color of their skin. 

Dr. King was a minister. He made many speeches and he gave sermons in his church about what was and was not fair. His speeches helped many people to understand these issues.

Dr. King believed that it was important to fight for what was right without using violence. The nonviolent protests that Dr. King organized and in which he participated, including marches and sit-ins (where people would sit in an area where something bad had happened, and they wouldn’t do anything, but they wouldn’t leave), persuaded many Americans that the civil rights movement was right.

Although Dr. King was a powerful leader and had many followers, not everybody liked him. Some people even hated him or thought he was dangerous. He was assassinated or murdered, in Tennessee in 1968. He is buried at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Martin Luther King is remembered for his famous speeches, for his strong principles, and for his tireless work for equality and peace. He is honored in the United States every year in January. A national holiday, called Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, is celebrated on the third Monday in January.

Where was Dr. King born?

1. in Tennessee
2. in Alabama
3. in Georgia
4. in Washington, D.C.

What was Dr. King's main job?

1. he was a minister
2. he was a student
3. he was an artist
4. he was a civil rights hero

What was the Civil Rights Movement's main focus?

1. equal rights for women
2. equal rights for African-Americans
3. equal rights for all citizens
4. equal rights for immigrants

Dr. King wanted equality for:

1. all people, no matter their race
2. African-Americans
3. women of all colors
4. people in the South

Explain what sit-ins were. (Write your answer in English)

Which of the following IS NOT a nonviolent protest?

1. boycotting
2. throwing rocks
3. storming buildings
4. giving speeches

When is Dr. King honored in the United States?

1. On the anniversary of his birth
2. On the anniversary of his death
3. On the third Monday in January
4. On the second Monday in February

Speaking assignments

Activity 1: During the lesson 

Activity 2: Domain lesson

Speaking Activity #1 (lesson)

- Practice your pitch in your online groups, and give each other feedback. 

- Work in your teams with cameras on. 

- Use the rubric in the study guide to give each other feedback. 

Speaking activity #2 (domain)

After reading about Dr. King, choose one of the questions below. Make a 20-second audio recording (in English) and give your spoken reply. Please email it to your teacher in Teams. Also, use your own words. 

1. What did you learn about Martin Luther King Jr. that you didn’t know before?

2. What do you think life was like for African Americans in the time of Martin Luther King?

3. How is American society different now because of Dr. King? 

Conclusion:

With vocabulary:

- Did you improve your knowledge of vocabulary words?

With reading comprehension:

- Were you able to find detailed information in a text?

- Can you explain this information in your own words?

- Can you determine if facts about a text are true or false?

With speaking: 

- Do you understand what is expected of you with the pitch? 

- Do not be afraid to make mistakes, it is a matter of trying and daily practice!