Week 46: Use of English + speaking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Today

Discussion of the plan	5 min
Word of the week	8 min
What is use of English?	15 min
Practice	15 min
Break	30 min
Watching and listening	10 min
Speaking	30 min

The word of the week: 

An adjective (again) which is associated with delicate things and flowy skirts 

What could this adjective be? 

Dainty 

delicately small and pretty

Make a sentence using the word 'dainty'

What is use of English? 

I could tell you but how about you try it? 

Use of English has a few categories 

Part 1 

Choosing the option which fits the sentence best.

Jonathan was not giving his all at work, unfortunately they fired him ____ the spot

A. at B. from C. on  

This was his first flight and he was feeling quite nervous. His hands were
______
slightly and he was breathing deeply

1. Moving
2. Trembling
3. Jumping
4. Rattling

Part 2 

Like the first one but you have to fill in the word yourself

Usually prepostitions and such 

We will arrive ___ the airport at 13 o'clock

John had spend a lot of time ____ planning this holiday.

Part 3

Word formation, can you perform ✨magic✨ 

Turn a noun into a verb

Or a verb into an adjective 

Part 4

Rewrite a sentence 

Usually wants to check if you know your proverbs and phrases 

You must do exactly what the teacher tells you.

(carry) 

You must ______ instructions exactly 

What do you think of diving into typical British/Australian/American literature and media from time to time

Which verbs and phrases do you know already?
F.E: it is raining cats and dogs outside

On a very rare occasion

A secret means of spreading information 

To dream of a wonderful future 

To apologize and face humiliation 

To make a problem of something that is over 

To eat humble pie 

To build castles in the air 

Once in a blue moon

The grapevine

To flog a dead horse 

Screenplays 

Form small groups 

Choose one of the previously mentioned idiom

You will make a short screenplay with the idiom as title / main theme 

Attempt to make a screenplay of 5 minutes 

You may use props in the classroom