4H Mondeling Preparation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Which of the tips in the video do you think are the most helpful?

Which tip(s) wasn't (weren't) that relevant for our exam? Why not?

4h Topics

1. Teachers shouldn’t smoke in front of students
2. Is the death penalty effective? 
   
3. What would you do if you had no internet for one week? 
   
4. Mobile phones and school: how can they co-exist?
   
5. What sport(s) or films do you like? 
   

Task

Explain your opinion clearly in English. 

In order to do this successfully, you will need to carefully consider different arguments and points of view! 

The next three slides provide links to English-language resources to help you boost your understanding as well as your vocabulary and pronunication skills related to three of the topics.

1. Teachers shouldn’t smoke in front of students

• Debate.org
  
• Smoking: Should it be banned at the school gates?
• Good Morning Britain: Should smoking be banned?

2. Is the death penalty effective? 

• Debate.org
• Should There Be A Death Penalty? - The People Speak
  
• Do the Death Penalty and Longer Prison Sentences Deter Crime?
• Death Penalty & Anti Death Penalty: Is There Middle Ground?

4. Mobile phones and school: how can they co-exist?

• Debate.org
• France bans mobile phones from schools - not just classrooms but campus
  
• The School of Life: The Problem With Our Phones
• Good Morning Britain: Should Mobile Phones Be Banned in Schools?

Your turn: explain your opinion

Choose one of the topics and (audio) record your explanation with your phone. 

It should take you 1-2 minutes (150-250 words) to fully explain your well-considered opinion. If you don't feel quite ready to speak for this long about the topic, you should first write down some notes to support you. (No, you won't be allowed to use notes during the test week, but you CAN use them now.) Use the links in the previous slides to help build your argument!

Your turn: self-assessment

Listen back to your own recording. 

Do you think you answered the question clearly and effectively? Were there any words or phrases that you couldn't think of during your recording but that you should look up now to help yourself in the future? How does your pronunciation compare to the speakers in the videos?