Lesson 36: Speaking home/family

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Planning and Goals

You know more about what to expect during the speaking test and can talk about family and home situations.

• Speaking about family
• Speaking about home
• Topics for Debate
• Wrap up

Family

• Tell me something about your family.

• Do you have any brothers and sisters?

• What is nice about your family?

• What do you like/dislike about your family?

Interview each other - take turns - both 5 minutes - Outcome I will ask some questions afterwards - finished? What else can you think of

When interviewing think of questions to link to the story.

Home

• Where do you live?

• Tell me something about your house/room/village.

• Do you like living in Hoofddorp/Nieuw-Vennep/etc.?

• And why is that? If you could change anything, what would that be?

• Would you rather live in Amsterdam? Why, why not

Interview each other - take turns - both 5 minutes - Outcome I will ask some questions afterwards - finished? What else can you think off
When interviewing think of questions to link to the story.

Topics for debate

You will get topics for debate

you pick a side

Decide who takes which side

think of good reasons/arguments

You/We don't have to agree

End of Speaking test

Debate 1

Alcohol should be illegal.

Debate 2

Studying grammar is more important than practising conversation skills.

Debate 3

Dogs make better companions than cats.

Debate 4

Everyone should plan their own funeral.

Debate 5

High school students should wear uniforms.

Lesson 36: Speaking home/family