Week 2 - les 1 & 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Week 2 - Lesson 1

Part 1: Vocab and Linking words

• Translate the exit vocab assignment (page 28)
• Learn about linking words and how they are important for reading
• Practise with page 16-17

Part 2: Multiple choice questions

• How to answer a multiple choice questions
• Model the 1st text

Part 3: Practise by yourself

• Planner: Work on text 2 (homework next class)

Goals:

- Learn about linking words

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Linking Words

- Read page 12 and 13

- Work on page 15

- Discuss correct answers

Goals:

- Learn about linking words

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Meerkeuze vragen

Topic: Animals

Type of questions: Meerkeuze vragen

- Read page 18 (stappenplan)

- Read page 19 (veel voorkomende vragen)

- Modelling text 1 (Powerpoint)

Goals:

- Learn about linking words

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

To do / homework

This week:

Zap / Flex / Homework:

Work on page 22-23 (text 2) and page 24-25 (text 3)

Page 22 - 23 is homework for next class

In class:

work on page 26-29

Goals:

- Learn about linking words

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Week 2 - Lesson 2

Part 1: Homework (20 mins)

• Discuss answers text 2

Part 2: Exam topic knowledge (60 minutes)

• Assignment goal: learn more about typical exam topics
• Work together: use the knowledge you have to understand a text

Homework: Practise by yourself

• Planner: Work on text 3 (homework next class)

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Prepare (5 minutes)

To do:

- Make groups of 4

- Make a group of tables together (sit together)

- Have your reader, marker, pen and a pencil ready

Teacher: hand out empty paper: Placemat

Explain how to work with the placemat paper

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Assignment 1:

In the next slide there are some pictures and vocab

Step 1 (5 minutes): Work on this step by yourself (your own space)

- Write down what your think the pictures are about

- Write down what you think the text will be about

- Write down (English) keywords you think of when thinking about this topic

Step 2 (10 minutes): Work on this together in your group (box in the middle)

- Discuss what you wrote down and write down the similarities in the middle

- Discuss the words and write a list of 10 English keywords in the middle

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Text 4: Wild obsession

Backyard

Exotic-pets

USA

captivity

restricted

Step 2 (10 minutes): Together

- Discuss what you wrote down and write down the similarities in the middle

- Discuss the words and write a list of 10 English keywords in the middle

Text 4: Wild obsession

Backyard

Exotic-pets

USA

captivity

restricted

Step 4 - In class (end assignment)

Discuss:

- Explain the collage link with text

- Explain the keywords link with text

- What words from page 8 could you encounter in this type of text?

To do / homework

This week:

Zap / Flex / Homework:

Work on page 22-23 (text 2) and page 24-25 (text 3)

Page 24-25 is homework for next class

Goals:

- Learn about linking words

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Week 2 - Lesson 2 (Adjusted)

Part 1: Discuss answers to test (SE reading / writing) (30 minutes)

Part 2: Exam topic knowledge (40 minutes)

• Assignment goal: learn more about typical exam topics
• Use the knowledge you have to understand a text

Homework: Practise by yourself

• Planner: Work on text 3 (homework next class)

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Introduce assignment

Factors that make a pass mark for English exam easier:

- You know a lot of English words to understand the text

- You know how to use a dictionary to find difficult words

- You can find answers to questions in a text

- You have knowledge about exam topics

With this assignment we work on the latter: 

You have knowledge about exam topics. 

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Text 4: Wild obsession: 

the perilous attraction of owning exotic pets

Backyard

Exotic-pets

USA

captivity

restricted

Step 1 (5 minutes): 

- What are the pictures about? 

- What will the text be about? 

- Write down (English) keywords you think of when thinking about this topic

Assignment 2:

Step 1 (5 mins):  by yourself

• Read the text - page 26, 27
• Underline with pencil: the most important sentences (key sentences)

Step 2: Answer the questions. Mark the answers (text)

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

Correct Answers

1. C

2. - Je kan aangevallen worden door je huisdier

- Je kan ziek worden van je huisdier

3. A

4. A

5. niet / wel / wel / wel

6. C

7. alinea 1

8. alinea 1 en 4

Goals:

- Learn about the importance of knowledge about exam text topics

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions

To do / homework

This week:

Zap / Flex / Homework:

Work on page 22-23 (text 2) and page 24-25 (text 3)

Page 24-25 is homework for next class

Goals:

- Learn about linking words

- Learn to answer multiple choice questions