Week 48 V5A speaking & vocabulary

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Get out your books

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

goals 

- At the end of this class, you will have practiced for your speaking exam: describing objects/graphs 

Question of the day:

How are you going to prepare for your speaking exam during PTO 2? 

Your speaking exam

Multiple abilities are asked of you during the speaking exam: 

• Being able to describe objects to someone who is completely unknown to the topic in English. 
• Being able to formulate your weaknesses/strengths, argue for/against statements, ask questions in English. 
• Being able to discuss a play that is known to you (preparation is key!!) focus on Act 1 & Act 2 

Describing Graphs 

 Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Make sure you explain your point. You may like to use these aspects of life: hearbeat, blood sugar level, free time, work, energy level. 

Describing Graphs 

1. Make groups of 4
2. Compare and contrast what you have written down. Pick  2 statements that you find interesting and discuss these ones in your group in English. Explain your point. The others have to react to the point that has been raised, you may ask questions/give your own thoughts/disagree/agree etc. 

Describing objects 

1. In your own group: pick out 1 random object from someone's bag. 
2. 2 people are aliens, the other 2 have to explain to the others what this object is. The aliens are asking questions about this object as they do not understand what it is.
3. Done? Pick out a new random object and switch roles. 

p. 94 + 95 stepping stones 

Shakespeare: discussion questions

• Write down one question for your groupmates about The Merchant of Venice (Act 1 & Act 2) that you would like to hear their opinion on. 

• Example: Do you think Bassanio is a worthy husband for Portia? Why/why not?

Question of the day:

Which speaking element did you find the hardest today and why?

Get out your books

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

goals 

- At the end of this class, you will have practiced with linking words. 

- At the end of this class, you will have practiced with Finish Up lists 84-85.

The words:
And, In addition, As well as,
Also, Too, Furthermore, Moreover, Apart from
In addition to ,Besides
Are used to .......?......information

1. explain
2. summarise
3. add
4. order

The words: In short
In brief, In summary,To summarise, In a nutshell, To conclude
In conclusion

Are used to ......?........information

1. summarise
2. explain
3. order
4. give examples of

The words: The former,
Firstly, secondly, finally, The first point is,
Lastly, The following

Are used to:

1. summarise
2. Add information
3. explain
4. order

The words: Due to / due to the fact that,
Because, Because of, Since, As

Are used to:

1. explain / give a reason
2. order
3. summarise
4. indicate a contradiction

Emphasis

Addition

Contrast

Result

however

in contrast

above all

furthermore

nevertheless

most importantly

on the other hand

consequently

besides

moreover

what is more

due to

therefore

so

that is why

although

in fact

The Handout: Linking Words 

Make exercises 1 until 5 (p. 4-5) 

vocabulary practice 

Translate to Dutch:
accurate

Translate to Dutch:
deficit

Translate to Dutch:
mediocre

Translate to Dutch:
epoch/era

Make a sentence using:
to predict - mankind

Make a sentence using:
inadequate - decline

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