Intro to speaking exam

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome A3B

Please take your seat

Grab your reading book, WB and laptop. Rest on rack

Read your book in silence.

Test revision

Look at your test and try to figure out your the answers to your mistakes by yourself or with a neigbor.

Questions left unanswered? Come to my desk.

If you scored a 5.9 or lower you can to take the exam again on Monday May 8 during the inhaaluur.

Class rules

Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem

Don't laugh at each other when making a mistake

Homework = study and watch a video sometimes

Have respect for and help each other

Speak with a soft voice when working together & be silent when working alone

Today you will...

... read for 15 minutes

... be introduced to the speaking exam

... form groups and start researching 

Speaking exam

Read the assignment on Magister - studiewijzer - speaking exam 

Find the answer to the Q's:

1: When is this exam? 

2: How do you prepare for this?

3: Name at least two differences between part one and two.

Any questions about the speaking exam? You don't need to type no/idk :)

Okay, so we saw how NOT to have a debate.
It's your turn to do better: debate + be convincing.
Corderius is the best high school in Amersfoort.

Appeal to authority

"It's true because the president says so"

Anecdotal Evidence

"This one lady said this herb cured her so it must work"

Bandwagon

''Well everyone is eating them so they must be healthy"

Personal attack

"You can't believe John, he's dumb anyway"

Slippery Slope

"If Trump got reelected eventually he'd start WW3"

Appeal to tradition

"We've always done it this way so it must be the right thing"

A few ''fun/weak'' ways to introduce your arguments

How to form strong arguments:

Use one or all of these methods:

Ethos: credibility and ethics.

Pathos: emotions and passion.

Logos: logical reasons and evidence. 

Side note: you may use the previous ones as a jokey intro.

Humans shouldn't eat animal products. Read and color match.

1: Animals have feelings just like us so we should let them live.

2: You need 15 liters of water for one KG of beef which is bad for the environment.

3: My doctor says eating meat can result in high blood pressure so I eat vegetarian.

Health insurance should be free for Dutch citizens. Argue this stament using ethos (credibility/ethics)

School cafetarias should only serve healthy foods. Argue this stament using pathos (emotion/passion)

Smoking and vaping should be banned in NL. Argue this stament using logos (logical/evidence)

Form five groups of four and two groups of three. If you can't do this and sit together within three minutes, I'll do it.

Groups

Group 1: Edith, Fenna, Hajar, Sadija

Group 2: Juul, Desiree, Marthe, Jasmijn

Group 3: Chris, Gabriel, Yannick, Noêh

Group 4: Olav, Idse, Lute, Stijn K

Group 5: Quinn, Yona, Mike, Fynn

Group 6: Romy, Liv, Walae

Group 7: Arvin, Emil, Stijn H

Time to work

1. Pick three statements: see list on ELO or come up with new ones.
2. Divide and conquer: decide who do will be FOR and AGAINST per statement and write that down here.
3. Do research about the topics and takes notes.
4. Find at least three reliable sources (one per topic).
   

Ethos, logos and pathos

Jokey argumentation as an intro

Do you ...

... know how to use non-defining relative clauses?

... know how to write a simple for and against essay?

TO DO: keep an eye on the news

Enjoy the May Break, be safe and see you later.