1.7 Writing + 1.8 Speaking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome A3B

Please take your seat

Put your phone and earbuds in your bag

Start reading your book

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's planning

1st hour:

• Ten minutes of reading
• 1.7 Writing 

2nd hour: 

• Grammar recap
• 1.8 Speaking

1.7 Writing

You can write a personal email to describe a person

Discuss these Q's with a neigbor:

1: What's an adjective? Give an example. 

2: How would you describe your personality only using a few words?

Putting adjectives in the correct order

1. trainers / Nike / new

2. a / cotton / shirt / patterned

3. jeans / blue / fashionable / skinny

4. leather / high-heeled / black / boots

5. a / striped / jumper / big / woollen

Write 1-2 sentences describing one of these ladies' clothes

Read the email from Maggie and complete the writing focus, p 12

Think about one of the ladies from earlier.
Write a 'first impressions' sentence & mention their age

Two sentences describing their personality / interests

Describe what the person looks like and their clothes.

Practice and create

Complete ex 10 - a friend is going to visit the city where your cousin/best friend/classmate lives. 

Describe the person to your cousin/friend/classmate: appearance, personality, interests, & thank them for agreeing to show them around.

Write in Magister email and send it to me if you want feedback.

I can write a personal email in English.

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Grammar recap

Recap 1.2 + 1.5 and practice with at least one exercise per paragraph

1.2 State & Dynamic verbs 

Exercises one, two and three

1.5 PP Simple & Continuous

Exercises one, two and three

1.6 Use of English

Exercises one, two and three

Rate your drawing skills

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1.8 Speaking

I will describe two pictures and you must draw it using my instructions as guidelines.

Fold your paper in half so that you can draw up two pictures.

Description one

It's a room, there is  a table and there is someone sitting on the couch.

Description two

It's a bedroom and the bed is in the middle of the room. There are two windows on the left and a closet on the right. Lastly, there's a desk with a laptop and a book on it next to the door which is next to the closet.

1.8 Speaking

Goal: you can describe a photo and speculate about the people in it.

Form a pair and go through the camera roll on your phone. Find appropiate pictures to discuss. 

Use as much detail as possible!

1.8 Speaking

Goal: you can describe a photo and speculate about the people in it.

Form a pair, grab a pen and paper and click this link. 

The generator will provide a sentence. Person A describes and person B tries to guess.

Do you ...

... know how to write a personal email in English?

... know how to order words correctly?

... know how to describe things?

TO DO: study 1.7 + 1.8

Use the WB for extra practice