American vs British

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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavoLeerjaar 4

This lesson contains 32 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Slide

Recap
What did you learn in the last lesson?

Slide 2 - Slide

Lesson goal
- At the end of this lesson, I know some differences between British and American.
- At the end of this lesson I am amble to apply correct writing structure

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Video

Name some English speaking countries

Slide 5 - Mind map

Varieties of English
- America  
- Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales,)
- Ireland
- Australia
- Canada
- India
and more....


Slide 6 - Slide

British vs American

We are going to focus on the differences between British English and American English. 


Slide 7 - Slide

American
  • behavior 

  • neighbor 

  • favorite 

  • humor

  • center
British
  • Behaviour


  • neighbour

  • favourite 


  • humour

  • centre

Slide 8 - Slide

Are you more British or American?

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Link

Are you more British or America?
British
American

Slide 11 - Poll

British                American  

Slide 12 - Slide

British or American?
Candy?
A
British
B
American

Slide 13 - Quiz

British or American?
Closet
A
British
B
American

Slide 14 - Quiz

British or American?
Trainers
A
British
B
American

Slide 15 - Quiz

British or American?
Sidewalk
A
British
B
American

Slide 16 - Quiz

British or American?
Cinema
A
British
B
American

Slide 17 - Quiz

British or American?
Autumn
A
British
B
American

Slide 18 - Quiz

British or American?
Soccer
A
British
B
American

Slide 19 - Quiz

British or American?
Potato Chips
A
British
B
American

Slide 20 - Quiz

British or American?
Ground Floor
A
British
B
American

Slide 21 - Quiz

British or American?
Lift
A
British
B
American

Slide 22 - Quiz

What did you think of this lesson?
A
I loved it!
B
It was a nice lesson
C
It wasn't very good
D
I hated it!

Slide 23 - Quiz

American
  • behavior 

  • neighbor 

  • favorite 

  • humor

  • center
British
  • Behaviour


  • neighbour

  • favourite 


  • humour

  • centre

Slide 24 - Slide

Did you achieve the lesson goals of today?

- I know there are a lot of varieties of English.
- I know some differences between British and American.
A
Yes, certainly!
B
Yes, pretty much
C
No, not really
D
No, not at all

Slide 25 - Quiz

Speaking Skills

Now go to Gateway, page 65 and do ex 2, 4, 5 and 6

Slide 26 - Slide

Writing Structure
  • Introduction briefly introduce the topic
  • The body paragraph give more details example or arguments for your main point.
  • Conclusion that briefly summarises the body of text 

Slide 27 - Slide

Slide 28 - Slide

Apply the 3 steps of writing structure with this text 

Slide 29 - Slide

Writing
You are going to write a blog post aimed at your foreign friends about Dutch habits. Include:
  • some background information on Dutch habits andtraditions in general
  • a more detailed account of a particular odd Dutch habit or tradition
  • Your opinion on this habit or tradition
  • 200-250 words

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Peerfeedback
Writing structure (+ good - wrong) 
Word order (+good - wrong)
Grammar (underline mistakes)
 Punctuation (underline mistakes)

Slide 31 - Slide

Closing
Did we achieve our goal?

Slide 32 - Slide