Year 3 mavo: Prep. speaking test

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t
• Leerjaar 3

Great to see you again, 3A!

- Phones in your bag

- Headphones, AirPods, other musical devices in your bag

- Empty your tables

- English only!

Firstly, let's catch up!

How are you doing? - How was your Autumn break? - 

How did the testweek treat you? - Any news you'd like to share? - 

How is your dog? Cat? Grandma? - Did you get a new haircut? - 

Did you see the Grand Prix last weekend? - At what time did you wake up this morning? - Made a new friend recently? - What is the last tv show you watched? - Discovered a new song lately? - Have you listened to the new Taylor Swift album yet? - Have you finally finished Squid Game? - New shoes? New sweater? New nose?

Today's class

Subject: Chunks 

Skill: Speaking

Overview: 

- Catching up + introduction (5 minutes)

- Instructions this term's assignment (5 minutes)

- Kick off (5 minutes)

- Speaking workshop (20 minuten) 

- Wrap up (5 minuten) 

Aims

In this lesson series we are going to work on:

- your confidence in speaking

- your fluency

- the preparation for your presentation

Lesson 1

Chunks 

Describe this picture

What do you see?

Where is the picture taken?

Are there people in the picture

Are they men, women, boys or girls?

What age are they?

What are they wearing? Sport clothes, suit and tie, jackets, sunglasses, swimsuits, glasses etc.

What color hair do they have? Brunette, blonde, curls, bald, long?

What are they doing? Are they completing an action?

Are they inside or outside?

Are they happy, sad, excited, cross, angry, serious?

Are there other things in the picture? Animals, cars, bikes, helicopter, shop fronts etc. in the picture?

What season is it? Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring? How can you tell?

Which country is the picture taken in and how can you tell? Flag, famous building etc.

Any famous people in the picture?

Important when speaking

- Other people need to be able to understand you

- Saying the right words

- Pronunciation

- Grammar

Tip 1: 

Use chunks

 

when you don't know a word/ can't remember what it's called, describe it!

- what does it look like (it looks like a(n) . . .

- what does it belong to (it's a type of . . . animal/ kitchen appliance)

- what is it used for (you can use it to/ for . . .)

- where can you find it (it can can be found in/by/ near . . . )

Describe the word: Netflix

Describe the word: Pineapple

Tip 2:

"What is it called again?"

When stuck for what to say . . . ask questions

Tip 3:

Don't EVER switch to Dutch!

Chunks

Can be used to describe weird and unusual things or everyday things that you don't know the name of

It looks like . . . 

You use it for/ to . . . 

It is a type of . . . 

You can find it in/ near . . . 

Wrap up

Any questions left? 

- This term's schedule