Week 44

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

English

To Do:

Columbus Day

• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading

Halloween

• Listening

Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus

Listening

History vs. Christopher Columbus

Watch the video and answer questions 1-7.

Individually

15 minutes

Reading

• Read the text: Goodbye, Columbus. Hello, Indigenous Peoples' Day!
• Answer questions 1-3 in English or Dutch.
• Individually
• 15 minutes

Reading

1. What was one of the reasons why Columbus Day became a federal holiday?

2. Why should Columbus Day be replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day according to Leo Killsback?

3. How can Indigenous Peoples’ Day benefit public education according to Shannon Speed?

Speaking: Presentation

• Prepare an individual presentation on a topic of your own choosing.
  
• Your presentation should last between 5 and 6 minutes.  
• Your presentation should be in English.  
• You should use PowerPoint.  
• Notes are allowed  
• Presentations: 2 November & 9 November

Speaking: Presentation

- Vocabulary: 0-1-2 points

- Grammar: 0-1-2 points

- Coherence: 0-1-2 points

- Fluency: 0-1-2 points

- Pronunciation: 0-1-2 points

- Contents: 0-1-2 points

                                                                            6 points = 6,0

 Introduction

• the presenter welcomes the audience, introduces themselves if necessary and asks if everyone is able to hear them;

• s/he introduces the topic and explains the purpose of the presentation;

• s/he outlines the organisation of the presentation and gives the audience instructions about asking questions (during the presentation or at the end);

• s/he tries to entertain the audience and grab their attention by referring to the news or showing a picture, for example.

Body

• the presenter presents the subtopics in a logical order;

• s/he gives arguments in support of the point of view;

• s/he regularly recaps what they said and occasionally refers to what is still to come;

• s/he answers possible questions.

Conclusion

• the presenter briefly recaps the presentation or presents a conclusion;

• s/he gives the audience the opportunity to ask questions;

• s/he thanks the audience for their attention;

• s/he ends the presentation in a positive way.

Presentation

1. Why are you giving the presentation? 
2. What do you want people to learn?
3. How are you going to make your presentation interesting?

Halloween

Listening

Watch the video and  questions 1-7.

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