Week 15 lesson 1 explanation period D + reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Planning for today

Explanation Period D	15 minutes
reading	30 minutes

Homework:  study words + finish reading 

TW D 

• speaking exam
• reading + vocab test 
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• tellen beide 2 keer mee!! 

A speaking video

For your grade in SOM you are going to record a video and hand it in on teams. 

Take this seriously, if you don't hand in anything you will get a 1 in SOM. 

Deadline: Wednesday  18th of May  18.00u

The assignment 

You are going to make a commercial for an invention 

- Think of an invention that could make everyday life easier. It doesn’t have to be realistic.

- Think of things your invention can do and who is going to use it and compare your invention to things that already exist.

- Think of ways to promote your invention in a video commercial and tape this commercial.

Requirements: 

• Your video has to be in English
• Your video must be  3 to 5 minutes 
• Explain how this invention will make your life easier
• Explain what your invention can do 
• Mention the price of your invention 
• Mention where this product can be bought. 

What will you be judged upon? 

I will show the rubric 

planning speaking 

week 15: preparation - think about a topic. 

week 16: work on your speaking video

week 19: check script with teacher

week 20: record and hand in your work 

DEADLINE: 18th of May 18.00u

Reading strategies

Do you use reading strategies?

Yes

No

What are those again?

Reading a text

Skimming

Scanning

Intensive reading

What is pre-reading?

Pre-reading how to

• Look at images
• Text in bold
• Headlines
• Read the questions
• Anything that grabs your attention

Multiple choice questions

Always answer every questions

Questions are in order of the text

When should you use a dictionary?

Will knowing this word help you?

Is it close to a possible answer of a question?

It is better to figure out the meaning of a word by looking at the text instead of looking it up in a dictionary

1. True
2. False

The best way to study for a test is to read a lot

1. True
2. False

You need to understand every word of a text to truly understand it

1. True
2. False

homework

• Think of a topic for your speaking exam 
•  reading: 
• eindexamensite.nl
• HGL 3 WEEK 16