2020 English 001

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Why English?  -->  Because ...

I like it.

I need it.

it's  compulsory .

  if you want to know the meaning of a word --> look it up in an English-English dictionary first

    if you still don't understand --> use another dictionary

If you want to learn a language ...

you need to master 5 skills

READING

LISTENING

SPEAKING

CONVERSATION

WRITING

Huh? 

What about 

vocabuary

grammar

spelling

???

READING

LISTENING

SPEAKING

CONVERSATION

WRITING

I am going to ask some of you ...

What is the easiest skill?

What is your best skill? 

Which skill is the easiest: reading, listening, speaking, conversation, writing?

Later on ...

you will get a listening assignment.

But first we will look into these 5 skills 

a little bit more.  

READING to understand ...

instructions

a message

an email

a letter

a news article

a book

information

LISTENING to understand ...

instructions 

a message

a news item

a TV show

a podcast

a film

information

SPEAKING 

to give 

information

CONVERSATION 

to exchange 

information 

WRITING 

to give 

information

For most people this is clearly the most difficult, because ... 

Preparation is important ..

because it gives you an idea of

what you  already know 

( or would like to know ) 

about a subject

or what you  think  or  feel 

about a subject.

preparation

Today you are going to do a listening assignment. 

The video you are going to watch is about 

the importance of learning English 

and 

what you need to learn English. 

It is extremely important to think about the subject first

before you start ...

Be careful: 

this is 

an informal expression.

But the meaning is clear, isn't it?

1

learning English is important because ...

2

if you want 

to learn English 

you need ...

assignment

I will send you the assignment by email. 

The link to the video is in the assignment 

and the questions about the video too, 

of course.

Evaluation is also important ! 

Evaluation is   as important as   preparation !

You check what you knew beforehand

and 

what you learned from doing  the assignment. 

What are you going to memorise?

checklist 

What I knew beforehand 

...

(ideas)

checklist

What I have learned from doing the assignment

...

(e.g. words, expressions, sentences, grammar, ideas)