ISB - Introduction

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Lesson plan - 22 august

1. Who am I?

2. Rules and expectations

3. Why should we learn Dutch? 

4. Dutch B @ ISB

5. Task 1: Introduce yourself in Dutch

Mevrouw Jansen

Mijn naam is ... en ik neem een ... mee naar school. 

Rules and expectations

- Every lesson all students have a notebook, a binder and laptop with them. (Don't forget your pen!)

- Try to speak Dutch as much as possible. 

- Ask questions when you don't understand what I'm saying.

- Work quietly when I'm giving instructions to other phases.

- Set your goals high... 

Learn Dutch: why would you?

1. Twentythree million people speak Dutch! It's the third largest Germanic language after English and German. 

2. You never know what the future holds... 

3. Learning foreign languages is good for your brain.

4. It's not so difficult to learn Dutch when you speak English. 

5. Dutch is so much fun to speak! Dutch was once chosen as the most badass language... 

Fun facts about the Dutch language

• The Dutch language is 1500 years old.
• In the Dutch language you find a lot of consonants: angstschreeuw
• 1% of English words have their origin in Dutch. Like cookie (koekje) and Santa Claus (Sinterklaas)
• The longest Dutch word has 60 letters: Kindercarnavalsoptochtvoorbereidingswerkzaamhedencomitéleden
• The Dutch word 'gezellig' is untranslatable.
• The Dutch language has a lot of sayings, like "Maak dat de kat wijs"

Dutch B @ ISB

• 4 periods in a year -> 4 units in a year 
• 3 lessons a week: Unitlesson, language skills and grammar
• Assesment is based on 4 criteria:

- Comprehending spoken and visual text

- Comprehending written and visual text

- Communicating in response to spoken/written/visual text

- Using language in spoken/written form 

• Every period 2 criteria will be tested in a summative. Before every summative you will get a formative to get an idea about your level. 

Task 1: Introduce yourself

- Write a letter (in a Word-document) in which you tell me something about yourself. Tell me about the country where you're from, your hobbies, favourite food, pets, what you did in summer,... It can be a long letter!

- You can use pictures (from the internet of yourself) to make the letter more attractive.

- Use as much Dutch as possible, but don't use the internet to translate. I only want to read the Dutch you know. Parts of the letter can be in English ofcourse. 

- Start your letter with: Beste mevrouw Jansen,

- End your letter with: Met vriendelijke groet, 'your name'

- Make a folder on your google drive with the name: 'Your full name' - MYP (your year) - Dutch B and share the folder with me. My mail is: [e-mail]. 

- Save your letter in the map so I can read it. 

Lesson plan - 29 august

1. Placement test: comprehending spoken and visual text

2. Placement test: comprehending written and visual text

3. Done? Watch 'het jeugdjournaal'

--> Go to https://jeugdjournaal.nl/uitzendingen/ en watch the episode with the name 'dinsdag'