H3 Writing Lesson introductory lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Havo-3's  English Lesson 

Today's Programme 

*Show what you know! 

* Introduction to the writing assignment (exchange Kenyan school) 

*Start writing! (it's a handwritten letter - we're going to do it the old-fashioned way!) 

First of all...

We'll do a  'show what you know activity' in order to revise the words you've learned. Next to that, we'll go over the grammar that we covered in the previous lessons. 

When an artefact is incredibly old (at least 100 years old). You could say it's __________

1. veryoldish
2. ancient
3. acnient
4. eensjunt

Kenya is a country that is located not far away from the ___________. As a result, the country receives a lot of rain during the year and the sun shines all year round.

1. equador
2. equathor
3. equator
4. hemisphere

The ice-skater earned a golden model on the particular distance. She told the press That she owes it to her persistence.

1. persistence = slappe houding
2. persistence = doorzettingsvermogen
3. persistence = opgeven
4. persistence = afzetten

The international workers are trying to ______ (helpen) the Turkish and Syrian people. One of the rescue workers said it felt like a moral _________(plicht - geen 'duty') to help out his fellow humans who were in need. He hopes they will _________(bereiken) a lot during the upcoming 24 hours.

"The Syrian family members ________(immediate) started digging with their bare hands after they heard the buildings collapse." - from: CNN

1. immediate
2. immediately

"Nazid's family members felt ______(absolute) relieved after they had heard Nazid was pulled from underneath the rubble." From: CNN

We ______ see a penguin today; However, they show up extremely rarely. I have only seen one of them in my life so far.

1. may
2. can
3. could
4. might

There is a 50% chance it will be sunny today. There's an equal chance it ______ rain today.

1. may
2. can
3. could
4. might

Writing assignment

As part of your writing mark... You'll write a letter to a real-life person. One of our colleague's husbands will go to Kenya in order to visit. You'll be tasked to give them an idea of what life of a teenager looks like. 

First of all.... 

How do we start a letter to someone in English? How do we end/close  a letter in English? 

How do we start a letter? How do we close a letter?

Dear student, 

My name is Hendrik Janssen. I am 15 years old and I attend pre-university level education in The Netherlands. In this letter, I will  tell you something about my family, hobbies, sidejob and what it's like to live in The Netherlands as a teenager. Furthermore, I'll tell you about what I want to study after I have passed my exams..