Lesson one

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today

What is a balloon debate?

Your groups

Assignment

Presentations

Make sure you have your English notebook and pen with you!

What is a balloon debate?

Imagine there are 5 people in a hot air balloon

The balloon is too heavy so needs to lose weight (a person)

Each person persuades the others of why they should stay

A vote is made on who should leave until one person is left

We are going to practise how to persuade others!

Competition for all 1st year classes!

to cause (someone) to believe something

In pairs or three’s (online students can app each other)

Brainstorm words to help when persuading or informing

You have 5 minutes

To give you some vocabulary to use in your presentations

Finished? Upload your 5 best words to lesson up and screenshot the results!

Which questions do you have?

Please upload your 5 most persuasive words

Your groups

In class

Group 1

Miguel

Jens

Doron

Tessa

Siena

Group 2

Okke

Rebecca

Sabine

Yaessin

Senna

Group 3

Radwan

Xavi

Nico

Rafael

Your groups

Online

Group 1

Havva

Sana

Tvisha

Luuk

Cayro

Group 2

Meike

Kiki

Inaya

Fabio

Daan

Group 3

Tess

Isabel

Rene

Giando

Short presentation

In groups as decided by the teacher

Make a presentation 1-2 minutes long. 

Which item can a teenager not live without? (no computer/mobile/game devices/food)

   Each group member should talk

You have 10 minutes (presentation - no longer than 1 minute)

Use the vocabulary words and what you know of structuring a presentation to help you

We will vote on the most persuasive presentation

Presenting? Talk as clearly as possible

Watching: write down which good ideas the group had and why. How original were the ideas?

You will vote on the best presentation and explain why!

Which group had the item you definitely could not live without?

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Students online

Are going to watch a documentary

Please go to B1H English team

bestanden/lesmaterial/period 3 balloon debate

Open the documentary worksheet

Read the questions and answer during the film

Upload to teams assignments by the end of the week

Students in class

We are going to learn about...

...persuasive techniques

Give your presentation a title

Which features do you remember from the previous slide?

Fact and opinion

Which information in your presentation was a fact?

Which information was an opinion?

Comparatives and superlatives

What is repetition?

Practise

Do the worksheets in balloon debate book from page 1-3

rewrite your presentation using these techniques - homework for next lesson

Which presentation was the most 'persuasive'and why?