First Lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-5

Welcome!

The school rules

Je reageert netjes en respectvol naar medeleerlingen en medewerkers.

Je komt op tijd en doet direct bij binnenkomst in het lokaal je telefoon in de telefoontas.

Je hebt de juiste spullen bij je; inclusief een opgeladen chromebook.

Je eet en drinkt alleen buiten het lokaal en houdt de omgeving schoon.

Je verlaat het lokaal pas wanneer de bel gaat.

Je checkt elke schooldag je schoolmail en SOM.

In this classroom ...

... we speak English as much as possible!

But what if you don't understand a word or don't know what I'm saying?

-> It's not a problem! Let me know and I will explain or translate for you!

But what if you didn't learn any English at your primary school?

-> Also not a problem! We will start with some easier things and make sure everyone is up to date!

The coming weeks

Work on Stepping Stones CH1 (bring your book!)

27th of September: SO1

Do: write it down in your Plenda

Don't: worry about it right now

Homework

I try not to give a lot of homework. If you work well in class, you will usually be able to finish the exercises.

You will need to study vocabulary at home in preparation for the test. I will give you weekly homework for this.

About me:

Ms. van der Werff

[e-mail]

Let's do a little quiz to see how much you can guess right about me ... 

I live in ...

1. Bussum
2. Amersfoort
3. Zeist
4. Utrecht

I went to university in ...

1. Groningen
2. Utrecht
3. Amsterdam
4. Leiden

When I was a student, I used to live ...

1. on a boat
2. in a shipping container
3. as a squatter (in a 'kraakpand')
4. illegally, in a house not meant to be rented out

My age (in numbers) is ...

This is my ____ year as a teacher.

1. 3rd
2. 5th
3. 8th
4. 9th

My cat is named after ...

1. Lord of the Rings
2. Marvel
3. Star Wars
4. Game of Thrones

My favorite hobby is to ...

1. crochet
2. knit
3. sew
4. embroider

At my previous school I used to teach this extra subject:

I own this gaming console ...

1. PS5
2. Nintendo Switch
3. Steam Deck
4. Nintendo 3DS

Which of these English-speaking countries that I've visited is my favorite?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Canada

My favorite book/movie genre is ...

1. Romance
2. Horror
3. Fantasy
4. Science fiction

Well done!

Now, just a quick question to check ...

What is my name (with Ms. in front) again?

For the next activity

• Write down something you have done that you think no one else has done.
• If you have also done that thing, stand. If you haven't done that thing, remain seated.
• These should be things that anyone could have done (e.g. I have been to America/I went bungee-jumping once) and not things like "My name is Brian".
  

What unique or special thing have you done?

Introduce yourself

Write me a short text to introduce yourself. Possible things to include:

• Hobbies/sports
• Brothers, sisters, pets
• Things you're looking forward to or are nervous about
• Music/TV shows/movies you like
• What you think about English