New year's resolutions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Lesson plan

- Look back on 2021

- New year's resolutions

- Video

- Grammar

- Writing

What do you remember of 2021?
(most important events)

Other options

•  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got divorced
•  Joe Biden became the new President of the United States
•  Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 championship
•  The Suez Canal was blocked for 6 days
• Etc.  

New year's resolutions!

What are some of your new year's resolutions?
(in English)

What do you think are the most popular new year's resolutions?

Grammar:

Exercise

1. Our train _____ (leave) at 4:10.
   
2. What _____ (wear / you) at the party tonight?
   
3. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I _____ (find) something nice in my mum's wardrobe.
   
4. This is my last day here. I _____ (go) back to England tomorrow.
   
5. Hurry up! The conference _____ (begin) in 20 minutes.
   
6. My horoscope says that I _____ (meet) an old friend this week.
   
7. Look at these big black clouds! It _____ (rain) .
   
8. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow _____ (be) dry and sunny.
   
9. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? - Oh dear! I _____ (slip) !
   

Answers

1. Leaves
   
2. Are you wearing
   
3. Will find
   
4. Am going
   
5. Begins
   
6. Will meet
   
7. Is going to
   
8. Will be
   
9. Am going to slip
   

Writing an invitation

Each student writes an invitation for the high tea event to the teachers that need to be invited:

• design an attractive card
• describe the activity and the occasion
• mention date/ time/ place/ dresscode?
• use the correct tenses (present/past/future)
• use illustrations/ pictures to make your invitation more attractive

Write your invitation

• Remaining time:
•  Write the text of your invitation in a Word document
  
•  Hand this in via It's Learning.
• Bring your invitation to class next week
• Group chooses the best/ nicest invitation
• Invitations are send to the guests