1.7 - writing - describe a person

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome, beautiful people!

Need: SB + laptop

Phones in bags, bags on the rack

Where do you think was this photo taken? Describe

Expectations

- use English as much as possible - mistakes? No problem!
- be active and participate in the class
- laptops half-closed when not in use - no gaming!
- listen to the person who has the floor

- homework = study; but sometimes - watch a video/read a little
- finished all work in class? = no extra homework!

At the end of this lesson, ...

you can write a personal email to describe a person 

Read the email from Maggie and complete the writing focus, p 12

Finished? Do exercise 7 - how to lessen the "blow" with your words

Write about a friend/your mom/dad/sibling/...
Write a 'first impressions' sentence
& mention their age

2 sentences describing their personality / interests

Describe what
they look like and their clothes.
Use at least 2-3 adjectives in the right order.

If you want to be a little bit more polite, less negative...

... use the language focus information

Hey there!

Need: SB, reading book, laptop

Phones in bags, bags on the rack

What's this called? Who are they?

Use Google to figure it out and find 1  extra fun fact about it 

(which you will share ;))

1. Name the presidents.
2. What's a fun fact you found about Mount Rushmore?

Quiet practice and create

Want to practice a little more before writing your own email?

Do ex 6 & 8 (p12-13) = optional

Practice the order of adjectives = must do 2 exercises:

Then, complete ex 10 - a friend is going to visit the city where your cousin/best friend/classmate lives. They never met before, so write an email and describe the person to your cousin/friend/classmate:

appearance, personality, interests, &

thank them for agreeing to show them around.

Do any of these

link 1 - write the correct order

link 2 and link 2.1 - choose

link 3 - put the words in the correct order

End of the lesson...

Can you use adjectives in the correct order and describe a person in an email?

You can ask a classmate to give you feedback on your email, or come to my flex hour.

HW: Study U1 vocab + grammar + 1.7