First Lesson - N2

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome to English

Today's goals

-Get to know you! (And you know me!)

-Know what you can expect from me and this class

-Small writing assignment

Hi, I am Miss Dermady

I love learning about different cultures, languages and art. I love hiking and nature. 

I am a stained glass artist (Glas in lood) 

I love to travel! I have volunteerd/ worked in several different countries! (Turkey, Tunisia, Palestine, and now Netherlands) 

After hearing my accent, where do you think I am from?

1. Ireland
2. United States
3. Canada
4. Netherlands

Let's see if you can get this: Which part of America is my accent from

1. Southern (Texas, Alabama)
2. Western (California)
3. North-Eastern ( New York)

What are you the most comfortable in English?

1. Speaking
2. Writing
3. Reading
4. All

How I teach

Fluency

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Accuracy 

My Expectations for this class:

To get you comfortable with English 

Not perfect with English

Let's talk about respect 

What is respectful in other countries but not in the Netherlands?

What is a sign of respect in your culture?

In my culture 

Wij hebben geen "U" dus

Good Morning, Miss Dermady

Examples of giving respect in the classroom

I want you to be able to communicate

-This means you have to practice speaking

My biggest rule: Do not laugh or make fun of anything when they are speaking English. 

If they are not good in English, help them instead of making fun of them

First activity 

-write your name on the piece of paper

-Write three words (or phrases) in English that describe you

Miss Dermady

Positive, Creative, loves learning languages

Second Activity

Please tell me about you! (5 facts) 

What you like about your field of study (opleiding)? 

Where would you like to travel to and why? 

What would you like to learn from English this semester? 

(Write this down for me) (please) 

Describe this photo without using the words: Cold, White

Describe this photo without using the word: Ugly

What feeling does this photo give you?

What will class look like? 

First half of class: group activities/ lesson up

Last half of class: Book work and grammar

Let's get to work! 

Writing Activity

Write about a place you would love to travel to. 

Why do you want to go there? What types of activities can you do there? (12 Sentences) 

ex: I would love to travel to India. I think that India's culture is very interesting and beautiful. In India you can take cooking classes to learn Indian dishes!