Sinterklaas

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

Learning goal: I can talk & write about Sinterklaas.

- Sinterklaas clip 

- Discussion

- Creative Sinterklaas assignment 

Rules: 

1. Only 1 person is talking
2.  Be prepared!!
3.  Don't react at eachother.
4.  Respect each other

Which words come to mind thinking of Sinterklaas and Black Pete?

Sinterklaas clip

Pay attention! 

If you hear a word you don't know, try to guess the meaning.

Clip 1: the history of Sinterklaas

Clip 2: people from other countries talking about Sinterklaas. 

Is zwarte piet racist? What is your opinion?

Writing assignment

Write a short letter to Sinterklaas

How to write a short letter (informal)

- Dear sir, madam or name

- introduce yourself really short: name, age, where you are from

- what is the purpose of the letter: do you have a question, do you need help, do you want to compliment somebody and so on...

- maybe give some examples

- thank the person and end the letter properly

- kind regards,  name

For example

Dear Sinterklaas,

My name is Donald Trump and I am 73 years old. I lived in the White House for four years.

The reason that I am writing you is because I am looking for a job.

I heard you always need helpers who can clean your boat.

I would be really interested to help you with this and live with you in Spain afterwards.

Sinterklaas, thank you for reading this letter and hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards, Donald

Now...write a short letter to Sinterklaas. You can be anyone.

Homework

Finish your creative writing assignment.