MW Speaking & Writing

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Maatwerk Speaking & Writing

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Speaking Goals

1.  Kan een eenvoudige beschrijving of presentatie geven van mensen, woon- of werkomstandigheden, dagelijkse routines, voorkeuren en afkeuren en dergelijke

2. Kan in eenvoudige bewoordingen mensen, plaatsen en bezittingen beschrijven. 

Writing Goals

1. Kan notities schrijven die activiteiten, mensen en plaatsen beschrijven.

2. Kan schrijven over zijn of haar familie, woonomstandigheden, onderwijsachtergrond en huidige of laatste baan.

3. Kan schriftelijk zijn of haar indrukken en meningen geven over onderwerpen binnen zijn of haar persoonlijke interessesfeer (zoals levensstijl en cultuur, verhalen).

What you need

pen & paper (make notes!)

Lesson 1

What can you do to
improve your fluency in
English?

Tips to Improve Fluency

• Think aloud
• Start speaking, then think about what you are going to say
• Fill silence
• Send the turn back
• don't give 1 word answers
• describe words you don't know 

Start speaking . . . then think

• I really don't know what to say...
• I was following the question until....
• I really don't know where to start
• What part of the question should I answer first...?

Think aloud

• In my limited experience....
• Off the top of my head...
• The first thing that springs to mind....
• From my point of view....

Fill the silence

• That's a difficult/unusual/interesting question...
  

Send the turn Back

• I'm not sure what....means
• Do you mean.....?
• Just to double check....do you mean...?
• Can you give me an example of what you mean?

Describe unknown words

• I don't know the word in English....(and then explain using chunks)

• It looks like. . .                It is used to/ for . . .         It is a type of . . . 

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Try to avoid using a lot of vague language

• I suppose...
• you could say....
• thing.....stuff.... thingy.....whatsit.....whats-his-name

Speaking Exercise 1

discuss quotes and decide which is the best 

- start by discussing what you think the quote means

- then decide which you think is the best quote (and why)

in groups of 3 & 4

take a minute to read & prepare

NO DUTCH

Now discuss these quotes:

1. Everything is funny as long as it's happening to someone else. (Will Rogers)

2. My only hobby is laziness, which naturally rules out all the others. (Gianni Nazzano)

3. I recently turned 60. Practically a third of my life is over. (Woody Allen)

4. I am a believer in punctuality though it makes me very lonely. (E.V Lucas)

5. Why do we call it rush-hour when nothing moves? (Robin Williams)

6. Success always occurs in private and failiure in full view (Anon.)

this quote is the best because . . .

Speaking Exercise 2

Two Truths and a Lie

Two Truths and a Lie

1. I have never broken any bones in my body
2. I have met the British Queen
3. I have my hair cut short every three years

Two Truths and a Lie

• Now write down 3 statements: 2 true and 1 lie
• Work with a partner
• read your statements out loud
• let your partner guess which statement is the lie
• Swap partners after 2½ min

this was the most surprising truth

Speaking Exercise 3

1. groups of 3 & 4

2. Choose a subject (activity, place etc.)

3. Ask questions and have a conversation on the chosen subject

Example: ................ have been to Austria/ skiing / 

writing exercise 1 (part 1)

Write a Story

• Groups of 3-4
• Choose 5 items  (next slide)
• Discuss a storyline - choose a tense (past/future etc), start writing

next time:

• finish your story
• Join teams + give feedback on use of vocabulary/sentences etc.
• Tell the class how  you improved your stories

what I learned

How I feel about this lesson

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