Les 2

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Welcome back!

What was the topic
of last lesson?

p. 187 exercise 6

What did your group partners tell you about their text?

Your friend wants to write a first short message to someone they are interested in. What advice would you give them?

Brainstorm with your neighbour.

Your friend wants to write a first short message to someone they are interested in. What advice would you give them?

p. 190 exercise 2

Compare your answers with your neighbour!

Submit your tips here:

Check your answers!

p. 190 + 191 exercise 2

Are these good first messages?

1. Read two messages.

2. List at least three tips they did or did not follow. Refer to Kate and Shannon's tips. Work with your neighbour! 

3. Give the message a score out of 10.

4. You will get 10 minutes to do this.

p. 190 + 191 exercise 2

Are these good first messages?

1. Explain to your other neighbours why the message is a good or bad first message.

2. Refer to the tips.

3. The others will make notes.

Should an informal message be casual?

YES

NO

Should you greet someone in an informal message?

YES

NO

Should you avoid grammar mistakes and use punctuation?

YES

NO

Can you use humour in informal messages?

YES

NO

p. 192

p. 192 exercise 4

1. Pretend that you are a virtual dating assistant.

2. Your client is an ambitious, caring, introverted 32-year-old man, a

keen reader and Netflix fan, with a deep interest in politics and sci-fi.

3. Look at the profile of the woman.

4. Highlight interesting facts or ideas that might match with your client.

5. Write and informal first message pretending you are him.