Week 12 Lesson 2 V4B & Lesson 1 V4A

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• Leerjaar 4

Week 12 Lesson 1: language strategies

Miss Plazier

Engels VWO 4 

lesson goals 

• At the end of this class, you will be able to understand the relevance of using strategies when writing/speaking/listening in English. 
• At the end of this class, you will know how to use some of these strategies in English. 

today's plan 

• Do you use strategies? 
• expressions use
• a closer look at speaking/writing strategies
• practice 
• reflection 

How often do you use strategies when making a writing assignment or practicing a a speaking exercise?

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speaking strategies 

- pick out 1/2 expressions that you really like and write them down. Use these expressions when you are practicing speaking, pay attention to how they are used in films/series/youtube videos etc.

- If you cannot think of the English word for something, find a way to describe it. 

- use fillers if you need some time to think: I see, Ehm let me think, well you know..., as a matter of fact..., how shall I put it....don't use "uh" because that sounds very Dutch. 

writing strategies 

- make a short outline, write in bullet points/keywords what you are going to write about. You can do this by shortly writing down what you will do in each paragraph. 

- use synonyms, a thesaurus can help you to create variety: https://www.thesaurus.com/

-  Again describe it if you do not know the right word. 

- Always proofread your text! 

- when citing or paraphrasing always indicate the source (otherwise ithis will be considered plagiarism). 

listening strategies 

• Is there overlap you think between reading and listening strategies? 
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• you have to know, recognize, and be able to guess the meaning of words/expressions. 
• pay attention to linking words
• always start with reading the questions so that you know what to focus on. 

listening strategies 

• Do the questions ask you to look for specific details or is it more a general idea of the video? 
• to get an idea of the central message: the message (first sentences often give away the content of a video/message, look for the central idea (hoofdgedachte), important facts are often repeated), intonation, voice, words/expressions, and pauses are important. Important facts are often preceded by pauses. 

classroom group: speaking

• Use some of the expressions on your hand-out and what you have seen in the video. 
• Prepare your conversations by writing down a few notes on what you want to say. 
• Practice together. 
• Write down your final agreement in LessonUp
• Done? Continue with the homework in the planner for this week (reading questions or reading your book)

online group: writing 

• Use the expressions from the hand-out and what you have seen in the video.  

• Follow the guidelines in Padlet for your writing assignment: https://padlet.com/mplazier/planet
• At the end of this class, you should at least be done with the introduction and the three aspects. 
• Done?  Continue with the homework in the planner for this week ( reading questions, or reading your book)

What was your final agreement? What did the other speaker do to convince you?

Were any of the strategies effective according to you? Do you think you will use this more often?