11 t/m 15 nov

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do today

- Pronunciation!!!!

- New speaking assignment

www.tiktok.com

Today's goal:  

                * Getting to know the most common mistakes in
                   English pronunciation
                * Practise with them

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'interesting'?

1. in
2. est
3. ter
4. ing

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'photographer'?

1. pho
2. gra
3. to
4. pher

Which syllable is stressed in the word 'vegetable'?

1. ve
2. ta
3. ge
4. ble

Mistake 2

Intonation = rise and falling of speaking voice

The way you say a sentence can change the meaning.

"Why are you home so late?"

I saw my sister tear up the letter.

tear sounds like:

1. where
2. beer

A tear slipped down her cheek.

tear sounds like:

1. dear
2. rare

Where does this street lead to?

lead sounds like:

1. bread
2. feed

Lead is a metal.

lead sounds like:

1. red
2. bleed

Odd man out (British English):

Which vowel doesn't sound like: dog

1. walk
2. all
3. fog
4. two

Odd man out (British English):

Which vowel doesn't sound like: bus

1. does
2. son
3. goes
4. blood

Listen & read:

Aunt Beth has thick cheeks, thin lips, three teeth, and a thin mouth.

Listen & read:

They thankfully think this thing is the best thing that they can throw the three times they need to throw a thing.

Which is a silent letter in the word:

knowledge

1. k
2. l
3. n
4. d

Which is a silent letter in the word:

Wednesday

1. w
2. n
3. d
4. s

Which is a silent letter in the word:

plumber

1. p
2. m
3. l
4. b

These were the 6 most common mistakes..... 

                  How to practise yourself:

                * Listen to native speakers
                * Read aloud (a text from your book)

                * Online exercises: Search for 'online pronunciation'

                * Research the pronunciation of (difficult) words online

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do today?

- Start with listening practice: Woots

- Explanation debate assignment

- Work on debate assignment

What are we going to do?

Structure of a debate

• Make teams of 4.
• Develop the topic to be debated.
• Organise the teams.
• Research the topic and prepare your arguments.
• Gather evidence and examples for your arguments.
• Anticipate counter arguments and prepare your response.
• Plan your strategy.
• Which team member will speak?
• What will the order of your arguments be?

Example topics:

- TikTok is bad for young people

- Everyone should eat less meat

- Schools should have gender neutral bathrooms

- Money brings happiness

- We should have 'mental health' days