Week 4

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English Class 

Week 4

Use your phone to go to http://Lessonup.app and join using code:

(In English, of course)

(4 min total) 1 min

Today's lesson

• Speaking activity
• Exam - what to expect
• Listening activity 
• Gesprekken voeren - exam prep
• Assignment

(5 min total) 1 min

Speaking - holiday small tak

1. Pair up in groups op 2 of 3
2. Tell your partner 3 things you did during the holiday

• what did you do?
• who was with you?
• did you enjoy?  why? why not? 

(5 min total) 1 min

Exam - what to expect

1. Spreken  - timing is important! 

Presentation  - you have to give a presentation on a specific topic

 

2. Gesprekken voeren 

Conversation  - you will have a conversation about a specific topic

• 4 to 5 minutes
• role play in English 
• you have to answer questions and keep the conversation going 

(5 min total) 1 min

Listening activity 

The Art of Conversation

1. What is a chinwag?
   
2.  How long did the record-breaking telephone conversation last?
   
3. What happens when something is enriched?
   
4. What is the difference between ‘listening simply to reply’, and ‘listening to understand’?
5. What is a tittle-tattle?
6. What happens when you talk over someone? 

(5 min total) 1 min

What is a chinwag?

How long did the record-breaking telephone conversation last?

What happens when something is enriched?

What is the difference between ‘listening simply to reply’, and
‘listening to understand’

What is a tittle-tattle?

What happens when you talk over someone?

Gesprekken voeren - exam prep

A few tips:

• keep the convesation going 
• fluency above accuracy 
• you can make up things
• don't talk too fast, use short sentences 
• if you don't undestand a question, you can ask:

"What do you mean?"
"Could you please repeat the question"

(5 min total) 1 min

Gesprekken voeren - assignment 

Assignment: 

You live in Miami - USA and you are member of a tennis club Miami Tennis. You are one of the very few member who are Dutch and therefore the newspaper of the club wants to interview you. This is what you should tell about yourself:

1. Introduce yourself (name, age, where you come from).

2. Tennis experience (when did you start playing tennis and why, competitions you have played, etc).

3. When did you moved to the USA and why?

4. Name at least two things that are different in the USA in comparison with the Netherlands

5. How much should a beginner train to get to a professional level?

6. Q6

7. Q7

Make up the last two questions.

The interview should last at least 4 minutes but not more than 6 minutes

(5 min total) 1 min