Taaldorp - tips & tricks!

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3,4

Welcome!

Today:

1. Quick Taaldorp tips & tricks

2. Taaldorp prep time 

3. Listening test scores?

At the end of this lesson you'll know some tips & tricks for the language village

Tips & tricks to improve your English speaking skills!

Speaking English: Tips & Tricks!

During Taaldorp, you have to demonstrate in 4 different situations that you can manage in English. 

For some people, this is more difficult than for others. Sometimes it is useful to have some "tricks" up your sleeve to make yourself understood in English.

How will you be scored?

1. Communication: do you understand what is being asked/said and can you convey your message?

2. Vocabulary.

3. Grammatical correctness.

4. Pronunciation and fluency
(does it all come out fairly smoothly?)"

5. Improvisation: How does the student respond to improv?

00:47

Best alternative?

1. meat from a cow
2. flesch
3. kind of beef
4. piece of a chicken

01:04

Combine the words with their corresponding descriptions

bag on your back

you can draw / write with it

where you sleep on vacation

the paper with the costs

hotelkamer

rekening

potlood

rugzak

01:36

You've forgotten something again! What's the opposite of the word "Delicious"?

01:36

You've forgotten something again! What's the opposite of the word "Noisy"?

01:36

Combine the opposites

round

tall

strong

safe

strange

tight

heavy

arrive

light

dangerous

square

loose

normal

weak

depart

short

02:05

What's a close description of:
A tricycle

02:05

What's the nearest description to moving van?

1. with wheels
2. like car to move bigger things
3. you can drive it
4. white and big

02:05

Tip 4: Try and give some words that are close to what you mean

01:36

Tip 4: Use opposites

Describing something is easier when you know opposites. 
 

For example: You're at the travel agency and you're about to book a trip. You think the trip is too expensive, but you can't think of the English word, but you do know what 'cheap' means!
 

Then you can also say: "That is not cheap!" or...

if you don't know the word 'cheap': "That is too much money.''

01:04

Tip 3:  Describe who, what or how it's used

Waar heeft het mee te maken?

clothing?

beauty?

media?
food?

travel?

health?

Waar gebruik je het?

In the kitchen?

In the car?

In the bathroom?

At school/work?

At the hospital?

Wie gebruikt het?

Parents?

Kids?

Teachers?

Doctors?

Boys or girls?

Men or women?

00:47

Panic! You've forgotten the word for 'Steak' in the restaurant, now what?

00:47

"Tip 1: Describe what you want to say if you don't know the word in English."

"For example: You're in a clothing store and you're looking for the word for "tie", but you can't think of it! What do you need to know about a tie to be able to explain it? Click on the question mark for ideas."

Hoe ziet het er uit?

Big or small?

Long or short?

Colors?

Patterns?

Materials?

Wie draagt het?

Men or women?

Adults or kids?

Hoe draag je het?

On your feet?

On your hands?

On your head?

Around your neck?

Tip 5: use 'fillers' when you need time to think

Let me think about that...

Laat me daar even over nadenken...

Hmm, I don't know!

Hmm, ik weet het niet!

That's a good question.

Dat is een goeie vraag.

How shall I say this...?

Hoe zal ik dit eens zeggen...?

Pardon? / Excuse me?

Sorry? (Ik heb u niet verstaan)

...you know...

... weet je... (ook niet te vaak gebruiken, hoor!)

so...

dus... (niet te vaak gebruiken, hoor)

Ah, yes, well...

Ach, ja, nou...

Tip 6: Watch and listen as much English as you can

• Watch English movies and TV shows.
• Practice conversations through video calls with classmates or friends.
• Check YouTube for interviews with fun English-speaking musicians, actors, and other interesting people.
• Repeat to yourself what you hear in videos. It may feel strange, but it works wonders!

This is easy-peasy, I'm scoring an 8

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Prep time (Need a hand? Give a shout!)

Prepare yourself by reading and walking through the situations on Learnbeat 4.2 (information booklet)

Prepare the following:  

Going to the pub (1)

At the Doctor's (1 & 2)

At the Campsite (1 & 2)

At the jobcentre (1 & 2)

At the Tourist Office (1)

Reporting to the police (1&2)