Digitale didactiek

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Digital English lesson 

For this lesson you will need your laptop, phone or tablet. Get your devices started and let's begin! 

Today's mood?
What do you feel like today?

aan de hand van deze vraag bepaal ik meestal of er een energizer nodig is of niet!

Before we start, what are we going to do today?

Lesson aims

• Reading skills
  

1. Practice with scanning and skimming 
   
2. Learn vocabulary
   
3. Reading comprehension
   
4. Themes in stories
5. Evaluation of story
   

Before we start

Let's see how confident you are... answer the next question as honestly as possible 

How broad do you believe your English vocabulary is?

1. Very broad. I know every word
2. decent but I need to learn more words
3. Okay, but not feeling like learning new words
4. Really bad! I need to learn many words

Differentiation

If you chose B or D then you will need to do the pre reading vocabulary exercise.

If you chose A or C then you may skip the pre reading vocabulary exercise 

click on the link 👈 and scan through the text for the following words :

brewed

trifle

ajar

explain the meaning of these words in dutch through using the context in which they were used in the text(link).

continue on next slide 

Scan for: "Brewed" in text. Copy and paste sentence in which it was found in space below. Explain what the word means in Dutch. Use context.

Scan for: "Ajar" in text. Copy and paste sentence in which it was found in space below. Explain what the word means in Dutch. Use context.

Scan for: "Trifle" in text. Copy and paste sentence in which it was found in space below. Explain what the word means in Dutch. Use context.

vocabulary exercise

Drag and drop the words below👇 to the definitions👉

Small dishes on which a cup is placed

The smell or scent of something

Lights with a protective glass covering, often used during storms

Biological warfare using harmful microorganisms

The instinct to protect oneself from harm or death

Toy structure made by stacking small building pieces

 The glowing remnants of a fire, often used for warmth

A device used to control the flow of water from a pipe

Saucers

aroma

hurricane lamps

germ warfare

self-preservation

house of blocks

charcoal embers

faucet

More vocabulary

Drag and drop the words on the corresponding picture

coffeepot

Parlor

Lamp light

Embers

Pre-reading: Predicting

You are going to read a short story titled "The Last Night of the World" which was originally published in 1951. When you read the title, what do you think the story might be about? 

Skim the text in the link 👈

Read the text in the link 👈 

 Read the text in the link within the given time limit

Prepare to answer the questions on the following slide. 

00:57

After listening to this summary, how correct were your predictions?

1. Very accurate
2. Got some predictions right
3. Was totally off!

What did the man dream about?

1. Going on vacation
2. The end of the world
3. Getting a promotion
4. Winning the lottery

What is the husband's opinion on the upcoming event?

1. He believes it will happen
2. He's unsure
3. He doesn't care
4. He thinks it's a hoax

What are the children doing in the parlor?

1. Sleeping
2. Watching TV
3. Reading books
4. Playing with blocks

Why does the wife leave the water running in the kitchen?

1. She was testing the faucet
2. She forgot to turn it off
3. She wanted to waste water
4. She was cleaning dishes

How do the husband and wife feel about the impending event?

1. They are accepting of it
2. They are scared
3. They are angry
4. They are ecstatic

Scan the text for Stan Willis. Say in Dutch what is said about him in the text

What is the theme of the story?

Main theme:

The Acceptance of death. 

But what does that mean? 

Do you understand what a theme is?

0= I still have no clue / 100 = I understand totally

0100

What did you think of the story? 

Do you agree with or disagree with how they spent their last night? 

Let's rewrite the story:

Think of an alternate end to the story? 

If it were your last night, with who would you like to spend it? what would you do? what might be the reason for it being your last night? 

Think of an alternate end to the story:

If it were your last night, with who would you like to spend it? what would you do? what might be the reason for it being your last night?

Answer these questions in the space below.

Rewrite the story:

Go to http://chat.openai.com

copy the original story (see slide 15)

Create a prompt where you ask ChatGPT to rewrite the orginal story with your alternate end (slide 26)

Your alternate story: Copy the alternate story created by chatgpt and paste in the space below. Reread the story, edit it and submit it.

Why is your story better or worse? 

Prepare to explain

Open the link: https://flip.com/dfd5929c