First Lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-5

Welcome!

The school rules

Je reageert netjes en respectvol naar medeleerlingen en medewerkers.

Je komt op tijd en doet direct bij binnenkomst in het lokaal je telefoon in de telefoontas.

Je hebt de juiste spullen bij je; inclusief een opgeladen chromebook.

Je eet en drinkt alleen buiten het lokaal en houdt de omgeving schoon.

Je verlaat het lokaal pas wanneer de bel gaat.

Je checkt elke schooldag je schoolmail en SOM.

AND: we speak English as much as possible! :)

The consequences

If you break the rules, I will give you a warning, then a final warning. After the final warning, there will be a consequence in the form of a writing task. Depending on the seriousness of the rule-breaking you may need to take home your writing task to get it signed by your parents.

About me:

Ms. van der Werff

[e-mail]

Let's do a little quiz to see how much you can guess right about me ... 

I live in ...

1. Bussum
2. Amersfoort
3. Zeist
4. Utrecht

I went to university in ...

1. Groningen
2. Utrecht
3. Amsterdam
4. Leiden

When I was a student, I used to live ...

1. on a boat
2. in a shipping container
3. as a squatter (in a 'kraakpand')
4. illegally, in a house not meant to be rented out

My age (in numbers) is ...

This is my ____ year as a teacher.

1. 3rd
2. 5th
3. 8th
4. 9th

My cat is named after ...

1. Lord of the Rings
2. Marvel
3. Star Wars
4. Game of Thrones

My favorite hobby is to ...

1. crochet
2. knit
3. sew
4. embroider

At my previous school I used to teach this extra subject:

I own this gaming console ...

1. PS5
2. Nintendo Switch
3. Steam Deck
4. Nintendo 3DS

Which of these English-speaking countries that I've visited is my favorite?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Canada

My favorite book/movie genre is ...

1. Romance
2. Horror
3. Fantasy
4. Science fiction

Well done!

Now, just a quick question to check ...

What is my name (with Ms in front) again?

Story Game (in groups)

Form a group of 3 or 4

Think of a funny/crazy/special thing that happened to you

 Pick one of the stories

 Tell the story to the other team members so they know it very well

 All of you will tell the same story to the group

 The other students will vote on who the person it really happened to is

 We vote on story 1, 2, 3 (or 4) and keep score on the board

Tips

 It’s fine if there are small differences between your stories, this keeps it interesting!

 You don’t have to say exactly the same thing – don’t try to learn the story by heart!

 Be prepared to answer some questions from the class. You can make up answers. 

 If this is not your own story, you need to lie well so nobody knows!

 When asking questions, try to think of tricky ones so you can catch someone in a lie