P1W6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 4

check homework

- M: 24+37+38+40+48

- Study: vocab F+G on p.67

- Oefenbrief afmaken

- Minimaal 12 teksten totaal VOLDOENDE af in RT (dit schooljaar)

Writing test

• practicing next two weeks
• hand in texts for feedback
• 20 October writing test
• bring dictionary NE/EN

Formal writing

Let op: Woordvolgorde

WIE - persoon, dier of ding

DOET - de werkwoorden

WAT - antwoord op 'wat doet wie?'

WAAR - locatie

 WANNEER - tijdaanduiding

Check de video voor uitleg                   

Veelgemaakte fouten

• Madame in plaats van Madam
• Maand zonder hoofdletter (het is March, niet march)
• Niet zakelijk genoeg (kom tot je punt en praat er niet te veel omheen).

Let op!

Let op je taalgebruik. Hou het netjes / formeel!

Gebruik geen samentrekkingen:

Do not                          Don't

  Will not                         Won't

I am                                 I'm

Do's

- Always write 'I' (ik) with a capital letter

- Always make sure your spelling and grammar is correct

- Write the first letter of a month with a capital letter (January)

Don'ts

- Don't use slangwords (spreektaal)

- Don't abbreviate (afkorten) words; I am --> not I'm

How lucky are we?

The Netherlands

Rank #........

IMPROVE YOURSELF  

Write a diary entry to your future-self.

 think about your skills and goals

 give advice on what kind of person you’d like
     to become

IMPROVE PVH

Write a letter to the headmaster of PvH

 come up with a good idea to improve this

     school

 mention benefits for pupils and teachers  

Improving the world

How lucky are we?

On the list of countries with best quality of life, which country do you think holds the #1 position? 

On the list of countries with best quality of life, which country do you think has the lowest ranking?

Which number do you think the Netherlands have on the list? 

ceoworld.biz

assignment: 

• Read text The Netherlands
  
• Fill in format the Netherlands

Format the Netherlands

Statistics:

Europe                           Region

Amsterdam                 Capital

16,936,520                    Population

41,543 SQ. KM             Area

$879.3 billion              GDP (Gross domestic products )

$49,624                          GDP per
capita, ppp

Why is GDP important

Because it gives information about the size of the economy and how an economy is doing. The growth rate of GDP is often used as an indicator of the general health of the economy. In broad terms, an increase in real GDP is interpreted as a sign that the economy is doing well.

The four components of gross domestic product are: personal consumption, business investment, government spending, and net exports of a country.

Typically Dutch

• cheese, wooden shoes, windmills, tulips
• colour orange
• tallest people
• liberal view on drugs, abortion, euthanasia etc
• celebrating Kingsday

Government

• located in the Hague
• constitutional monarchy
• elected parliament
• two main political parties
• prime minister: Mark Rutte
• head of state: King Willem Alexander

Historical facts

• Words such as "dollar" and "Yankee" have Dutch roots
• Amsterdam grew around a 13th century dam in the Amstel river
• first to legalise same-sex marriage in 2001
• in 1642 Rembrandt paints the Nightwatch
• 1919 Dutch women get the vote

Geographical facts

• highest point is 322,7 metres above sea level (Vaalserberg)
• one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
• More than 1,000 bridges
• 20,000 miles of bike paths
• Much of the country is
  underwater
• 12 provinces

writing skills

oefenopdrachten:

1. Improving yourself

2. Improving Philips van Horne

Hand in: It's Learning or paper