Lesson 9 Class 4B/C; meaning of difficult words + practice with exam texts + speaking activity

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome to English class

Friday the 23th of April - class 4 B/C

Are we all here?

Lesson goals:

1. you can find the meaning of difficult words

2.you can answer MC questions about exam texts.

3. you can practice your speaking skills

Lesson plan:

1. Finding difficult words assignment 2

2. Practice examtexts

3. Speaking activity

4. End of lesson/evaluation

First...do we remember what we do if we find difficult words in a text?

Reading strategy difficult words

Step 1--> Important or unimportant?

Ask yourself: Is this word important to understand the text?

Step 2--> unimportant? read ahead

Step 3--> Important? ---> look at the context of the text

- What does the title mean? Is there something on the pictures that could help me?  What kind of text is it? (activate pre- knowledge) 

Reading strategy difficult words

Step 4--> Important?--> have a look at the structure of the word itself

Sometimes you recognise a part of the word already --> For example: Unimportant= you know important. Or irregular, you know regular. 

Step 5-->Important? -->Read around the word--> why?

Because there might be a word that means the same. 

Or a word that is the opposite. 

Or they explain the word in the text a bit further away. 

STEP 5--> Important or unimportant?

Ask yourself: Is this word important to understand the text?

Step 2--> unimportant? read ahead

Step 3--> Important? ---> look at the context of the text

- What does the title mean? Is there something on the pictures that could help me?  What kind of text is it? (activate pre- knowledge) 

Reading strategy difficult words

Step 6--> Important?--> ask someone

If you are practising reading you could ask your neighbour or family what the word means

Step 7-->Important but you don't know? -->Look up in the dictionary!

Before we look at the text and the assignment...

I will show you a video

00:00

Have you ever heard of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan)?

Nope, what the hell is that?

Of course, who hasn't?

Maybe...not sure...

Difficult words assignment #2

1. Go to Classrooms and open the "Difficult 

words assignment #2".

2. Here you will find the text 'Ku Klux Kiddies': The KKK's Little-Known Youth Movement. At the end you will find the assignment.

3. Find the difficult words in the text and try to find the right translation using the steps we discussed. 

You have 15 minutes

           Finished early? Read the text and make a summary.

So...let's see what you found.

Here you can check your answers

Practice exam texts

We're gonna look at some exam texts & questions together

Open your Examenbundel at p.89

Look at question 13 ("Wild Obsession")

First read the question and answer carefully,   

     then look at the text and try to answer the question.

Write down the sentence where you found your answer!

You have 3 minutes.

Finished early? Do the next questions of the exam.

Now look at question 14 

First read the question and answer carefully, 

then look at the text and try to answer the question.

Write down the sentence where you found your answer!

You have 3 minutes.

Finished early? Do the next questions of the exam.

Now look at question 15 

First read the question and answer carefully, 

then look at the text and try to answer the question.

Write down the sentence where you found your answer!

You have 3 minutes.

Finished early? Do the next questions of the exam.

Now look at question 16 

First read the question and answer carefully, 

then look at the text and try to answer the question.

Write down the sentence where you found your answer!

You have 3 minutes.

Finished early? Do the next questions of the exam.

Now look at question 19 

First read the question and answer carefully, 

then look at the text and try to answer the question.

Write down the sentence where you found your answer!

You have 3 minutes.

Finished early? Do the next questions of the exam.

Now look at question 20 

First read the question and answer carefully, 

then look at the text and try to answer the question.

Write down the sentence where you found your answer!

You have 3 minutes.

Finished early? Do the next questions of the exam.

And now for something completely different...

I want to know ...

What do you find more important in life:
RACISM or CLIMATE CHANGE?

RACISM

CLIMATE CHANGE

        Now write what you think!

Why do you think your topic (racism or climate change) is the most important?

Write down at least 3 reasons (in FULL English sentences) about why your topic is more important than the other topic(s?).

You have 5 minutes.

Finished early? Write more about what you think about this!

Now discuss with a partner

Now discuss your opinions with a partner

You have 8 minutes.

Finished early? Talk about your own hobbies!

Now share with the class!

Let me know what you talked about

Did we achieve our lesson goals? :)

1. you can find the meaning of difficult words

2. you can answer MC questions about exam texts.

3. you can practice your speaking skills