Trip of your life

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome to English, happy you're here!

Today's Lesson

-Learn about your project

-Increase vocabulary with a synonym exercise 

-share favorite vacation photo with a story

But First! What was something positive about your week? (in English)

Dream Vacation project

-You are a travel agent

-You have to plan a trip for a British family (2 parents, 2 kids) 

-The vacation is 7-10 days in Herfstvakantie 2022

-You have to plan every day of the trip

-Then you present it to the family 

-The family is rich $$$$$$

(Informatie over deze project staat in Teams in Opdrachten)

Take the next 5 minutes to think of a dream destination location. Write it here when you find it

How to make it

-make a powerpoint

-The presentation will need to be 4-7 minutes of you talking (yes in english) 

-Needs to include flights, excursions, hotels with prices

-cannot be in the netherlands 

Every class we will work on a section of the assignement

The presentation

-You can present it in front of the class

or 

-You can make a video of yourself (no edits) 

What do I expect 

-Be enthusiastic !

-Be professional (remember formal English) 

-Sell the vacation $$$$

In Teams in "Opdrachten"

You can find all of the instructions in a powerpoint (in het Nederlands) 

Find a fun fact about your country destination (google it! :) )

Synoniemen

In order to increase your ability in english and your "woordenschat" you should use descriptive (beschrijvend) words in English. 

Let's practice with Synonyms now :) 

Activity: Describe the picture

You will be shown a picture that you have to describe, there will be some words that you are not allowed to use.

If you think of a good word in Dutch, find the English equivalent! 

Find 2 words in English to Describe this place in Thailand
Don't use: Pretty, Beautiful

This is the parthenon in Greece. Use 2 words to describe
Cannot use: Old

Describe this hotel room!
Cannot use: Beautiful, good

Describe this hotel room.
Cannot use: Bad

Village in Austria
Find two words
Cannot use: cold

How would you describe the feeling of this trip?

Use 1-2 sentences to describe eating pizza in Venice, Italy.

How would you describe this place to someone? (in a full sentence)

Art with words

The beach is beautiful

or/and

The beach has soft sand and gentle waves. There is a beautiful calmness here. 

Ending Assignment

Find your favorite vacation photo, and describe it with 10 sentences. Try and use lots of colors, adjectives, and sensory words. 

(15 minutes) 

Time to apply this to your project!! :) 

What now:

1. please start making your powerpoint

2. Find beautiful or interesting things to do for your trip

kijk bij opdrachten in teams als je de opdracht eerst in het Nederlands wilt lezen

ask questions if you need help :) 

Writing Assignment

-Please describe one of the activities from your travel agency (the one from the dream vacation project) 

-Write atleast 100 words describing the where, when, what, and how of the activity

-Underline all of the adjectives you use, and please use atleast 3 from the book list

Please hand in your assignment in Teams! 

-Inleveren in de opdracht "Excursion description Assignment" in Teams

Did you enjoy today's lesson?

1. yes
2. it was okay
3. no

Did learning about synonyms help you write your assignment?

1. Yes
2. A little
3. no

Do you have any tips or tops about this lesson?

Thank you for being here! :) 

See you next class