Week 9

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English

Planning

Week 6:  Introduction to the course + Level Test Reading & Listening

Week 7: Reading, Listening, Speaking

Week 8: Spring Break

Week 9-14*: Reading, Listening, Speaking / Writing

Week 15:Mock Exam Reading & Listening

Week 16: Catch-Up Day (Mock Exam + Writing Prompts)

Mock Exam + 3 Writing Prompts

Planning

Language Learning

Language acquisition vs Language learning

-  Native language

-  Second language

Acquisition Second Language

-first language

-age

-input+interaction

-motivation

-education

-aptitude (aanleg)

Writing Prompts

- use grammatical structures

- expand your vocabulary

- improve your fluency without interaction

- write > check > correct

-  explore your creativity

Word Order ( Active Voice)

Who - What - Where - When - Why

Deena ate breakfast.

Deena ate breakfast on the train.

Deena ate breakfast on the train this morning because she overslept.

I will tell you the story at school tomorrow because I don't have time now.

Emphasise the "when" : This morning ........

Spelling 

• Always check your spelling!  
• Capital letters
• Phonetic spelling:              their - there - they're 
  
• Possessive or plural:        country - countries  

                                                                               the  country's economy

                                                            cat   -  cats

                                                                         the cat's tail / its tail

                                                       

Punctuation

.          full stop / period          

,          comma                             

?         question mark             

!          exclamation mark      

:          colon

'         apostrophe

" "     quotation marks

Writing Prompt 1

Why do you think people should learn a second language?

+/- 100 words

Hand in your answer via MS Teams.

Reading & Listening

Do one reading  & one listening exercise at your own level ( A2-C1).