Speaking and writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

SPEAKING AND WRITING

Which exam worries you most?

Speaking

Writing

Warming up: 

tricky tongue twister

Probeer de volgende zin zo goed mogelijk uit te spreken. Klik daarna op het audio icoontje om mijn poging te horen. 

Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter Betty bought was bitter, so Betty bought a better bit of butter and the batter was better

Tongue twister

Now lets get serious

planning

- Statements to discuss > ENGLISH ONLY 

1.5 min to think about it and then share your answer

- Writing assignments > informal writing

Practice short writing activities 

Instruction

You will get 5 statements, 1.5 min to think about it

You either agree or disagree and explain why 

Example 

Green apples are better than red ones.

Statement 1

Homework should be banned 

Statement 2

Phones should not be allowed in schools 

Statement 3

Online classes are better than physical classes

Statement 4

Pupils should no longer study with books. They should use IPads instead.

Statement 5

School uniforms should become mandatory (=verplicht)

This exercise helped me understand if my vocabulary is big enough.

😒🙁😐🙂😃

time to write

Informal writing activity 

Je had afgesproken met je vriend James naar de film te gaan. Nu heb je Corona verschijnselen en moet je helaas afzeggen. Je stuur hem een berichtje waarin je zegt: 

- waarom je moet afzeggen 

- wanneer je wel weer denkt te kunnen afspreken 

- hem op de hoogte houdt van de situatie 

- en je sluit af