New Holiday lesson series #3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

We're all going on

Agenda

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson series you can.....

• research a topic and find useful information online
• distinguish between a formal and an informal email
• write a formal email in English to book accommodation
• work together in pairs to have a conversation and answer and ask questions
• record a 1 minute pitch that convincingly promotes why you should visit an English speaking country 

What is a review? What will a review tell the reader?

What information would you mention if you were writing a review?

How to write a review?

1. Know what you are going to say:  If I were telling a friend about this, what would I want their main takeaway to be?
2. Likes and dislikes:  If review is truly critical it needs to include both the positive and the negative in it. 
3. Recommendation:  The star rating may be seen first but when the reader skims the text, they want to know your recommendation along with a short explanation of why you do or don't recommend it.  

Tips: 

• Judge based on what the activity / restaurant/ product is. Be reasonable in your expectations.

• Assume the best. That the company / place is not out to get you personally.
• Check your writing. 

SB page 98, exercise 1

- In your groups complete exercise 1

- As you cannot go to the movies at the moment, discuss either a book you read or a film you have seen on Netflix recently.

- You have 3 minutes to discuss.

Today's task

With your group write a review (50 - 100 words) about an activity or a restaurant that you have come across in the country  and city your group decided to visit.  As a group decide whether you will write a positive or negative review.

Include both pros and cons in your review.

Include a recommendation in your review.

Hand into Google Classroom before Friday.

Which country and city did you choose? Would you really want to go there? Explain why?

End of this lesson

Hand in your work in Google Classroom (all students) before Friday

Work on your pitch as homework and hand in by Monday next week.