MW Speaking 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2-4

 Speaking h/v2

 Goals

- to improve your fluency

- to improve your confidence

- to learn and apply speaking strategies

- to prepare for the speaking test

Describe the picture

What do you see? 

Where is the picture taken?

Are there people in the picture

Are they men, women, boys or girls?

What age are they?

What are they wearing?  Sport clothes, suit and tie, jackets, sunglasses, swimsuits, glasses etc.

What color hair do they have?  Brunette, blonde, curls, bald, long?

What are they doing? Are they completing an action? 

Are they inside or outside?

Are they happy, sad, excited, cross, angry, serious?

Are there other things in the picture? Animals, cars, bikes, helicopter, shop fronts etc. in the picture?

What season is it? Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring? How can you tell?

Which country is the picture taken in and how can you tell? Flag, famous building etc.

Any famous people in the picture?

important:

other people need to be able to understand you

using the right words

pronunciation

grammar

Tip 1

Use chunks

when you don't know a word/ can't remember what it's called, describe it!

- what does it look like       (it looks like a(n) . . .

- what does it belong to         (it's a type of . . . animal/ kitchen appliance)

- what is it used for         (you can use it to/ for . . .)

- where can you find it        (it can can be found in/by/ near . . . )

Describe the word: Netflix

Describe the word: Pineapple

Tip 2

When stuck for what to say . . . ask questions

Tip 3

Don't ever switch to Dutch! 

speaking tips

Describe the picture

What do you see? 

Where is the picture taken?

Are there people in the picture

Are they men, women, boys or girls?

What age are they?

What are they wearing?  Sport clothes, suit and tie, jackets, sunglasses, swimsuits, glasses etc.

What color hair do they have?  Brunette, blonde, curls, bald, long?

What are they doing? Are they completing an action? 

Are they inside or outside?

Are they happy, sad, excited, cross, angry, serious?

Are there other things in the picture? Animals, cars, bikes, helicopter, shop fronts etc. in the picture?

What season is it? Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring? How can you tell?

Which country is the picture taken in and how can you tell? Flag, famous building etc.

Any famous people in the picture?

Chunks

can be used to describe weird and unusual things or everyday things that you don't know the name of

it looks like . . . 

you use it for/ to . . . 

it is a type of . . . 

you can find it in/ near . . . 

Describe what you see...

Describe the object you see.

Say something about the shape/size/colour/material it is made of/what it is used for. Give as many details as you possibly can.

Describe the object you see.

Say something about the shape/size/colour/material it is made of/what it is used for. Give as many details as you possibly can.

Describe the object you see.

Say something about the shape/size/colour/material it is made of/what it is used for. Give as many details as you possibly can.

Describe the object you see.

Say something about the shape/size/colour/material it is made of/what it is used for. Give as many details as you possibly can.

What is your opinion?

cigarettes should be banned from supermarkets

Why?

Why not?

Give 2 reasons

What is your opinion?

students should have the possibility to change school rules.

Why

Why not?

What would you change?

Statement of the day

Mobile phones should be banned in the schools

Agree or disagree?

Give at least 3 reasons why

Rest of the lesson

Study for the vocabulary SO

You don't need to know the whole explanation of the words like in the quizlet, just the translation

Go to somtoday > this hour > join the class quizlet with the link