Unit 4: Traditions and Celebrations

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Unit 4: Tradities en feestdagen

Lesson plan: 4 April

1. Unit 4: Tradities en feestdagen

- Vocabulary: De omgeving

2. Speaking task: Present a Dutch tradition or celebration 

Unit 4: Tradities en feestdagen

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Which Dutch traditions and celebrations do you know?

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

• Unit about traditions and celebrations

-  What is a celebration?

- How do we identify ourselves with our culture and its celebrations?

- Are traditions necessary for a culture?

• 2 Summatives

- A: Listening

- C: Speaking

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

• Before we start with the unit...

1. Make a new folder in your Dutch B folder with the name : Unit 4 - Traditions and celebrations

2.  Make sure there is already a Google Document in the folder: 

'Classwork' --> Document for little tasks we do in the lesson 

Speaking exercise

1. On the next slide you will see 4 pictures of traditions and celebrations in The Netherlands.

2. Describe what you see on the picture: 'Ik zie op de foto...'

3. Explain what the picture means: 'Deze foto doet me denken aan...'

4. You may use the internet to get more information about the tradition or celebration.

5. Next lesson, we will talk about the 4 pictures. 

Phase 1: Describe the picture in Dutch, explain in English. 

Phase 2&3: Try everything in Dutch.

Elfstedentocht

Bevrijdingsdag

Sinterklaasfeest

Carnaval

Lesson plan: 6 April

1. Vocabulary exercise 4 + Grammar exercise 5 + 6

2. Vocabulary booklet: De omgeving

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 11 April

1. Correction grammar exercise 5 + 6

2. Grammar: Niet/Geen

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 12 April

1. Listening and reading exercise: Vreugdevuren

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Luisteroefening 'Vreugdevuren' (Nieuwsbegrip)

1. What is the Dutch tradition 'vreugdevuur'?

2. When and where do we celebrate it? 

3. Why are the people not allowed to celebrate this tradition anymore? 

4. On which holiday are there also 'vreugdevuren' in some places in The Netherlands? 

5. Give 2 examples of traditions with a 'vreugdevuur' of other countries. 

6. How high was the highest 'vreugdevuur' and how long did it burn? 

7. Give 3 examples of other traditions with fire that we have in The Netherlands. 

Lesson plan: 19 April

1. Grammar: Plural of nouns 

- Exercise 10 + 11

2. Listening exercise: exercise 12 + 13

3. Speaking exercise 14

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 10 May 

1. Reading exercise: Carnaval 

--> Correction 

Meanwhile: Exercise 16 + 17 (PDF) 

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Task: Present a tradition or celebration from your culture

1. Put together a little presentation (use Word/Powerpoint) about a tradition or celebration from a culture of choice. You can choose which tradition or celebration! You choose 1 picture that represents the tradition or celebration. 

2. Describe what you see on the picture and explain what the tradition or celebration means to you and your culture. 

• Phase 1: Describe the picture in Dutch. You may explain in English. 
• Phase 2 + 3: Speak in Dutch. (Phase 2 may use keywords around the picture)

Lesson plan: 18 May 

1. Grammar: Modal verbs

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 23 May 

1. Grammar: Modal verbs

--> exercise 18, 19, 20 and 21

2. Reading exercise 22 

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 24 May 

1. Reading exercise 22 

2. Speaking exercises 23 - 24 - 25

Done? Study for the vocabulary test! 

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 7 June

1. Exercises PDF:

- Writing exercise 27

- Reading exercise 28 + 29

2. Done? Practise with listening exercises:

- nt2taalmenu.nl

- https://www.learndutch.org/dutch-listening-exercises/

- nedbox.be

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Lesson plan: 13 June

1. Speaking exercise: Less known Dutch traditions

- Nieuwjaarsduik

- Vlaggetjesdag

- Drie koningen

- Fierljeppen

- Wandelvierdaagse

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Speaking exercise: Dutch traditions

1. Put together a little presentation in Dutch about one of the less known Dutch traditions and celebrations. You can use Google Slides for pictures and key words. You may use the internet for research. 

2. Make sure your presentation has the following information:

- Explain the name of the traditions or celebration and where it is celebrated

- Explain what people do on this special day

- Explain how the tradition or celebration originated 

- Explain why or why not you would want to try this tradition or celebration

3. Find one extra Dutch tradition that sounds interesting to you and add a bit of information about this tradition in your presentation. Use the following website: https://trendbubbles.nl/hollands-hoekje-50-nederlandse-tradities/

Lesson plan: 14 June

1. Preparation speaking formative: Create a presentation about your favourite Dutch tradition or celebration

Unit 4: Traditions and celebrations

Inquiry question: Which traditions and celebrations are there in The Netherlands?

Summative criterion C: Speaking task

1. In this unit we have learned about Dutch traditions and celebrations. For this speaking summative you put together a presentation about your favourite Dutch tradition or celebration. Choose 1 picture that represents the Dutch tradition or celebration. 

2. Content of the presentation:

- Present what you see on the picture 

- Explain what the tradition or celebration is about + when and where it is celebrated

- Explain why you chose this tradition or celebration

- Phase 3: Explain what this tradition or celebration tells you about the Dutch culture.

3. Speaking time

Phase 1/2: between 1,5 and 2 minutes

Phase 3/3+: between 2 and 3 minutes 

Formal formative criterion C: Speaking task

1. In this unit we have learned about Dutch traditions and celebrations. For this speaking formative you put together a presentation about your favourite Dutch tradition or celebration. Choose 1 picture that represents the Dutch tradition or celebration. 

2. Content of the presentation:

- Present what you see on the picture 

- Explain what the tradition or celebration is about + when and where it is celebrated

- Explain why you chose this tradition or celebration

- Phase 3: Explain what this tradition or celebration tells you about the Dutch culture.

3. Speaking time

Phase 1/2: between 1,5 and 2 minutes

Phase 3/3+: between 2 and 3 minutes 

Listening exercise: Koningsdag 

1. In which village does the 'Koningsspelen' start on 20th of April? 

2. What do primary school children do on the day of the 'Koningsspelen'? 

3. Which city does Willem-Alexander visit on Kings day? 

4. How long ago was the first version of Kings day celebrated for the first time? 

5. Why was the tradition of Kings day invented? 

6. When did Willem-Alexander become king?

7. How many times were the 'Koningsspelen' organised so far? 

8. How do the children of the primary school prepare for the visit of the King? 

9. Where in the world do schools celebrate the 'Koningsspelen'? 

Nieuwjaarstradities: De nieuwjaarsbrief 

Ik ben misschien nog klein,

maar ik heb een briefje,

het is helemaal van mij.

Een brief met lieve wensen

voor grote en kleine mensen,

Mijn briefje is nu helemaal klaar…

Of nee, wacht! Nog een gelukkig nieuwjaar!

Writing task: Write a letter with your New Year's resolutions

1. This writing task is a mix between the 'Nieuwjaarsbrief' and the 'Goede Voornemens'

2. You are going to write a letter in Dutch to your teacher in which you reflect on the last year and write your New Year's resolutions. Share the letter with me, I will give you feedback. 

3. Content of the letter:

- Start with: Beste mevrouw Jansen and introduce yourself

- Tell me your happiest memory of 2020 and why this is your happiest memory

+ something you regret from the last year and why (only phase 2 + 3)

- List 3 'Goede voornemens' and explain why they are your resolutions. 

- Extra phase 3: Leg uit of goede voornemens maken volgens jou zinvol is of niet en waarom. 

- End your letter with 'Groetjes, 'your name'

--> You may decorate your letter so it is a real 'Nieuwjaarsbrief'

Gelukkig nieuwjaar!