Think unit 5+6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What is the average screentime for teenagers?

Screentime average?

What screens do you look at?
Discuss!

I spend too much time on screens.

Yes

No

02:00

What would be people say now regarding mobile phones?

PMI strategy

PMI is an effective brainstorming strategy that can be used to weigh the pros and cons of a decision. 

"PMI stands for Plus/Minus/Interesting and is a useful improvement to the 'weighing the pros and cons' technique that people have used for centuries."

BOOKS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SCHOOLS

PMI strategy

Plus

Minus

Int.

Eddie! You ..... take care of your hamster, otherwise it wil die.
(let, must, should, need to, have to)

Your hair looks amazing, you .... always wear it like this.
(let, must, should, need to, have to)

The dentist said that she .... wear these braces for six months.
(let, must, should, need to, have to)

Ok, for this time I will .... you stay up late to watch Star Wars.
(let, must, should, need to, have to)

Obligation, permission, prohibition
What verbs do we use?
Look up if you don't know!

Advice and obligation and prohibition

Three rules and three pieces of advice to an exchange student who is coming to our school.

Write down!

Reading Skills

Reading Strategies

What's the difference?

Reading strategies is the broad term used to describe the planned and explicit actions that help readers translate print to meaning. Strategies that improve decoding and reading comprehension skills benefit every student, but are essential for beginning readers, struggling readers, and English Language Learners.

Reading skill is the ability (=talent or skill you have) to decode meaning from a text. The skills include phonics, word recognition, vocabulary, decoding and fluency. 

“Name your son Cherokee and he’ll turn out a Kevin” (title)
1p 4 Which of the following words would characterise ‘a Kevin’, according to
Liz Jones?

Artisitic

charming

eccentric

naughty

ordinary

spoilt

“Shiloh and Cherokee” (alinea 1)
Met welke typering van twee woorden later in de tekst vat de schrijfster
samen hoe zij denkt dat hun ouders deze kinderen zien?
Citeer deze typering

“‘I know,’ the rock star sighed. ‘And we gave him such cool godparents.’”
(laatste zin)
Wat maakt de reactie van deze vader duidelijk?

Public transport!
What types?

Best means of transport?

Why?

Start unit 6

Reading

- Student’s book exercise(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

(+ Train to Think ex. 1)

Student’s book page(s): 56 + 57

- Workbook exercise(s): 1, 2 ,3

Workbook page(s): 58

Follow up: 26 + 27

Vocabulary

- Student’s book exercise(s): 1, 2 (Ways of speaking) 1, 2 (Love and relationships)

Student’s book page(s): 58 + 59

- Workbook exercise(s): 1, 2, 3, 4

Workbook page(s): 56 + 57

Follow up: 26 + 27

Examples of linking words
Go!

Examples of linking words
Ok, but now the ones that indicate CONTRAST

They went for a walk, ..... it was raining.

1. despite
2. even though
3. however
4. nevertheless

..... being short, he’s really good at basketball.

1. despite
2. even though
3. however
4. nevertheless

It was a difficult exam. ..... they passed.

1. despite
2. even though
3. however
4. in spite of

To contrast ideas and facts, we use linking words.

Although, even though, are used to link two contrasting ideas or show that one fact makes the other fact surprising. They can be used at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence

• I passed my driving test, although / even        though I made some mistakes.
  
• Although / Even though I made some mistakes in my driving test, I passed.
  

To contrast ideas and facts, we use linking words.

The linkers however and nevertheless come at the beginning of a sentence and introduce a contrast with what was said in the previous sentence. They are followed by a comma.

• I made some mistakes in my driving test. However / Nevertheless, I passed.
•  Most people thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was brilliant. However / Nevertheless, there were people that disagreed.

 

To contrast ideas and facts, we use linking words.

The linkers despite and in spite of are followed by a noun phrase or a gerund. They can be used at the beginning of a sentence or before the second clause.

• I passed my driving test, despite / in spite      of (making) some mistakes.
• Despite making some mistakes in my                driving test, I passed.

 

In September last year my mum did the Shine Marathon in London.  …………. she walked regularly, she hadn’t walked that far before.  …………… having a busy life, working and looking after me and my sister, my mum trained for four months. She walked through the night and was really tired in the morning.  ........... she really enjoyed the experience. 

Fill in the correct contrasting connector/linking word

In September last year my mum did the Shine Marathon in London. Although she walked regularly, she hadn’t walked that far before. Despite having a busy life, working and looking after me and my sister, my mum trained for four months. She walked through the night and was really tired in the morning. Nevertheless she really enjoyed the experience. 

Fill in the correct contrasting connector/linking word

Check the back of your workbook (page 122) for the grammar survey! 

First thoughts? What do you already know about this?

1. Orientate on the text: pre-existing knowledge?

2. Topic? Thesis?

3. Gap fill. How?

4. Open questions

• Linking words
• Quotes
• Any other features that stand out? (Colon, italics, brackets etc.)

Using the dictionary

• Derive meaning from word or surrounding words first.
• Is it necessary to look up the word? Does it help to answer the question?
• Multiple options. Which do you choose? 

Answers Humanure

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