Celebrations lesson

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson about holidays

1 November 2023

G2hva

Goals of today

• After this lesson you have learned about a holiday of your own choice.
• After this lesson you have worked together with a peer.
• After this lesson you have practised your ICT skills.
• After this lesson you have practised at least 3 language skills (listening, writing, reading)

Holidays around November

What are we going to do? 

Step by step

• Choose a holiday with your partner
• Fill in the Padlet (follow the list) 

What are we going to do with the results?

• You will give a pitch about the Padlet in 1 minute in front of the class with your peer next Wednesday.
  

Holidays you can choose from

• Halloween
• Guy Fawkes Night
• Thanksgiving
• Diwali

Padlet

• Wordlist - of 10 new learned words (English-Dutch)
• Poem - 1 like and 1 dislike about the poem
• Background information about the holiday
• A song about the holiday
• Traditions of the holiday
• Other ideas: recipes, costumes

Websites to use

• British Council
• Ducksters.com (for information)
• YouTube 
• Commonlit (for poems)

Let's get to work!! :)

Goals of today

• After this lesson you have learned about a holiday of your own choice.
• After this lesson you have worked together with a peer.
• After this lesson you have practised your ICT skills.
• After this lesson you have practised at least 3 language skills (listening, writing, reading)

Next Wednesday: Pitches!!

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