Lesson 1: Stars and stripes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 2

English - Stars and stripes 

Program:

What do you already know

What would you like to know

American and British English

end assignement

 Homework  words 

What do you already know about the USA?

,

what would you like to know about the USA

How many states are in the USA?

1. 49
2. 50
3. 51
4. 52

world-geography-games.com

What is the capital city of the USA?

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Washington D.C.
4. Miami

Who discovered America?

1. Columbus
2. George Washington
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Napoleon

How many of these presidents can you name?

Which country borders the USA in the South?

1. Canada
2. Argentina
3. Brazil
4. Mexico

at the end of this project

you are going to give a talk about an American Topic  that is of interest to you  (details next lesson)

AmE versus BrE

4 differences

words

pronunciation

spelling

grammar

today we focus on WORDS

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American English

British

English

Diaper

Nappy

Yard

Candy

Garden

Sweets

Film

Movie

Jumper

Sweater

Homework

Find 10 words that are different in American and British English. 

Write them down in a list

study them so that you know them.

Closure: name 1 difference between AmE and BrE

Kahoot

American English vs British English - Details - Kahoot! 

Filmpje Schooltv

https://schooltv.nl/video-item/de-verenigde-staten-de-wereld-rond

Quiz

Beantwoord 10 vragen over het filmpje van SchoolTV

https://quiz.ntr.nl/klassenquiz#/89919fec

Code 89919fec

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Which is your favourite?

Welk National Park is jouw favoriet? Leg uit waarom.

Homework

Bedenk 2 mogelijke onderwerpen voor je presentatie. Zoek een opvallend feit op over deze 2 onderwerpen.