Space oddity

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, t, mavo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Welcome back!

Welcome.

Today:

Listening and writing practice

Idiom

Once in a blue moon

Idiom

Once in a blue moon

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Something that rarely happens

Learning goals

By the end of this lesson:

You have voiced your opinion in English. 

You can fill in missing words by listening to a text.

You can write your own ending to a story.

Road map

• Idiom
• Learning goals
• Warm-up
• Listening
• Task instruction
• Work on tasks
• Review
• Looking ahead

Warm-up

Who is this?

Why is he famous?

Can you name any of his songs?

Warm-up

Astronauts

• Can you name any positive aspects of being an astronaut?
• Can you name any negative aspects of being an astronaut?

Word search:

1. astronaut

2 Earth

3 liftoff

4 countdown

5 spaceship

6 planet

Listening

Read along with the lyrics on-screen or on your hand-out.

Underline any words you don't know yet and fill in the missing ones.

While listening, imagine what the setting would be like for:

1. Major Tom

2. the person at Ground Control

Read instructions from book for 55a

Task 1

How would they feel during this situation?

1. Major Tom

2. The person at Ground Control

Discuss with your neighbour.

Task 2

What: You are going to write an ending to the story of either Ground Control or Major Tom. What happens to them when Major Tom leaves the capsule?

How: In pairs or on your own

Help: Raise your hand to ask me

Time: 15 minutes 

Review

What happens to Major Tom or to Ground Control in your story?

Review

What did you think of this lesson?

Looking ahead

Next lesson:

AFTER Spring Break!!!

What would you like to do/learn about in the upcoming lessons?