(16.03) speaking introduction

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

WELCOME

Read your book for 15 minutes in silence.

PLANNING

• 15 min reading
• side note: Woots practice
• speaking exam: explanation + practice

What does the speaking exam look like?

• 25 minutes 
• Four parts

       Part 1: Answering basic questions​ 

       Part 2: Comparing and contrasting​

       Part 3: Collaborative task​

       Part 4: Collaborative task continued 

• 2 students, 2 teachers 

       One teacher leading the exam​

       Assessor​

       You choose with whom you want to do it

How does part 1 of the exam work?

We ask you questions.​

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You…​

1. reply to the examiner.​

You give short answers but avoid ‘yes’ and ‘no’ answers. ​

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Common mistakes part 1

Giving too short answers. ​

Solution: the answer can never be shorter than the question. Don’t give too much detail. Answer in a simple way and add one extra sentence.​

​e.g. What do you usually do in the weekend? ​

Not having prepared keywords.​

Solution: study the most common words that you know you may get questions about, e.g. hobbies, future studies, family, weekends, etc.

Get to work

In a bit we're going to practice with speaking part 1.

You will practice with multiple questions per theme. For each theme you'll receive 2 minutes. After the 2 minutes, you'll get 30 seconds to find a new speaking partner to discuss the next theme with.

In the meantime you will write down things on a paper that you heard that went well! :)

Practice

Free time: ​

How do you like to spend your free time? ​

What do you usually do in the weekend? ​

What did you do last summer vacation? ​

If you had more free time, what would you do with it?​

Who do you like to spend your free time with? 

Practice

Hobbies: ​

Do you have any hobbies? ​

 How long have you had your hobbies?​

 Do you play sports? ​

 Did you have any hobbies when you were younger? ​

 Are there any hobbies you would like to try? ​

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Practice

Vacation and holidays: ​

 Tell me about your best holiday ever.​

 Do you have any dream holiday destinations?​

 Do you prefer summer or winter holiday?​

 What is your favourite holiday? ​

 Do you like celebrating Christmas? ​

 What did you do on NYE last year? 

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Practice

School: ​

 Do you enjoy going to school? ​

 Do you remember your first day at this school? ​

 Do you have any plans for future studies? ​

 What do you want to be when you grow up? 

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Practice

If-questions: ​

 What would you do if you won the lottery? ​

 If you could do anything you wanted for a day, what would you do? ​

 If you could transform yourself into any animal, what animal would you   choose? ​

 What would you do if you were invisible for one day? ​

 If you could get tickets to any show or event, what would you want a ticket to? ​

NEXT LESSON

Think about pairs for your speaking exam.