KH3's English lesson introduction to the Speaking skills assignment

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's Programme

* Morning Devotions 

* Show what you know! (words + grammar) 

* Introduction to the speaking assignment 

*time to look up an article online that interests you + start working on your summary and opinion. 

When you're spreading fresh herbs on your dish, you _________ the food.

1. salt boo
2. herbify
3. season
4. stir-fry

2. It was very ___________of him to save the man who had driven his car into the lake. He was rewarded with a medal for his bravery.

1. egoistic
2. selfish
3. courageous
4. desperate

__________(het gerucht) has it that he had sold his house, but not many neighbours could verify the story.

Spot the mistake and correct it:
"The aurora borealis, or northern light is a spectacular natural fenomenon."

Your uncle: "I worked from 9 till 5."

What did your uncle say?

He said ___________________

1. that he worked from 9 till 5.
2. that he had worked from 9 till 5.
3. that he has worked from 9 till 5.
4. that he works from 9 till 5.

In the upcoming weeks...

You'll have approximately 3 lessons to finish the summary + opinion and prepare for the speaking activity.

In year 4 you're required to do a 5-minute talk in English. 

former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson did something very dumb during the COVID pandemic. 

What is Boris Johnson (British PM) apologizing for in his speech?

Summary 

During the last lockdown in the United Kingdom, On 10, Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson supposedly threw many parties for staff members. Rumour has it he had even thrown a party when one of his opposition leaders resigned. The general public reacted very angrily after the results of the report had become known. Recently a poll showed that about 75% of the population wanted Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. In a speech later this week, he deeply apologized for what had happened, but the opposition demanded an investigation to be conducted (uitgevoerd). 

My opinion 

Even though I know Boris Johnson is a hard-working politician, I think he has shown a very bad example here. He had been very careless by throwing parties while the rest of the British citizens had to stay inside and weren’t even able to celebrate anything at all. Think about patients who were in hospital and couldn’t receive any family members. I can imagine they are surely incredibly angry about feeling resentment towards their leader during that time. I can really relate to the British people when it comes to their opinion about Boris Johnson’s parties. I wouldn't accept it if our Prime Minister did the same thing. 

You are going to write a summary... (samenvatting) 

Step 1:

*go to: www.theguardian.com (Brits nieuws)

* go to: www.thenewyorktimes.com (Amerikaans nieuws) 

* go to: https://www.newsinlevels.com/ (nieuws in verschillende niveaus ingedeeld) 
* go to: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/s?k=Olympics&tab=all&pi=1&r=any&pp=10

step 2:  choose an article and write a summary in English in word (of 100 words minimally)  

- Denk aan: wat gebeurde er? Waar gebeurde het?  wie was er aanwezig? Waar vond het plaats? wanneer gebeurde het? Waarom gebeurde het? Gaat er nog wat in de toekomst gebeuren? (follow-up) 

Step 3: Write down your opinion in 50 words (I think that.... I agree with / I disagree with) 

Homework

Lr. Words lesson 3.2,3.3,3.4,

st. Grammar adjectives and adverbs (p.136) 

Maak: Artikel + begin samenvatting

(we're going to look at the tests Unit 2)