3MA donderdag 15 oktober

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome back 3MA!

Today's planning

- Learning objectives

- Work on your listening skills

- Check learning objectives 

Learning objectives

After this lesson, I can listen for specific words and fill in the missing word.

After this lesson, I can listen to a conversation and answer specific questions.

After this lesson, I can listen for a specific word in a short movie clip.

Three types of listening exercises

• Fill in the gap

• Listen for one particular word 

• Multiple choice

Ed Sheeran

Castle on the hill.

Fill in the missing word. 

LET'S CHECK OUR ANSWERS!

Let's play a listening game 

List with 15 words.

Choose one word, memorise it and do not tell anyone.

I will make teams. 

Stand up.

If you hear your word in the clip sit down.

First, group to sit down wins. 

The exercise does not end until everyone has heard their word. 

1. Halloween

2. Brag

3. Terrified

4. Jump scares

5. Drama club

6. Band

7. October

8. Scary part

9. Vampires 

10. Blood

11. Smoke machine

12. Scream

13. Chase them

14. Loud

15. Scary 

History of Halloween. 

Take one minute to choose you listening strategy and to read the questions. 

Halloween history | National Geographic KEY

1. Who were the first people to celebrate Halloween?

a. The Romans

b. The Celts

c. The Vikings

0.22 sec. It all began with the Celts.

Halloween history | National Geographic KEY

2. Why did Pagans used to gather and light fires at Halloween?

a. To see where they were going in the dark

b. To drive spirits back to the underworld

c. To keep warm

0.54 sec. On Samhain, the villagers gathered and lit huge bonfires to drive the dead back to the spirit world and keep them away from the living.

Halloween history | National Geographic KEY

3. When is All Saints Day celebrated?

a. November 2

b. October 31

c. November 1

1.18 min. So, November first was designated All Saints day.

Halloween history | National Geographic KEY

4. What was All Saints Day originally called?

a. Alloween

b. All Hallows Eve

c. Hallowmas

1.40 min. All Saints’ Day was known then as Hallowmas.

Halloween history | National Geographic KEY

5. How did the custom trick or treating begin?

a. To stop the tricks and stop the vandalism

b. To celebrate the holiday

c. To give the children candy to make them happy

2.50 min Storekeepers and neighbours began to give treats or bribes to stop the tricks. And the children were encouraged to travel door-to-door for treats as an alternative to troublemaking.

Do you want extra practice?

Check out British Council listening exercises.

Level A2/B2

Check learning objectives

- After this lesson, I can listen for specific words and fill in the missing word.

- After this lesson, I can listen to a conversation and answer specific questions.

- After this lesson, I can listen for a specific word in a short movie clip.

What did you learn?

How did you do this?

What did you gain?

How did you experience this?