Assignment 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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What is Assignment 3

Over the period of the next 4 weeks you will introduce yourselves to your classmates and to me. You will tell us something about your character, your family, your background, your culture etc. by making a photo diary. I want you to take a photo about something that will introduce/ show/ tell everybody else something more about you and your family. Each photo will be accompanied by a short description that explains the photo or why you have chosen to put that photo in to your photo diary.
In the final week you will load up your photo diary to Google classroom and present it to the rest of the class.

Presentation

Present your pictures and the texts in the form of a short diary and put load it up to your EIO folder on Google Classroom.
Criteria
Min. 250 words, letter type Arial/Verdana or Cambria, size 12.
Your diary must have a front page on which you need to include your name, class and date.

Week one:
Topic: “Me”

 This week you need to take at least 3 photos that describe your character. Accompany this photo with one word (one adjective).
For example: Are you very sweet? Take a photo of a jar of honey and use the adjective “sweet”.

Class clown

Everyone thinks Chloe’s life is easy just because she gets good marks at school. Life is very different for her neighbour Craig. At school the other students laugh at him and at home his dad is always telling him off, but one day Chloe discovers Craig’s special talent ...
Do the preparation task first. Then watch the short film and do the exercises to check your understanding.

class clown

to fit in

to juggle

life’s a beach

a piece of cake

a juggling act

to day dream

something that is easy

doing or managing several things at once

a student who makes other students in the class laugh

to belong

to keep two or more objects in the air by throwing and catching them

to think nice thoughts to yourself while you are awake

 life is great

CHLOE

CRAIG

doesn’t think he/she fits in at school

gets good marks at school

spills juice on his/her clothes

knocks things off the teacher’s desk

can juggle

daydreams in class

is always late for class

wants to help his/her friend

Chloe thinks her life ...

1. is easy
2. is fun
3. is better than Craig's life
4. is to busy

At school Chloe thinks she ...

1. doesn’t belong to a particular group.
2. is a girlie girl.
3. is an Emo
4. is not popular

Chloe thinks she ...

1. the students in her class are very funny.
2. Craig is a clown
3. the students in her class are clowns.
4. wants to join a circus

Chloe tells Craig that ...

1. she got better results than him.
2. his results are better than hers.
3. it’s not OK for his dad to shout at him.
4. She is in love with him.

Chloe thinks _______________ is a puppet.

1. Chloe
2. Craig
3. Her teacher
4. Craig's dad

Chloe sees Craig from her bedroom window. He is ...

1. eating an apple.
2. juggling.
3. arguing with his dad.
4. arguing with his teacher.

When Craig knocks the teacher’s apple off her desk ...

1. the class learns that he can juggle.
2. the teacher tells him off.
3. Craig tells the other students not to laugh at him.
4. Chloe gets the blame.

At the end of the film, Craig ...

1. teaches Chloe how to juggle.
2. tells his dad to be nicer to him.
3. says his life is a juggling act.
4. goes to join the circus.

Discussion - in pairs

Can you juggle?

What could you teach someone else to do? 

What would you like to learn how to do?

Week two:

Topic: Your life outside of school.

This section will be about your hobbies, interests and activities.

(A minimum of 3 photos with a short explanation of each photo)

Week three:
Topic: Your life outside of school. 

This section will be about your hobbies, interests and activities.
(A minimum of 3 photos with a short explanation of each photo)

Had you heard of Parkour before?
What do you think about it?

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Have you ever tried jet-skiing?
Do you have any hobbies or interests that you don't share with your friends?

Week Three:
Topic: My Family. 

Introduce your family, friends, pets, home etc.
Don’t forget to write a short story to explain or introduce all of the photos that you have included.

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Jessica was found when she was seven years old.

1. True
2. False

Hippo that lives in a house

Are the sentences true or false?

Tony and his wife give her weak sweet coffee twice a day

1. True
2. False

She's already broken a sofa and a bed

1. True
2. False

Jessica lives in the river with a pod of hippos.

1. True
2. False

The hippo kills more humans in Africa than any other wild mammal.

1. True
2. False

Tony's wife considers Jessica to be a member of the family.

1. True
2. False

Jessica spends most of the day sleeping.

1. True
2. False

At the end of the day, Jessica likes a massage.

1. True
2. False

Pets and family

Tell your partner about your pet.

If you don't have a pet, tell them about your family. 

Week Four

Topic: choose your own topic.

But keep in mind that it has to do with you, what you like, and of course, it needs to be something you

like to share.

Hand-in date: Tuesday the 30th of October

This is a compulsory report for your EIO binder. 

Some parts of this lesson have been adapted from "Learn English for Teens" from The British Council.