Lesson 2 term 1.4 2024-25 FINAL saskia versie

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• Studiejaar 1

English 1.4 Lesson 2:  Practice public speaking 

  

In-class + homework

1. YOUR TASKS
   

- Read the entire case description of case 1 (see English 1.4 guide)

- Decide which role you will play

- Online, each student searches and decides which hotel or B&B to invest in

- Start writing your script for the case study

- Study the vocabulary words associated with Case 1

- Study a list of words on this topic on Moodle and each student will use at least 10 of these words in your discussion phrases that you will use in your meetings for each of the cases

Today's programme

1. Tongue twisters
2. Quiz
3. Practice case 1 and record case 1-Invest in a hotel with your group
4. Watch the recording of another group and fill in a peerfeedback form (send the peerfeedback form to this group)
5. (you can find the peerfeedback form in the English 1.4 guide)
6. introduction case 2 and preparation case 2

Tongue twisters

1. She sells seashells by the seashore

2. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

3. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

4. I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop

5. I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late

6. I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch

Tongue twisters

8. I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen

9. If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?

10. I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you

11.  Red lorry, yellow lorry (x3)

12. Thin sticks, thick bricks (x3)

13. Stupid superstition (x3)

14. Four fine fresh fish for you

Tongue twisters - pronunciation practice

Betty Botter bought some butter,

"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.

If I bake this bitter butter,

It will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter -

That would make my batter better."

Luke

Luke Luck likes lakes.

Luke’s duck likes lakes.

Luke Luck licks lakes.

Luck’s duck licks lakes.

Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes.

Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes.

Yellow butter...

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.

Spread it thick, say it quick!

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.

Spread it thicker, say it quicker!

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread.

Don’t eat with your mouth full!

And finally.....

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit. 

3x nonstop....!

All at once....?

Write down 2 phrases you can use from the Language of Meetings

The idea is to let students come up with several formal sentences (the language of meetings) which  they can use in their meetings. 

How start, finish ..... 

Peter writes everything down that is being said. He takes the ....

1. minutes
2. secretarial
3. notes
4. agenda

vocabulary

If you want to remember what is said during the lesson, it is wise to take ....

1. minutes
2. secretarial
3. notes
4. agenda

We will discuss the .... on the agenda.

1. points
2. list
3. things
4. items

We are not unanimous, so we should .....this to the vote.

1. bring
2. test
3. call
4. put

unanimous - unaniem

Instead of sticking to our viewpoints, we should try and .......common ground.

1. bring
2. put
3. find
4. reach

'to find common ground' translates to

1. gemeenschappelijke werkruimte vinden
2. punten van overeenstemming vinden
3. dezelfde actieplannen gebruiken
4. het niet met elkaar eens zijn

set

circulate

come

reach

go

find

take

raise

put

call

something to the vote

Combine the verbs with the phrases to make expressions you can use in a meeting

a meeting

round in circles

a point

an agreement

to  a decision

an agenda

common ground

a date

minutes

1 = J  - SET  A  DATE

2 = H - CIRCULATE AN AGENDA

3 = G - COME TO A DECISION

4 = F - REACH AN AGREEMENT

5 = D - GO ROUND IN CIRCLES

6 = I  -  FIND COMMON GROUND

7 = K - TAKE MINUTES 

8 = E - RAISE A POINT

9 = A - CALL A MEETING

10 = C

Language of meetings

-to call a meeting

-to set a date

-to circulate an agenda

- to take minutes

- to go round in circles

-to raise a point

- to find common ground

-to put to the vote

- to reach (an) agreement

-to come to a decision

Derived from the verb 'occupy', which noun indicates the amount of rooms booked in a hotel?

Where is the stress for the word 'occupancy'?

1. OCcupancy
2. ocCUPancy
3. occuPANcy
4. occupanCY

Which English word do you use to talk the income of a business?

Which word do you use to talk about the price for a hotel room?

Tips

Use a hotel or location that you know:

so much easier to talk about!

Do not forget to think of your target group.

What does the hotel have to offer?

What is attractive about the destination?

Do NOT use any of the hotels in the examples in the BACKGROUND information.

Let's talk!

Practice Case 1, Invest in a hotel and make a group film recording

Watch the recording of another group and fill in a peerfeedback form (send the peerfeedback form to this group)

(you can find the peerfeedback form in the English 1.4 guide)

Read case 2 and prepare case 2 

 

Homework task

- Read the entire case description case 2 'Plan an itinerary gastronomy tour' (see English 1.4 guide)

- Decide which role you will play

- Each student searches and decides how to perform their role/ Agenda points?

- Start writing your script for the case study

- Study the vocabulary words associated with Case 2

- Study a list of words on this topic on Moodle and each student will use at least 10 of these words in your discussion phrases that you will use in your meetings for each of the cases

Now you're ready for lesson 3!