Listening to and talking about outdoor activities & preparing for presentation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Practice makes perfect

What's the plan?

• Short recap Present Perfect: already, yet & just.

• Practise listening skills.
• Tips for your presentation & success criteria.
• Start working on your presentation.

It's useless to hand in assignments without thinking about answers just to avoid having to work during the break!

Practise Present Perfect

• have written
• has gone
• have given
• has stolen

Write four sentences with these verbs & already, yet or just.

Share it with your neighbour. 

Improve each other's sentences.

Write on a piece of paper/ your notebook

Keep your Chromebooks in your bag!

Lesson goal 9.5, page 111

• I can listen to a conversation and understand what was said.
• I can talk about outdoor activities.

Topic: outdoor activities.

Write on a piece of paper.

Keep your Chromebooks (and phones) in your bag!

Listening & vocabulary: page 111

• To warm up: Look at the photos. Which activity would you like to do and why?
• Listen to the audio & answer questions of exercise 2.
• Write down the words of ex. 3 in two columns or lines: what is water/land related?
• Do exercise 4 in a group: talk about the activities of the Vocabulary box. Have you tried any of these?

Listening & vocabulary: page 111

Do exercise 5 while listening to the audio.

Do exercise 6: translate the words of Vocabulary B.

Complete the sentences of exercise 7 using these words.

Do exercise 8 while listening to the audio.

Write on a piece of paper.

Keep your Chromebooks in your bag!

Presenting = after the May Break

Lesson goals

• I know what is expected of my presentation.
• I know how to prepare my presentation.
• I can prepare my presentation.

Requirements 

• You will present alone and in front of the class. 
• Your presentation should be between 4-6 minutes long.  
• Your Powerpoint/Google/Prezi presentation contains at least 5 slides. 
• Your slides contain only pictures and key words. 
• You present in English. 

Your presentation should contain the following topics: 

• Who was this person? 
• Date of birth and death. 
• What was this person known for? Why was he/she important? 
• Describe the era this person lived in, what can you find out about British society in the time this person was alive? 
• How did this person change the world around him? 
• How do you feel about this person & the things he/she accomplished? 

Success criteria for the presentation

Read the Rubric (beoordelingsmodel) in Classroom.

1. Pronunciation (uitspraak)
2. Fluency (vloeiendheid)
3. Language Use (taalgebruik)
4. Contents & Presentation (inhoud)
5. Creativity (creativiteit)

Your tips?

1. Confidence

2. Smile

3. Have your shoulders back

4. Don't move around a lot

5. Put your hands above your belly button

6. Introduction is the most important part

7. Start with a hook

8. Eye contact

Which gesture will you use in your presentation?

The Chop (to make a point)

The Give (to give an opinion)

The Show (to express emotion)

Waar ga je het hardst aan werken? of
Wat vind je het moeilijkst?

uitspraak

vlotheid

taalgebruik

inhoud

creativiteit

How will you
work on this?

Prepare your presentation

1. Do research: find information about your topic.
2. Make notes: what do you want to tell?
3. Make your slides: what do you want to show?
4. Practise your presentation at home.
5. Take a deep breath & present!

Remember: you are the expert on your topic!

Start your research

Start your research on your presentation

Finish or improve the assignments 9.1 - 9.5, during the holiday, seriously! 

Make sure you have done this all before the first lesson after the May Break!

Enjoy your May break!