SpeakOut lesson 7d: Go solo?

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Goals of this class

BBC interviews: understand people talking about traveling.

Speaking: you are going to talk about traveling.

OR

Writing: you are going to write an essay about why we travel.

Grammar: reflexive pronouns

To start

You are going to  watch a video of people talking about amazing places they’ve visited or would like to visit one day. 

Answer the questions: 7 persons.

Exercise 2A

Vocabulary

1. It’s such a fantastic, big, diverse country.

2. The scenery was amazing.

3. There’s such a wide variety of food to try.

4. It just feels so lively. 

diverse: with many different types of something, e.g., people, places, food, etc.

scenery: the natural features of a place, e.g. mountains, rivers

wide variety: a lot of different types of things or people

lively: interesting and exciting

Reflexive pronoun

4A. Which two-word phrases mean ‘alone’?

by yourself, by myself

Reflexive pronoun

Speaking

First, prepare the following questions. Then talk about this in your pair.

Writing

Read the essay. 

What reasons does the author give for travelling?

Write down your answers.

It enriches our lives. It can open our minds. We change. It helps us ‘escape from everyday life and … learn about ourselves.’ It provides exciting experiences.

Writing

Hamburger method

Topic sentence: main idea

Supporting sentence 1: specific details that support the main idea. 

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Concluding sentence: sum up

Concluding sentence

Shortly explain how an essay is written.

Extra writing

Open your laptop.

Write an essay in exercise 6B.

Need help? Let me know.

To finish

What is a place you would love to visit in the future? Why?

Discuss in pairs.

in pairs

Homework B1

- Online practice 7D

-Grammar bank 7D

Homework A2

- Online practice 7D

- Grammar bank 7D