Lesson 17: linking words

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Happy to see you today!

Take a seat and wait till we get started!

Today:

Lesson 17: the importance of sports

- homework check

- linking words

- the importance of sports

- get to work

- end: short video? 

Today's goal

At the end of the lesson you can write a short text about the importance of sports

At the end of the lesson you can use linking words in a text

Terugblik

Waar ging het vorige keer over?

Terugblik

Waar ging het vorige keer over?

present perfect

injuries

Homework check

Lesson 16, exercise 2a, 3a and 5

When you want to tell something

Linking words

Convincing people

Linking words

What are they? 

Categories of linking words

addition

contrast

sequence

reason

consequence 

addition

and

as well as

also 

in addition

not only .... but also .....

furthermore

contrast

but

however

although

on the contrary

despite

though

sequence

to begin with

then

firth, firstly

second, secondly

finally

reason

because

because of

since

in order to

consequence

so

as a consequence

consequently

therefore

questions? 

Making arguments

How do you write a text to convince someone that you're right? 

Essay structure

Introduction

argument 1

argument 2

argument 3

conclusion

Get to work

First: exercise 1 on page 231

Then: short essay

do you think sport is important? 

give 3 reasons why you think so, explain. 

Use linking words!

Don't forget to write a short introduction and conclusion

How did it go?

Goal check

Can you use the linking words now? 

Can you say if you think sport is important?

Can you talk about why you think so?

Next lesson

Lesson 18: clothing

What do your clothes say about you? 

How do you describe your own style? 

For next time

- finish your short essay

- bring a new book to read to class!!

Bye!

Have a nice day!