E 1.3 B1 Speakout unit 1A. People: Who are you? UV

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Welcome

students!

BBC vlog

Watch the video.

Note down some of the adjectives that you hear.

Compare in groups.

1:55

Creative, artsy, humorous, bearded, caring, genuine, funny, loud, chaotic, friendly, reliable, kind, smiley, happy, fun, energetic, generous, honest.

Task:

Compare your adjectives in groups.

Adjectives in video:

Creative, artsy, humorous, bearded, caring, genuine, funny, loud, chaotic, friendly, reliable, kind, smiley, happy, fun, energetic, generous, honest.

To start

How would people decribe you?

How would people describe you?

Discuss in groups of 3

Next:

HV start:

Open your laptop > Go to MBO webshop

HV Finish > Go to B2.03

Welcome Team USA

Welcome Team UK

Road to Success

What will your personal

 Road to Success look like?

Period 1 and 2.

Checkpoint ??? !!!

Be present 80% of the lessons.

Finish Pearson unit 1-2 and task in Teams.

Have a positive attitude in class.

There will be 4 tasks in Teams. 

Everyone can do all the tasks.

Students who have not finished GPS must do all the tasks.

Start up SpeakOut

Then press button groups: 

Then fill out join code.

UK = 3AGNBRQ3

USA= BETXEUHY

SpeakOut 1a: Who are you?

Goals of this class

You are going to talk about different people and activities in your life: present simple and present continuous; state verbs.

Exercises

Open your laptop

Let's find 

exercises 2A, B and C together.

Student's book 

In pairs.

Open student's book together with the students and mark it as favorite.

Vocabulary

I get on well with.......

I'm really friendly with......

I look up to.......

I usually stay in touch with......

I take after.....

Grammar

Remember the basic tenses?

Exercises 5A and B.

Speak/write

Practice speaking: exercise 8

Start alone

Finish in a pair

To finish

Where can you find your homework?

Homework

- 1A Online practice

- 1A Grammar bank

- 1A Vocabulary bank

Don't forget the 

button!!!!

Facet B1

Synonyms

Listening 5 items

Today's class

The use of synonyms.

Facet sample listening.

Synoniemen herken je niet altijd meteen in de leesteksten en luisterfragmenten.

Als je denkt het juiste antwoord te hebben gevonden controleer je de betreffende alinea of het betreffende fragment. 

Please pay attention to the word 'almost'. 

Kangaroo words

Find the synonyms hidden in these words:

Masculine

Chicken

Honorable

Blossom

Separate

Kangaroo words

Find the synonyms hidden in these words:

Masculine

Chicken

Honorable

Blossom

Separate

Synonyms of the word 'funny'.

The letters she writes are always ...

He makes me laugh, he's so ...

Samson's jokes are so cool, he's ...

I like Jim, but he's a little ...

Anna found the whole situation ...

Oh that practical joke! You're so ...

a....................

c....................

d....................

g....................

h....................

w....................

amusing

comical

droll

goofy

hilarious

witty

Een synoniem heeft 'ongeveer' dezelfde betekenis. Soms is er een duidelijk verschil 'warm-hot', vaak is het een gevoelsmatig verschil 'beautiful-gorgeous'.

Write down synonyms of the word:
big

large 

great 

huge 

giant 

massive 

vast 

enormous 

considerable 

substantial 

extensive 

immense 

spacious

gigantic

monumental (informal)

mammoth

bulky

burly

colossal

stellar (informal)

prodigious

humongous or humungous (informal)

sizable or sizeable

supersize

hulking

ponderous

voluminous

elephantine

ginormous (informal)

Synonyms

When reading an English text and answering questions about it, pay attention to: synonyms.

https://justenglish.me/2014/04/18/synonyms-for-the-96-most-commonly-used-words-in-english/

Je kunt en hoeft natuurlijk niet al die synoniemen uit je hoofd leren. Kijk eens of je er al een aantal kent.

Het gaat er vooral om dat je je bewust bent van het gebruik van synoniemen.

Listening 5 questions

Listening 5 questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5Wb_ACacc&t=2s

What is Kevin's reason for making this video?

1. He want to give beginners tips to get a good start.
2. He wants to share his own bad experiences as a beginner.
3. He wants to tell beginners how to impress their mates.

A 0.30 - 0.42 LINKING WORD + SYNONYM

"....,so I kinda came up with 5 things .. make that beginner stage of a snowboarding go a lot smoother".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5Wb_ACacc&t=2s

What should you take into account when setting your goals,
according to Kevin?

1. How you feel on a particular day.
2. The lowest skill level you want to achieve.
3. Your experience with other sports.

C 0.57-1.03 

LINKING WORD + SYNONYM

"... so if you're somebody who's really into skateboarding and surfing then you're probably gonna pick-up snowboarding quick ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5Wb_ACacc&t=2s

What should you do when your friends are more experienced snowboarders?

1. Ask them to wait for you as often as possible.
2. Get them to teach you some new techniques.
3. Join them at first and then go board on your own.

C 1.39 - 1.48 SYNONYM

"... maybe do one or two runs with them in the morning and then let them go off and do their own thing ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5Wb_ACacc&t=2s

What is the best way to learn
all the differrent techniques,
according to Kevin?

1. Focues on one technique until you feel you have mastered it.
2. Get through the basic techniques as quickly as possible.
3. Practice those techniques first that take very little effort.

A 3.17 - 3.31

LINKING WORD + SYNONYM

"... there's like 10 or 15 things you learn as a beginner, and it's something to try to rush through all those things as fast as you can, but mileage is really the key ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5Wb_ACacc&t=2s

Which safety gear is absolutely essential, according to Kevin?

1. Helmet
2. Gloves
3. Kneecaps

A 4.25 -  4.35

LINKING WORD + SYNOYM

"... wearing my helmet definitely helps .., so for a beginner you definitely want to make sure you're wearing a helmet ...."