Everywhere you go, you meet people. All those people are different, each has his or her own world.
In this lessonseries you are going to find out more about other people's lives and you will write about your life. This way, you can compare. In the end, you will compare to a guy named Chris, from Canada and write him an email!
First, we are going to watch a video where Chris introduces himself to you. You will answer questions about the video.
to help you write about your World you will study a few grammar items. You can find them in the lessonseries 'Grammar year 3-4' in ELO. The following subjects are up for this theme:
@ Personal Pronouns & the verb 'to be' (persoonlijke voornaamwoorden & het werkwoord 'zijn')
@ Present Simple (tegenwoordige tijd)
@ Questions & negation (vragen en ontkenningen
@ Wordorder (woordvolgorde)
Click on the picture below to go to the lessonseries:
Extra practice: Present Simple
Down below you will find links to instructive websites and youtube clips, explaining the present simple and practice some more.
Remember, you will have to use the present simple correctly in your PTA writing test to pass!
to speak, write, read and understand spoken language, you need words. They are the bricks in the wall of language.
WHAT?
That's why you will learn a list of words every week, English to Dutch AND Dutch to English (only KBL) about the four subthemes:
@My World: Social life
@My World: Daily life
@My World: Family
@My World: Me
. You will also use them in the assignments and you will be tested on them the week before the PTA-test. The mark for this test goes on the 'Gemiddelde Overhoringen' in the PTA.
HOW?
To make things a little bit easier for you, we use the programme Quizlet. It keeps track of what you have learned so far and which words you find more difficult to memorize. It also offers different ways of memorizing words.
Click on the picture below to go to the website:
your teacher will instruct you how to get to your lists.
You will write 4 different assignments, one for each week and each with a different subject. Your teacher will mark all posts in the end, using this RUBRIC, which is practically the same as the one used for the Writing Test.
writing 1: My social life
For your third post, you will write a short comment on Chris' video. Check out his video to see other comments.
At least write about:
@ do you like the video? why?
@ explain who you are.
@ write about at least 2 things you have in common with Chris.
@ use the correct personal pronouns and forms of to beunderline them.
@ use at least 4 words/sentences from Quizlet list My world: Social life. (highlight those words!)
Have a good look at the postcards of classmates: Give positive and constructive feedback on the posts.
writing 3: My family
Chris has sent you an email after he received your postcard. He wants to know more about you and your family.
Write him an email:
@ your name, age,
@ at least 4 familymembers: name, age, relationship to you (father? uncle? etc.), occupation/school.
@ ask him at least 2 questions about his family.
@ write about at least 2 of your hobbies/interests
@write about at least 2 things you do NOT like (your dislikes)
@ use the present simple, personal pronouns, to be and questions and negation correctly.
@ use at least 4 words from Quizlet list 'My world: family
remember that if you write an email, you need to follow some rules on how to start and end an email. To help you remind how this works, click on this LINK for rules on writing an email.
Have a good look at two emails of classmates: Give positive and constructive feedback on the posts.
writing 4: final email
Now you are going to write to someone else! Watch the video's below and choose 1 person to write to:
@ explain how you know about him/her (you've seen the video)
@ compare yourself to him: for example same/different fear for things, favourite colour, favourite things to do, favourite food and drinks
@ write about school
@ wirte about your family
@ use the personal pronouns, to be, present simple, questions, negation AND the wordorder correctly.
@ use at least 4 words from Quizlet 'My World: me'
remember that if you write an email, you need to follow some rules on how to start and end an email. To help you remind how this works, click on this LINK for rules on writing an email.
Have a good look at two emails of classmates: Give positive and constructive feedback on the posts.
You have just watched Billy’s first vlog. You want to send him a tipically Dutch postcard to let him know he has got viewers from all over the world. You also want to encourage Billy to keep vlogging. Billy has published a postbox-adress to contact him.
Billy Wyatt, PO-box 4170, Sussex, England
@ write Billy’s address on the postcard
@ start the postcard in a correct way
@ tell Billy what you like about his vlog
@ write Billy your email address and tell him you would like to email him.
@ use the present simple correctly, as well as the personal pronouns and the verb
to be
@ use at least 4 words from Quizlet 'My world: social life and daily life'
@ end the postcard in a correct way
If you need some extra instruction on how to write a postcard click here postcard
You have just watched Indi’s vlog. You want to send her a tipically Dutch postcard to let her know Holland is a great place to visit when she goes travel the world. You also want to compliment Indi on her creative way of vlogging. Indi has published a postbox-adress to contact her.
Indi Setyawan, PO-box 5720, Jakarta, Indonesia
@ write Indi’s address on the postcard
@ start the postcard in a correct way
@ tell Indi in detail what you like about her vlog
@ write about similarities and differences between yourself and Indi
@ write Indi your email address and tell her you would like to email her.
@ use the present simple correctly, as well as the personal pronouns and the verb
to be
@ use at least 6 words from Quizlet 'My world: social life and daily life'
@ end the postcard in a correct way
Writing 4 - email to Billy or Indi
Email to Billy:
Billy has sent you an email after he received your postcard. He wants to know more about you and your family.
@ at least 4 familymembers: name, age, relationship to you (father? uncle? etc.), occupation/school.
@ ask him at least 2 questions about his family.
@ write about at least 2 similar/different hobbies/interests
@ encourage Billy to keep on vlogging
@ write about at least 2 things you do NOT like (your dislikes)
@ use the present simple, personal pronouns, to be and questions and negation correctly.
@ use at least 8 words from Quizlet lists 'My world: social life, daily life,family
Remember that if you write an email, you need to follow some rules on how to start and end an email. To help you remind how this works, click on this LINK for rules on writing an email.
Email to Indi:
Indi has sent you an email after she received your postcard. She wants to know more about you and your family.
@ describe at least 4 of your own familymembers: name, age, relationship to you (father? uncle? etc.), occupation/school.
@ ask Indi at least 3 detailed questions about her father, mother and boyfriend
@ write about at least 2 similar/different hobbies/interests, be specific
@ encourage Indi to keep on vlogging, tell her what makes her vlogs special
@ write about at least 2 things you do NOT like (your dislikes)
@ use the present simple, personal pronouns, to be and questions and negation correctly.
@ use at least 8 words from Quizlet lists 'My world: social life, daily life,family
Remember that if you write an email, you need to follow some rules on how to start and end an email. To help you remind how this works, click on this LINK for rules on writing an email.
Reading
To prepare yourself for the reading test, we will practice reading skills and read a lot: practice makes perfect! Go to the lessonseries Reading Training and read the introduction.
Reading Training 1
Reading is just like doing sports: you have to practice to get better at it! For practice we use an online programme: ReadTheory. Today, you will just practice, next lesson, you will learn reading strategies to improve your reading skills, besides training.
Go to ReadTheory Your teacher has created an account for you and will provide you with a password. Log in to the webpage (top-right of the page!)
Select level 2. If you answer all questions correct, you will move on to the next level. If you fail one question, you will stay put. If you fail more than 1 question you will move back. Aim high! The higher your level, the better prepared you will be for the test. And... it's also great preparation for your exam!
Today, you will learn about two different ways of reading a text: skimming or scanning. Read the instructions carefully! Ask your teacher where to hand in the worksheet.
When ready, log in at ReadTheory to practice and see how useful this training is!
Reading Training 3
Today, you will learn about two different ways of reading a text: using a dictionary. Read the instructions carefully! Ask your teacher where to hand in the worksheet.
When ready, log in at ReadTheory to practice and see how useful this training is!
Today, you will learn what signalwords are and how they can help you answer questions about a text.Go to lessonseries reading training and choose 'signal words'. Read the instructions carefully! Ask your teacher where to hand in the worksheet.
When ready, log in at ReadTheory to practice and see how useful this training is!
Speaking
Speaking 1: My social life
Work in groups of 3/4: two students do the speaking assignment. The other student(s) use the RUBRIC to evaluate them. Pretend you are skyping to Chris. Introduce yourself to him.
At least talk about:
@ do you like the video? why?
@ explain who you are.
@ talk about what you like/dislike about his video.
@ talk about at least 2 things you (do not) have in common with Chris.
Use your Quizlet vocabulary list and Chris' video for this assignment. Read the HAND-OUT carefully.
Speaking 2: My daily life
Teacher's page
Teacher's Page
Introduction
This lessonseries is designed for students in class 3KBL, as preparation for their first PTA Reading & Writing Test. The learning objectives are:
- Improvement of reading by
- Studying specific reading skills (skimming/scanning)
- Reading Practice (using Readtheory.org) aim for level 4
-Writing Practice notes/postcard/Email using grammar & vocabulary:
- Personal pronouns and the verb 'to be'
- Present Simple Positve
-negative/questions
- Word-order
- Vocabulary Training by:
- Class activities (mainly through speaking & creative activities)
- Independent training through Quizlet
- Implemented use of Vocab in Writing assignments
Lesson Plan
this lessonseries is built for 2 classes of 80 minutes each week and takes 4 weeks, followed by a bufferweek in which there's a Test for vocabulary and grammar and to finish things and revise. The 6th week is for the PTA tests: Reading 1 & Writing 1.
Schedule for Period 1: MY World
week
bijzonderheden
les
thema-les
34
introductiedagen/opstart
1
valt uit ivm introductiedagen
2
introductie thema & uitleg PTA etc
35
1
intro My world + Reading training 1 (SALEVO+readtheory)
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