12.1 Friendship - hv12

12.1 Friendship - hv12

Friendship

Introduction

The subject of this double period is friendship.

  • Work together with three or four classmates.

Discuss the following questions in your group in English:

  • Who is your best friend?
  • How many friends do you have and where did you meet them?
  • Take three minutes to write as many English words as you can that have to do with friendship. Work together with another group and compare your wordlists. Add the words you didn’t have to your wordlist.
Step   activity aim time
  introduction Find out what you already know. 10
Step 1 listening
How friendship attects your brain

You can understand a recording about friendship and answer questions about it.

 15
Step 2 reading
The importance of friendship

You can understand a text about friendship and answer questions about it.

 15
Step 3 vocabulary You can understand and use the vocabulary about friendship. 15
Step 4 grammar
Gebiedende wijs		 You can understand and use the imperative. 15
Step 5 speaking
Tell me about your best friend		 You can have a conversation about friendship. 10
Step 6 writing
An essay about friendship		 You can write an essay about friendship. 15
Step 7 evaluation Reflecting on what you have learnt. 05

Step 1 - Listening

How friendship affects your brain
You are going to watch a video about how friendship affects your brain.

  • Work together with three or four classmates and do exercise 1.
  • Watch the video and do exercise 2.

..

Exercise 1

Discuss the following questions in your group in English:

  • When did you meet your best friend?
  • As you get older, does it become easier or harder to make friends? Why do you think that is the case?

 

Step 2 - Reading

The importance of friendship
You are going to read a text about the importance of friendship.

  • Read the text and do exercise 1.
  • Read the text again and do exercise 2.

The importance of friendship
[1] As we move through life, we find that there are many things out of our control. We can’t choose our parents, our genetics, or control the things that happen in the world around us. One thing that we can control is who our friends are, and this decision can either make our lives so much richer and more beautiful,  1   more stressful and disappointing. Today we’ll focus on how to choose friends who enrich our lives and make them more beautiful.

Why friends are so important
[2] Having solid friendships is important for two main reasons. First, they make life more enjoyable. We get to share the beautiful aspects of life with people who we love, which can enrich our everyday experiences. Second, our friends help us through the difficult times. Having friends to support us through hard times can make unimaginably difficult situations seem more tolerable.
[3] The most beautiful part about pouring our time and energy into friendships is that friends   3   help enrich our lives, but we enrich theirs too! Friendships get us through the tough times in life, make things more fun and enjoyable, and all-around make our lives better. I urge you to take stock of your friendships and ask yourself if your current friends people build you up and support you, or is the friendship more one-sided?

When it's time to move on from a friendship
[4] The second part of the friendship discussion can be a difficult one — reassessing your current friendships and potentially moving on from friends who don’t add value to your life.
[5] Two of my best friends from high school went down different paths from me. We still keep in contact, but I don’t spend too much time with them anymore. The supporting, loving part of our relationship wasn’t there anymore, so it was no longer worth putting energy into maintaining a friendship that had changed so much.
[6] This may be a story you can relate to.   6   is this — friendships take energy, time, and commitment. If you’re putting your time and energy into someone who isn’t enriching your life and giving you the support you need, it might be time to reevaluate that friendship.

[adapted from Phychology Today]

 

Step 3 - Vocabulary

  • Study the vocabulary. (10 minutes)
  • Do the exercise.

Woordenlijst Friendship

Step 4 - Grammar

The imperative

You use the imperative if you want to give an order or encourage someone (not) to do something.

Study the explanation of the imperative in the Kennisbank.

Now, do the following exercises.

Step 5 - Speaking

Talking about your best friend
Have a conversation with a classmate about your best friend. Use the description below.

Preparation

  • Together, write down six questions you can ask someone about their best friend.
  • Decide who is going to ask the questions and who is going to reply.
  • If needed, write down some words to help you during the conversation.
  • Practise your conversation at least once.

Having the conversation

  1. Find another pair to work with.
  2. Act out your conversation.
  3. Let them act out their conversation and write down feedback for them.
  4. Discuss what things were good and what you can do better next time.

Step 6 - Writing

An essay about friendship
You are going to write an essay about friendship based on the following statement:

If a friend isn’t making your life better, you need to stop being friends with them.

  • Start your essay with an introduction in which you introduce the topic and your opinion (are you for or against the statement)?
  • Explain your opinion in the main body of your essay.
  • Finish your essay with a conclusion in which you summarize your point.
  • Ask your teacher how many words you have to use.

Step 7 - Evaluation

What have you learned in this double period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • Are there things you don't quite understand yet? How are you going to deal with them?
  • What do you need to ask your teacher?

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    Toelichting
    Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollecties voor Engels voor vmbo beroepsgerichte leerweg, leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 12 'Relationships. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Friendship. In deze les worden aspecten van vriendschap besproken zoals het effect van vriendschap op je brein en het belang van vriendschap. De grammaticaopdracht behandeld de imperative (gebiedende wijs).
    Leerniveau
    VWO 2; HAVO 1; VWO 1; HAVO 2;
    Leerinhoud en doelen
    Engels;
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    leerling/student
    Moeilijkheidsgraad
    gemiddeld
    Studiebelasting
    1 uur 40 minuten
    Trefwoorden
    arrangeerbaar, belang van vriendschap, engels, friendship, hv12, imperative (gebiedende wijs), stercollectie, vriendschap

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