12.4 Conflicts - hv12

12.4 Conflicts - hv12

Conflicts

Introduction

The subject of this double period is conflicts.

  • Work together with three or four classmates.

Discuss the following questions in your group in English:

  • Do you ever fight?
  • Who do you fight with the most?
  • When was your last fight? What was the fight about?

Step

 

activity

aim

time

 

introduction

Find out what you already know.

10

Step 1

listening
Resolving a conflict

You can understand a video about resolving conflicts in school.

15

Step 2

reading
apology texts

You can understand text messages about a conflict and apologizing.

15

Step 3

vocabulary

You can understand and use the vocabulary about conflicts.

15

Step 4

grammar
Grammar test

You can take a grammar test.

15

Step 5

speaking
Talking about conflicts

You can have a conversation about conflicts.

10

Step 6

writing
An essay

You can write an essay about a topic related to conflicts.

15

Step 7

evaluation

Reflecting on what you have learnt.

05

Step 1 - Listening

Resolving conflicts
You are going to watch a video about resolving conflicts.

  • Work together with three or four classmates.
  • Watch the video until 0:36 and do exercise 1.
  • Watch the video until 5:57 and do exercise 2 by yourself.
  • Do exercise 3.

Exercise 1

In the first part of the video, two ways of dealing with conflicts are introduced.

  1. Zero tolerance policies
  2. Restorative justice

Discuss the following questions in English:

  • What the difference is between these two ways of dealing with conflicts?
  • Which way do you think is best?
Exercise 3

Now that you’ve watched the video, has your answer to the second question of exercise 1 (“Which way do you think has best”) changed? Explain why (not).

Step 2 - Reading

Apology texts

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Ed and Samira have had a fight at school. You are going to read the messages they send each other a few hours later.

  • Scan the text and do exercise 1.
  • Read the text and do exercise 2.
Exercise 1

Scan the text.

  • Write down the words you don’t know yet.
  • Look up what the words mean and finish your word list with the Dutch translation of the words.

Step 3 - Vocabulary

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

Woordenlijst Conflicts

Step 4 - Grammar

You are going to make a grammar test about the three grammar items you’ve learnt about in this theme: the imperative, the gerund and the meanings of live, lived and life.

Step 5 - Speaking

Talking about conflicts

Have a conversation with a classmate about your most recent conflict. Use the description below.

Preparation

  • Together, write down six questions you can ask someone about a fight they’ve had.
  • 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 conflicts

In this double period, you have come across different kinds of conflicts.

Choose one of the following topics:

  1. Arguments with strangers are pointless.
  2. Schools should teach students how to resolve conflicts.

Write a short essay about your chosen topic.

  • Introduce your topic and present your thesis statement in the introduction.
  • Present your arguments in the main body.
  • Finish your essay with a conclusion.

Ask your teacher how many words you have to use.

Step 7 - Evaluation

What have you learnt 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 havo en vwo, leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 12 'Relationships. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Conflicts. Deze les gaat over ruzie en onenigheid, met daarbij voornamelijk het oplossen ervan. In deze les wordt een grammaticatoets gegeven die de elementen toetsen die in dit thema zijn behandeld (imperative, de gerund en de betekenissen van live, lives en life).
    Leerniveau
    VWO 2; HAVO 1; VWO 1; HAVO 2;
    Leerinhoud en doelen
    Engels;
    Eindgebruiker
    leerling/student
    Moeilijkheidsgraad
    gemiddeld
    Studiebelasting
    1 uur en 40 minuten
    Trefwoorden
    arrangeerbaar, conflicts, engels, excuses aanbieden, grammaticatoets, hv12, ruzie en onenigheid, stercollectie
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