Welcome to the sixth theme of English
This theme is about School.
How are you going to practise?
You are going to practise your writing, reading, listening and speaking skills.
You will visit websites, play games, do exercises and listen to stories.
What are you going to do?
You are going to read, listen, speak and write about school and many things related to it.
By practising a lot your English will improve!
Have fun!
Getting started
You have just started the theme School.
You will find different things to watch, to listen to, to read and of course to do.
There are videos, recordings, pictures, photos, texts and assignments.
There are different types of assignments. Some of them you have to do on your own, others you are doing in a group.
At the end of those group assignments you are going to discuss the answers in your group. Some assignment will be checked by the computer.
Need to know
First, you are going to do a test to see if you are ready to start this theme.
Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening
You can understand words and basic sentences that have something to do with: School.
Reading
You can understand words and basic sentences in a simple story about school.
Having a conversation
You can join a simple conversation when the conversational partner is willing to speak slowly, repeats the sentences, formulates the words and helps you formulate what you're trying to say.
You can ask and answer simple questions that have something to do with the theme school.
Speaking
You can use simple phrases and sentences to say something about school, class schedules and your subject package.
Writing
You can write a short and simple story that has something to do with the theme school.
For example: about your class schedule or your favourite subject.
To do
In this theme you are going to:
Listen to people talking about school routines, school subjects and school objects;
Read texts about someone's timetable, school subjects, school supplies, someone's experience going to secondary school and someone's experience learning a language;
Write about your school and your timetable and your favorite subject;
Talke about your school, your experiences at school and your timetable;
Practised school-related vocabulary;
Learn and practise question words and the past simple for regular verbs;
Learn more about the British and American school systems.
But you don't have to be able to do this right away!
If you take the following steps you'll find out what you need to know!
Lesson
Title
Activity
1
School supplies
Listen to a conversation about buying school supplies, read a text about a problem at an American school, talk and write about buying school supplies.
Grammar: interrogatives
2
Lunch Break
Listen to a video about preparing school lunch, read a text about a timetable, talk and write about your timetable.
Grammar: past simple
3
Back to school
Listen to a video about preparations for the new school year, read a text about the first day at a new school, talk and write about your first day at school.
Grammar: past simple
4
School subjects
Listen to a song about school subjects, read a text about favourite school subjects, talk and write about your favourite subject.
Grammar: grammar test
Lessons
Below are the four lessons that belong to this topic.
Make your choice.
Here you can find the vocabulary lists with sentences (chunks) that accompany this theme.
These lists will also be used in the diagnostic test. Talk to your teacher about when you will learn these lists.
There are many ways to study vocabulary. You can read the words aloud or copy them.
Click in StudioWozzol on the red arrow for the options.
Finishing touch
You've finished the lessons for the theme School.
Now it is time for the Finishing touch.
Here you will find an extra assignment.
Work together with a classmate.
When you are finished you will make the diagnostic test and fill in the evaluation.
Good luck!
Project: Virtual tour
In this theme, you are going to create a virtual tour of your school.
There is an example of a virtual tour of a school on Woodlands: projectbritain.com.
This tour is a virtual tour with pictures.
You can also make a virtual tour of your school with a video camera:
Product:
A powerpoint or Prezi-presentation of your virtual tour of about four minutes per group (with spoken and written English). For the virtual tour in pictures your presentation has pictures in it, for the virtual tour with a videocamera your presentation has video fragments in it.
The virtual tour can be about for example students’ experiences
(with interviews), IT facilities at your school, teachers at your school, general facilities at your school et cetera.
Now, read the procedure and get started!
Procedure for virtual tour in pictures:
Divide the class into groups of (about) four students.
In your groups, think about what you want to show in your virtual tour and what you need to do to show this.
Divide the tasks in your group. Set deadlines and schedule meetings (if necessary).
Prepare your presentation.
Present your product.
Procedure for virtual tour with a video camera:
Divide the class into groups of (about) four students.
In your groups, think about what you want to show in your virtual tour and what you need to do to show this.
Divide the tasks in your group. Set deadlines and schedule meetings
(if necessary).
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
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Toelichting
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollecties voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1, 2 en 3. Dit is thema 6 'School'. Het gaat over het begrijpen en toepassen van woorden en zinnen die met schoolspullen, rooster, nieuwe school en favoriete schoolvakken. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: School supplies, My timetable, Back to school en School subjects. In dit thema komen de onderwerpen 'Interrogatives' en 'past simple' aan bod tijdens de grammatica opdrachten.
Leerniveau
VWO 2;
HAVO 1;
VWO 1;
HAVO 3;
VWO 3;
HAVO 2;
Leerinhoud en doelen
Engels;
Eindgebruiker
leerling/student
Moeilijkheidsgraad
gemiddeld
Studiebelasting
9 uur en 30 minuten
Trefwoorden
arrangeerbaar, back to school, engels, interrogatives en past simple, my timetable, school, school subjects, school supplies, stercollectie, tto123
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollecties voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1, 2 en 3. Dit is thema 6 'School'. Het gaat over het begrijpen en toepassen van woorden en zinnen die met schoolspullen, rooster, nieuwe school en favoriete schoolvakken. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: School supplies, My timetable, Back to school en School subjects. In dit thema komen de onderwerpen 'Interrogatives' en 'past simple' aan bod tijdens de grammatica opdrachten.
Welcome to the sixth theme of English
You have just started the theme School.
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
In this theme you are going to:
Below are the four lessons that belong to this topic.
