Welcome to the first theme of English
This theme is about Me and my phone.
How?
You are going to practise your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills.
You will visit websites, play games, do exercises and listen to stories.
What?
This theme is about mobile phones.
You are going to read, listen, speak and write about 'mobile phones'.
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.
What about you?
Mobile phones; they are everywhere. We can hardly imagine a life without them. Answer the following questions:
Do you have a mobile phone?
Think about four different options you do (or would like to do) with your cell phone.
Of course you can make phone calls with your mobile phone.
What do you think: is this the main thing people use their mobile phone for?
Have fun!
Need to know
Groupwork
To start with, you are going to discuss about mobile phones.
Discuss and/or answer the following questions in your group:
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones?
Could you live without your mobile phone?
When did you first get a mobile phone?
Do your parents complain or worry about your phone use?
Are you worried about radiation from you cell phone?
Are you allowed to have your mobile telephone switched on in class?
Do you think it should be illegal to speak on your cell phone while on your bike? Driving? Why?
Mobile phones can be seen as fashion statement. How can this put pressure on you to renew your phone to the newest model?
Two questions you should be able to answer at the end of this theme:
Is 'Mobile phone' American or British English?
Is 'Cell phone' American or British English?
Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening
You can listen to people talking about their mobile phones.
You can understand this when people speak slowly and clearly.
You can understand simple messages or sound fragments (radio, television, song) that have to do with the theme Me and my phone.
You can follow the main lines of discussions about the use of mobile phones.
Reading
You can understand texts or stories when the words in the theme Me and my phone are used.
You can understand the description of events, feelings and desires in personal letters.
Speaking
You can participate in a simple conversation about Me and my phone. Your classmate speaks quite slowly. He or she repeats the sentences now and then. Your classmate helps you to formulate what you are trying to say.
You can ask and answer simple questions related to Me and my phone.
You can use simple phrases and phrases related to Me and my phone to express your preference and opinion.
You can have a discussion about mobile phones.
Writing
You can write an article by making use of the words related to Me and my phone.
You can write a simple personal letter and an e-mail message regarding Me and my phone.
To do
At the end of this theme, you will have:
listened to people talking about their mobile phones;
read about mobile phones;
talked about mobile phones;
written about mobile phones;
repeated past simple and present perfect tenses;
learnt about the past perfect tense.
Aan de slag!
Lesson
Title
Activities
1
Having a mobile phone
Listen and read texts and answer questions about having a mobile phone. Write an email about your mobile phone.
Have a discussion about mobile phones.
Grammar: Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
2
Using a mobile phone
Listen and read texts and answer questions about using a mobile phone. Write an article about annoying phone calls.
Have a discussion about mobile phones.
Grammar: Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
3
Phone addiction
Listen and read texts and answer questions about (smart) phone addiction. Write an article about telephone use.
Have a discussion about mobile phones.
Grammar: Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
4
Without a phone
Listen and read texts and answer questions about living without a phone. Write about mobile phones.
Have a debate about the use of mobile phones.
Grammar: Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
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 Me and my phone.
Now it is time for the Finishing touch.
Here you will find four extra reading or speaking assignments.
Choose one or two of the assignments and work together with a classmate.
When you are finished you will make the diagnostic test and fill in the evaluation.
Good luck!
Project A: Reading
I'm a mobile phone addict and I'm not sure if I'm proud
You are going to read a text about phone addiction.
First read the text.
Do the assignment.
Read the text.
So there I am blabbing away on my mobile phone for what seems like five minutes and a friend taps me on the shoulder and says, "Seriously, dude, you've been on that thing for over an hour."
Suddenly I realised that I had indeed been on the phone for over an hour and I'm not sure why --
it wasn't like I had anything particularly interesting to say to the person I was talking to.
Two weeks later I get my phone bill and I realise I had spent over £80 that month. That's right --
nearly halfway to getting myself a Wii.
I wouldn't have thought much about it after I got over the initial shock, but then I read a press release from Carphone Warhouse, stating that one in three 16 to 24 year-olds wouldn't give up their mobile for £1m.
Yes, a million pounds. Am I one of these phone addicts who would refuse hard cash for the pleasure of using a mobile and paying £80 a month to a network operator? Oh no -- I am.
Source: by Andrew Lim, June 25, 2007 5:02 AM PDT
You have just read the confession of a phone addict.
Do the assignment.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
What year approximately was the largest phone in this cartoon produced/used?
You will hear this in the cartoon.
Watch the cartoon.
Now answer the question.
Cartoon 2 - Mobile phone addiction
Watch the cartoon.
You saw a kind of survey in the cartoon. What were the answers?
Now fill in the survey for yourself.
I feel uncomfortable when I'm not holding my cell phone. yes/no
I often mistake another's ringtone for mine. yes/no
It is more convenient to send a text message than to make a phone call. yes/no
I always take my cell phone into the bathroom. yes/no
I always take my cell phone into the bedroom. yes/no
Three or more questions answered with yes?
You cannot live without your cell phone. It's time to take a break from it.
One or two questions answered with yes?
You are in danger of getting hooked on your cell phone. Leave it home now and then.
No questions answered with yes?
You are probably the teacher!
Listening
How did you think this assignment went?
Indicate for each section how you thought it went.
Section
Good
Sufficient
Insufficient
Focus
You can fully concentrate.
You can listen carefully throughout the assignment.
You find it difficult to fully concentrate.
But you can listen attentively for most of the assignment.
You cannot concentrate properly.
You are easily distracted during the assignment.
Understanding
You can understand the text well. You have recognized almost all words.
You understand the questions well and can answer all questions.
You can understand the text quite well. You have recognized most of the words.
You understand the questions well and can answer most questions.
Because you do not recognize many words, you cannot understand the text properly.
You do not understand the questions very well. As a result, you cannot answer all questions correctly.
Listening to details.
You can understand all the details from the narration.
You can use all specific information and details in your answers.
You can understand most of the details from the narration.
Most specific information and details can be used in your answers.
You don't understand many details from the narration.
As a result, you cannot properly use specific information in your answers.
Project C: Speaking
Advantages and Disadvantages of mobile phones
In Lesson 1: 'having a mobile phone' you have read a text about advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones. Think about this statement about mobile phones.
With a classmate you will discuss about four of the following advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones.
Assignment:
You choose one of the eight (dis)adventages and tell what you think about it. For example: I think a mobile phone should be allowed in classrooms. It is also a learning tool, not an interrupting gadget. This is my opinion because.....
After listening to your opinion your classmate gives his/her opinion about that subject; agree or not agree.
Now your classmate chooses one of the eight advantages/disadventages and tell what he/she thinks about it.
Advantagesanddisadvantagesof mobile phones
In school
education tool
interrupting gadget
Sleeping
alarm and reminder; helps you wake up
sleeping problems
Connecting
connect to the world
isolation
Use
entertainment
distraction - addiction
How did it go?
Good
Sufficient
Insufficient
Knowing and using the right words
I can use all the simple words to introduce myself and ask for the information.
I can use the most necessary words to introduce myself and ask for the information.
I cannot use the simplest words to introduce myself and ask for the information.
Grammar - making sentences
I can use all learned grammar in simple sentences.
I can use most but not all grammar in simple sentences.
I cannot formulate the learned sentences, but I use single words with no context.
Speaking clearly - fluently
I talk smoothly, almost without hesitation.
I talk fairly quickly, with the occasional hesitation.
I talk with too many pauses and hesitations and without intonation.
Pronunciation
With some effort, the pronunciation of what I have learned sounds intelligible to my classmate.
The pronunciation of what I have learned sounds quite understandable to my classmate.
The pronunciation of what I have learned does not sound intelligible enough to my classmate.
Conveying the message
I can tell others what I mean and what I want without much effort.
With some effort I can tell others what I mean.
I cannot explain what I mean.
Project D: Writing
Write a survey
The subject of your survey will be 'use of mobile phones'.
You will indicate users how and how much they use their mobile phones.
Building your survey:
Think of 5 questions about mobile phone use. (Avoid yes or no questions).
For example: How many hours a day? Main reasons of use mobile phones.
Should I keep my smartphone out of my bedroom
If your school participates in VO content, you can practice with the English practice program. Below is a part of the program that fits well with this theme.
Log in with your School Entree-account!
You can also practice further atwww.oefenprogrammaengels.nlwith other reading, listening or viewing assignments!
D-Test
Test your knowledge. Make the diagnostic test.
D-test: Me and my phone
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Final test Engels
Theme Me and my phone
Welcome to the final test of the theme: 'Me and my phone'.
This test consists of 14 questions.
Some of the questions are checked by the computer.
You judge the other questions yourself.
After answering the last question, you hand in the test.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
At the end of each period you answered evaluation questions.
Use these answers to answer the following questions:
What new things did you learn?
Which assignment was the best one to learn from?
Are you able to do what you have to do?
How did you get on doing the assignments?
Timing
In the introduction of each period there is an indication of the amount of time you need to do the activity.
What do you think of this timing?
Group work
What do you think of working in a group?
Did every group member do the same amount of work?
Project
Which project did you choose? Why?
Was this project the best one to learn from or did you like this project most?
Writing
You have writen an article about annoying phone calls (assignment 'Using a mobile phone').
Was the 'gereedschapskist activerende werkvormen' (how to write an article) useful?
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Toelichting
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1,2 en 3. Dit is thema 1 'Me and my phone'. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: Having a mobile phone, Using a mobile phone, Phone addiction en Without a phone. De grammaticaopdrachten gaan over past simple, past perfect en present perfect.
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, engels, having a mobile phone, me and my phone, past simple, past perfect en present perfect, phone addiction, stercollectie, tto123, using a mobile phone, without a phone
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1,2 en 3. Dit is thema 1 'Me and my phone'. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: Having a mobile phone, Using a mobile phone, Phone addiction en Without a phone. De grammaticaopdrachten gaan over past simple, past perfect en present perfect.
arrangeerbaar, engels, having a mobile phone, me and my phone, past simple, past perfect en present perfect, phone addiction, stercollectie, tto123, using a mobile phone, without a phone
Welcome to the first theme of English
Below are the four lessons that belong to this topic.
I'm a mobile phone addict and I'm not sure if I'm proud
