Welcome back!
You are about to start the fourth theme: Contacts.
It is about communication and different ways people can be in touch (= contact).
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 'contacts'.
By practising a lot your English will improve!
Need help?
Use the toolbox if you need help. Here you will find (new) words and expressions. You will also find help for grammar and pronunciation.
Have fun!
Zo werkt het!
Zo werkt het
Je bent begonnen aan het thema Contacts.
Het thema bestaat uit verschillende onderdelen.
In ieder onderdeel vind je teksten, afbeeldingen en video's.
Je gaat ook zelf aan de slag.
Op de meeste pagina's staan doe-opdrachten.
Die opdrachten doe je alleen of met een klasgenoot.
De antwoorden bespreek je met elkaar of in de klas.
Er zijn ook oefeningen.
Zo'n oefening bestaat uit vragen die door de computer worden nagekeken.
Bij 'Xtra'-onderdelen zie je één of meer sterren staan.
Het aantal sterren zegt iets over de moeilijkheid van de opdracht.
Hoe meer sterren, hoe moeilijker de opdracht.
Need to know
Start
Before starting to work in this theme, check with a classmate how much you know about 'contacts' already.
To do so:
For yourself, make a list of ways you can contact other people.
Then compare your list to that of a classmate.
Together, answer the following questions:
How did people communicate a long time ago?
What ways of communication existed?
What ways of communication didn't exist?
How do people communicate nowadays (= tegenwoordig)?
How do you communicate with friends and family?
Is your way of communication with friends and family different to the way you communicate with people who are not your family or friends? How?
Think of five English words that have to do with communication.
To do
To do
At the end of this theme you:
will have listened to different people talking about different ways of contacting people;
will have read some texts about different ways of contacting people and how they are experienced by people;
will have learnt how to write an email;
will have learnt how to have a telephone call;
will have learnt about the differences between British and American English and the different variants of English in the United Kingdom.
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!
Work plan
Work plan
There are many exercises in each theme. It is important to know which exercises you have done and which exercises you haven't done. To help you, there is a work plan. On this work plan you can tick the exercises you've done.
Ieder thema bestaat uit een groot aantal opdrachten/oefeningen.
Het is belangrijk dat je goed bijhoudt welke opdrachten je gedaan hebt. Om je te helpen hebben we een werkplan gemaakt. Op dat werkplan kun je bijhouden welke onderdelen je al gedaan hebt.
Introduction
In this part you will practise your listening skills.
There are different listenings, but they all have to do with 'contacts' in some way or another.
There are listenings on:
telephone expressions (what do people say on the phone in English?);
a phone message (if someone is not at home, what can you do?);
the post office (do you write letters or emails?);
text messages (do you text message or call?);
emergency number 911 (a phone call with a 911 operator).
Good luck!
Tips
Before you begin, read these tips:
Before you start listening:
Read the introduction carefully.
This will help you understand what the listening exercise is about.
Read the questions.
This will help you find the information you are listening for.
While you are listening:
Focus. If you miss the first part of the listening exercise, it is very difficult to understand the second part.
If you have heard the answer, fill it in and move on to the next question.
Don't wait too long!
If you are not sure about the answer, just pick the answer you think is best.
If you doubt you risk missing the answer on the next question.
Have fun!
Telephone expressions
Telephone expressions
You are going to listen to different telephone expressions.
They are mentioned separately.
In the first exercise you put the sentences in the order you hear them.
Exercise 1:
Listen to the audio and write the numbers of the sentences in the order you hear the sentences in your notebook.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Practise the expressions and answers with a classmate.
One of you plays the caller, the other one the receiver.
Use your own data (e.g. your telephone number, your name, etc.) whenever possible.
Change roles and practise again.
Tip: Go to languageguide.org if you want to know how to spell your name in English.
Click on the different letters to hear how they are spelled.
Don't forget to write your score in your notebook or on your workplan!
Phone message
Is your dad home?
You are now going to listen to a conversation on the phone.
The first time you listen, answer the following questions:
Who is calling?
Why is the caller calling?
Who picks up the phone?
You are now going to answer some questions.
Before you answer these, listen to the recording again.
Don't forget to write your score down in your notebook or on your workplan!
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Ken je de betekenis van alle 'sleep'-woorden?
Zoek ze op als dat nodig is.
3
Bekijk de karaoke versie van het liedje “Frank Mills”.
Have fun.
Xtra: Emergency ***
Xtra: Emergency ***
Je gaat kijken naar twee video’s uit de comedy “The IT crowd”.
Maak opdracht 1.
Kijk naar de video en schrijf het alarmnummer voluit.
Lees de vragen van opdracht 2.
Kijk naar de tweede video.
Beantwoord de vragen.
1
In de eerste video die je gaat bekijken krijg je informatie over een alarmnummer. Herhaal voordat je de video bekijkt de getallen 0 t/m 9 in het Engels.
Kun je alle getallen schrijven?
Hoe spreek je het getal 0 uit in telefoonnummers?
Kijk naar de video en schrijf het alarmnummer in letters.
Vergelijk het nummer dat jij hebt opgeschreven met het nummer van een klasgenoot. Hebben jullie hetzelfde nummer?
2
Read the Questions.
Hoe reageert de man op de brand?
Hoe reageert de vrouw op de brand?
Wat gebeurt er met de brandblusser?
Wat gebeurt er als hij het nieuwe alarmnummer draait?
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Introduction
In this part you will practise your reading skills.
You are going to read texts on:
Someone speaking about the changing role of telephones
Teenagers and text messages
The advantages and disadvantages of e-mail
Someone writing about (pen) pals
Aliens who are in touch with human beings (=mensen)
By reading a lot in English (and doing many exercises) you will improve your reading skills!
We wish you pleasant reading!
Tips
Before you start reading:
Don’t start reading straight away.
First look at the title, the picture and highlighted words.
These can help you understand what the text is about.
Read the introduction.
Read the questions before you start reading the text.
If you see multiple-choice questions, look at the options and try to see what the differences are.
While reading:
It will be very very difficult to understand everything you are going to read.
If you see a word you do not know, it is very important to ask yourself if this word is important to understand the text.
If you understand the text without knowing the word, there is no need to use
a dictionary. If the word is important to understand the text (and / or to answer questions) go ahead and use your dictionary! Just make sure you don’t use the dictionary all the time!
Telephones
Discuss with a classmate
Do you remember your first (mobile) phone?
What did it look like?
What features (=eigenschappen/functies) did it have?
You are going to read a text about phones.
After that you are going to answer the following questions.
What does the writer mean with 'Telephones are a major part of our lives these days'?
How did the writer experience phone calls when he/she was young?
What kind of phone was the writer's phone when he/she was young?
How does the writer think phones are different 'today' from phones in the past?
Now read the text and do the exercise.
Telephones are a major part of our lives these days. When I was growing up,
I perhaps used the phone once a week. It was almost a big event when it rang. Everyone rushed into the living room to find out who was calling. Of course, it was an old-style phone – the size of a football. And you had to leave it on the table because it was plugged into the wall.
Today, however, is a totally different matter. Everyone has a phone.
Some people I know have several. They change them every six months when the latest models come out. Today’s phones aren’t really phones. They are like personal entertainment devices that have a phone. I’m waiting for the watch phone. I’m sure it’ll be here soon.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Textmessages
What do you prefer? Texting or calling someone?
Read the text to find out if you are a typical teenager or not.
Teens text more than they talk
Young people now text so much they hardly ever talk to each other.
Children and teenagers are much more likely to tap out a text than actually pick up their phone and call someone, research has shown. Texting has more than doubled since March 2002, and it's still rising. Some of the most common reasons to text someone are to send a greeting or flirt. More than eight out of 10 young people admitted they preferred texting to actually speaking to friends and family. But only 14 per cent of people over the age of 55 said they chose texting over speaking.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Discuss with a classmate
Do you think the article is true?
Why? Why not?
Any idea what these text expressions mean?
If not, look them up on the internet.
When you know all of them, write a text message to a classmate.
Can your classmate read it?
1
E-mail
E-mail
You are going to read a small text of someone's experience with e-mail.
Before reading, make a list of advantages and disadvantages of e-mail.
Then compare it to a classmate. Read the text.
How many of your advantages or disadvantages are mentioned?
Does the writer mention any more advantages or disadvantages?
E-mail certainly keeps me busy. I never wrote as many letters as I do now.
In the good old days before computers, we wrote real letters, with paper and envelopes.
I wrote one or two letters a week. But now, with e-mail, my in-box is never empty.
There’s always someone mailing me. I would like just one day where I’m free of e-mail.
The sad thing is, very few mails I get are interesting.
I get loads of spam – junk mail trying to sell me things I don’t want.
I also get lots of mail from people asking me to do stuff.
Do this, do that, reply ASAP. It’s too much sometimes.
The one good thing about e-mail is that you can get things done quickly.
I can e-mail a company in another country and they can mail me back in two minutes.
Now read the text again and match the words to their definitions.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
How many words from the text do you remember?
Try to solve the following anagrams.
ceropmstu
eesrltt
pyemt
ibnxo
apms
tusff
erypl
Post
Pen pals
Do you know what a pen pal is? Do you have one or have you ever had one? Read about Emma. She has pen pals and tells about her experience.
Two pals are better than one
Most people would be content with having one pen pal - but not Emma.
She's got two friends that she loves writing to.
In her report she tells us why it's pair-fect!
"I have two pen pals. One is called Alana.
Alana was my friend until she moved away.
The other is Ophelie, the pen pal that my school gave me.
She lives in France. I usually write letters to Alana as she doesn't live as far away.
But most of the time I e-mail Ophelie, as it takes so long if I don't!
I write to my pen pals about once a month.
Learning
I really look forward to getting letters or e-mails from my pen pals because I learn a lot about France or what my friends enjoy doing.
I learn about their lives and it gives me something to look forward to.
Having two pen pals also really improves my writing skills.
I write about hobbies, family, school and what I've been doing over the last few weeks.
Visits
I think one of the best parts of having pen pals is when they come over to stay.
I have never had a visit from Ophelie, but I am really looking forward to her visit with her school in June.
The worst thing about having pen pals is the wait for a reply, and when letters get stuck in the post!
My auntie is 40 and she still writes to her French pen pal that she got at school.
Juggling
I never get bored with my pen pals.
It's not hard juggling two because they rarely write at the same time and I enjoy writing.
I would strongly recommend getting a pen pal to those who don't have one. I've got two!"
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
New friends in space
Do you believe in aliens? Why or why not?
You are now going to read (and listen to) a story about contacts between an alien and someone living on the earth.
The story is called ´The cold planet´.
What do you think the story will be about?
What do you think will happen in it?
Before you read, write down:
The title of the story.
What you think will happen in the story ´the cold planet´.
Now read and listen to The cold planet (British Council).
Click on ´Start´ to read the story.
After reading, write down:
What happens in the story (5 lines).
If what happens is different from what you expected (=verwachtte).
Your opinion of the story (fun, interesting, easy, difficult, boring ...).
Toolbox
Introduction
Introduction
The toolbox is a kind of treasure chest!
In the toolbox you will find:
Grammar
Words
Typing game
Pronunciation
Taaldorp School
www.lvoorl.nl
Fun
Reference
First you are going to study a couple of grammar items.
Make sure you understand them.
After that you are going to practise vocabulary and pronunciation.
Words and sentences are one the most important parts of a language!
To finish the toolbox you can even play some games!
Good luck!
Grammar - Introduction
Grammar
To be able to read, listen, speak and write better, you will need to know your grammar! this theme you are going to learn about:
het bijvoeglijk naamwoord;
de trappen van vergelijking;
question tags.
For each grammar item, there is an explanation and there are exercises.
Try to do as many exercises as possible!
Good luck!
Grammar - Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Bestudeer in de Kennisbank Engels het onderdeel over het bijvoeglijk naamwoord.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Question tags
Weet je nog hoe je in het Engels vragen stelt? En weet je nog hoe je een ontkennende zin maakt? Als je twijfelt, kijk dan nog even naar de volgende onderdelen uit de Kennisbank Engels.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Words
To be able to do all the assignments correctly, you need to know some words and sentences. For each theme there are word lists ready in StudioWozzol, with which you can practice:
You have practiced the word lists with StudioWozzol.
With this program you can easily and efficiently learn.
Click on the button StudioWozzol to get to work with even more words!
The first time you have to log in, this way your progression can be tracked. StudioWozzol
Here are some useful links of other exercises about vocabulary on 'Contacts'.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Je gaat een typwedstrijd spelen.
Je krijgt een aantal woorden/woordcombinaties te zien.
Kijk steeds goed naar de spelling van het woord/de woordcombinatie.
Typ het woord of de woordcombinatie daarna zo snel mogelijk na.
Als je in het totaal 100 letters of meer hebt getypt, stopt het spel.
Hoeveel tijd houd jij over?
Taaldorp School
Don't forget to pay a visit to the virtual village!
In the classroom part you will find various exercises on 'School'.
You will learn letters and number so you can spell your name, say your telephone number and more ...
Very useful when meeting someone!
They will help you repeat important words in a fun way.
Try to do as many exercises as possible!
Please write down the exercises you've done on your work plan.
Leerlingen voor leerlingen
Op de website www.lvoorl.nl vind je verschillende video's die door leerlingen voor leerlingen zijn gemaakt.
Hieronder vier video's die goed passen bij dit thema. Bekijk de video's.
Kun je video's goed volgen? Schrijf de woorden die je niet kent op en zoek de betekenis op in een (online) woordenboek of vraag de betekenis aan een klasgenoot.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Speech card
You're going to have a conversation with a classmate.
In this conversation you speak to your friend and make an appointment.
The details of the conversation can be found on the speech cards.
There is one speech card for you and one for your classmate.
Download your speech card.
Your classmate should download the other one.
Take a close look at your role on the speech card.
Take enough time to prepare your role (what are you going to say and how?). If you need help, have a look at the warming up section or go to your WRTS account and take another look at the words and chunks.
Write down some keywords if necessary (but not too many!).
Together with your classmate, practise the conversation at least twice.
Speech card - Beoordeling
Speech card - beoordeling
After practising with your classmate, do the following:
1. Download the evaluation sheet. Speech card - beoordeling
2. Find another pair to work with.
3. Act out your conversation in front of them.
4. Let them write down feedback for you.
5. Let them act out their conversation and write down feedback for them.
6. Discuss what things where good and what you can do better next time.
Extra challenge!
Make the conversation a phone call with the right telephone expressions.
Sit back to back with your classmate and act the conversation out again!
Speak Up
Speak up
You now get a chance to practise your speaking in various different situations that are all related to the theme. Try to practise as many as you can!
If you have enough time, use the peer-feedback form .
Situation 1 - Chit-chat
You meet a friend. Ask him or her how he/she is doing. Tell him/her how you are doing as well. Tell each other something interesting that you did last weekend. Say goodbye in an appropriate way too (e.g. say you would like to see him/her soon).
Situation 2 - Answering the phone
You need the phone number of Taj Mahal Indian restaurant in Brighton.
Call an information number to ask what the number is. You and your classmate both act out the role of the caller and the receiver at least once.
Situation 3 - New neighbours
You have moved house and have new neighbours of course. You knock on the door to introduce yourself and you want to invite your neighbour for a drink at your place another time. You and your classmate act out the conversation. Make sure you both practise each role at least once.
Situation 4 - In the post office
You have a letter to post. You live in England and you have a letter for your Dutch pen pal. You don't know how many stamps you should put on your letter and you want the letter to arrive soon (priority mail). Act the conversation out with a classmate. One of you is the client, the other one works at the post office. Make sure you both practise each role at least once.
Situation 5 - A phone conversation
Act out the following phone conversations .
Writing
Introduction
Introduction
In this part you are going to improve your writing skills.
You are going to practise writing emails and letters.
Both of them are ways to stay in touch!
If you keep practising, writing will become much easier!
Good luck!
Tips
Tips for writing
Read these tips for writing and keep them in mind while doing the exercises.
Try to use words and sentences you already know.
Use a dictionary if you need to find the correct English word, or if you are unsure about the spelling of a word.
If you write your letter on the computer make sure that the spelling checker is on English.
Find inspiration on WRTS about words and sentences to use.
Keep practising!
Warming up
Starting and ending letters and emails
Download the following worksheet .
Decide whether the expressions are to start or to end a letter or email;
Compare your answers to a classmate;
Together decide whether each expression is formal (F), neutral (N)
or informal (I);
Can you think of other expressions for starting or ending an email?
If so, add them to your list.
Exercises
Exercise 1 - E-mails
You are going to write two e-mails.
One to your teacher, and another one to your classmate.
The topic should be the same. You can choose your topic.
If you do not know what to write about, write about your first English lesson. Make sure you use formal or neutral language to write to your teacher, and informal language to write to your classmate.
If you have time, compare your email to that of a classmate.
Exercise 2 - Newspaper
Have a look at today’s newspaper in the readers’ opinion section.
Choose a letter you find interesting to write back to.
Write a letter back to explain your ideas.
Make sure you use formal language.
Of course you can have a look at the website of an English newspaper to find examples.
For example:
Write it down!
This is the real stuff! Here are some real-life situations to practise your writing skills. Practise as many situations as you can!
If you need help, have another look at the 'tips' section!
Situation 1
Send a friend of yours an email to say that you have got two tickets for the concert of your favourite popstar. Ask him or her if he or she wants to go with you. Think of a date and a time for the concert and the artist of course.
Open and close your email in an appropriate way.
Situation 2
You want to improve your English and you are thinking of taking a language course in England in your summer holidays. You have found a company that offers courses. You are very interested in their language course in Wales but you do not know if you can stay in a guest family. Your parents will only let you go if you stay in a guest family. Write an email to the company to ask if it is possible to stay in a guest family.
Situation 3
Your aunt has sent you an email to invite you to her birthday party of next Friday. But there is a problem! Next Friday you are going away for the weekend with some friends. Write an email back to her to tell her you can't come.
Say sorry and propose to come another day.
Situation 4
Your friend invited you to his / her party by a text message.
Write a text message back to say that you really want to come and you think it is a great idea!
Life and culture
Introduction
Introduction
What do you know about England, the English language and English people?
That's what you're going to learn in 'Life and culture'!
Each theme focuses on a different aspect of England,
its language, its inhabitants and its culture.
In this theme you will look at how English speaking people communicate:
the difference between British and American English.
Get started!
American and British
Language = contact
How many people in the world speak English (as their first language) do you think?
Go to www.wikipedia.org to find out!
Many people speak English, but the variants of English are all very different!
Do you know the differences between American and British English?
Any idea if any other languages are spoken in England?
Have a look at the following links of Woodlands Junior School:
Exercise - One minute presentation
Take about ten minutes to read information you find interesting.
From this information, choose a topic you find interesting, fascinating, strange or else.
Work together with a classmate to prepare a one minute presentation.
You have about five minutes to prepare it.
In your presentation you explain why you chose the topic and tell something about it.
Of course you may use other sources of information if you want to but you will not have much time to prepare your one minute presentation.
Pupils get about ten to fifteen minutes to read the texts and to choose a topic.
They then get about five minutes to prepare their presentation which should last for about a minute.
You can choose to give your pupils some words they should use during their presentation.
Pupils listening can be given a task as well. You can think of for example a listening task (are the words given by the teacher used in the right way?, think of a question for the presenters.), or a task that involves observing presentation skills (could people understand them?).
The one minute presentations can obviously be organised in groups of two to three students as well with the same kind of tasks.
Tasks
Introduction
Language Tasks
In this part you will find some language tasks that combine the different things you have learnt during this theme.
They combine the different skills as well.
Practise as many tasks as possible so when you are in an English speaking country you know exactly what to say!
Different generations
2G, 3G, 4G and 5G in mobile phones
Do you know what 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G stand for in mobile phones?
Do you know what the differences are?
Go to the following website and read the information on 2G and 3G. news.bbc.co.uk
Write a text
Write a piece of text on the differences between 2G, 3G and 4G phones.
Divide your text in four parts:
my image,
my music,
my organiser,
my game (see the website above).
You can read about 2G and 3G on the website above.
Look information on 4G (and maybe even 5G) up on the internet.
Ask your teacher how to hand in your piece of writing.
Cell phones
Cell phones
A necessity or just a convenience?
How important do you think cell phones are?
Are they necessary or not?
Interview
Interview three classmates about the topic.
Make sure you have about three questions ready.
Interview your classmates. Write their answers down.
Write!
Then write a report on the results of your interview.
Ask your teacher how to hand in your piece of writing.
Email survey
Email survey
Write five good questions about e-mail in the left column of the worksheet.
Do this in pairs.
Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students and write down their answers.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you have found out.
Then, prepare a mini-presentation on your findings.
Google for ‘presentation in English’ or similar if you want to know how to make a presentation in English.
Mobile phone use
Mobile phone use
You start with a class survey or a survey among some classmates about the following questions.
How many of you had a mobile phone when they were in between seven and ten years old? How many per cent is that?
How many of you talked more than 45 minutes on the phone when they were in between seven and ten years old?
How many per cent is that?
How many of you preferred to text rather than chat to stay in touch?
How many per cent is that?
Read the following text.
How does your class (or do your classmates) compare to this article?
How many of us have mobiles?
25% of children aged between seven and ten have their own mobile phone.
Research says 10% of children talk on their mobiles for more than 45 minutes every day. Over half of children with mobiles prefer to text rather than chat to stay in touch.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
Write!
Now write a similar article about yourself or your class(mates) survey using the words above.
Verderkijker
Contacts
Verderkijker
De Verderkijker biedt bij dit thema passende externe linkjes naar uitleg, oefenmateriaal of filmpjes. Voor het thema Contacts zijn de volgende items geselecteerd.
Lezen - Schrijven - Luisteren - Kijken - Spreken:
- http://www.esl-lab.com/
Luister naar de audio (2. Listening Exercises). Beantwoord de vragen.
- http://www.englishpractice.com/
Writing Tips voor aanhef en ondertekening van een persoonlijke brief.
- http://nl.bab.la/uitdrukkingen/
Uitdrukkingen: Persoonlijke correspondentie / SMS en Internet (Nederlands-Engels).
- http://www.elllo.org/english/
Luister naar de audio over 'Gadgets' en lees het Audio Script.
Maak de Vocabulary Quiz en Comprehension Quiz.
In de Verderkijker wordt gebruik gemaakt van beeld- en filmmateriaal dat beschikbaar is op internet. Bij het gebruik zijn we uitgegaan van fair use. Mocht u vragen/opmerkingen hebben, of constateert u een niet-werkende link, horen wij dit natuurlijk graag. Dit kan via onzehelpdesk.
Het arrangement Contacts is gemaakt met
Wikiwijs van
Kennisnet. Wikiwijs is hét onderwijsplatform waar je leermiddelen zoekt,
maakt en deelt.
Auteur
Willemijn Dolmans
Je moet eerst inloggen om feedback aan de auteur te kunnen geven.
Laatst gewijzigd
2018-06-25 11:18:14
Licentie
Dit lesmateriaal is gepubliceerd onder de Creative Commons Naamsvermelding-GelijkDelen 3.0 Nederland licentie. Dit houdt in dat je onder de voorwaarde van naamsvermelding en publicatie onder dezelfde licentie vrij bent om:
het werk te delen - te kopiëren, te verspreiden en door te geven via elk medium of bestandsformaat
het werk te bewerken - te remixen, te veranderen en afgeleide werken te maken
voor alle doeleinden, inclusief commerciële doeleinden.
Van dit lesmateriaal is de volgende aanvullende informatie beschikbaar:
Toelichting
In het thema Contacts staan communicatiemiddelen centraal. Leerlingen leren Engels door te luisteren (listening), te lezen (reading), te spreken (speaking) en te schrijven (writing). In het onderdeel Grammar is er aandacht voor het bijvoeglijk naamwoord, question tags en trappen van vergelijking.
In het thema Contacts staan communicatiemiddelen centraal. Leerlingen leren Engels door te luisteren (listening), te lezen (reading), te spreken (speaking) en te schrijven (writing). In het onderdeel Grammar is er aandacht voor het bijvoeglijk naamwoord, question tags en trappen van vergelijking.
Zo werkt het
2
Discuss with a classmate
Teens text more than they talk
E-mail certainly keeps me busy. I never wrote as many letters as I do now.
Two pals are better than one
Grammartest
Words
Typing game
