In this theme you will focus on friendship and love: what is a friend, who are your friends, and are people the same or different on social media?
What are you going to do?
You will read texts, listen to sound clips, watch a video and do exercises that all to do with love, friendship and relationships.
You will think about image and how that can affect your friendship circles – do you look at people and judge them according to what they wear and how they look?
We look at the idea of showing your affection in public – is it OK to kiss your boyfriend or girlfriend in the supermarket? If not, why not? Do you think it’s OK to shock older people? Then we look at the topic of teenage parents – how young is young?
What about you?
What do you think about teenage parents?
How important are our relationships with our family and friends?
Do they influence everything we do?
Some of the most important relationships are with our family – so why is Christmas,
or any other big family occasion, so stressful?
Or in lockdown because of Covid-19. None of us have ever faced a lockdown situation with our loved ones, so we don’t quite know what to expect. A couple of weeks with just your immediate family members. Is it a problem or can this time with your family be a happy experience?
Do you or anyone in your family suffer from hypercopresence?
Have fun!
Need to know
What do you need to know?
Read the questions.
Form groups of three or four.
In your group, select as many questions as there are members of your group.
Discuss these questions.
Select one question you all think is interesting.
Present, as a group, the results of your discussion to your class mates.
Answer, as good as you can, questions of your class mates.
When listening to other presentations, listen carefully and think of questions or things you did not understand.
Choose from the following questions.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Explain.
Have you ever had a crush on someone? What was it like?
Do you have or had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
If so, where did you meet your him/her? If so, what does he/she look like? Give details.
Is there a such thing as a perfect relationship for you? Explain.
What characteristics do you look for in a girlfriend or boyfriend?
What are some popular places to go on a date? What is the best one? Why?
How do you know when a relationship is over? What are the signs?
Why do you think some people fall out of love?
Do you think it's OK for a man to have two wives or do you think it's OK for a wife to have two husbands? Explain.
What do you think of romantic relationships between people from different countries?
Can you fall in love with someone from a totally different country and culture?
What is it like to be in a relationship when you are living in two different countries?
What do you think of same-sex marriages? Explain.
Do you think same gender relationships are accepted in our country? Explain.
Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening (B1-B2):
I can catch the main points in a video about 'unfriend day'.
I can listen to a news report about kissing in public and answer detailed questions.
I can watch and listen to the beginning of the film Love Actually and fill in the gaps of the text I hear.
I can understand a conversation in a radio show 'Help on the line' and answer questions.
Reading (B2)
I can rapidly grasp the content and the significance of an article about Unfriend day. I can decide if a closer reading is worthwhile or needed.
I can read and understand the Calamities of beauty article in which the writers express specific attitudes and points of view in detail.
I can explain the differences between skimming and scanning a text.
I can understand in detail texts about a couple arrested for kissing in public and teenage parents.
I can read a text with statistics about teen pregnancies.
I can read texts about 'hypercopresence' and grasp the most important points.
Speaking (B1-B2)
I can start, maintain and close simple face to face conversation on the theme friends'.
I can recognize the pronunciation of the third person 's' in different ways and I can pronounce words with the vowel sound Schwa.
I can take an active part in a conversation and discussion about friendship accounting for my views.
I can express and respond to feelings about a conversation about how you feel about 'kissing in public'.
I can give a short presentation and present descriptions of positive and negative results of being a teenage parent.
Writing (B1-B2)
I can write about advantages and disadvantages of activities for School Friend day.
I can write down my thoughts about friends and friendships.
I can write and design a class survey to find out how my classmates feel about their image.
I can write simple texts about ideas of how to discuss issues like public displays of affection.
I can give or seek personal views and opinions about teenage moms.
I can write a personal letter to a friend and express feelings and experiences about how Corona affects my life.
I can convey short simple information about Christmas panning.
To do
This theme Love contains an introduction, five lessens and a finishing touch.
In the schedule below you can see the titles of the sections and an estimate of the time required for each part.
Lesson
Title
Activities
Time (hours)*
Introduction
0,5 hour
Lesson 1
To friend or unfriend?
Read and speak about friends on social media.
Write about your thoughts about friends and friendships.
Grammar: Simple present
3 - 4 hours
Lesson 2
Your image
Discuss how important the way we look is.
Make a poster about tips to improve body shapes.
Write a survey to find out how your classmates think about their image.
Grammar: Present continuous (progressive) or simple present
3 - 4 hours
Lesson 3
Kissing in public
Speak and read about kissing in public.
Listening to a news report about a lesbian couple kissing in public.
Discuss establishing rules about displays of affection at your school.
2 - 3 hours
Lesson 4
Teenage parents
Discuss a number of theses about teenage parents.
Read an article written by a 'teenage mum'.
Give a presentation about results of being a teenage parent.
2 - 3 hours
Lesson 5
Love Actually
Speak about romantic places with a classmate.
Read about 'hypercopresence'.
Grammar: superlatives or adjectives.
2 - 3 hours
Finishing touch
Projects
Oefenprogramma
Evaluation
You are going to write a short story about a relationship, friendship or family.
You are going to listen to a radioshow 'Help on the line'.
You are going to practise with the 'Oefenprogramma Engels'.
You will answer evaluation questions, what did you learn?
3 hours
Total
± 20 hours
*hour = lesuur. Eén lesuur komt ongeveer overeen met 2 SLU.
Lessons
Below are the five lessons that belong to this topic.
Make your choice.
Writing a short story
You are going to write a short story. Here are three possible titles to choose from.
The content of the story should be about a relationship – friendship or family.
There are lots of steps – so read all the steps before you start so that you know what you have to do!
Here are three titles. Choose one.
Pieces of Time
Love broken
Walking hatred
Brainstorm your ideas. There’s a lot to think about!
Think about an introduction. Here are some introduction ideas:
a character says something;
a description of the place;
a description of the time;
your own ideas.
Think about the characters: how many are there? Write down some of their qualities and a physical description. Think about your characters as your friends: what is their favourite food? What do they do to relax? This way you will be able to write about them more confidently and believably.
When does the story take place? In the present/past/ future?
Where does the story take place? In a town/city/ a house/ a school/ a classroom/ two or more places?
For this story use a five-parts to structure the action.
Look at the example below that was for a story about a stolen necklace.
Start of the action: The necklace is mentioned for the first time – a girl is wearing it.
Then more events that lead to the action: The thief decides to steal the necklace.
The climax – the point at which decisions are made: The thief steals the necklace but the girl’s sister sees the thief, and the thief sees the sister.
The story will begin to conclude: The sister quickly runs away and calls the police. Then she identifies the thief – a famous jewel thief.
Finally the story ends: The girl thanks her sister for getting her favourite necklace back.
Start writing! It can be hard to start with but if you spend time preparing, it will certainly be easier. Your final story should be no more than 500 words (about 1 and ½ pages of A4).
When you have written your story, leave it for a while. Come back and read it again with fresh eyes.
Ask a classmate to read it for you. They might be able to make some suggestions. Ask one person to read it for grammar and spelling, and ask a different person to read it for ideas. Ask them to tell you if it makes sense! Read their suggestions but remember, you don’t have to include all of them – it’s YOUR story!
When you’re happy with your story, let your teacher publish on your class blog.
Read everyone else’s and see which one you like best, and why.
Assessment rubric for final project: LOVE
Good
Sufficient
Unsufficient
Points*
Character
The characters are clearly described. We know what they are feeling and thinking.
The characters are described and we mostly know what they are feeling/thinking.
We know very little about the characters. There is no/not enough description of their feelings/thoughts.
2 points
Setting
Clearly describes where the story takes place.
Names the place where the story takes place but there is no detail.
It’s unclear where the story takes place.
2 points
Action
The story is clear and contains the five parts.
It is a good story and contains five parts.
It is a story with unclear and doesn’t have five parts.
2 points
Language
The vocabulary use is very good and the sentence structure is good.
The vocabulary use is fairly good and the sentence structure is good.
The vocabulary use is not very good, neither is the sentence structure.
2 points
* 1 point for each correct answer.
Project B: Listening Love
Listen and speak
You are going to listen to a conversation in a radio show.
Talk about this audio with a classmate.
Answer the questions in exercise 'Help on the line'.
Oefenprogramma Engels
Guide to dating
If your schoolparticipates in VO-content, you can practice with the English practice program 'Oefenprogramma Engels'.
Here you find a part of this program.
This section fits in well with this theme.
Sign in with your 'School Entree account'!
On www.oefenprogrammaengels.nl you can of course also practice with other reading, listening or viewing assignments!
Examentraining
On this page you will find Examenkracht exam questions of previous years.
The questions will correspond as much as possible to the exercise you have just finished.
While answering, use as much of what you have learned earlier. If you cannot answer the question right now, try again later. When you have answered a question, you can check and indicate the score yourself.
If you want your results to be saved, you will have to log in on ExamenKracht.
More practice?
Go to Examenkracht where you will find the newest exams.
What did you learn?
Can do statements
Take a look at the Can do statements in the introduction - 'Can do'.
Are you able to do what you have to do?
Did you understand and meet the learning goals (can do statements)?
Analyse your mistakes
What did you learn of the mistakes you made in this theme?
You can learn a lot of your mistakes!
Do you recognize one or a few of the mistakes in this schedule?
Copy the schedule in Word.
Fill in other mistakes you made in the free bottom rows.
Fill in the missing tips in the second column. Of course, you can add your own tips for the other mistakes.
Kind of mistake
Tips
I did not learn enough.
You have to plan your learning activities better.
Don't leave it until the last minute. Set up a timetable.
I did not understand.
I did learn the Grammar theory but did not know how to use it.
I made sloppy mistakes.
I know how to do it, but I do it incorrectly because I lose concentration.
I have to check the Vocabulary. I use the wrong words or I did not recognize the words.
You can study the Vocabulary of themes of the 'Stercollecties' in www.studiowozzol.nl.
Here you can practise words in a context.
This will help you to memorize words.
You also can create your own task in Studiowozzol.
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Finishing touch Project
Did you do the project? How did it go?
Was the 'rubric' at the end helpful for you? Could you indicate yourself, how did it go?
What do you think of working in a group?
Did every group member do the same amount of work?
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Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor vwo, leerjaar 4, 5 en 6. Dit is thema: 'Love, friendship and relationships'. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen:
- To friend or unfriend?,
- Your image
- Kissing in public
- Teenage parents
- Love Actually.
In de grammaticaopdrachten wordt er geoefend met Simple present, Present continuous (progressive) or simple present en superlatives or adjectives.
Leerniveau
VWO 6;
VWO 4;
VWO 5;
Leerinhoud en doelen
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- To friend or unfriend?,
- Your image
- Kissing in public
- Teenage parents
- Love Actually.
In de grammaticaopdrachten wordt er geoefend met Simple present, Present continuous (progressive) or simple present en superlatives or adjectives.
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Love, friendship and relationships
What do you need to know?
This theme Love contains an introduction, five lessens and a finishing touch.
Below are the five lessons that belong to this topic.
Listen and speak
Guide to dating
