Introduction

The subject of this double period is school supplies.

• Form groups of three or four pupils.

Discuss the following questions in your group:

• What do you think of the price of school supplies?
• What do your parents think of it?
• Do you often argue about the price of school supplies with your parents?
• Do you think course books should be free for students?

Make a shopping list of school supplies. What do you need to buy?

Step		activiteit activity	leerdoel aim	tijd time
		introduction	Find out what you already know.	10
Step 1		listening School supplies	You can understand a conversation about buying school supplies and answer questions.	15
Step 2		reading No supply? no school!	You can understand a text about a problem on an American school and answer questions.	15
Step 3		vocabulary	You can understand and use vocabulary about school and school supplies.	15
Step 4		grammar interrogatives	You can understand and use interrogatives.	15
Step 5		speaking Speech card	You can have a conversation about buying school supplies.	10
Step 6		writing An article about school	You can write an article about school.	15
Step 7		evaluation	Reflecting on what you have learnt.	05