1HV Unit 5 Speaking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Do you remember?

1. It is such beautiful weather today so we are going to this afternoon to the beach / to the beach this afternoon.​

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2. for a swim / in the lake/ I / went / yesterday 

Irish Weather

1. hot
2. warm
3. cold
4. sunny 
5. cloudy
6. rainy
7. snowy
8.  windy

More vocabulary on weather

Today is a ... and ... day.

Irish weather forecast

Exercise 5, lesson 5.3

Weather Report

Study the weather map. Note down important keywords you could use to describe this type of weather. Use words from the Dutch-English word list in the study box.

Weather Report

Take another look at expressions A and pick out sentences you can use in your weather forecast.

Report the weather for today, using your keywords and sentences from steps 1 and 2. Use 5–8 sentences.

Finished? Start your homework.

Today's goal(s)

• Learn to give and ask for opinion on the weather
• Practice with talking about the weather

Homework Tuesday May 20th

Study vocabulary & expressions lesson 5.3

Today's class

• Weather report
• Asking for / giving opinion 
• Practice speaking 
• Vocabulary

Weather Report

Take another look at expressions A and pick out sentences you can use in your weather forecast.

Report the weather for today, using your keywords from step 1. Use 5–8 sentences.

Finished? Start your homework.

Write down your weather report.

Asking for opinion on the weather

Translate the Dutch sentences to correct English. 

Use expressions B

P. 186

Wat vind je van het weer?

Wat vind je fijner: zon of sneeuw?

Wat vind jij?

Give your opinion

For the next slides you have to give a response to the questions. Write down a positive or a negative response. 

Use the expressions of C

What do you think of today's weather?

What's your opinion on the weather?

Do you like rain?

Is there anythink you about the Irish weather?

Speaking

Pair up and talk about the weather. Use the speaking cards on the next slide. 

A

• You want to go to the beach this week. Ask your classmate about the weather forecast fo this week and decide which day is your best choice.
• Tell which day you choose and why. 
• Switch when you're done.

B

• Your friend asks you what the weather for next week will be like. 
• Tell him/her what the weather forecast is. 
• Switch when you're done.

Starting a polite conversation

If you want to start a polite conversation with someone you don't know, you can begin by greeting the person with "Good morning / afternoon / evening, Madam /  Sir", followed by a question such as: 'Do you have a moment?', 'May I have a moment of your time?' or 'Could I ask you something?'

Speaking asking for

What do you think of ...

What's your opinion on... 

Do you like ... 

What's wrong with ...

Which do you like better ...

 

and giving opinion

I think ... 

I like ... 

I don't like ... 

I prefer ... 

In my opinion ... 

I agree / disagree with you on that.

Exercise 12

Pretend that your classmate is a stranger that you sit next to on the train. Use the strategy to start a polite conversation.

- Pick one of the following subjects and ask your classmate’s opinion about it: homework, computer games, rock music, holiday in Ireland.

- Your classmate gives his / her opinion and then asks your opinion on a different subject.

- Repeat this until you’ve talked about each subject. Make sure that you end the conversation politely.

Vocabulary 5.3

Exercises 2 & 3, 5.3

Weather report

Het is mistig vanochtend.

Wat vind je van het weer?

Wat vind je fijner: zon of sneeuw?

Ik geef de voorkeur aan zonnig weer.

Ik ben het met je eens.

Prepare a conversation

Prepare a conversation. Write out the script using the expressions and vocabulary from Lesson 3 (p211/212). Include the following points in the conversation. Start with John. Write down your script in your notebook. 

Prepare a conversation. You are 

Prepare a conversation. Write out the script using the expressions and vocabulary from Lesson 3 (p211/212). Include the following points in the conversation. Start with John. Write down your script in your notebook. 

John

• Groet Lucy. Vraag wat voor weer het vandaag wordt. 
  
• Vraag aan Lucy wat ze van de weersvoorspeling vindt.  
• Vraag aan Lucy wat er zo erg is aan regenachtig weer. 
• Geef aan dat je het daar niet mee eens bent. 
• Vertel dat je regen soms fijn vindt maar liever de zon hebt. 
• Vraag waarom. 

Lucy

• Groet John terug. Vertel dat het vanochtend mistig is en dat er kans is op regen en hagel. 
  
• Vertel John dat je regenachtig weer niet fijn vindt. 
• Vertel John dat je het Nederlandse weer het ergste vindt wat er is. 
• Reageer op John en vraag of hij van regen houdt.
• Geef aan dat je het daar mee eens bent. Je vertelt dat je wel Spanje zou willen verhuizen want daar is het altijd zonnig. 

Act out the conversation you wrote down with your neighbour. 

Without preparing you are going to have a conversation about the weather. Use the speechcards. 

How did the last activity go? Did you find it difficult, doable or easy?

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What did you think of this week's classes? Was it useful?

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Have you met the speaking goals?

- Talk about the weather.
- Give and ask for opinions on familiar topics.

Yes, absolutely.

Kind of.

A little.

Not at all.

Any feedback for this week's classes?