Lesson 2, period 4

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2,3

internet cats reading start exercise

From 13:30-15:30 we speak English, also to each other!

General school rules

1. Show respect to your classmates, teachers, and building

2. Be on time

3. Say ‘behind’

4. Have your things (book, laptop, clothing) with you

5. Speak English

6. Be a group; help each other

7. Do not use your mobile phone during lessons (if you’re expecting an important call, ask your teacher of permission to take the call in advance)

8. Are you too late? Send a message to your teacher

Today's programme

- looking back at last week's lesson 

- reading exercise

- working online

- speaking exercise DRAWING EXERCISE 2

W eek 1 8 May	Introduction to this period and listening exercise
Week 2 15 May	Practicing the skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking)
Week 3 22 May	practicing the skills (one hour)
Week 4 29 May	practicing the skills
Week 5 5 June	practicing the skills
Week 6 12 June	practicing the skills
Week 7 19 June	practicing the skills
Week 8 26 June	practicing the skills
Week 9 30 June - 4 July	Test (and exam writing/ resit reading/listening for fast-track students)

Year 1 (period 1, 2, 3 & 4)	Year 2 (period 5, 6, 7 & 8)	Year 3 (period 9 & 10)
1 study point per period	1 studypoint per period Cambridge B2/C1 for those of you who are interested and motivated December/January CE reading/listening B1 June/July writing A2 Reading/listening B1	1 studypoint per period October/November speaking B1 and presenting B1

Course overview

Challenging programme

Looking back at last week's lesson

- discussing last period's test

- handing out planning for Unit 3 NuEngels

Reading

We will now read a text about Amsterdam.

 Amsterdam (correct order)

Why does Els Iping find it most disgusting when tourists throw up in her plant boxes?

When does the weekend start in Amsterdam, according to Els?

1. Friday morning
2. Thursday afternoon
3. Saturday night

What is the target audience for the shop owners in Els' neighbourhood?

Name two measures Amsterdam has taken to decrease the growth of tourists in the city

Why did Amsterdam started to promote tourism in 2008?

1. Amsterdam wanted to become as big as London
2. In an effort to recover from the financial crisis
3. The population decreased and the city hoped more tourists would stay

How many residents does Amsterdam have?

According to Els and Bert, wat have been particular low points the last couple of years?

1. The beerbike and the Italian gondola
2. The beerbike and the Alpine snow mountain
3. The beerbike and vomit in plant boxes
4. The beerbike and the slow pace of people strolling through the city

Working online

You can now start working online, use your planning

UNLESS you are taking your writing exam in July, then listen to my instructions...

Writing exam

First week of July 2025
On your laptop, schoolyear

formal letter
informal letter
filling in a form
writing a review
3 exercises

Writing exam

NO i BUT I                     ALWAYS 

NO abbrevations       I'm    I am

ALL the bullet points should be included

Appropriate salutation and closure 

paragraphs

Formal email outline

Date of writing

 

 15 December 2020

 December 15, 2020

 December 15th, 2020

 15th December 2020

All options are correct; the first one is the easiest. Remember to write months with capital letters in English!

Please do not write 15/12/2020!

Formal email outline

Subject line

  

 subject: complaint about … / application for …

Do not use capital letters, except when you use names

There is a seperate space for this in your email.

Formal email outline

Salutation

 Dear Mr Jones / Mrs Jones, (if you know who you are writing to)

 Dear Sir/Madam, (if you do not know who you are writing to)

• Use capital letters
  
• Never use a first name.
  
• Do not write ‘Mister/Missus’
  
• Always end with a comma
  

Formal email outline

Three paragraphs

   

Introduction
Body
Closure

Formal email outline

Final sentence

 " I look forward to hearing from you soon. "

This is a sentence you can almost always use.

Formal email outline

Closure

   Yours sincerely, / Yours faithfully,

Speaking exercise

We are going to do a speaking exercise

- Make groups of 4, one of you will receive a picture via Teams.
- The other students are going to ask yes/no questions to find out what picture it is
- You will have two minutes to find out
- Ater that you switch roles, another student will receive a picture via Teams

speaking IMH

Working online

Work on your planning

What did you like during this lesson?

What did you miss in this lesson?