First English lesson - 2vwo

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

First English class of the year

• Presentie
• Who am I?
• Why is English so important? Share your opinions!
• Classroom rules
• Seating plan
• Books
• Introduction game: getting to know each other
• Quiz time!

Who am I?

• Lisette Piet
• Teacher of English
• 28
• Irish mother
• Singing, reading, writing, theater
• Travelling: New York
• Email:  [e-mail]

First English class

• Who am I?
• Why is English so important?
• Classroom rules
• Seating plan
• Books
• Introduction game: getting to know each other
• If time: A little quiz

Who am I?

• Lisette Piet
• Teacher of English
• 28
• Irish mother
• Singing, reading, writing, theater
• Travelling: New York
• Email:  [e-mail]

Classroom rules

• Be on time!
• Bring your books!
• Phones in your bag!
• Respect and listen to eachother!
• Don't be afraid to make mistakes! Mistakes = learning!
• Try to speak in English!

Why is English so important?

Classroom rules

• Be on time!
• Bring your books!
• Phones in your bag!
• Respect and listen to each other!
• Don't be afraid to make mistakes! Mistakes = learning!
• Try to speak in English!

Books / tests

• New Interface Coursebook + Workbook (A/B)
• Skills: reading, writing, watching, listening, speaking
• Self-test + Catch up after each chapter
• 2 lessons per week using the book, 1 lesson for skills 
• Groot SO + PW about each chapter
  SO's about words/sentences/verbs/grammar (Lesson 1+2+3)
• 3 reading tests (Start with practising Read Theory soon!)

Introduction game

1. Write down short answers to these questions giving some information about yourself. 

2. Done? Show your answers to your classmate. See if you can spot any mistakes in your English and discuss!

3.  Together with your classmate, come up with a question you would like to ask me!

English Quiz

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

1. A character from Lord of the Rings
2. An actual place where people live
3. The noise you make when you're choking
4. You just hit your head on your keyboard

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How old is
Queen Elizabeth
the second?

1. eighty-three
2. one hundred and twenty-nine
3. ninety-five
4. only fifty-one, but under a lot of stress

Born in 1926, 95 year old Queen Elizabeth II
 has been queen since 1953! 

This is Queen Elizabeth I

She was queen from

1558 - 1603

(which is why this

is a painting and 

not a photo)

Engeland

Ierland

Australië

Schotland

Amerika

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?

1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Lung
4. Heart, liver, ánd lung

I know right?!

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.

(Wikipedia)

Name the buildings 

The Walkie Talkie

The Cheese Grater

The Shard (de scherf)

The Gherkin (de augurk)

One of the things that the city of Liverpool is famous for:

1. Dancing birds
2. Singing 'insects'
3. Swimming dogs
4. Painting flamingos

The Beatles are from Liverpool!

How many people live in London?

1. Less than 7 million 7,5 miljard
2. Less than 6 million
3. Somewhere between 8 and 9 million
4. Somewhere between 6 and 7 million

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?

1. Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
2. Fondue parties with hundreds of people
3. Building little houses made out of cheese
4. None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Seriously...

What is the original flag of England?

A

B

C

1. Flag A is the flag of England
2. Flag B is the flag of England
3. Flag C is the flag of England
4. It is not here

Welk land zien we hier in het donkergroen?

Wat is Gaelic?

1. knoflook
2. een taal
3. een Engelsman
4. een soort drinken

Engeland

Ierland

Schotland

Amerika

Australië

The End.