First Lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-5

Welcome!

The school rules

Je reageert netjes en respectvol naar medeleerlingen en medewerkers.

Je komt op tijd en doet direct bij binnenkomst in het lokaal je telefoon in de telefoontas.

Je hebt de juiste spullen bij je; inclusief een opgeladen chromebook.

Je eet en drinkt alleen buiten het lokaal en houdt de omgeving schoon.

Je verlaat het lokaal pas wanneer de bel gaat.

Je checkt elke schooldag je schoolmail en SOM.

AND: we speak English as much as possible! :)

The consequences

If you break the rules, I will give you a warning, then a final warning. After the final warning, there will be a consequence in the form of a writing task. Depending on the seriousness of the rule-breaking you may need to take home your writing task to get it signed by your parents.

The coming weeks ...

Work on Stepping Stones CH1 (bring your book!)

4th of October: SO CH1

About me:

Ms. van der Werff

[e-mail]

Let's do a little quiz to see how much you can guess right about me ... 

I live in ...

1. Bussum
2. Amersfoort
3. Zeist
4. Utrecht

I went to university in ...

1. Groningen
2. Utrecht
3. Amsterdam
4. Leiden

When I was a student, I used to live ...

1. on a boat
2. in a shipping container
3. as a squatter (in a 'kraakpand')
4. illegally, in a house not meant to be rented out

My age (in numbers) is ...

This is my ____ year as a teacher.

1. 3rd
2. 5th
3. 8th
4. 9th

My cat is named after ...

1. Lord of the Rings
2. Marvel
3. Star Wars
4. Game of Thrones

My favorite hobby is to ...

1. crochet
2. knit
3. sew
4. embroider

At my previous school I used to teach this extra subject:

I own this gaming console ...

1. PS5
2. Nintendo Switch
3. Steam Deck
4. Nintendo 3DS

Which of these English-speaking countries that I've visited is my favorite?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Canada

My favorite book/movie genre is ...

1. Romance
2. Horror
3. Fantasy
4. Science fiction

Well done!

Now, just a quick question to check ...

What is my name (with Ms. in front) again?

For the next activity

• Write down something you have done that you think no one else has done.
• If you have also done that thing, stand. If you haven't done that thing, remain seated.
• These should be things that anyone could have done (e.g. I have been to America/I went bungee-jumping once) and not things like "My name is Brian".
  

What unique or special thing have you done?

Introduce yourself

Write me a short text to introduce yourself. Possible things to include:

• Hobbies/sports
• Brothers, sisters, pets
• Things you're looking forward to or are nervous about
• Music/TV shows/movies you like
• What you think about English