Lesson 1 - Intro & 'Exploring the city'

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

In the City

Lesson 1

Class 2

Ms Gorissen

What would you say is most important when going on a city trip?

The shops

The history of a city

The (art) museums

Activities

Park / beach

Today's planning

City trip project

Exploring the city (listening)

Talking about your city trips (speaking)

At the end of today's class

• you know what 'intensive listening' is;
• you practiced your speaking and talked about the cities you visited.

Project

The next weeks we are going to work on a project called 

 

• You work in pairs
• You are going to film a vlog about The Hague

'City trip'

- to attract teenagers

- most important/main sights

- pros and cons

 

What knowledge (kennis) do we need for this project?

1. vocabulary (words)
2. Making sentences, plurals, past/present, describing things
3. Writing/speaking
4. All of the above

Listening - Exploring the city

Turn to page 12 in your book

• Intensive watching (intensief kijken/luisteren) 

We are going to watch a video about London. During the video, questions will pop-up. 

Pay attention to what is said, so you can answer the questions!

Inspiration for our project!

00:23

What is this wheel called?

1. The London heart
2. The London Eye
3. The Millennium wheel
4. The London wheel

00:37

The Big Ben is

1. a person in the government
2. a clock tower
3. a palace

01:01

Can you ride your bike in Regent's park?

1. Yes
2. No

01:36

To which museum does the Millennium bridge lead?

1. The modern museum
2. The British modern museum
3. The British museum
4. The Tate modern museum

01:55

What is this cathedral called?

1. St. Paul's cathedral
2. St. Peter's cathedral
3. The pope's cathedral

02:13

At what time is the changing of the guards at Buckingham palace?

Remember?

Talking about the past:

v	p - ww+ed + rest of the sentence	I visited London 2 years ago
x	p - didn't - ww -(to - hele ww)	I didn't get to see the change of the guards.
?	did - p - ww	Did you go to a museum there?

Speaking - city trips

What: talk about the cities you have visited

How: in pairs

Help: each other, book, teacher

Time: 10 min

Outcome: you learnt which cities your classmate has visited

Finished: think about who you want to work with on the project

Speaking - question inspiration

• Which cities
• Likes/dislikes
• Main sights
• Activities
• Recommendations

What: talk about the cities you have visited

How: in pairs

Help: each other, book, teacher

Time: 10 min

Outcome: you learnt which cities your classmate has visited

Finished: think about who you want to work with on the project

Next class

1. Find you partner(s) for the project

2. Fill in the 'homework' assignment in your project document