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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavoLeerjaar 1

This lesson contains 30 slides, with text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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A riddle to warm up!

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A shadow!

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My name is Loes van Kempen 

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Your names
Please write your name BIG and bold on your nametag. 
Add two or three small drawings of things that are important to you. 

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Please keep your nametag in your English notebook and put it on your desk during the English lessons.
It would help me massively! 

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Introducing yourself
Hello!
My name is Loes van Kempen
I am 44 years old.
I live in Zevenaar
I have two sisters and no brothers.
We have three pets, they are hamsters. 
My hobbies are reading and singing
My family, books and music are important to me. 
Nice to meet you! 

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Now introduce yourself to two classmates, then sit down.
Hello!
My name is ...
I am ...years old.
I live in ...
I have ... (brothers or sisters?)
I have pets. / I have a pet. / I don't have any pets. 
My hobbies are ... and ...
... and ... are important to me. 
Nice to meet you! 

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Why learn English? 

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English is everywhere! 


It is the most spoken language in the world. You can find English in commercials and in the streets, you hear it in songs and on TV and in films, lots of books and texts are printed in English, many computer games use English and English is the international language of business and the internet. So, it's pretty useful to know English! 

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So, wherever you plan to go, you can probably use English! 

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Have a guess.
How many people in the world speak English (approximately)? 

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Uncountable! 
There are +/- 7.8 billion people in the world.  Estimates range from 470 million 
to over 1 billion! 

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What goes wrong in the next video? 

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Do you want to learn (more) English? Show me! 

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Show what you know!
You know more than only 'yes' in English.
You have two minute to write down the English words of the things you see around you. If you don't know the spelling, just write what you think. Ready? Go for it! 
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Share with a neighbour which words you wrote down.
Be proud of yourself and your classmate! 

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Point to it!
Let's check your word-knowledge!
I will say an English word of something you can see around you.
If you know what it is, then point to it! 

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Any new words today?
Please share what was new to you today. 

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Poetry time!
How do you think the poem ends? 

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Time is up!
Thank you for your attention!

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That's it for today.
Thank you for your attention and participation. 
I am already looking forward to the next lesson! 

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How is your English? 
Open your notebook. 
Write down: February 2023
Then write down a number from 1 to 10
1 = I do not know any English and I am about to cry because I do not understand ANYTHING!
6 = I am OK, there is still lots to learn for me.
10 = I am already very good at English. 

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Show me! 

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Let's practise! 
Sometimes, you want to describe someone (because you lost the person on a busy festival, or you want to describe your perfect boyfriend or girlfriend or you forgot someone's name and want to describe him or her). 
Look at the handout for example sentences.
Any questions? 


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Look at the picture.
Who is described?
Raise your hand if you know! 

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Now work together.


In turns, describe someone on the picture. The other one guesses who you are describing.
Good luck! 

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Final assignment. 
Turn over your worksheet.
Do the two exercises.
Good luck! 

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