H4F 8-5-2025 45 min

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome! You need: BOOK, laptop, notebook, pen, your brain

Program

1. Learning goals 

2. Speaking exercise

3. Revision: chapter 1-2 OMAM (homework was 1-3)

4. Read your book

5. Round off together

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

- You will have practised your speaking skills

- You will have tested your memory of the first chapters of OMAM

- You will have read your book

How to... interrupt someone politely?

How to... interrupt someone politely?

• I’m so sorry to interrupt, but….
  
• May I ask a question?
  
• That’s so interesting, could you tell me more about…
  
• Do you mind if I ask one question?
  
• I’m terribly sorry for the interruption but I have a quick question
  
• I don’t mean to be rude but may I interrupt quickly?
  

Questions to follow up the interruption:

Who did you go to the cinema with?

What was it like to….

At what time did this happen?

How did you like ….

Why did you….

Where was it and how did you get there?

Make a note: who, what, why, where, how

Preparation (1 min), no talking

• Grab your notebook and a pen
• On your own, make a list about all the things you did during the holiday 
• As many things as possible (you will need them!)
• Any type of activity is fine! As long as you can talk about it

2 minutes each

You should listen and interrupt at a 'logical' moment! 

The follow-up question should make sense

How to... interrupt someone... politely?

• I’m so sorry to interrupt, but….
  
• May I ask a question?
  
• That’s so interesting, could you tell me more about…
  
• Do you mind if I ask one question?
  
• I’m terribly sorry for the interruption but I have a quick question
  
• I don’t mean to be rude but may I interrupt quickly?
  

Please note:

8 lessons before kennistoets AND book test!

This was today's homework:

- Read chapter 1, 2, 3 Of Mice and Men (or the whole book)

- Draw the 2 main characters based on the text, adding descriptions

- Make a character mindmap + drawing of ranch (setting 2)

Revision

“a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely” Who is this?

1. George
2. Lennie
3. Slim
4. Bennie

“The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.” Who is this?

1. Slim
2. Curley
3. George
4. Lennie

What happened to George and Lennie that meant they had to leave Weed?

What happened to George and Lennie that meant they had to leave Weed? 

They had to leave because Lennie grabbed a girl’s dress and would not let go - then people started looking for them, which is why they had to leave. 

 

"Jus' wanted to feel that girl's dress- jus' wanted to pet it like it was a mouse- Well, how the hell did she know you jus' wanted to feel her dress? She jerks back and you hold on like it was a mouse. She yells and we got to hide in a irrigation ditch all day with guys lookin' for us, and we got to sneak out in the dark and get outa the country.” 

How does Lennie act like a child?

1. He runs away
2. He hides a mouse
3. He cries when George yells
4. He wants ketchup with his beans

Why does Lennie like the mouse?

1. The mouse is his friend and makes him feel less alone
2. He likes it because George doesn't want him to have it
3. He likes petting the mouse because it's soft
4. The mouse was a present from his aunt Clara

Why do you think George stays with Lennie?

Lennie and George dream of owning a farm.
How does this story relate to ‘The American Dream’
(one of the major themes in the book)?

Lennie and George dream of owning a farm.

How does this story relate to ‘The American Dream’?

They are going to work hard to get their life together and own a farm, be their own boss and be happy. It gives them hope.

The dream of creating a better life for themselves through their own hard work, even though they are poor, that this is possible > the American Dream.

Time to read your book

Homework for next Friday: finish chapter 4 & 5

OMAM booklet: how to use it

Well done! You...

- have practised your speaking skills

- have tested your memory of the first chapters of OMAM

- have read your book

Tomorrow: bring grammar booklet and Wasp, and laptop, notebook, pen

Homework for next Friday: read chapter 4 & 5

Bun: setting 1 (riverside) + introduction main characters

- story, ch.2: setting 2 (ranch) + intro most other characters

-  story. ch.3: the harsh life vs. the dream (within reach?)       

- story, ch.4: what being marginalized can do to people         

(Crooks & Curley's wife & their dreams)             

- story, ch.5: the worst happens                                                          

Bun: setting 1 (riverside) + end of story                                 

Bun: setting 1 (riverside) + introduction main characters

- story, ch.2: setting 2 (ranch) + intro most other characters

-  story. ch.3: the harsh life vs. the dream (within reach?)       

- story, ch.4: what being marginalized can do to people         

(Crooks & Curley's wife & their dreams)             

- story, ch.5: the worst happens                                                          

Bun: setting 1 (riverside) + end of story                                 

What key information do you learn about Lennie?
Write down 3 things

What key information do you learn about Lennie? 

• He is forgetful – he does not remember where they are going and why

• He is not very smart

• He likes mice

What key information do you learn about George?
Write down 3 things

What key information do you learn about George?

• He takes care of Lennie – explains things

• He found them work on a ranch

• He gets angry a lot

Comingup:

3x "Would you rather" questions

- Discuss with your neighbour, in English

- Name at least 2 arguments

- Answer the question

1/2 minute

Would you rather...
......own a flying car or a personal robot?

1. Flying car
2. Personal robot

Would you rather...
................have socks that are always slightly wet or an itch on your back that you can never quite reach?

1. Slightly wet socks
2. An itch you can't reach

Would you rather...
......have to listen to only Taylor Swift or
only Ariana Grande for the rest of your life?

1. Taylor Swift
2. Ariana Grande

Grammar booklet: passive, exercise 2, answers

1. Frank's hotdog has been eaten (by Tim).

2. His room is being painted right now (by Jason).

3. My mother was visited last week (by my uncle).

4. This house was built in 1943 (by my grandfather).

5. Three books had been written before 1867 (by him).

6. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

7. All the milk has been drunk.

8. A new stadium is being built near the station.

9. The princess was eaten (by the wolf).

10. All the windows had been cleaned before the storm.

Chapter 2: make a character mindmap

Name, description, role, relation to others

Active or passive voice? Make the correct combinations

I play tennis every Monday evening.

Tennis is played every Monday evening.

 

This bicycle has been built from scratch.

He has built this bicycle from scratch.

Sentence

active or passive?

Active

Active

Passive

Passive

How to recognize a passive sentence...

- A form of 'to be' (am, are, is, was, were, been)

- Followed by a past participle (voltooid deelwoord), like 'bitten'

- Followed by, for example, 'by a lion' OR

- If not, can it be followed by  'by zombies'?

Are all answers 'yes'? 

Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

The thief was caught right after the robbery.

The student was hit by a green car.

I am walking in the forest right now.

My manager was fired the other day.

My bike was stolen last week.

She broke up with me on Valentine's day.

Active

Passive

Passive

Passive

Active

Active

Thanos ___________ ___________ by the mightiest 

heroes  of the Earth.

is

are

was

being

be

defeated

defeat

been

___________ your room __________  ___________ yet?

is

has

was

cleaned

has

have

platypus

been

Passive = form of 'to be' + past participle

My room was cleaned.

 I think loads of films have been made there.

I was told the scenery in Avatar was based on this landscape.

The girls are decorated with flowers.

Also: can you add 'by zombies'?

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