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Welcome, VVAH!
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Welcome, VVAH!
What goat are you right now?
Who am I?
Learning goals
Talking about yourself and getting to know each other
Preparing and creating a short vlog about yourself
Playing some games :-)
Stand up if..
Stand up if..
you had pizza during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you played games during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you read a book during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you played outside during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you slept a loooot during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you went shopping during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you did something creative during the summer holidays
Stand up if..
you went to the forest during the summer holidays
Bingo!
Find someone who..
Find someone who..
Walk through class with your bingo card
Talk to your classmates
Ask questions and fill your bingo card with as much answers as possible!
7
minute
30
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Your first assignment!
A Day In The Life Of..
Your assignment:
Create a short vlog about a day in your life.
Choose any day
Show different moments from your day
Speak English
Tell us what you do
Your vlog must be at least 2 minutes
Prepare your vlog this class
Deadline: next week
A Day In The Life Of..
What should I talk about?
Your vlog can include:
Morning – What time do you wake up? What do you do?
School/work – Where do you go? What do you do?
Food – What do you eat?
People – Who are you with?
Afternoon / free time– What do you do?
Evening – What do you do before bed
A Day In The Life Of..
Now: prepare!
fill out your schedule
Write a script. Keep it simple!
Welcome, VVAH!
Learning goals
Getting to know each other
Talking to each other
Writing exercise
Tough decisions!
Get to know each other!
Roll the dice twice!
Ask your neighbour
Have a little fun chat to get to know each other!
We mix! New faces!
A letter to your future self!
Welcome, VVAH!
Blobs:
Fans of Lord of the Rings
Fans of Harry Potter
Fans of Star Wars
Line up in order of shoe size
< small - big >
Blobs:
You have no chores at home
You have some chores at home
You have LOTS of chores at home
Line up in order of how many pets you have
< 0 - 100 >
Holmwoods
online learning platform
individual learning
dividing groups
placement test: don't stress!
Holmwoods
How to log in:
Account name: studentnumber@ithaka-isk.nl
Password: Firstname1234
Example:
123456@ithaka-isk.nl
Eva1234
Placement Test
Holmwoods
Explorers: Nida, Han, Ghalya
Elementary-intermediate: Ceylin, Michelle, Denys, Mohamad, Sofia, Goad, Sofia, David, Joshua, Jace, Karin, Matvii, Faris,
Welcome, VVAH!
On a scale of cat, how are you feeling?
Learning goals
Talking with classmates through the “Blobs and Lines” activity, finding commonalities and organising themselves into groups or lines.
Complete a Holmwoods test
Practise their listening skills through a news item
Lines and blobs
BLOB questions will tell you to gather with other people in groups, or BLOBS.
Lines and blobs
LINE questions will tell you to line up in the order described by the question
Ready to play?
Gather with people who have the same taste in music as you
Line up in order of birthdays
<January - December>
Gather with people who have the same favourite season as you
Line up in order of the time you woke up this morning
< early- late>
Boggle
Boggle
Homework Check
Welcome, VVAH!
Lesson goals
Play a game
Listening exercise
Work on Holmwoods
'Wonderful Word of the Week'
Listening
Write down one quiz question about the news item on a post-it
Ask a W-question:
What...?
Why...?
When...?
Who...?
How...?
Extra: make a "which statement is true?" question!
Holmwoods
How to log in:
Account name: studentnumber@ithaka-isk.nl
Password: Firstname1234
Example:
123456@ithaka-isk.nl
Eva1234
Wonderful Word of the Week
Wonderful Word of the Week
Every Thursday, we explore one interesting or more challenging word to grow our vocabulary.
How it works:
We discover a new word and work out what it might mean.
We learn its meaning, pronunciation and how it is used.
We do a short, creative activity with the word — draw it, act it out, use it in a sentence, create a story, find a synonym, etc.
We add it to our Word of the Week collection so we can revisit words later.
Wonderful Word of the Week
If you find a word you are interested in, or one that you like the sound of, let me know!
The goal: not just to know more words, but to become curious and confident word users.
Resilience!
Resilience!
Write down what it means, or find the meaning in a dictionairy.
Discuss with your neighbour.
Resilience
Meaning: the capacity to recover quickly from tough times, or the ability of a physical object to spring back into shape after being stretched or bent.
Synonyms: toughness, flexibility, elasticity, rebound, and endurance.
Resilience
Which sentence uses it correctly?
A. Ella showed great resilience after moving to a new school and gradually found her confidence again.
B. Ella showed great resilience because she remembered to bring her pencil.
Welcome, VVAH!
What squirrel are you right now?
Learning goals
Icebreaker Game: two truths and a lie
Practise listening skills with an easier text ;-)
Work on Holmwoods
Movie or game time!
Two truths and a lie
We split up in groups
Write your three statements: two true things about yourself selves and one believable lie
Take turns sharing: one player reads out all three statements in any order, keeping an even tone so nothing gives the lie away.
Interrogation: allow a minute of follow-up questions. Liars have to improvise details on the spot, and that is where both the fun and the clues are.
Vote on the lie: everyone guesses which statement is false, out loud
Reveal and score: the player reveals the lie. A point to each correct guesser, and a point to the storyteller if most of the room got it wrong.
Group A: Listening
Group B: Work on Holmwoods
Group A (listening): Ghalya, Nida, Han, Gaod, Tamay, Sofia T, Mohamad, Denys, Ceylin, Zlata
Group B (Holmwoods): Michelle, Sofia A, Joshua, Faris, David, Karin, Matvii, Jace, Emira, Muhammad
Listening - group A
Listen to the audio:
BBC Learning English - Real Easy English / Talking about childhoodRead along if you need
Discuss. Can you tell us something about your childhood?
Answer the questions
Group A: Work on Holmwoods
Group B: Listening
Listening - group B
Listen to the audio:
BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Did Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake?Discuss the item together
Answer the questions
Movie or game?
Welcome, VVAH!
Learning goals
Icebreaker Game: BOOM-SNAP-CLAP (GRAB!)
Work on Holmwoods
Dobble a story
Movie time!
BOOM CLAP SNAP (& GRAB!)
What we need:
teams of two
a table in between
a pen
BOOM CLAP SNAP (& GRAB!)
What we need:
teams of two
a table in between
a pen & a ruler
Work on Holmwoods
Holmwoods
How to log in:
Account name: studentnumber@ithaka-isk.nl
Password: Firstname1234
Example:
123456@ithaka-isk.nl
Eva1234
Dobble a story!
Welcome, VVAH!
What dog are you right now?
Learning goals
Icebreaker Game (15 min)
Group A (Elementary): class session (30 min)
Group B (Intermediate): work on HolmwoodsSwap groups (30 min)
Round up (30 min)
Icebreaker Game
Hidden Animals
Group A: class session
we talk about families
we talk about daily routines
Family
Family
Daily Routines
What things you normally do in the morning and in which order?
What do you usually do first after you wake up and get out of bed?
Do you eat breakfast, talk to somebody, have a shower, get dressed, etc.?
Use first, secondly*, thirdly*, then, next, after (that), finally, lastly
* It is correct to use second and third instead of secondly and thirdly. Both are acceptable forms.
Daily Routines
Name 3 things you do in the afternoon and/or in the evening.
Is there anything you do every week at the same time, i.e. a weekly routine?
Your home assignment is 15 exercises.
Daily Routines
Work in pairs. Look at your activity card. Take turns talking about the daily routines of the person on the card..
Student A: Eric is a student. First he gets up every morning at 6:30. Secondly he has a shower, Next/thirdly he ….
Student B: Well, Monika is a dentist. First, she gets ups at 7:00 in the morning. Then she feeds her dog. After that…
And ask these questions
Switch!
Group B: class session
we talk about language variation (in English)
we listen to a podcast about disappearing languages
Language variety
what is language variation?
what words or phrases that are typical to the country/region you lived in? Think about words/phrases not generally used in other places or countries where they speak the same language as you.
Language variety
Language variation...
refers to the regional, social, and contextual differences in how people use a particular language
Language variety
Language variety
Pair the Australian words with their meanings
Language variety
what is language variation?
what words or phrases that are typical to the country/region you lived in? Think about words/phrases not generally used in other places or countries where they speak the same language as you.
