First English lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

First English class of the year

• Who am I?
• Who are you?
• Why is English so important? Share your opinions!
• Classroom rules
• Books
• Quiz time!

Who am I?

• Jutka Vas (49), 2 sons (21 and 23)
• I live in Apeldoorn
• I was born in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
• I love: cycling, reading, festivals
• I hate: bullying, getting up early
• Something weird about me: I cycled to Hungary 3 times
• Email: [e-mail]

Introduction game - snowball

1. Write down short answers to these questions on the next slide. Don't write your name on it!!!

2. Done? Make a snowball of your paper. Wait till the teacher signs, then... snowball fight!!!!
3. Pick up one snowball and sit down. 

4. Read the answers, but make whole sentences. The class guesses who it is. 

Who are you?

1. Who do you live with?

2. Where do you live?

3. Where were you born?

4. What do you love? (3 things)

5. What do you hate? (2 things)

6. A special thing about you...

Why is English so important?

Classroom rules

• Be on time!
• Bring your books and laptop!
• Phones in your bag!
• Respect and listen to each other!
• Don't be afraid to make mistakes! Mistakes = learning!
• Try to speak in English!

Books / tests

• Stepping Stones workbook A
• Skills: reading, writing, watching/listening, speaking
• Insera test (words + grammar) after each chapter
• 2 lessons per week using the book, 1 lesson for skills 
• 6 marks: reading, writing, watching/listening, speaking, kennistoets, term tasks/reading file
  
  

English Quiz

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

1. A character from Lord of the Rings
2. An actual place where people live
3. The noise you make when you're choking
4. You just hit your head on your keyboard

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How old is
Queen Elizabeth
the second?

1. eighty-three
2. dead
3. ninety-five
4. only fifty-one, but under a lot of stress

Born in 1926, the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II
 passed away in 2022! 

This is Queen Elizabeth I

She was queen from

1558 - 1603

(which is why this

is a painting and 

not a photo)

Engeland

Ierland

Australië

Schotland

Amerika

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?

1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Lung
4. Heart, liver, ánd lung

I know right?!

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.

(Wikipedia)

Name the buildings 

The Walkie Talkie

The Cheese Grater

The Shard (de scherf)

The Gherkin (de augurk)

One of the things that the city of Liverpool is famous for:

1. Dancing birds
2. Singing 'insects'
3. Swimming dogs
4. Painting flamingos

The Beatles are from Liverpool!

How many people live in London?

1. Less than 7 million 7,5 miljard
2. Less than 6 million
3. Somewhere between 8 and 9 million
4. Somewhere between 6 and 7 million

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?

1. Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
2. Fondue parties with hundreds of people
3. Building little houses made out of cheese
4. None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Seriously...

What is the original flag of England?

A

B

C

1. Flag A is the flag of England
2. Flag B is the flag of England
3. Flag C is the flag of England
4. It is not here

What is the name of the dark green country?

Wat is Gaelic?

1. knoflook
2. een taal
3. een Engelsman
4. een soort drinken

Engeland

Ierland

Schotland

Amerika

Australië

The End.

Homework

Bridging the gap maken voor de volgende les