Introduction to English - introductory sessions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

                                                               
                                                                  Welcome to English, Kim de Laaf

First session:

• Warm up Poll This or that 
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First session schoolyear 2025/2026

Warm up activity: This/ That poll
Word cloud (personal Associations)
Briefly introduce yourself!
Getting to know me
Intractive ESW Quiz

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Goal:
Get to know each other and resurface our English!

Let's get to know eachother!
This or that?

Cats

Dogs

This or that?

Netflix

Youtube

This or that?

Summer

Winter

This or that?

Indoor

Outdoor

This or that?

Pizza

Pasta

This or that?

Fortnite

Roblox

This or that?

Cola

Pepsi

This or that?

Early night

Sleeping in

Describe yourself in three words in one entry

Introduce yourself in three sentences/ fun facts!
Use the examples and complete them if you like :)

I like to:

1. Climb mountains
2. Do yoga

I prefer to eat:

1. Steak
2. Vegetarian

reading is cool!
(own answer)

1. True
2. False

I am more of a city person:

1. True
2. False

I prefer summer over winter:

1. True
2. False

I like to eat out or cook

1. Out
2. Cook

I grow my own groceries

1. True
2. False

I like cats better than dogs

1. True
2. False

Culture:
Which country speaks English but is not in the USA/ UK?

1. Brazil
2. India
3. France
4. Canada

Culture:
Which ESW city is nicknamed 'The big Apple'?

1. Toronto
2. London
3. New York
4. Sydney

Culture:
Which animal is a symbol of Australia?

1. Koala
2. Kangaroo
3. Parrot
4. Snake

Culture:
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

1. Oxford
2. Blackpool
3. York
4. London

Culture:
Which country has both English and French as official languages?

1. Canada
2. England
3. South Africa
4. New Zealand

Culture:
Which country has the largest number of native English speakers?

1. Australia
2. USA
3. UK
4. Canada

Er wonen meer Engelssprekenden in India (als tweede taal) dan in de VS, UK en Canada samen.

Culture:
Which US state is closest to Russia?

1. Hawaii
2. California
3. Alaska
4. Washington

Bij de Beringstraat liggen Rusland en Alaska maar zo’n 4 km uit elkaar (op de Diomede eilanden kun je zelfs Rusland zien).

Culture:
Which city is famous for the Golden Gate Bridge?

1. Los Angeles
2. San Francisco
3. Sydney
4. Vancouver

Culture:
Which Caribbean island country has English as its official language?

1. Haiti
2. Dominican Republi
3. Cuba
4. Jamaica

Culture:
Which British band is known as “The Fab Four”?

1. The Beatles
2. Coldplay
3. Rolling Stones
4. Queen

Culture:
On which day do people in the USA eat turkey and pumpkin pie?

1. Easter
2. 4th of July
3. Thanksgiving
4. Christmas

Entry-level test A1/A2

(If there's time otherwise next week)
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