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CHAPTER 1

🌴 HOLIDAY TIMES

LESSON 1 • GETTING STARTED

45 minutes • book work + LessonUp + speaking

📖 Book: p. 36–37

✏️ In class: exercises 1–4

🏠 Homework: finish + learn

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🎯 TODAY'S LEARNING GOALS

☐ I can talk about a holiday using complete English sentences.

☐ I can use holiday and travel words in my own sentences.

☐ I can recognize and use the past simple in holiday sentences.

☐ I can ask and answer questions about a holiday.

⭐ I can add a reason, detail or example to make my answer stronger.

You may tick a goal ONLY when you can prove it with an example.

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🌴 0–5 MIN • STARTER

WHAT MAKES A HOLIDAY A GOOD HOLIDAY?

Write 3 ideas.

Then compare with your partner.

⭐ Can you explain ONE idea with because?

LESSONUP: POLL • WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER GO?

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📖 5–15 MIN • BOOK p.36 • EXERCISE 1

Remember the words?

1a • Match the four pictures with the correct words.

Use the word bank in the book.

⏱️ 3 min alone → compare → class check.

1b • What is your favourite season? Explain WHY.

Basic: My favourite season is … because …

⭐ Level Up: My favourite season is … because … . I also …

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🗣️ EXERCISE 1B • MAKE YOUR ANSWER STRONGER

Ask → Answer → Follow-up question

A: What is your favourite season?

B: My favourite season is ______ because ______.

A: What do you usually do in that season?

B: I usually ______.

⭐ Challenge: use AND / BUT / BECAUSE to connect ideas.

SWITCH ROLES AFTER 2 MINUTES

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📖 15–22 MIN • BOOK p.36 • EXERCISE 2

Make the word combinations.

2. presents + December = ______

3. sand + seaside = ______

4. go + meet = ______

5. snow + ice = ______

6. midnight + fireworks = ______

⭐ Don't just give the answer: explain what the word means in English OR Dutch.

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🧠 VOCABULARY CHALLENGE

Choose ONE word from Exercise 2.

Make a new sentence with it.

Then ask your partner a question using the same word.

⭐ Can you use a second holiday word in your answer?

LESSONUP: OPEN QUESTION

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📖 22–30 MIN • BOOK p.36–37 • EXERCISE 3

Remember the rule?

Complete Exercise 3.

Underline the words that show the sentence is about the PAST.

Then answer: HOW DO YOU KNOW it is past?

⏱️ 5 min alone → 3 min check together.

⭐ LEVEL UP: EXPLAIN THE RULE IN YOUR OWN WORDS

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🔎 GRAMMAR • FIND THE PATTERN

I watched TV yesterday.

We played football last week.

My mum lived in London.

We went on holiday.

What changes? What stays the same?

⭐ Can you explain the difference between PLAY and PLAYED? What about GO and WENT?

LESSONUP: OPEN QUESTION

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🗣️ 30–38 MIN • HOLIDAY SPEAKING CHALLENGE

Where did you go?

Who did you go with?

What did you do?

What was the weather like?

Did you enjoy it? Why / why not?

⭐ Add one extra detail.

1 MINUTE • SWITCH • 1 MINUTE • SWITCH

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📖 38–43 MIN • BOOK p.37 • EXERCISE 4

Complete the email.

Use the sentences from Exercise 3 as support.

Write about where you went, what the holiday was like and the weather.

🎯 Minimum: 4 complete English sentences.

⭐ Level Up: add a reason + one extra detail.

5 MINUTES • FINISH AT HOME IF NEEDED

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🎯 43–45 MIN • PROVE YOUR LEARNING

🟢 I can do it alone + give an example.

🟠 I can do it with a little help.

🔴 I need more practice.

Choose ONE learning goal.

Write one sentence that proves what you can do.

Example: “I can talk about my holiday because I can say where I went and what I did.”

LESSONUP: OPEN QUESTION / EXIT TICKET

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🏠 HOMEWORK • PREPARE FOR LESSON 2

1️⃣ Finish Exercise 4 on p.37.

2️⃣ Learn the vocabulary from Exercises 1–2.

3️⃣ Choose 5 difficult words and write the Dutch meaning.

4️⃣ Write 3 sentences about a holiday you had.

⭐ Level Up: use at least TWO past simple verbs.

Next lesson: TRAVELLING • p.40–43

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