CORA 2 EIM 7 Silent letter words

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Silent Letters: CEFR B1

                               Objectives: in this lesson you will

-learn the meaning of some silent letter words

-watch a video about the origin of silent letters

-use silent letter words in a piece of writing

Silent letter words

What are silent letter words?
(an explanation, no examples)

Which word has a silent letter?

1. knife
2. hungry
3. discover
4. children

silent letter words

Listen to the video (Do NOT click subtitles). Do the gap fill exercise. Do NOT click                                 .

Watch the video again. Click subtitles and check whether your answers are right. Correct them if necessary.

Then click                                 .

https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/ND3C63

https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/TD44JR

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Exercise 1: Find the silent letters in the underlined words.

What do the underlined words mean? 

Write down the meaning of the words.

https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/MD3PR6

Study the vocabulary.

Check whether you have written down the correct meaning of the words.

silent letters

https://www.espressoenglish.net/silent-letters-in-english-from-a-to-z/

Listen to the pronunciation.

Look up the meaning of the words you do not know.

dictionary

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/4D3AKA

Silent Letters.

Do the crossword.

Keys crossword.

whistle, castle, answer, fasten, autumn, wrote, lamb, thumb, island

Wednesday, plumber, elbow, hour, calm

You are a reporter.  Write 15 lines in a magazine.

Answer the question in the article: Was the bullet aimed at me?   Use at least ten silent letter words. (Type silent letters in google for inspiration, if necessary).

Give your piece of writing to your partner.

Underline their silent letter words.

Read your partner's work aloud.

Pay attention to the silent letter words.

 

Which emoij(s) best represent(s) how you feel after today's lesson?

Explain your choice(s).

https://dictionary.cambridge.org

MD3PR6

vocabulary

Study the silent letter words.

Study code MD3PR6.

Look up the words you didn't know.

Add them to your wordlist and study them.

http://linguee.nl

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