Spooky season

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English Thursday 29 October

Welcome back

Today's lesson

- Listening strategies

-Listening activities 

-Speaking practice in pairs with speaking cards about the fall

- Write a short story

- Extra? Guess the word game

Listening strategies

Listening for the main idea

You want to understand what the whole passage is mainly about.

How to do it:

Listen carefully for the main idea and the different parts of the passage.

Write down the key ideas in a few words. Then use these words to explain what the listening passage is about.

Listening for specific information

Find the answer to a specific question or problem.

How to do it:

While listening, focus only on the information that helps you answer the questions you were given.

Write down the important information while you listen.

Intensive listening 

Summarize the listening passage so you can retell it again later.

How to do it:

Write down the main idea, the main points, and some smaller details in a few words. Put these words in a clear order so you can retell the listening passage again in your own words.

Video Listening and Watching Strategies

Before watching and listening

- Step 1: Pen and paper (notes taking) 

Step 2: Read the title and look at the pictures

- Step 3: Think about what you know about the topic just by looking at the pictures

- Step 4: What vocab do you know?

- Step 5: What will they ask? What will the questions be? 

Watch the video

You are going to watch a video about the origins of Halloween and answer 4 questions.

Write down the key-thoughts! (hoofdgedachten)

00:00

The neighbours gave candy to the youngsters...

1. so that they didn't vandalise their houses.
2. in exchange for help with the cleaning.
3. because they were poor.

00:00

The children wore masks...

1. to scare people.
2. to pretend they were ghosts.
3. to hide their identity.

00:00

That day, the villagers lit big bonfires...

1. to communicate with the spirits from the spirit world.
2. to attract ghosts.
3. to send the ghosts back to their world.

00:00

For the Celts, 31st October was...

1. the last day of the year.
2. a day to be with their families.
3. the day they celebrated their music festival.

Video: Why is it so fun to be scared?

Summarize the video, you need to be able to give three reasons why fear can also be positive.

Make notes while you are listening/watching.

             

How:  1. Make notes (keywords)  while you are listening/watching

Why is it so fun to be scared?

Give three reasons why fear can also be positive.

             

Watch the video again and answer the questions.

1) Which brain system is shut down during the flight or fight response?

2) Which hormone intensifies the feeling of closeness in times of fear?

3) Explain in your own words what the fight or flight response is. 

4) Why do we not easily forget scary experiences?

5) “Doing things that we are afraid of can boost our self-esteem even though we know that  we’re not really in danger”   How can you explain this? 

6) What does it mean to say that emotions can be contagious?

Questions

1) Which brain system is shut down during the flight or fight response?

2) Which hormone intensifies the feeling of closeness in times of fear?

3) Explain in your own words what the fight or flight response is. 

4) Why do we not easily forget scary experiences?

5) “Doing things that we are afraid of can boost our self-esteem even though we know that  we’re not really in danger”   How can you explain this? 

6) What does it mean to say that emotions can be contagious?

Answers:

1. Which brain system is shut down during the fight-or-flight response?

The system responsible for critical thinking is shut down.

2. Which hormone intensifies the feeling of closeness in times of fear?

The hormone oxytocin intensifies the feeling of closeness.

3. Explain in your own words what the fight-or-flight response is.

It is the body's automatic reaction to danger. It prepares us to face the threat or run away.

Answers:

4. Why do we not easily forget scary experiences? Because they cause strong emotions that help the experiences stay in our memory.

5. How can doing things we are afraid of boost our self-esteem, even when we know we are not in danger? When we overcome our fears, we feel proud of ourselves, which boosts our self-esteem.

6. What does it mean to say that emotions can be contagious? It means that we can be influenced by other people's emotions and start feeling the same.

Speaking in pairs

- 10 questions

- Remember to ask follow-up 
   questions

- 7 minutes

Writing assignment

You are going to write a scary short story in groups of 4.

1. The first person will write the first 2 or 3 sentences.

2. Then you fold the paper so the next person does not see what the first person wrote.

3. We will do this 4 times, so you will have 4 stanzas in total.

Step 1 

1. Who is the main character?

2. Where does the story happen?

3. What is the problem or event?

4. How does the story end?

Step 2

1. Introduce the character and setting.

2. Introduce the problem or event.

3. Show how the character reacts or tries to solve the problem.

4. Show the ending or moral.

Guidelines

1. The first person starts their stanza with the words: "Once upon a time" and tells something about the character and setting (name, how old is he/she?) 

2. The second person writes about a problem or event.

3. The third person writes how the character reacts or tries to solve this problem.

4. The fourth person writes about what the character is going to do next. (Example: now that he has found his suitcase, he is going on a holiday to Spain)

NO swearing, we stay civil.

Read your short stories and share the best one in class.

Guess the word game

One student sits with his/her back to the whiteboard or screen, while another student explains the chosen topic. There are 2 important rules to follow: 

1. The explanation cannot include the words written on the screen. 

2. It may last no longer than 60 seconds.

Spider

Monster

Nightmare

Pumpkin

Witch

Candy

Costume

Broomstick

Vampire

Horror