Speaking (The Twits)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

Reading and Speaking

Today just reading and speaking

GPW 3 on Thrusday 

Homework : Learn (1-10) irregular verbs.

Let's start...

Look at the picture...

Discuss with each other...

Student A

Derscribe the pesronality of Mr Twit

Student B

Describe the personality of Mrs Twit

Let's start...

Look at the picture...

Discuss with each other...

Student A

Mr Twit : hideous, cruel inner nature, very selfish, bad tempered

Student B

Mrs Twit: cunning, cruel, bad tempered, selfish

Let's start...

Look at the picture...

Discuss with each other...

Student A

What do you see? Describe the picture. 

Student B

What is going to happen?

Go to page 26

Mrs Twit Gets a Stretching 

We are going to read a few chapters from The Twits

Goal of today:

At the end of this lesson you will be able to briefly tell me these chapters again and answer questions about the content of the story.

The Twits

Roald Dahl

-> writer

-> many stories for children

-> DO YOU KNOW A BOOK?

In the picture

-> Mr. and Mrs. Twit: The Twits

(Twit: a silly (dom/niet slim) person)

Pictures from the book

Make a prediction (voorspelling)...

-What is the story about?

- What kind (soort) of story is this?

Look at the pictures...

(scary? serious? romantic? funny?)

Combine the following words and tell us something about the story.

All of a sudden 

Terrified 

Balloons 

Combine the following words and tell us something about the story.

Suddenly

Scared

Mr Twit

Combine the following words and tell us something about the story.

Without Warning

Evil 

Mrs Twit

Combine the following words and tell us something about the story.

As quick as a flash

Nasty

Sky

Combine the following words and tell us something about the story.

After a while

Mean

Iron Ring

Introduction

The Twits are not nice people. 

They have four monkeys in a cage. The monkeys are called the Muggle-Wumps.

The Twits are mean to the monkeys.

One day, a beautiful bird helps

the monkeys. 

They want revenge.

Mr. and Mrs. Twit are not nice people

Why? Think of 3 reasons and write them down on your whiteboard 

Imagine that mr Twit is nice 

Thing of nice things that he would have done and describe:

his appearance

his behaviour

 

Page 36

The House, the Tree and the Mondkey Cage

In pairs

• Write down  adjectives to describe the house and garden.

In pairs

 Why was Mr and Mrs Twit's house without windows? 

Why was their  garden shaby?

Understanding the story...

Tell me the story:

Let's practice the words,

repeat after me...

Listen and read along...

https://www.ladybirdeducation.co.uk/ladybird-books/the-twits/

Read for yourself

Exercise:

Schrijf de woorden op die je NIET kent! Probeer deze te raden!