English as a world language

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Nothing on the table.

We are first taking a look at our SO.

Max. 5 min. During this time you can only whisper.

English as a world language

What does it mean to you?

Goals

-Understand the importance of English as a global language.

-Examine examples of English errors in other countries.

-To view and evaluate facts and statistics about English.

-Recognising loan words from Dutch.

Planning

Start of class	Evaluating SO
Then...	Diving into the new Unit
After...	Working on exercises about English as a world language
Last...	Planning the rest of the test this period.

First I want you to read the introduction of this unit.

Open Unit 6.1

Ex. 1

First we read the text together.

We then answer the questions in ex. 1.

Discuss your answer with your classmate. 

Did you know?

80 percent of the information you can find on the internet is in English. It us one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Over 400 million people worldwide speak English as their first language and over a billion people use it as their second language. So how did English become so widely spoken around the world?

Why do you think English is one of the most important languages?

In which year do you think the world was like this?

1920:

What does it mean
'to have English as a second language'

Making first-language mistakes in English

What causes people to mix up words and sentence structures when they speak English?

Why is it harder for some speakers to learn English then others?

Example: Dutch people learn English easier then Russian people.

Thet use grammar from their first language which isn't the same.

What should it say?

Correct the signs. Tell me what they are trying to say.

Wait to say what it says until you get a turn.

How many mistakes can you find?

8 mistakes

Kooching = coaching

Gramer = grammar

prounciasion = Pronounciation 

Presentasion = presentation 

diseussion = discussion

vacabalary = vocabulary

persanality = personality

Skilla = skills

Now that you have studied the mistakes of others.

15 minutes

Try making Ex. 2, 3, 4 & 5 without making one.

Need help? Discuss in a whispering voice with your neighbour.

Ex. 2 & 3: Read the text and answer the questions about facts and statistics.

Ex. 4: Correct the mistakes in English phrases.

Ex. 5 Find the Dutch loan words.

Finished?

Fill in this exit ticket.

After have chat (quietly) with your classmates.

Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Will be homework for next monday, if you haven't finished already.

Thank you for today!

See you tomorrow.

We are going to be 

talking about false friends.