Elke week staat één onderwerp in drie lessen centraal.
v Elk onderwerp wordt geïntroduceerd met een film van ongeveer vijf minuten.
v Elke les begint met een lesdoel en eindigt met een check op het lesdoel.
v In de eerste les oefen je met lezen, kijken en luisteren.
v In de tweede en derde les oefen je met spreken en schrijven.
v Na drie weken leer je iets over de Engelstalige wereld in ‘People and stories’.
v Achterin het boek vind je de grammatica-uitleg en -oefeningen die bij de lessen horen.
v In de online omgeving staan de films, uitlegvideo’s, audiofragmenten en extra adaptieve oefeningen.
methodeconcept
Boom voortgezet onderwijs auteurs
Marith Assen
Ellen de Boer
Leen van der Elst
Wieke Hillen
Wilma Jansen
Raene Sijbom
Jaqueline Wardenier
eindredactie
Boom voortgezet onderwijs
Hayley Cafarella
boom voortgezet onderwijs
45 Understanding directions 126
46 How to give directions 130
47 How to plan a trip 132
48 Meeting people (5) — School 134
49 My class timetable 138
50 Talking about the things you do at school 140
Keep up the conversation 51 Speed dating 142
52 Giving a compliment 146 53 Apologising 148
People and stories — School 54 Floating schools 150
A/B School poetry 152
65 The Flying Doctors 180 66 A /B Point of view: Wonder 182
About games 67 Reading about games 186 68 Talking about your favourite games 190 69 Playing games 192
Reading recipes 194
Talking about cooking 198
Buying groceries 200
In the media
Reading the news 202
Talking about the news 206
75 Giving your opinion 210
People and stories — Cooking
British baking culture 210
A/B Fiction and non-fiction: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 212
Meeting people (1)
True or false? t1
a David has a girlfriend.
b David is older than Fiona.
c Fiona and David already know each other.
d Fiona’s mother is a teacher.
First encounters
What words do you use in English when you meet someone for the first time? Think of your own language: you talk to someone your own age differently than to an adult. In English, you should do this as well. So when you talk to someone, make sure you use language that fits the situation.
We make the distinction between informal language and formal language.
Informal Formal
Hi! I’m Danny. Good morning. My name is Danny Peterson.
Hey. What’s up? Good afternoon, sir. How are you?
How are things? How are you?
Nice to meet you. Pleased to meet you.
I’ve got to get going. Bye! Goodbye! Have a good one! Have a good day.
Read the situations on the left and match them with the opening line from the right that fits best. t2
a You ask a stranger where the nearest supermarket is.
b You greet the cashier in the supermarket.
c You introduce yourself to your new classmate.
d You ask your friend how they are doing.
1 Hello. 2 How are things?
3 Excuse me, can I ask you a question?
4 Hi, I’m ...
Non-verbal communication, the language you show with your body, also plays an important role when meeting someone.
a Write down two types of non-verbal communication. Think of what your face shows, what your hands do and the way you use your whole body. t2
b Look at the image on the right. Write down two specific examples of non-verbal communication that you could use when you meet someone for the first time. I
About me
Hi there! My name is Caroline. I’m 13 years old and I’m British. I live in Durham (England). I have one brother and two sisters. All of them are younger than I am: Edgar is 11 years old, Kyla is 9 and Rose is 6 years old. We go to Durham School, a very old school that was founded in 1414. Interesting fact: they only opened the school to girls in 1985. Before that, it was just for boys.
My hobbies are playing tennis, hanging out with friends and baking cupcakes. I also love to read and write. Fantasy books are my favourite. I really enjoy the surprising things that happen in fantasy stories. That’s why I’m also a fan of old fairy tales, like Beauty and the Beast or Puss in Boots. When I grow up and finish school, I want to be a writer. This blog is to practise my writing skills and to share some things about my day-to-day life and my favourite books. Welcome to my blog!
Read the text on the left.
a What kind of text is this, and where could you find it? t1
b Write down five things you now know about Caroline. t1
c If you followed a blog, what would it be about? t1
Listen to the audio fragment from this lesson. Carl introduces himself. Choose the correct option for each sentence. t1
a He is 18 / 33 years old.
b He was born in London / Essex.
c Carl has a job in Amsterdam / Brussels.
d He likes / hates living there.
Listen to Carl’s introduction again. Does he speak formally or informally? Write down at least one example to explain your answer. t2
Non-verbal communication: meeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Read the text I’m beautiful from a tourist guidebook.
a Is this introduction written in a formal or an informal way? Use two examples from the text to explain your answer. T2
b What city is this guidebook about? T1
c In the first line, you read ‘how’s life?’. Write down what you think this means. I
d What makes this introduction different from the other introductions you’ve heard and read in this lesson? I
I’m beautiful
Hey there! How’s life? It’s great to see you! I’m Berlin. I’m a beautiful, beautiful city. I’m the capital of Germany. I’m almost 800 years old. When I was a child, I wanted to be a country, or a beach. But, hey, I am happy to be a city now! I’m heading to the city centre, where there are plenty of opportunities to eat delicious foods, shop for the nicest things and have a lot of fun. Will you meet me there? Come and visit me! I
Fill in the gaps with the following words. Each word can only be used once. T1
writer / British / strangers / surprising / country / to meet
a I really like meeting new people: I’m not afraid of …… .
b Caroline is a big fan of J.K. Rowling. She would love her sometime.
c He says he is from Great Britain, so he is …… .
d Roald Dahl is a famous …… , known for his funny stories.
e Fantasy stories contain a lot of …… events that do not happen in real life.
f She is from the Netherlands, a in the north of Europe.
9 Study the words from this lesson: English – Dutch and Dutch – English. R
have you reached your goal ?
I know the difference between formal and informal language, and I know the words from this lesson.
I can understand formal and informal phrases used for introductions.
I can understand a conversation in which people introduce themselves.
I can understand introductions, even if people use words I don’t know to introduce themselves.
words
to introduce yourself jezelf voorstellen formal formeel
British Brits to play tennis tennissen to meet ontmoeten to bake bakken to enjoy genieten surprising verrassend
fairy tale sprookje to finish afmaken
writer schrijver skill vaardigheid to share delen
day-to-day life dagelijks leven
lady dame interesting interessant job baan
touristic toeristisch guidebook reisgids
beautiful mooi
city stad capital hoofdstad
almost bijna country land beach strand
centre centrum to visit bezoeken funny grappig
different anders age leeftijd
Getting to know each other
goal Q You will learn to ask and answer basic personal questions.
If you could meet your favourite celebrity, what would you like to ask them? Write down at least two questions. t1
Copy the form for the school yearbook into your notebook and complete it with your details. t1 1 Name: Address:
v questions and answers
q What’s your name?
a My name is Leah.
q How do you spell your name?
a It’s spelt L-E-A-H.
q Where do you live?
a I live in Groningen.
q Where are you from?
a I’m from the Netherlands.
q How old are you?
a I’m 12 years old.
q What’s your favourite subject?
a My favourite subject is Maths.
q What’s your favourite colour?
a My favourite colour is orange.
q What’s your favourite animal?
a My favourite animal is the chimpanzee.
v See Grammar § 1.1 – Vraagwoorden
Read the conversation. Fill in the gaps with the correct chunks. t1
Denise I don’t think we’ve met before. What’s your name?
Jocelyn Hi! [ a ] Jocelyn. What about you?
Denise I’m Denise. My surname is Rodriguez.
Jocelyn I like your name. [ b ] …… ?
Denise I’m 14 years old. How old are you?
Jocelyn [ c ] 13
Denise Okay. [ d ] …… ?
Jocelyn I’m from Newcastle. It’s in the north of England. It’s very nice. I still like to visit the city! Where are you from?
Denise [ e ] …… London. But my parents are from Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
Jocelyn Interesting! It was nice to meet you Denise!
Denise Nice to meet you too! Adios!
Work in pairs. Look at the form for the school yearbook in exercise 2. Ask questions to get all of your classmate’s details and write them down in your notebook. Your classmate answers in complete sentences. Switch roles.
v Class – Which class are you in? I’m in class 1C. t2
Watch the alphabet song video from this lesson and work in pairs.
a Ask your partner to spell their name. After they have spelt their name, switch roles. t1
b Ask your partner to spell the name of the street where they live. After they have spelt the name of their street, switch roles. t1
Prepare a brief interview with some of your classmates.
a Write down five questions for your classmate: about their age, where they're from, their family, their hobbies and think of one other question. t2
b Interview at least two of your classmates. Don’t forget: I
v Note down your classmates’ answers; v When someone interviews you, answer the questions in complete sentences.
Write a personal message or email to your favourite celebrity from outside the Netherlands. Note the following: I
v Start with a greeting; v Introduce yourself;
v Tell them at least three things about yourself;
v Ask at least three things you would like to know about them;
v End your message.
have you reached your goal ?
I know the chunks I can use to ask and answer some personal questions.
I can use the chunks to get to know someone. I can make different kinds of questions to get to know someone.
I can do a brief interview with someone and I can answer questions about myself.
about yourself
Introducing yourself and others 3
goal Q You will learn to introduce yourself and another person.
You can use the chunk I am to say who you are or what your name is. Think of other things you can tell someone about yourself using I am. Write down three sentences. t1
v in troducing yourself
I’m Dennis.
I’m 13 years old.
I’m a student.
I’m at school.
I really like FC Dordrecht. My hobby is baking cupcakes.
v in troducing others
This is Zaima.
Zaima is 12 years old. She’s also a student.
She’s in class 1B. She lives in Boxtel.
She’s from Pakistan. She’s my best friend. Her favourite subject is Biology.
This is Benji. He is 5 years old. His favourite colour is blue. He really likes playing football.
v See Grammar § 1.2 – Persoonlijke en bezittelijke voornaamwoorden
v See Grammar § 2.3.1.1 – Present simple
Read Walter’s introduction.
‘Hi everyone! I’m Walter. I’m 13 years old. I’m from Germany. I’m a student. My favourite subject is English. I’m an only child. I really like FC Barcelona.’
Rewrite the introduction. This time, you are introducing Walter. Start with: Hi everyone! This is Walter. He is 13 years old. t1
a Match the questions with correct answers. t2
v questions
1 Where are you from?
2 Where do you live?
3 What is Linda's favourite sport?
4 What is her favourite subject?
5 What is his favourite sport?
6 How old is Ronnie?
7 What is Zaima's surname?
8 What is your favourite colour?
v answers
a Her favourite subject is French.
b Ronnie is 15 years old.
c I’m from the north of Germany.
d My favourite colour is green.
e His favourite sport is boxing.
f Zaima’s surname is Kirmani.
g I live in Durham.
h Linda’s favourite sport is tennis.
b Now create the questions for these two answers. t2
1 My name is Sandra.
2 Sonia's hobby is playing tennis.
A lot of social media profiles on the internet are written in English.
a Write a short introduction about yourself for your social media profile. Include the things that describe you best. Write at least five complete sentences. t2
b Do you think you can share everything online? Explain why (not). t2
Look at the picture and read the facts about Peter. Write an introduction about him and include five of the facts. Write at least five sentences. t2
Work in groups. In exercise 4, you wrote the text for an English social media profile. Now, you are going to present yourself to your classmates.
a Add three more sentences about yourself that you want to tell your classmates. t2
b Think of a nice opening or greeting to start your presentation with. t1
c Present yourself to the rest of the class. Remember the following:
v Start your small presentation with an opening;
v Then give some general facts about yourself;
v Talk about at least three new things most of your classmates don't know;
v Ask if there are any questions and answer them;
v End the presentation and thank your listeners.
v As a listener, think of one good question during each presentation and ask the presenter this question. i
I know the chunks I need to introduce myself or someone else.
I can use the chunks to introduce myself or someone else.
I can make new sentences with the information I have about someone.
I can present myself and I can answer questions about my presentation.
English-speaking countries around the world
goal Q You will learn what the Commonwealth is.
English is a world language: it is spoken in a lot of countries worldwide. All lessons in People and stories are about countries in which English is an important language.
a Work in pairs. In which countries is English the main language, or one of the main languages? Write down at least five countries. t1
b Have you ever been to an English-speaking country?
v If so, which one? What did you like about that country?
v If not, which one would you like to go to and why? t1
Read the text about the Commonwealth.
a How many countries are there in the Commonwealth? t1
b How do the countries work together? t1
c How many people live in the Commonwealth? t1
d Which two countries from the Commonwealth are mentioned in the text? t1
e The text ends with the most important belief of the Commonwealth. What is this belief? t1
f Explain why English is the main language in many countries in the world, such as India and Australia. t2
were led by werden geleid door independent onafhankelijk skills vaardigheden knowledge kennis imagine stel je voor equal gelijk
Just like the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, France and some other European countries, Britain used to have many colonies. These colonies were countries elsewhere in the world that were taken over and led by Britain. When these countries became independent again, many of them joined together in an organisation called the Commonwealth, in order to work together and help each other.
What is the Commonwealth?
The Commonwealth is a family of 53 countries from all over the world. We come from the Pacific, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and the Americas.
We are all very different, but we work together. We share our skills and knowledge to help each other – and we share the same goals. There are LOTS of us in our family. And more than half of us are young people just like you. Imagine counting to over 2 billion; the number of people in the Commonwealth is 2,400,000,000!
Together we make up about 30% of all the world’s population. That’s one out of every three people on the planet! Some live on very small islands, like Nauru in the Pacific, or in very BIG countries like India in Asia.
But no matter where you are from, everyone in the Commonwealth is thought of as equal.
Adapted from: youngcommonwealth.org
Work in pairs. Read the text What we believe. The text is about the six most important beliefs of the Commonwealth. Make a top 6, with the one you think is most important at 1. t2
What we believe
Although we are all different, there are some things we all work together to achieve. We believe that everyone should be able to ...
v go to school to learn so they can lead a better life;
v get help from doctors when they need it;
v choose their own leaders and say what they think;
v live without fear of prejudice and racism.
v We believe girls and boys are equal.
v We all have different faiths and beliefs, but we believe we can work and live together with respect.
We may be many, but we work as one. That’s what is special about our Commonwealth.
We may be many but we work as one.
Look up a map of the Commonwealth.
a Choose one of the countries that is part of the Commonwealth. Write down the following information. t1
v What is the name of the country?
v Which continent is the country part of?
v How many people live in the country?
v Do they only speak English? What other language(s) do they speak?
b Write down your information in complete sentences. i
c Present your information to the rest of the class. i
have you reached your goal ?
I know what the Commonwealth is. I can answer basic questions about the Commonwealth.
I can explain why English is the main language in many countries in the world. I can give a short presentation about a Commonwealth country.
