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Tool English Blue

lesson 2.1

After today you...

you what you need to do to pass this block

know four types of signposting

can use adjectives in the right order

know everything about at least one of the grammatical tenses

Every moment is a fresh beginning

~ T.S. Elliot

Class attendance

Oral exam

BLOCK 2

Written exam

BLOCK 2

PART 1

Class participation

Attendance

Part 1

Being in class and (actively) participating will improve your learning possibilities. So being there is rewarded.

Assignments

20%

Practice makes perfect! The feedback given to the five writing assignments provide you with an insight into what you can improve.

PART 2

Oral exam

Sales Pitch

part 2

What?

Item to sell

40%

Audience to sell it to

After lesson 5, possibly outside of class

May 30 - June 15

(find link on Connect)

What?

When?

Pick one of each category and make a well-researched 4-5 minute salespitch using all elements

How?

Type of graph/chart

Gimmick

Quick sale

In pairs take 2 minutes to make an improved 30 second pitch

Pitch mini version to other student pair

Form vs Content

Make sure the audience wants what you are selling

Make sure you tell a story that pulls in your audience, even if you have nothing to say

PART 3

Written exam

Essay

part 3

450 - 500 words

select one of the options

40%

MC questions

Unit 11 up to an including 25

"THAT'S WHAT" -SHE

ADJECTIVES

SIGNPOSTING

GRAMMAR

Signposting game

1. Each group (4 students) gets a stack of cards

2. There are eight categories - find out what belongs where

3. Name the categories based on function

4. Let's check those answers!

Kahoot team time!

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/324b4c61-6c60-498d-8ae1-43764632e1e5

Category: highlighting or emphasizing a point

Indeed, in fact, moreover, more importantly

Category: changing direction or creating a comparison

However, rather, in contrast, on the other hand

Category: adding a similar point

Similarly, likewise, additionally, in addition to this

Category: summarizing

Finally, in conclusion, overall, to conclude

Category: being more specific

In particular, in relation to, with respect to, in terms of

Category: giving an example

For instance, this can be illustrated by, namely, such as

Category: following a line of reasoning

Therefore, subsequently, as a result, consequently

Category: acknowledging something and moving on.

Although, even though, notwithstanding, despite

ADJECTIVE ORDER

What?

The simplest definition of an adjective is that it is a word that describes or clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe nouns by giving some information about an object’s size, shape, age, color, origin or material.

Assignment

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/e25206f7-e12d-4338-849d-e6752d379c4e

p70 ex 2, 3, 4 | p71 ex 5 | p72 ex 1, 2

Unit 11

p74 ex 1, 2

Exam Folder 5

p76 ex reading 1, 2, 3 | p78 ex vocab 1, 2, | p79 ex -ing forms 1, 2, CS

Unit 12

p80-81 ex 1-5

Writing Folder 5

p82 vocab ex 1, 2, 3 | p83 ex 1, 2 | p84 ex 1, 2, 3, 4 | p85 ex 5, vocab ex 1m 2

Unit 13

p86 ex 1, 2

Exam Folder 6

HOMEWORK

For your written work to be accepted for feedback:

Hand in before the deadline mentioned in class

[your full name]-English Blue-writing 2.1

Don't send and dump it!

220-260 words

Creating a Grammar Explainer Video

EXPLAINER

What is an explainer video?

Example

Your turn to make an explainer video

Groups of 3-4

Brainstorm

Create a script that includes

- effective explanation

- enticing examples

- excellent exercise(s)

Make a 3-5 minute video

Finish the project

For the remainder of today - work on the explainer video

In your final file:

- clear mention of grammatical topic

- clearly mention creators

- be careful with copyrighted materials

Send me the file (WeTransfer) or the link (Youtube) of your video so they can be used in class next week.

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