B1.1

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Het is belangrijk dat we ook oefenen met de kijk- en luistervaardigheid

Preparation

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition

Feeling unhappy because something is uninteresting or
because you have nothing to do

1. a gadget
2. boredom
3. contemplation
4. blissful

to become calm and relaxed by thinking about one thing

1. to pay attention
2. a capacity
3. a gadget
4. to meditate

To watch, listen to or think about something carefully or
with interest

1. to meditate
2. an inoculation
3. to pay attention
4. to encounter

To stop thinking about a problem by keeping busy

1. blissful
2. an inoculation
3. to distract yourself
4. contemplation

A device or machine, for example a phone or tablet

1. to pay attention
2. a gadget
3. boredom
4. to encounter

Extremely or completely happy

1. Blissful
2. Inoculation
3. Boredom
4. a capacity

An injection that protects someone from a disease

1. A gadget
2. Inoculation
3. Contemplation
4. To pay attention

Someone’s ability to do a particular thing

1. To meditate
2. Boredom
3. Capacity
4. Contemplation

Serious and quiet thought for a period of time

1. Blissful
2. Contemplation
3. Inoculation
4. Boredom

To experience something, especially something bad

1. Blissful
2. To encounter
3. A capacity
4. To meditate

Opdracht 1

In de volgende dia moet je de antwoorden (letters) slepen naar het juiste vak.

Distracting yourself from boredom

Meditation

Listening to a song

Watching a film

Paying attention to breathing

Finding a deep feeling of well-being

Texting a friend

Being interested in the feeling of boredom

Opdracht 2

In de volgende dia moet je de juiste volgorde aangeven van de zinnen.

Once you know how to meditate, you might still find that some activities are a waste

of time.

People avoid boredom by watching things, reading and communicating on their

devices.

But if you always distract yourself, you will never learn how to do nothing.

People experience boredom less nowadays than they did in the past.

When you meditate, you pay attention to your breathing and feelings.

Learning to meditate will cure you of boredom – you will never be bored again.