Bigorexia vocabulary and Unusual jobs - Floor's class

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Vocabulary and Unusual Jobs

Today's goals

I can understand and use newly acquired vocabulary.

I can find and understand specific information in an article.

At the end of class:

Agenda

- Lesson goals (2 mins)

- Vocabulary  (20 mins)

- Discussion - unusual jobs (5 mins) 

- Discussion - Ex. 9 on p. 3 (5 mins)

- Read article "Unusual jobs" on p. 6 - 7 (5 minutes)

- Homework - complete ex. 11 on p. 4

- Evaluate lesson (3 mins)

Vocabulary

Last week you received a vocabulary handout. 

Let's see what you remember

Translate these words to Dutch:
1. Absorb 2. Appearance 3. Appropriating
4. Benign 5. Betterment 6. Boundary

Fill in the gap
You can _______ the design to fit your needs.

1. address
2. assess
3. assemble
4. alter

Fill in the gap
They reached a ________ after hours of negotiation.

1. bargain
2. compromise
3. decide
4. determine

Fill in the gap
The patient was _______ after several weeks of treatment

1. carefully
2. caused
3. cured
4. healthy

Fill in the gap
It is ______ to follow the safety guidelines

1. consumed
2. cumulative
3. discontinue
4. crucial

Fill in the gap
They had to _______ the old equipment before setting up the new machines.

1. dismantle
2. constituents
3. categorically
4. disregard

Fill in the gap
He was ________ in his desire to help others.

1. eager
2. earnest
3. energized
4. evasive

Fill in the gap
Vaccination ________ individuals against many diseases.

1. immediately
2. immunizes
3. important
4. impending

Fill in the gap
The damage caused by the fire was __________ .

1. irreversible
2. irritated
3. irretrievable
4. irregular

Fill in the gap
The plants ______ in the warm climate.

1. famished
2. fertilization
3. flourished
4. fleshed

Fill in the gap
Calling this product "healthy" is a _______ , given its sugar content.

1. misguided
2. miscalculate
3. misnomer
4. misdemeanor

Fill in the gap
She found herself in a difficult _______ at work.

1. predicament
2. predicate
3. precies
4. positioning

Fill in the gap
Social media has a ______ influence on daily life.

1. disposition
2. pervasive
3. pathologizing
4. predictive

Fill in the gap
His ______ finally paid off when he got the promotion.

1. positioning
2. predominant
3. modify
4. persistance

Fill in the gap
Beverly Hills gym is ______ .

1. coolest
2. carefully
3. hardcore
4. hardware

Fill in the gap
I put my dog on the _____ to weigh her.

1. scale
2. scared
3. sacred
4. scaled

Fill in the gap
He had a ______ headache.

1. personal
2. pounding
3. private
4. penultimate

Fill in the gap
His _____ was deformed, that is why he could not walk straight

1. spleen
2. splash
3. spine
4. spike

Fill in the gap
He is a very ______ political figure.

1. pathology
2. publicity
3. predominant
4. prominent

Check answers for ex. 31 & 33 on p. 10

- Be prepared to share answers with the class (in English)

 

Jobs you might not know exist

- In pairs, discuss the qualifications you need to do these jobs

- Which job would you want to do and why?

- Be prepared to share with the class

Professional Cuddler

- help people who are struggling with loneliness, depression, trauma, medical problems

- open to one-off cuddles or repeat business

- carry out one or multiple cuddling sessions per day

- hours are flexible or you can work from home

Golf Ball Diver

- professional recyclers, golf ball divers 

- retrieve golf balls from bodies of water in or around golf courses

- clean up, repackage and resell golf balls 

- can be part of an organisation where you just turn up, dive, and earn a bit of money or work independently

- involves heavy lifting and diving into murky waters filled with all kinds of hazards

Online Dating Ghostwriter

- modern-day cupid

- earn cash by writing profiles for people to post on their online dating site profiles

- help people not great at writing to increase their chances of finding their perfect match

Line stander

- patient and you enjoy people watching

- don’t mind being out in the elements

- hold  a spot in line for someone else who can’t (or doesn’t want to) do it themselves

- wait in line for the release of movie, concert, or sporting tickets, the newest iPhone or games console

Discussion - Unusual jobs

- in pairs, discuss ex. 9 on p. 3

- 5 minutes

- be prepared to share your answers with the class

Read Unusual Jobs

- Read the article  on p. 6-7 on your own in silence

- Complete ex. 11 on p. 4 in class if there is enough time

-If insufficient time, complete as homework.

 

Name two things you learned this lesson