Week 12 Lesson 2 V4A

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Check your answers: assignment 2 

step 1: link to the text   

step 2: the questions document is in the It's Learning 

planner 

assignment 2: 

• to want greatly = to  crave 

• separate from others = isolated 

• to become more lively or cheerful = to perk up/perked up 

• a specific area of the brain that does certain types of work = brain region

Check your answers: assignment 2 

• to become more active = to rev up / revs up

• the unhappiness that is felt by someone because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to = loneliness

• to do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done = to respond / responds

• to find people to take part in an activity or event = to recruit / recruited

• to eat no food for a period of time = to fast

• a substance (such as a hormone) that causes a biological effect = a (chemical) messenger

Check your answers: assignment 2 

• to feel or be affected by something = to experience / experiencing / experienced

• a brief expression that is commonly used = phrase

• to decide after a period of thought or research = to conclude / concludes

• one of the things that are necessary to stay alive = a basic need

• a person who goes to many parties and other social events = o a social butterfly

• to want or need something very much = to starve for / starving for

Check your answers: assignment 3 

• What does the new brain study demonstrate?

1 After a period of being alone, our brains are hungry for seeing other people.

2 After about 10 hours of isolation, lonely people start to get very depressed.

3 Hungry people respond stronger to juicy hamburgers and tasty pizzas.

4 Life during the pandemic has changed the way our brains respond to other people.

 • What is the relationship between depression and loneliness?

1 Loneliness and depression are linked, but it is hard to tell if one causes the other.

2 Loneliness has not been studied much, but depression is often studied.

3 Loneliness lasts a long time, but depression is usually over within a week.

4 Lonely people are always also depressed, but depressed people are not always lonely.

Check your answers: assignment 3 

• What happened when the scientists showed pictures of social activities to lonely people?

1 Some people started crying because they missed their friends.

2 The areas of their midbrain that make dopamine became active.

3 The people became very hungry and craved fast food.

4 Two small areas within the midbrain had less blood flowing to them.

• How did Tomova and her colleagues study loneliness in the brain?

1 They asked people to quit social media for 10 hours and just spend time with friends and family. Then they asked them questions how they felt.

2 They had one group fast and a different group spend time alone. After two days they scanned their brains using an fMRI machine.

3 They had one large group fast one day and spend time alone on another day. After each day they scanned their brains using an fMRI machine.

4 They let people who were depressed use social media for 10 hours, but without checking their email. Then they put them in an fMRI machine.

Padlet collab online & in the classroom 

Online? 2 breakout rooms (setting & characters) 

In the classroom? 2 groups (tone & conflict) 

padlet: https://padlet.com/mplazier/Diary

Step 1: Look at the first question of your group, share ideas & try to come up with one answer. 

Step 2: Make the question about theme. 

Step 3: Continue with the homework: reading questions for today (17:00!!) or continue reading the book (needs to be finished by next week) 

Reading questions 

2. The dialogue and interaction between Junior and Rowdy is often crude and rude. What is the effect of this?

Why do you think Junior tries to become friends with Gordy?

 How does the fight illustrate the differences in social codes? (2 points)

answer: Junior followed specific rules about fighting. one of them was you fight the person that insults you, so he did. Roger was shocked he got punched. Junior was confused, because he had followed the rules he was used to, but apparently they didn’t work the same here.

answer: On the reservation where Junior used to go to, there’re rules about how you fight and when to fight but in Reardan they don’t fight physically at all. Because of the big difference, Junior is pretty confused.

homework and plan 

• Tomorrow: session 6 of The Absolutely True Diary 
• Next week on Tuesday is the final session on The Absolutely True Diary (make sure to have finished reading the book). 
• After that only 2 lessons left (goede vrijdag, college carrousel uncertain if we will have class then). During these classes, we will prepare and do a practice test. Make sure to ask questions!!