This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
Items in this lesson
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Slide
Practise Vocabulary First
https://wordwall.net/play/36175/072/985
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 3 - Slide
- Read the text and make annotations (individually)
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 4 - Slide
- Read the text and make annotations (individually) - Reread the paragraphs again and summarize each paragraph in ONE sentence. (individually)
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 5 - Slide
- Read the text and make annotations (individually) - Reread the paragraphs again and summarize each paragraph in ONE sentence. (individually) - Compare these sentences with a partner (in pairs)
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 6 - Slide
- Read the text and make annotations (individually) - Reread the paragraphs again and summarize each paragraph in ONE sentence. (individually) - Compare these sentences with a partner (in pairs) - Discuss similarities/differences (in pairs)
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 7 - Slide
Now answer questions 1 to 6
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 8 - Slide
“Oh Dad, how could you have called me what you did?” (al. 1)
1. Waarom is de schrijver (Alan Hamilton) ontevreden over zijn naam volgens de tekst?
Slide 9 - Open question
2. Geef van elk van de volgende beweringen aan of deze wel of niet in overeenstemming is met de inhoud van de alinea’s 1 en 2.
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 10 - Slide
1. An increasing number of people officially change their names.
A
NIET
B
WEL
Slide 11 - Quiz
2. Changing your name has become less expensive.
A
NIET
B
WEL
Slide 12 - Quiz
3. Having a new name changes people’s lifestyle permanently.
A
NIET
B
WEL
Slide 13 - Quiz
4. It is difficult to understand some people’s motives for a name change.
A
NIET
B
WEL
Slide 14 - Quiz
5. The procedure for changing your name has become more bureaucratic.
A
NIET
B
WEL
Slide 15 - Quiz
Indien vijf goed 3 punten
Indien vier goed 2 punten
Indien drie goed 1 punt
Indien twee of minder goed 0 punten
How to put your name down for a better life.
Slide 16 - Slide
3 What is the purpose of the three remarks in brackets in paragraph 3?
A
To illustrate that there is a lot of truth in what is claimed about names.
B
To make clear that the statistical data do not apply to the writer.
C
To show the writer’s profound experience with surveys.
D
To stress the negative influences of a specific name on a person’s life.
Slide 17 - Quiz
4 Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 5?
A
however
B
instead
C
moreover
D
therefore
Slide 18 - Quiz
“How to put your name down for a better life” (titel) 5. Waar komen de gegevens voor het onderzoek van The Times naar de relatie tussen namen en sociale positie vandaan?
Slide 19 - Open question
6 How does the author round off the article in the last paragraph?
A
By illustrating how unfortunate one’s life can be if one has a socially less fortunate name.
B
By implying that his life could have been better if his family had considered the importance of having the right name.
C
By indicating that his father could have done a lot worse when giving him his name.
Slide 20 - Quiz
Count the points you have earned. How many do you have?