Thursday 180221

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

welcome!

Road map

• Questionnaire (So far: 19/31)  or Speaking 
• Studiewijzer
• Novel test
• The SS reading/writing assignment

Reasons why you have not done your homework?

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What's your favourite social media platform?
Be prepared to discuss!

Studiewijzer

• Novel test in week 14, 15 test week (April)
• On one of the following novels:

- Across the Barricades

- Being There

- Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

• PDF-versions of the books are on ELO - Studiewijzers
• They will also appear on Classroom

Below you will find pdf-versions of the books. During the test you will be tested on writing skills as well as factual knowledge of the novel. You are allowed to use a dictionary, but not the novel itself during the test.

Studiewijzer

Novel Test:

• 2 open questions 
• approx. 10 multiple-choice questions

Rest of the year:

• 1 Stepping Stones Test (Themes 4, 5, 6)
• Reading Test  
• (and perhaps some vocab?)

Kevin and Sadie just want to be together, but it's not that simple. Things are bad in Belfast. Soldiers walk the streets and the city is divided. No Catholic boy and Protestant girl can go out together - not without dangerous consequences . . . (from: Amazon.co.uk) 

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship--the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be. (from: Goodreads)  

Being There by Jerzy Kosinski is an allegorical tale about a man named Chance whose experience of the world is limited to his work as a gardener and what he has seen on television. Over the course of seven days, Chance leaves his employer and navigates his way through high society. His encounters with businessmen, world leaders, and the media are colored by his observations of life as seen in his former garden and on television. (from: Bookrags.com)

Were the text & questions difficult or easy on a scale from 1-100?

0100

What do 'to demonstrate' and 'excess' mean?

It demonstrates the excess of social media usage.

What does 'to modify' mean?

Paragraph 5 modifies the point made by paragraph 4.

What does 'to exploit' mean?

Social media stars know how to exploit the medium.

Reading & Writing - some pointers

Questions 1, 2, 4                  -      typical CE -exam questions

Writing: formal email:

• Dear Sir/ Dear Madam    -  Yours faithfully, 
• Dear Mr- Ms - Mrs - Miss Flood,  -  Yours sincerely,
• Kind regards/ best wishes - less formal, but okay.

Homework

Friday we will discuss and practice the English Future tense.

Let me know how I can improve online classes?
(or not)

Choose the correct synonym for 'among'
I saw a dear ... the trees.

1. behind
2. on the side of
3. upon
4. between

Choose the correct synonym for 'gather'
They ... all sorts of objects from WWII.

1. collect
2. put away
3. create
4. hide

Choose the correct synonym for 'to support'
Andy went to the match ... his team

1. to belittle
2. to guide
3. to abuse
4. to cheer on

Choose the correct synonym for 'persistent'
There has been ... rain all morning

1. soft
2. loads of
3. constant
4. hardly any

Choose the correct synonym for 'carry on':

... , you are almost at the top!

1. Hold up
2. Hurray
3. Look
4. Keep going