231205 Chapter 3 les 4 EM4E

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

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4E

Get your workbook and reading book out

Welcome back

Today's goals:

- You know vocabulary that have to do with cultures, customs, traditions and storytelling.

- You can use a, an and the correctly.

- You have practised listening and watching.

Reading

• First 10 minutes of class will be reading
• Get your book out.
• Open it on the page you finished last time.

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Remember to check your work. 

You can let me check as well.

4 MAVO

Open your book p. 18

Check  C Reading 17, 18, 20, 21 (p. 18-21)

Do: E Writing & Grammar 27, 28, 29 (p. 26-28)

Done? Slim Stampen grammar 6

Done? Practise listening

zie ELO -> Engels 4MAVO planning -> Oefenen met examens

What is the primary focus of David Sedaris's essay "Six to Eight Black Men"?

1. American holiday traditions
2. Dutch holiday traditions
3. Santa's reindeer
4. Sedaris family anecdotes

According to Dutch tradition, how many black men traditionally accompany Sinterklaas?

1. Two to four
2. Six to eight
3. Ten to twelve
4. Fifteen to twenty

Why do the black men accompany Sinterklaas, according to the Dutch tradition mentioned by Sedaris?

1. To distribute presents
2. To entertain children
3. To keep children in line
4. To provide security

How does the Dutch audience react when Sedaris questions the tradition of black men assisting Sinterklaas?

1. Offended
2. Confused
3. Amused
4. Indifferent

What is the relationship between Sinterklaas and the black men who accompany him, as described by Sedaris?

1. Employees
2. Friends
3. Security guards
4. Brothers

Questions

1. What is the holiday tradition mentioned in the essay, "Six to Eight Black Men"?
2. Why does David Sedaris find the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas surprising?
3. What is the role of the "six to eight black men" in the Dutch tradition, according to Sedaris?
4. How does Sedaris use humor in the essay to convey his observations about cultural differences?

Homework

- Study: p. 49