F1_2.6_HomeAlone

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's programme...

• Practice reading skills (Staying at  Movie Locations)
• Practice listening skills

What is your all-time favourite Christmas movie?

Read the text and answer the questions

Text and questions can be found in Teams > Engels > Lesweek 2.6

a. In the film Home Alone, the main character, Kevin, is from a large family. Who plays Kevin’s older brother according to the text?

b. Which company has organised the stay in the Home Alone house?

1. Booking.com
2. Trivago
3. AirBnB

c. Name three amenities (=faciliteiten en activiteiten) that you can enjoy while staying in the Home Alone house?

c. Name three amenities (=faciliteiten en activiteiten) that you can enjoy while staying in the Home Alone house?

• Being greeted by Devin Ratray
• House fitted with booby traps
• Viewing of the latest Home Alone film
• Pizza
• Candlelit dinner with Mac 'n' Cheese
• A tarantula

d. What anniversary is celebrated this year for the character of Winnie the Pooh?

e. Which hotel is not suited for people with fear of heights?

f. Which word or words would you use to complete the sentence in the section about the Star Wars Hotel?

5000USD is a lot of money, so to be expected are the words:

• Steep
• Expensive

Both words mean the same thing.

g. Which hotel will set you back about 5000USD for a stay for two people?

1. Star Wars Hotel
2. eSports Hotel
3. Hundred Acres Wood

“The Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno has one climbing wall.”

1. True
2. False

i. Which hotel or hotels are not (yet) open? 

• The Home Alone house is only available for the winners of the AirBnB contest
• The Star Wars Hotel opens for guests in 2022

If you had all the money in the world, in what hotel would you want to spend a weekend?

Read the introduction below...

Kevin has done it again… However this time, he did not stay at home. He lost his family at the airport and instead of taking an aeroplane to Miami, Kevin took a wrong flight and ended up in New York City. Once there, he decides to make the most of it and books a hotel at the extravagant Plaza Hotel, one of the most expensive hotels in New York City. Kevin decides to go and explore the city in his own limousine, and ends up at a toy store. There, he meets two old friends of his…

a. Where did Harry promise Marv to take him to?

1. The toy store
2. Central Park Zoo
3. Central Park Station
4. The Plaza Hotel

How much are the necklaces that the street vendor is selling?

1. 5$ each
2. 10$ for two
3. 5$ for two

c. Why does the hotel concierge chase after Kevin?

1. He is not allowed to stay alone at the hotel
2. He has stolen things from the mini bar
3. He wants to talk to Kevin's father
4. He thinks Kevin has stolen a credit card

d. Kevin is aware of the fact that he has done something wrong.

Complete Kevin’s line:

“I’ve committed credit card fraud.”

e. Where does Kevin want to go once he has left the hotel?

He wants to go home.

f. Who had been in the room the night before?

g. What is the correct definition of “to smooch”?

1. to sneak around
2. to whisper
3. to kiss

h. Which other member of staff (=personeelslid) has the concierge been smooching with according to the clip? Fill in the name and his job.

Name: Cliff

Job: Security officer

i. “Maybe I am off my hinges…”
What Dutch word does best describe being off your hinges?

1. achterdochtig
2. knettergek
3. te goed van vertrouwen

j. Complete the line from the clip: 

“… Three. Merry Christmas, you filthy animal and a happy new year.”

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