Dutchnews and Procrastination

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

aka ENGLISH

Today's plan

1. Roll call - Pars
2. Nice to see you again! Introduction
3. Studiemeter
4. Your exams

P7W1L1

Mix & Mingle

Tell your partner a story about your internship. 

Choose a story that's ..

weird / strange / funny / unbelievable / embarrasing

Scars and quirks

Studiemeter

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Good Job

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Studiemeter

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Wil je op B2 werken, dan mag dat. 

Studiemeter

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Examens

Beroepsgericht en Generiek

Kijk even mee in het examenplan

www.dutchnews.nl

Vocabulary

a threat - een bedreiging

a fine - een bekeuring

to defy (defied) - trotseren (trotseerden)

mayor - burgemeester

restrictions - beperkingen

Pronunciation

a threat - a treat

mayor - major

State your opinion about this article in min. 50 words.

Today's plan

1. Roll call - Pars
2. Bits and Bobs - Sentence stress
3. Procrastination - Conversation questions
4. Procrastination - Video ++

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BITS AND BOBS

Sentence stress

Based on the answer, which word is stressed?

I never said she stole my money!

1. I

2. never

3. said

4. she

5. stole

6. my

7. money

Stick up the right amount of fingers to answer

A lesson on Procrastination

Procrastination = uitstelgedrag

a procrastinator = uitsteller

to procrastinate = uitstellen

Synonyms:

to postpone - When I'm really busy, I postpone going to the toilet. 

to put off - I always put off replying to emails.

Procrastination

• Why do people procrastinate?
  
• Who do you know that always procrastinates?
  
• When is it good to procrastinate?
  
• When is it really bad to procrastinate?
  
• What kinds of things do you put off (uitstellen) doing?
  
• How do you feel when other people put off something you want done soon?
  
• Who is the most patient person you know?
  
• What's the difference between patience and procrastination?
  
• Do you usually procrastinate when you have homework?
  
• What can procrastinators do to change their lives?
  
• Are you always on time to class, late, or early?
  

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Answer key

1. Matching task: 1g; 2d; 3h; 4a; 5b; 6c; 7e; 8i; 9f

2a. Gap-fill: (1) writer-blogger; (2) procrastination; (3) goes on; (4) hypothesis; (5) scan; (6) difference

2c. Answer the questions: 1. He got thousands of e-mails from different people; 2. nurse, banker, painter, engineer, PhD students; 3. Everybody has the same problem; 4. When there is no deadline; 5. The panic monster doesn’t wake up; 6. That everybody is a procrastinator; 7. To be aware of what we are procrastinating on

This activity about procrastination
was ...... for me

way to easy

easy

the right level

quite difficult

too difficult