Listening skills B1 - Chatting about series

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 2,3

On your table:

Task 1

Find a word for the description

Zoek een woord voor de beschrijving

What is the word for 'like a chapter in a book, but for a television series'?

What is the word for 'computer graphics or other ways of making amazing scenes for film and television'?

Task 2

New Words

revenge

Revenge (werkwoord)

- hurting someone because they hurt you

- iemand pijn doen omdat ze jou pijn doen

How to make a sentence?

Make a sentence with a word 'revenge'?

Task 3

New Words

destiny 

Destiny (zelfstandig naamwoord)

- things that will happen in life and you can't change them

- dingen die zullen gebeuren in het leven en je kunt ze niet veranderen

How to make a sentence?

Make a sentence with a word 'destiny'?

Task 4

New Words

reckon 

reckon (werkwoord)

- to think; to have an opinion about.

- om te denken; om een mening over te hebben.

How to make a sentence?

Make a sentence with a word 'reckon'?

Task 5

New Words

predictable

predictable (bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

- easy to guess what will happen.

- makkelijk te raden wat er gaat gebeuren

How to make a sentence?

Make a sentence with a word 'predictable'?

Listening x2

Task 6

Match the characters and what the speakers said.

Koppel de personages aan wat de sprekers zeiden.

Characters 

1. …… The dragon

2. …… Jaime

3. …… Bronn

4. …… Tyrion

5. …… Cerseixt

What the speakers say about them

did something that wasn’t very surprising.

looked impressive.

is not the woman’s favourite character any more.

never does anything we expect.

almost died.

A

B

C

D

E

Task 7

Choose the correct answer.

Kies het juiste antwoord.

How often does the woman watch the show?

1. always
2. sometimes
3. We don’t know.

How has the woman’s opinion of the show changed over time?

1. It’s become more positive.
2. It’s become less positive.
3. It hasn’t changed.

What does the man think of the story?

1. It’s very well written.
2. Too many characters died.
3. He can’t remember much about it

What is the one negative thing about the show for the man?

1. They spent too much money on the special effects.
2. The episodes were too short
3. There weren’t enough episodes.

Why does the man think the writers have fewer ideas for stories now?

1. . Because they’re saving their ideas to make a Hollywood film.
2. Because they aren’t copying the books.
3. Because they’re copying the books.

Why does the woman like Cersei?

1. The character does unpredictable things.
2. The character learns from her mistakes.
3. She’s a very intelligent character.

Writing

What are you favourite series? What is it about? Why do you like it? (60 words)

Wat zijn je favoriete series? Waar gaat het over? Waarom vind je het leuk? (60 woorden)