VWO 4 KLT

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Vocabulary Stepping Stones

1. elaborate on - uitweiden over

2. benefit from - profiteren van

3. straight off - direct

4. boil down to - neerkomen op

5. overdeveloped - overontwikkeld

The teacher has to elaborate this paragraph because It is very unclear for me.

If you know how to use the benefit from online classes, you can get high grades. 

Please come straight off to the point because I dont want to hear this nonsense

It’s difficult to choose which appliance to buy, but in the end it usually boils down to cost.

The coronavirus cure is being manufactured and now one is overdeveloped thanks to the scientists and their invested hours.

I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles.

Listening practice

- have a pen and paper ready

Step-by-step plan to listening

1.

- read the question

- write down the keywords of the question to help you focus

2.

- listen to the audio

- write down the keywords which part gives you the answer

https://studio.youtube.com/video/v7PS3JR2pEg/edit

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Homework for tomorrow

Make 5 correct English sentences with the following phrases or expressions that clearly show their meaning.

Send them to me in a message on Teams.

1. elaborate on
   
2. benefit from
   
3. straight off
   
4. boil down to
   
5. over-developed
   

Find their meanings in Stepping Stones, Theme 2.