4V - Unit 4.1

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VWO 4 - Of Course Unit 4 - A Curious Mind

Lesson 1

VWO 4 - Of Course Unit 4 - A Curious Mind

Lesson 1 - Tijdvak 2

Today

Class work

• Check the new reader
• Discuss the new chapter
• Check vocabulary

Independent work

• Start 'lesson 1' - Reading

Goals

• I recognize the words En-Du from lesson 4
• I have practised my English reading skills.
  
• I know what will be expected of me on the new test.

Idiom: By the skin of your teeth 

"Lester made the dance team by the skin of his teeth; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long."

Definition of "by the skin of your teeth"

1. To just barely get by or make it
2. To be a beginner
3. To not have much patience
4. In a very quick way

"The cat's out of the bag"

"to let the cat out of the bag"

"Brady’s surprise party is going to be great if you don’t let the cat out of the bag."

"to let the cat out of the bag"

To tell a secret

New chapter, new period!

Take a look at your new reader

Regarding Word Store:

Decide: do we discuss Word Store together as a class or not?

1. Yes, discuss the correct answers as a class.
2. No, skip it - I will consult you myself if I'm unsure.

4V - Unit 4.1

A Curious Mind

p. 133

Inventors/entrepeneurs in the digital sphere

Jeff Besos (30 in 1994 - Amazon)

Steve Jobs (22 in 1977 - Apple II)

Mark Zuckerberg (20 in 2004 - theFacebook)

Elon Musk (31 in 2002 - SpaceX)

Lesson 1:

Now, look at the vocabulary (p. 166-167)

Highlight the words: 

- you don't know already 

- difficult to pronounce

I will check them with you

Reading

'The Innovative Spirit'

• Read the blurb
• Thoughts?

Reading

'The Innovative Spirit'

Do exercise 1 

2 minutes

Reading

'The Innovative Spirit

Read text together out loud 

[time?]

What to do?

Reading: 

Exercise 2 through 7 + ex. 9

End of the class

Next class: Grammar, Listening practice

Homework: 

• Finish exercise 1 - 7 + 9, 
• Word Store 4.1
• Study the words of Lesson 1

VWO 4 - Of Course Unit 4 - A Curious Mind

Lesson 2

Lesson 2:

• We will check your vocab
• We will discuss the homework
• We will practice Listening and taking notes 
• Grammar practice / Write our own inventions

Lesson objectives

• I can apply my vocabulary knowledge to real-world situations (inventions) 
  
• I know what grammatical tenses to study for the test and how to use these in sentences. 
  
• I know how to use the studied words in practice.

administer

patent

premature

stunned

in the works

ijdel

uitbuiting

Discussing the homework

ex. 2-7

Answers to 9.

a) attributed

b) grapple with

c) measure

d) predict

e) postpone

f) administer

g) assemble

Ex. 8 (p. 136)

You are going to watch and listen to Ann Makosinski, an 18-year-old inventor, who's dazzling people with her resourcefulness. 

First, write down the topics on the next page, so that you know what to look for. 

Then, watch the video, take notes about these topics, and answer the questions.

Note-taking

to help you remember the most important things that are said.

Use the following tips for note-taking:

- avoid full sentences - use key phrases or words;

- write down main ideas, avoid examples and small details or anything you'll recall anyway;

- rephrase, in other words: use your own words when taking notes.

Topics to listen for

• Personal details about Ann
• Her motivations (more than one) for inventing
• How herinventions work
• How she looks at herself

With her coffee mug, Ann can ...

What is Ann Makosinski's current profession? 

Ann explains to ‘the old guy’ that you get ______________ if you heat one side of two dissimilar metals and cool the other side. 

At some point, Ann compares herself and her inspiration to Nikola Tesla. What does she admire about him?

What does the childhood clip make clear about Ann?

At the age of 15 Ann made a torch powered by ______________________ (1) for a friend who lived in __________________ (2).

Ann doesn’t like the term ‘entrepreneur’ although she admits she likes to ... 

Ann doesn’t want to talk about ...

What do the (last) online clips of Ann illustrate?

?

I am going to...

Get started on the Writing Assignment (ex. 11) by myself

Do the tenses exercise with the teacher

Grammar: tenses (RB)

Quick overview

• simple present/past
• present/past continuous
• present/past perfect (continuous)
• future 
  
  

to be "down for the count"

No, you can’t take my dog for a walk—she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day.

Down for the count

1. Tired; unable or unwilling to participate
2. to be "down" (willing) to do smth. multiple times
3. to have done something a lot i.t. past

Which idioms to do you remember from previous classes?