Flexles 5 - woorden + context

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Leesvaardigheid 

mavo 2

Wat gaan we doen?

• tekst lezen 
• woorden raden aan de hand van de context

Het doel van vandaag

• Aan het eind van de les weet je wat je kunt doen om effectief te lezen.
• Aan het eind van de les kun je woorden die je niet snapt in een tekst begrijpen door de context van de zin eraan te koppelen.

Probeer de betekenis te raden door de hele zin goed te lezen. 

Kijk of het woord dat je niet kent lijkt op een Nederlands woord of een andere taal die je kent

World Chocolate Day

Did you know that there’s a World Chocolate Day? It takes place each year on 7 July. To celebrate it, read about the history of chocolate and the interesting journey from cocoa bean to chocolate bar.   

wat betekent : celebrate?

celebrate

vieren 

A brief history of chocolate

Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3,500 years ago in Central America. It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs, who mixed cocoa beans with vanilla or chilli peppers. In fact, cocoa beans were so important to them that they were used as money. Cocoa was first grown in Ecuador, which was, for a long time, the world’s number-one producer of cocoa beans. It is still one of the top ten producers of the beans, but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa.

A brief history of chocolate

Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3,500 years ago in Central America. It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs, who mixed cocoa beans with vanilla or chilli peppers. In fact, cocoa beans were so important to them that they were used as money. 

Wat betekent : important?

important 

belangrijk 

 

A brief history of chocolate

Cocoa was first grown in Ecuador, which was, for a long time, the world’s number-one producer of cocoa beans. It is still one of the top ten producers of the beans, but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa.

Wat betekent : producer?

producer 

producent 

Cocoa beans

Cocoa beans come from cocoa trees. These trees grow in tropical forests around the world, from South America to Indonesia. The beans grow in colourful pods of red, yellow and purple. 

Wat betekent : tropical?

tropical

tropisch

Cocoa beans

Inside the pods are the beans. Each tree grows around 50 pods a year, and each pod can contain between 20 and 60 beans. It takes around 100 beans to make 100 grams of chocolate. The pods are picked by hand to protect the trees. 

Wat betekent : contain?

contain

bevatten

Preparing the beans

Once the pods are picked from the tree, they are opened and the beans are taken out. The beans need to go through a number of different processes before they are ready to be turned into chocolate. First, the beans and the pulp are placed in special boxes, where they slowly ferment for up to five days.  

Wat betekent : ferment?

ferment

gisten / fermenteren

Preparing the beans

Here the beans turn brown and start to develop their special flavour. They are then put out in the sun to dry for approximately 14 days. 

Wat betekent : develop?

develop

ontwikkelen

Preparing the beans

After this, they are roasted for about 15 minutes in preparation for the final stage, when the beans are taken out of their shells. At the end of this process, we are left with the cocoa ‘nibs’ – chocolate in its purest form and the basic ingredient for all chocolate products.

Wat betekent : preparation?

preparation

voorbereiding 

From cocoa nibs to chocolate liquor

The first step is to grind the nibs by machine or between two large stones. This produces cocoa liquor, a semi-solid paste. This is then cooked and mixed continuously for hours or even days until it is just right. This is also the stage at which other ingredients are added: sugar, milk, various flavours.

Wat betekent: continuously?

continuously

voortdurend / constant 

From cocoa nibs to chocolate liquor

 Interestingly, chocolate melts at 34ºC. This is just below body temperature, which explains why it can be so sticky and messy, but also why it melts as soon as you put it in your mouth.

wat betekent : melts?

melts

smelt / smelten 

From liquid to solid

At this point the cocoa nibs are ready for the last stage in the journey. For the cocoa liquor to turn into solid chocolate, it needs to be heated and cooled and heated again until it forms a solid mass. And so, at last, the journey from bean to bar is complete.

So now you know all about how chocolate is made, you may want to celebrate the day by eating one of your favourite chocolate treats!

Wat betekent : journey?

journey

reis

Good luck next week!

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