New Years lesson 3de

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome back to English class online!

Hoping we can still have some fun improving our English!

below is a Tedtalk about a famous New Years Eve song.

Listen up and be ready to answer questions about it.

What is the language being spoken at beginning of talk?

1. scottish
2. irish
3. old english
4. dutch

Who is Scotlands national poet?

1. Robert Burns
2. Bob Jones
3. Edgar Allen Poe
4. Shakespeare

On what day is a Burns Supper celebrated?

1. 1st of january
2. 25th of January
3. 31st of January
4. 4th of March

How old was this man when he went to first Burns dinner?

1. 15
2. 10
3. 17
4. 5

What does the this event revolve around?

1. a toast
2. food
3. dancing
4. fireworks

Robert Burns was called a poet of the

1. wealthy
2. government
3. animals
4. people

the evening always ends with a

1. toast
2. laugh
3. song
4. joke

what percentage of people leave the room when singing this song?

1. 5%
2. 25%
3. 10%
4. 2%

What does the song mean? and why is it so popular?

Every neighbour should be your....