The power of the Crowd

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Have you ever organised something with other people? If so, what?

In which order do these main ideas appear in the text?

In which order do these main ideas appear in the text?

1 Crowds are attractive to many people.
3 Crowds are inherently dangerous.
5 Crowds are useful economic tools.
7 Crowds are useful instruments in creating beauty.
6 Crowds are useful to increase your knowledge.
4 Crowds can achieve great things.
2 Crowds can turn into a force for evil.
8 Crowds have formed more easily in recent decades.

Read your own alinea, decide on 2 key words and explain

1. Crowds are attracktive to many people                             Mia

2. Crowds can turn into a force of evil                                    Djenabou

3. Crowds are inherently dangerous                                       Sohel

4. Crowds can achieve great things                                       Julian

5. Crowds are useful economic tools                                     Noah

6. Crowds are useful to increase your knowledge           Zuzana

7. Crowds are useful instruments in creating beauty     Elena

8. Crowd have formed more easily in recent decades    Mohamed

Other assignments

Book page 67 number 14:Solve Questions 1, 3 and 4                                                                                              Giuseppe 

Book page 68 number 15: Find these definitions (individually)

                                                                   Azra (a-->f)

                                                                   Kaan (f-->k)

 

What is the author's attitude towards crowds?

1. completely positive
2. mainly positive
3. mainly negative
4. completely negative

What is the difference between crowdfunding and crowdsourcing?

crowdfunding =

crowdsourcing =

to raise money from a crowd

getting information / skills / ideas from a crowd

The conclusion of a longer text typically refers back to elements that appeared earlier in the text. Which paragraph (s) does the conclusion of this text refer to?

The general terms for a group of people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group or nationality

A group of people who sing together

A large, angry crowd that could easily become violent

someone who takes part in an activity

someone who is watching  an activity but is not taking part

someone who does work for free

community

choir

mob

a participant

a bystander

a volunteer

What is the word to this definition?
To work together?

What is the word to this definition?
to give something in order to achieve something together with other people?

What is the word to this definition?
the possibility to succeed

What is the word to this definition?
shared by every member of a group

What is the word to this definition?
to collect or to come together

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of bees.

1. gaggle
2. pack
3. parliament
4. swarm

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: ... of frogs

1. an army
2. a flock
3. a murder
4. a caravan

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of camels

1. pride
2. caravan
3. flock
4. parliament

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of sheep

1. army
2. gaggle
3. school
4. flock

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of wolves

1. pride
2. pack
3. parliament
4. murder

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of lions

1. gaggle
2. pack
3. caravan
4. pride

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of fish

1. pack
2. school
3. parliament
4. gaggle

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of geese

1. gaggle
2. parliament
3. pack
4. murder

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of owls

1. pack
2. murder
3. parliament
4. swarm

Fill in the specific name for this group of animals: a ... of crows

1. caravan
2. pack
3. parliament
4. murder