V5 WR 18.2 Is addiction on the rise?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Monday 20 + Thursday 23 March

Study objectives:

I can 

• understand a short interview
• understand long complex texts of academic nature

This week's work:

In class (1)

• check last week's tasks  (War Poetry)
  
• Listening skills: Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahmer
  
• Tevredenheidsenquête

In class (2)

• e-pack §4.2 exc 1, 2, 14-17

 

 

 

WR 18.2: Is addiction on the rise?

Assignment 42: pre-listening

Before reading the article, team up with a classmate and discuss the following questions.

1) When you hear the word ‘addiction’, what do you think of? What can people be addicted to? Make a list.

addiction

2. Read the lead of the text:

Video games, TV series, and social media - it seems that many of us are hooked on something. Are things as bad as they appear?

You probably agree that ‘many of us are hooked on something’. Is this always a bad thing? Explain.

3. In your opinion, is being ‘hooked’ the same as being ‘addicted’? What is the difference, if there is one?

4. What do you think is the answer to the question that is the title of this article? Explain your ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

Assignment 43: listening/reading

A.

Keep your magazine closed and listen to the article. Which words are missing? Choose the correct answers. (SF p.15)

WR 18.2 Is addiction on the rise?

Assignment 49: speaking

Take three or four minutes to prepare: think about your answers to these questions and jot down a few keywords that you can use during the discussion.