Reading VMBO GT 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t
• Leerjaar 3

Reading lesson 3ttsa

Goals

• Able to use multiple reading strategies
• Able to find the main idea of a text

What do you do
when you read a text?

01:06

How many different brands of pizza could be found in the ad?

1. 6
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

01:26

Which pizza has the lowest price?

1. Celeste Zesty Pizza
2. Pizza Shells
3. Totino's Pizza
4. Cheese Pizza

02:33

What is the main idea of this text?

Piano Woman

A concert pianist in northern Spain faces jail after her rehearsals drove her downstairs neighbour crazy. After a three-day criminal trial in the city of Girona, the public prosecutor asked the judges to jail 27-year-old Laia Martin for 16 months for violating noise ordinances. Martin’s neighbor Sonia Bonsom claimed loss of sleep and panic attacks were caused by Martin’s eight hours of practice a day. Bonsom told the court that Martin’s practice schedule disrupted her sleep patterns and led her to develop serious anxiety issues. “This has caused me a great deal of stress,” she told the court. “There was even a moment when I couldn’t move my arm because of anxiety.” The prosecutors asked to have Martin banned from any profession involving a piano for four years and for her to pay more than €20,000 in fines and damages. They also sought jail time for Martin’s parents, who were named as accessories.

Programma van vandaag

Wat gebeurde er met Laia Martin?

1. Ze werd aangeklaagd vanwege geluidsoverlast.
2. Ze werd veroordeeld tot het betalen van een boete.
3. Ze werd gek gemaakt door haar buurvrouw.
4. Ze werd verplicht haar piano weg te doen.

What did you do to search this answer?

scanning

Vietnam Draft Dodgers

We all know stories of men who fought in the Vietnam War, but the stories not often told are of the men who didn’t want to join the army. Many drafted men fled the U.S., all with their own reasons. These men were called 'draft dodgers', because they dodged their duty.

We have a quote from a draft dodger who left for Mexico in 1969.

‘When my wife and I arrived at the Arizona-Mexico border, we were very nervous. We told the Mexican customs agent that we were just married and wanted to have our honeymoon in La Paz. The agent knew what was going on, but still let us pass. As soon as we had crossed the border, I felt truly free.’

The best-known draft dodger is the famous boxer Muhammed Ali. Here’s what he said about the Vietnam War that he refused to join.

‘If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to 22 million of my people, they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow. I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs.’

Ali was sentenced to five years in prison, had to pay a fine of $10,000 and was banned from boxing for three years.

Give a quick summary of the text.

Do: exercise 1 from unit 2.4 p. 83

For next week:
Bring a reading book