listening: how to stop doom scrolling + toets inzien

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

Welcome!

- In this lesson we're going to practice our listening skills.

- During the test week you'll have an English listening test. 

- We're starting with some pre-listening exercises and then you can answer some questions while listening. 

- At the end of the lesson you can have a look at your grammar test. 

Upcoming lessons

today: listening practice + checking your grammar test

6-6: listening practice exam

10-6: 

13-6: last lesson of the year

Listening practice

- We're going to watch a video about social media and the usage of our phones. 

- Before we start the video I want you all to think about your own life and experiences.

- On the next slide you'll see a couple of questions. For a minute think about your answers, individually. Then once you're done thinking you can share your answers (in English) in pairs. ±5min

Think, pair, share

1. How many hours a day do you use social media? (this includes apps on your computer as well such as discord) 

2. What are some negative effects of spending too much time on social media?

3. Have you ever taken a social media detox? If so, how did it affect you?

4. Do you think social media addiction is a real issue in today's society?

5. How do you manage privacy and safety on social media? What measures do you take to protect yourself?

Vocabulary exercise

Match the words to their definitions. Write down your answers on the handout (exercise A).

1. Immediate gratification 

2. Doom scrolling 

3. Dopamine hit

4. Sluggish 

5. To be in the same boat 

6. Limiting belief

7. To procrastinate

a. moving slowly or lacking energy.

b. a wrong idea someone has about themselves that stops them from doing their best.

c. to delay or postpone doing something.

d. a neurotransmitter in the brain that is associated with pleasure and reward.

e. sharing the same challenges or circumstances with others.

f. browsing through negative or bad news on social media.

g. the desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay.

Vocabulary exercise

Match the words to their definitions. Write down your answers on the handout (exercise A).

1. Immediate gratification - g the desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay 
2. Doom scrolling - f. browsing through negative or bad news on social media.
3. Dopamine hit - d. a neurotransmitter in the brain that is associated with pleasure and reward.

4. Sluggish - a. moving slowly or lacking energy.
5. To be in the same boat - e. sharing the same challenges or circumstances with others.

6. Limiting belief - b. a wrong idea someone has about themselves that stops them from doing their best.
7. To procrastinate - c. to delay or postpone doing something.

Checking the answers

1. D
   
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. C
11. B

Exercise c: reflection and action plan

- Now continue working on exercise c.

- Read the questions and reflect on them.

- Write down your answers in English and create your own action plan for the upcoming test week. 

- ±10 minutes 

- I'll walk around and check your work + give feedback.

- Afterwards you can review the grammar test.

Reviewing the grammar test

- Check your answers.

- Count how many points you have and if it's correct.

- For the passive exercise you can get 2 points for each sentence. 1 point for the correct tense/form and 1 point if the rest of the sentence is written correctly.