2.2 English language; [michels version]

• Engels
• MBO

week 2.2

welcome in English class!

blok 2

2.1  Commonwealth 

2.2  all about English...

2.3  let's talk

2.4  reading/listening

2.5  0-meting

2.6  writing

2.7  Christmas quiz

FT 2

Christmas Holiday

do you know in which countries they speak English besides England and the USA?

Why is English such an important language?

can you think of English words we use in Dutch as well?

English words that come from Dutch...

Brooklyn = Breukelen

Harlem = Haarlem

Coleslaw = koolsla

Dollar = (rijks)daalder

Iceberg = ijsberg

Santa Claus = Sinterklaas

wagon = wagon/auto

yacht = jacht

yankee = Jan Kees

now...

let's see how much you know about the English speaking countries......

let's quizzzzzzz!

What is the Capitol of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Canberra
3. Perth
4. Melbourne

What is this statue in New York called?

1. Statue of America
2. Statue of Freedom
3. Statue of Fraternity
4. Statue of Liberty

Where do the Maori people live?

1. The United States
2. Great Britain
3. New Zealand
4. Australia

What is the capital of Canada

1. Ottowa
2. Toronto
3. Vancouver
4. Winnipeg

Thanksgiving is celebrated in ...

1. The United States
2. Mexico
3. South America
4. North and South America

The first person on the moon was ...

1. Neil Armweak
2. Niall Armstrong
3. Niall Legstrong
4. Neil Armstrong

What is a Kiwi?

1. Someone from New Zealand
2. Someone from Australia
3. Someone from South Africa
4. Someone from India

Where do the Aborigines live?

1. South Africa
2. New Zealand
3. India
4. Australia

Which football club is NOT from London

1. Chelsea
2. West Ham United
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool

The world's biggest coral reef, which is in Australia, is called ...

1. The Great Reef
2. The Great Barrier
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. The Great Coral Reef

Which state is also called the Aloha State?

1. Hawaii
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. California

What is New York also called?

1. The Big Potato
2. The Big Pear
3. The Big Apple
4. The Big Carrot

What do the stars on the American flag represent?

1. The 50 states
2. The 50 presidents
3. The 50 original flags
4. The 50 original states

In Quebec (Canada) people speak ...

1. Spanish
2. French
3. English
4. Italian

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

the King of England lives here

1. Buckingham Palace
2. Windsor Castle
3. Royal Britain Castle
4. Hogwarts castle

What is this state called?

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. New York

Where were the Lord of The Rings Movies shot?

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Brasil
4. Great Britain

Where is the statue Abraham Lincoln located?

1. Washington DC
2. Philadelphia
3. South Dakota
4. Oregon

What is this country called?

1. New Zealand
2. Indonesia
3. South Africa
4. Japan

the President of the United States is called

1. Donald Biden
2. Donald Trump
3. Joe Biden
4. Joe Obama

New Zealand and the Haka

New Zealand (the Zealand that we, the Dutch made new), is famous for many things.

What do you already know about New Zealand?

New Zealand

Another haka...

What does the English team do?

The text

Read the text, and answer the questions.

The haka explained...

Listen to the video and answer the questions as they appear on the screen.

00:56

What is the correct pronounciation of the Maori word haka

1. /huhrkuhr/
2. /hekkeh/
3. /hahkah/

01:15

What is the name of the New Zealand's national mens team?

01:19

What country does the present consider to be New Zealand's biggest competitor?

1. The Netherlands
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. England

02:00

The haka used to be a war dance. What was it used for?

1. To intimidate
2. To honour
3. To amuse
4. To impress

02:24

What does the Maori word "mana" mean?

02:44

The presenter shows an example of what happens when you disrespect the tradition of haka. What happened in the example?

02:55

When is a haka NOT performed according to the video?

1. To honour a guest
2. Maori ceremonies
3. Whenever a NZ team plays
4. During weddings

03:05

The wrong pronounciation of KA MATE sounds a lot like the Australian English pronounciation of what phrase?

1. Cheers mate
2. Okay mate
3. BBQ mate
4. Nice mate

03:47

Which country is not given as an example of having their own war dance?

1. Fiji
2. Nauru
3. Samoa
4. Tonga

04:12

The presenter is hoping for an injury on the All Blacks team. Why?