Reading "Snapchat joke backfires" (tenses practice)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Reading Practice

Today

• Reading: aloud taking turns
  
• You received a document, but you can also read along in this LessonUp. 
• Homework = to finish where we left off

How?

• When it's your turn, start reading the paragraph(s) that's on the LessonUp screen.
• Pay attention, as we're going to switch turns while reading.
• After each part, we're going to choose the right tenses in the sentence and fill in the blank.

• But... before reading, take a look at the heading, subheadings and picture. You can click on the text to enlarge.
  

You can click on the text to enlarge.

What's the text about, do you think? You may answer in Dutch.

Read paragraph 1 + 2

a Snapchat joke backfired after he ____________ (TRICK) his partner

after he _______________ (TAKE) a selfie and used a new gender-swapping filter

Fife _______________ (SEND) the picture to his girlfriend from his mobile

Read paragraph 3 + 4

She _______________ (DEMAND) to know why another woman was wearing his clothes

and _______________ (TELL) him not to bother coming round after work.

Even when Ryan explained and _______________ (OFFER) a sheepish apology

Read paragraph 5 + 6

so I _______________ (THINK) it would be a good idea to wind my girlfriend up

Read paragraph 7 - 9

Melissa _______________ (REPLY): 'Why the f*** has another girl got your t-shirt on?

After realising his joke had backfired, Ryan _______________ (WRITE): 'That's me you idiot. Am sorry.

Read paragraph 10 - 12

Ryan pleaded: 'OMG it's only banter - chill out.'. Melissa _______________ (HIT) back:...

Read paragraph 13 - 16 (page 2)

Grant Smith _______________ (ADMIT) that he'd thought about trying to trick his own partner,

Others _______________ (AGREE) with Melissa and said that they would have been annoyed with the prank as well.

Read paragraph 17 + 18 (page 2)

Without thinking I sent the picture and I ____________ (ASSUME) she would see that it was me

but she _______________ (GO) nuts thinking it was actually another girl.

Open Questions

• Anwer the questions. Find the anwers in the text.  
  

• Use the text you've received in the chat/Magister or enlarge the picture in the LessonUp slide. 

1. Waarom was Ryan’s vriendin zo boos op hem?

2. Zag Melissa dat het Ryan was die op de foto stond?

3. Citeer de woorden waaruit blijkt dat Melissa de excuses van Ryan wel of niet accepteert.

4. Hoe wordt Ryan beschreven op de selfie?

5. Wanneer bood Ryan zijn excuses aan?

6. Op Facebook gaat de ruzie verder. Waar dreigt Melissa mee?

7. Waarom tagden veel lezers hun partner in de reacties?

8. Waarom werkt de filter niet bij Jamie Smith?

9. Op welke twee manieren heeft Melissa haar vriend gestraft?

We're done!

Finish the exercises where we left off. 

In Magister you'll find the instructions on how 

to finish this reading exercise on your own

in LessonUp. Make sure to fill

in your own name so I can check! 

Text provided by 

Tom Offermans.