First lesson of the year v2

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

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General knowledge

Wat was de baan van deze Amerikanen? (one word answer)

Hoe heet deze lekkernij? (one word answer)

Wat vieren Amerikanen op de 4e donderdag in november?

Hoe heet deze band? (two word answer)

Hoe heet
deze detective ?
(First name only)

Hoe heet dit monument in Engeland?

Welke twee talen
spreekt men in Canada?

Wie is deze Amerikaanse
zanger?
voor- en achternaam!

Wat is de naam van deze schrijver?
(alleen achternaam)

hoe heet deze Amerikaanse staat?

Hoe heet
deze sport?

In welke stad is deze foto gemaakt?
(English spelling please)

Unit 1 Lesson 1

Planning

• Introduction
• California
• listening

The state of California
(Ex. 1.a)

Goals

After today, you know:

• more about the history of California

What do you think the
gold rush means?
(Ex. 1.b)

a. Sutter and Marshall invited local people to come and dig for gold.

This is false. Sutter and Marshall didn't want people to find out about the gold.

b. Many of the first gold miners came from states close to California.

This is true.

c. The president at the time refused to believe in Californian gold.

This is false. The president confirmed the news that gold had been found in California.

d. Towns that were abandoned by gold miners are called boomtowns.

This is false. Towns that were abandoned by gold miners are called ghost towns.

e. Owners of stores and businesses earned more than most miners.

This is true.

f. It was the Gold Rush that helped California become a state.

This is true.

Exercise 3

a. If you are sitting on a goldmine, you ...

have got something very valuable.

b. If you stake a claim, you ...

show people that you believe something is yours.

c. If you strike gold, you ...

become rich, happy, or successful.

d. A gold digger is a person who ...

is looking for someone rich, so they can live in luxury.

e. If you suffer from gold fever, you are ...

 very excited by the idea of finding gold.

f. If things are like gold dust, they are ...

difficult to get because everyone wants them.

Two YouTubers visit San
Francisco. Which tourist
attractions did they visit?
Choose the correct answers.

1. union square
2. the 'painted lady' houses
3. pier 39 to see alcatraz
4. The golden gate bridge

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person #6

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Person #4

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Person #1

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Person #5

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Person #2

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Person #3