10-03-23

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

Hello dears!

Today 

• Small talk
• Main idea
• Reading / writing/presenting
• CNN 10 (if we have time) 

Idiom of the day:

the movers and shakers

Ex. Most of the movers and shakers in the movie business live in Los Angeles.

You can say people are the movers and shakers in a place or a situation if they are the ones with the power to make decisions.

The movers and shakers in the world of banking

1. transport equipment to new banks
2. work behind the counters in banks
3. control banks and other financial institutes

Useful school

idioms 

Find one mistake !

What kind of student 

are you?

4 April, before I forget ;-). A small delegation of 5 students is allowed. Let me know if you are going to support Iris.

Learning goals 

Today you will learn:

-the difference between scanning and skimmimg
 - how  to summarize the main idea of a text;

- how to point out the problem and solution 

Native people in early North America liked to play games. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse. In lacrosse, the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.

1. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse
2. Native people in early North America liked to play games.
3. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
4. In lacrosse, the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands.

Not all plants grow in the same way. Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals. Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials. Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.

1. Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.
2. Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials.
3. Not all plants grow in the same way.
4. Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals.

Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats. Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants. Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores) have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods. Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.

1. Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.
2. Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants.
3. Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores) have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods.
4. Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats.

Reading/writing assignment

Students on the left side of the classroom and in the middle  read the article on slide 17 and students on the right side read the article on slide 18

Assignment:

Explain in writing what the article is about. What is the situation? What seems to be the problem. Are there any solutions offered? End with your own opinion. (Max 80 words)

Next: Be ready to present it to the other side of the classroom.

Then:  Present your piece of writing.

www.derby.ac.uk

theconversation.com

I have a better understanding of finding the main idea(s) in a text.

edition.cnn.com