Chapter 1 part 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Preparation

- Do the following exercises on your own:

1. Remember the words? (page 28)

3. Remember the rule? (page 29)

A - watching

Before watching

page 30

Over to you

Answer the questions

During watching

First, watch the video about an insurance company for extreme sports. This is a company that pays for your costs if something goes wrong. Then answer the questions

Questions (page 30)

1. What does this company insure?

2. What do you think makes this insurance different from, for example, health or car insurance? 

Answers (page 30)

1. Almost everything, even extreme sports.

2. They insure activities with a lot of risks.

8 Vocabulary (page 66 for words)

Answers

1. footage

2. slogan

3. activated (in de verleden tijd want het is al gebeurd) 

4. attractive 

5. speed up

B - Theme words

Let's read the introduction to 'The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook' (page 32)

What do these words mean?

an elephant stampede

a runaway hot air balloon

a 100-feet drop

outwit a pack of wolves

choking

is backed by

Over to you

11a/b Tick the words in the purple box on the next page that you already know (page 33) and write down the translation. After that, look up the rest of the words or try to guess their meanings

Answers (1)

a close call = het scheelde weinig/het was kantje boord

cautious = voorzichtig

challenge = uitdaging

courage = moed

daredevil = waaghals

extraordinary = buitengewoon (heel apart)

obstacle = obstakel (hindernis)

Answers (2)

risky = riskant 

sensation = sensatie

to achieve = bereiken

to endure = doorstaan

to expose to = blootstellen aan

to survive = overleven

tough = hard, moeilijk

11c Write down a theme word that has the opposite meaning after each word

Answers (1)

1. risky

2. extraordinary

3. tough

4. obstacle

5. courage

6. achieve