M3 Oostkust USA lesson

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East Coast
USA

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West coast

East coast

2 kusten inleiden: deze les - oostkust, volgende les = westkust

Which cities that you
know are located
on the East coast?

So.... why talk about the East coast?

It's actually where the USA began...

Which states do you
remember from the video?

The northeast has 4 big cities:

Washington 

DC

New York City

Philadelphia

Boston

Swipe the cities to their correct location

Boston

New York City

Washington DC

Philadelphia

Let's take a look at the bigger cities

You'll learn a little bit about each city.

Boston

• Harvard University
• Boston Marathon (one of the big 5 marathons)
  
  
• Boston Tea Party

00:36

Waarom was er spanning tussen de 'nieuwe' Amerikanen en de Britten?

1. Ze vonden het irritant dat ze geen stemrecht hadden in Amerika.
2. Ze moesten alle winst aan Groot-Brittannië geven en konden daarom zelf niks bouwen.
3. Ze moesten zich houden aan Britse wetten maar werden niet gezien als onderdeel van het Britse volk.
4. Ze vonden de Britse koning erg oneerlijk en corrupt.

01:19

Vertaal het woord 'liberty' naar het Nederlands

01:43

Als wie waren de Amerikanen vermomd?

1. Als de Fransen
2. Als de inheemse bevolking
3. Als de Britten
4. Als zichzelf

03:03

Is er direct vrede gekomen na the Boston Tea Party?

1. Ja
2. Nee

New York City

• Financial capital
  (Wall Street)
• World Trade Center (9/11)
• Statue of Liberty
• Times Square
• Empire State Building

Washington D.C. =
US capital

• The White House
• The Pentagon
• FBI head quarters
• The Capitol

in short... it's important!

Philadelphia

• Declaration of Independence signed here
• Home of Benjamin Franklin (one of the Founding Fathers of the US)

East Coast Accent

First, listen to the 'Standard American English' accent.

(from the news)

Now...

What do you think a person from New York / Boston sounds like?

Imitate your best accent!
Let's find out

What word describes people from the East coast the best, you think?

1. laid-back
2. fast-paced

Let's talk food!

Can you guess which state each dish is from?

Soms zit de naam van de stad in de naam van het gerecht. Hieruit zouden ze wat kunnen afleiden.

Philly
cheese
steak

1. Connecticut
2. Pennsylvania
3. Massachusetts
4. Rhode Island

Lobster
roll

1. Maine
2. Virginia
3. Massachusetts
4. Rhode Island

Boston
cream
pie

1. New Jersey
2. Pennsylvania
3. Massachusetts
4. Connecticut

bagel

1. New York
2. Pennsylvania
3. Massachusetts
4. Connecticut

Sports

The country is so big that most sports have 2 competitions before they battle for the national title. 

For example, basketball has the

Eastern Conference & Western Conference

The next questions are about sports.

What sport is this?

1. basketball
2. baseball
3. American football
4. soccer

NFL = National Football League

What team is NOT an East coast basketball team?

1. LA Lakers
2. Boston Rockets
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Washington Capitols

Which team is the most successful baseball team in the USA?

1. Boston Red Sox
2. New York Yankees
3. Virginia Cavaliers
4. Washington Capitols

We're almost at the end

Think about everything you've learnt today.

What things about the East coast did you like most?

Use this information for the final question.

Write down 2 reasons why people should visit the East coast.