Week 9 Lesson 1 M4A

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

learning goals

I understand a text about Mark Rutte quitting politics. 

Tomorrow: no English class

Thursday: examenbundel

Friday: vocabulary practice / holmwoods

Belangrijk om te weten

- STV: PWS presentatie / Athena School / Herkansingen

- carrière coach boekje mag ook bij mij op papier worden ingeleverd.

- Heeft iedereen zijn PWS ingeleverd?

Dutch PM Mark Rutte to quit politics after government collapse

• Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said he will quit politics after his coalition government collapsed on Friday. 
• On which topic did the government collapse?

• asylum policies
• This week, Mr Rutte tried to force through a plan which included a cap on the number of relatives of war refugees allowed into the Netherlands at just 200 people per month.

www.bbc.co.uk

While reading 

1. Which words are often given in the context of politics ? (find 4 for politics) Also look up their meaning.

2. Which reason does the text give for Mark Rutte leaving politics?

3. At the end of the article there is a quote by Mark Rutte: ""But it also feels good to pass the baton." What does this mean? 

4. Bonus question: can you find any linking words? Also indicate the category. 

 

Use 2 of the words you indicated for question 1 to make a new sentence.

02:02

Wat zorgde voor een breuk in de coalitie volgens de spreker?

02:30

Waarom is het zo moeilijk om vluchtelingen een huis te bieden?

02:51

Waarom heet de video: Netherlands struggles with 'perfect storm' of housing & migration crisis?

Oefen met examenteksten

MAVO: https://www.alleexamens.nl/examens/VMBO-GL%20en%20TL/Engels/

HAVO: https://www.alleexamens.nl/examens/HAVO/Engels/