M3 Reading Lesson 5: Spiders

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Preparation

Are there any animals you are afraid of?

And if you are not afraid, are there any animals you at least don't feel comfortable around?

Spiders, snakes, wasps, beetles?

Look at the following video

Please read the following text. After that you will be asked a few questions about it....

Which words can you guess the meaning of without looking them up in a dictionary?

What is 'brave'?

What is 'faint'?

What is meant by 'creepy crawly'?

What is 'behavioural (approach)'?

What is 'shivered'?

What is 'appear'?

What is 'terrified'?

What is 'eventually'?

What is 'beetle'?

The next part is about details from the text. Answer "True" or "False" 

1) The narrator (degene die het verhaal vertelt) isn't afraid of spiders

1. True
2. False

2) The narrator's friend is terrified of spiders

1. True
2. False

3) When she sees a spider, she calls the police

1. True
2. False

4) The narrator's friend suffers from a phobia

1. True
2. False

5) She goes to see a specialist doctor

1. True
2. False

6) They use the behavioural approach to cure her phobia

1. True
2. False

7) The psychiatrist shows her a spider that is not real

1. True
2. False

8) The behavioural approach doesn't work

1. True
2. False

Wat vond je van deze les? Makkelijk of moeilijk?