Horoscopes and ghost hunting

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Good morning 

Planning for today:

* listening practice

*work on items planner on its

* homework Thursday: HAVO 2016 II questions 1 - 10

Listening practice

You will get two different items:

1. CITO LT audio part on horoscopes.

2.A scene from the Late Late Show with James 

    Cordon and the ghost hunters. 

Why does Jan Moir's story confirm Jan's worst fears about newspaper horoscopes?ˈ/hɒrəskəʊp/

A.   The papers that publish them do not take responsibility for their content.

B.   They are written purely for entertainment, not for any  serious purpose.

C.   They are written after certain rules which have nothing to   do with astrology.

Exercise 10

Why does Jan Moir's story confirm Ian's worst fears about newspaper horoscopes?

1. The papers that publish them do not take responsibility for their content.
2. They are written purely for entertainment, not for any serious purpose.
3. They are written after certain rules which have nothing to do with astrology.

Why are newspaper horoscopes so appealing?

A.   They allow the reader to indulge in fantasies.

B.   They seem to contain a personal message.

C.   They often come true in some way or another.

Exercise 11

Why are newspaper horoscopes so appealing?

1. They allow the reader to indulge in fantasies.
2. They seem to contain a personal message.
3. They often come true in some way or another.

What does Peter Whitfield say about astrology in the 17th century?

A.   It saw a rise and fall of its popularity.

B.   It became more and more accepted.

C.   It was replaced by religious practice.

Exercise 12

What does Peter Whitfield say about astrology in the 17th century?

1. It saw a rise and fall of its popularity.
2. It became more and more accepted.
3. It was replaced by religious practice.

What does Peter Whitfield describe here?

A.   How astrology changed from a belief to an art.

B.   How horoscopes found their way into the daily newspapers.

C.   Why traditional forecasting did not fit in the industrial              environment.

Exercise 13

What does Peter Whitfield describe here?

1. How astrology changed from a belief to an art.
2. How horoscopes found their way into the daily newspapers.
3. Why traditional forecasting did not fit in the industrial environment.

Why does Peter Whitfield refer to the medival poet Chaucer?

A.   To illustrate how early astrologers lived and worked.

B.   To demonstrate the importance of astrology in the                 middle  ages.

C.   To make clear that astrology sprang from imagination.

Exercise 14

Why does Peter Whitfield refer to the medival poet Chaucer?

1. To illustrate how early astrologers lived and worked.
2. To demonstrate the importance of astrology in the middle ages.
3. To make clear that astrology sprang from imagination.

What is Rob Edwards' attitude towards astrology?

A.   He is a firm believer.

B.   He is a definite non-believer.

C.   He has his doubts about it.

Exercise 15

What is Rob Edwards' attitude towards astrology?

1. He is a firm believer.
2. He is a definite non-believer.
3. He has his doubts about it.

GHOST HUNTING

Luistervaardigheid

Het is belangrijk dat je: 

• Gericht luistert
• Je goed concentreert

chipotle = a very hot chili pepper 

midget = dwarf/small

jerk = idiot

01:20

What does Zak mean with buffet?
What does James think it means?

02:05

What would have been the difference between the Ovulus 3 and Ovulus 4?
(The Ovulus 4 still has to be developed.)

07:41

Do you think Pat was a real ghost?

1. Yes.
2. No.