Reading "Snapchat joke backfires" (tenses practice)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

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What's the text about, do you think? You may answer in Dutch.

Read paragraph 1 + 2

a Snapchat joke backfired after he ____________ (TRICK) his partner

after he _______________ (TAKE) a selfie and used a new gender-swapping filter

Fife _______________ (SEND) the picture to his girlfriend from his mobile

Read paragraph 3 + 4

She _______________ (DEMAND) to know why another woman was wearing his clothes

and _______________ (TELL) him not to bother coming round after work.

Even when Ryan explained and _______________ (OFFER) a sheepish apology

Read paragraph 5 + 6

so I _______________ (THINK) it would be a good idea to wind my girlfriend up

Read paragraph 7 - 9

Melissa _______________ (REPLY): 'Why the f*** has another girl got your t-shirt on?

After realising his joke had backfired, Ryan _______________ (WRITE): 'That's me you idiot. Am sorry.

Read paragraph 10 - 12

Ryan pleaded: 'OMG it's only banter - chill out.'. Melissa _______________ (HIT) back:...

Read paragraph 13 - 16 (page 2)

Grant Smith _______________ (ADMIT) that he'd thought about trying to trick his own partner,

Others _______________ (AGREE) with Melissa and said that they would have been annoyed with the prank as well.

Read paragraph 17 + 18 (page 2)

Without thinking I sent the picture and I ____________ (ASSUME) she would see that it was me

but she _______________ (GO) nuts thinking it was actually another girl.

Open Questions

• Anwer the questions. Find the anwers in the text.  
  

• Use the text you've received in the chat/Magister or enlarge the picture in the LessonUp slide. 

1. Why was Ryan's girlfriend mad?

2. Did Melissa see that it was Ryan on the picture?

3. From which words can you conclude that Melissa does not accept Ryan's apology.

4. How is Ryan described in the picture?

5. When did Ryan apologize?

6. The fights continues on Facebook. What is Melissa threatening with?

7. Why did many people tag their partners?

8. Waarom werkt de filter niet bij Jamie Smith?

9. In which (two) ways did Melissa punish her boyfriend?

We're done!

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Text provided by 

Tom Offermans.