LuisterenB2/C1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Listening on B2-level

1. When Jennifer Brea fell ill, she was…

1. about to get married and writing her thesis.
2. working as a teacher at university.
3. drastically changing some things in her life.
4. already graduated and about to be married.

2. She decided to film herself and other people with chronic fatigue because…

1. she wanted to get famous.
2. she needed the world to see the strangeness of her disease.
3. her doctors could not help her.
4. her family did not understand her symptoms.

3. How does Jennifer feel at the moment?

1. She spends a majority of her time in bed.
2. She is completely cured.
3. She has intermittent periods when she feels fine.
4. She does not clearly state how she feels right now.

4. People who suffer from severe chronic fatigue (ME) have the following experiences:

1. No contact with doctors, tube-fed and bedbound.
2. Isolated, tube-fed and helped by medicine.
3. Supported, bedbound and visited regurlarly by doctors.
4. Tube-fed, visited regularly by family, and understood by doctors.

5. What does Jennifer NOT mention about the illness?

1. There are a lot of people who misunderstand chronic fatigue (ME).
2. Regular exercise can help improve your condition.
3. There is a lack of good treatments.
4. People do not believe that the illness exists.

6. How does the illness start?

1. With an infection.
2. You are born with it.
3. Due to a decline of physical condition.
4. It does not have a specific starting point.

7. People who develop this condition...

1. show symptoms long before falling ill.
2. usually have a history of depression.
3. often do not realise that they are ill.
4. are perfectly fine before falling ill.

The Fear Factor

Listening on C1-level

1. How does the expert define phobias?

1. All anxiety disorders are simply called phobias.
2. Only people who are afraid of some sort of animal have phobias.
3. Exaggerated or irrational fears are phobias.
4. Anxiety that can be cured by doing daily tasks.

2. What is one of the effects a phobia can have on your daily life?

1. Increased heart rate when you see a tarantula.
2. Friendships can suffer as a result of phobias.
3. People will look at you funny when you have a phobia.
4. You will come in contact with the thing you fear more often.

3. How come people suffer from phobias?

1. It is always caused by some trauma from the past.
2. Children inherit their phobias from their parents.
3. People who have a fearless parent, can suffer from phobias.
4. Scary encounters we have as children can cause a phobia.

4. Which statement is true about facing danger?

1. People cannot control the reaction in their bodies when in danger.
2. The more dangerous the situation, the more likely people are to use critical thought.
3. When faced with danger, the human body produces either high levels of energy or pain-blocking hormones.
4. When people face danger, they are more likely to have a "fight" than "flight" response.

5. Can the human body distinguish between real and false danger?

1. The human body cannot distinguish between real and false danger.
2. The human body can distinguish between real and false danger.
3. Only the female body can distinguish between real and false danger.
4. It depends on the person whether the body can distinguish between real and false danger.

6. How are people able to giggle while feeling scared when going on a rollercoaster?

1. Because air is being pushed out of their bodies due to the movement of the coaster.
2. It is an automatic response to the thrill of going on a rollercoaster.
3. Because there is no real danger, yet people do feel euphoric.
4. Due to there being a sense of danger and pain, but no real threat.

7. What happens to Liz when she sees needles and injections?

1. She loses consciousness every time.
2. She thinks about what happened to her sister after getting an injection.
3. She breaks down crying.
4. She suffers physical symptoms.

8. What are Ben and Abi afraid of?

1. Abi hates lifts and clowns.
2. Ben hates heights and speaking in public.
3. Abi is afraid of speaking in public while Ben hates clowns.
4. Abi and Ben aren't scared of anything.

BREAKING NEWS!

We will continue with listening to:

Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp

A Courtcase

1. Why did the attorney Rottenborn want to dismiss the case?

1. He claimed that there had been not enough evidence to say that Mr. Depp was the aggressor in the relationship.
2. He claimed that Mr. Depp was the victim in the relationship and that he could not prove that Ms. Heard acted with malice.
3. He had not presented substantial evidence to win the case for Ms. Heard.
4. He stated that Mr. Depp’s team had failed to submit clear evidence and that Mr. Depp did commit abuse to Ms. Heard.

2. How did Elton John help Mr. Depp according to the text message?

1. He helped him get evidence to win his case.
2. He gave him his extra time to make this statement.
3. He supported him during his abstinence.
4. He and Mr. Depp tricked Marilyn Manson in taking a pill so that he would stop talking that much.

3. Why was witness Richard Marks asked to testify?

1. To discuss the positive effects the op-ed by Ms. Heard had on Mr. Depp’s career.
2. To mention the devastating impact of the op-ed on Mr. Depp’s career.
3. To explain what has been written in the op-ed by Mr. Depp.
4. To outline how Mr. Depp was criticized by several articles.

4. Why did Mr. Depp ask attorney Rottenborn to read the text-message again?

1. To make fun of the fact that attorney Rottenborn had asked the same of Mr. Depp a couple of times before.
2. Because Mr. Depp had misunderstood the question being posed by the attorney.
3. Because Mr. Depp wanted to make sure he had read the text-message correctly.
4. To mock the way in which Rottenborn had asked Mr. Depp if the attorney had read everything correctly each time.

5. What did Ms. Heard say after lawyer Camille Vasquez had objected against her testimony?

1. Ms. Heard said the exact same thing twice: “I watched it.”
2. Ms. Heard said: “I was there, I watched it" and "I watched it.
3. Ms. Heard was unable to finish her sentence, starting with: “I wasn’t...”
4. Ms. Heard was instructed to stop talking by her lawyer Elaine Bredehoft, and said nothing.

6. Attorney Elaine Bredehoft impersonates Mr. Depp’s voice. Did the voice-over think this was a good impression?

1. Yes, because several people in court were smiling including Mr. Depp.
2. Yes, because they would not have included it in their top 10 otherwise.
3. No, because it is hard to impersonate Mr. Depp’s voice.
4. The voice-over leaves her opinion somewhat in the middle.

7. What was Nadelhaft questioning the witness about when he objected himself?

1. He wondered what the witness had been told about how Mr. Depp had damaged his hand.
2. He asked the witness if he knew whether Mr. Depp had seen a doctor for his damaged hand.
3. He asked the witness if he had seen Mr. Depp’s damaged hand.
4. He questioned the sincerity of the witness' testimony about Mr. Depp’s damaged hand.

8. What made Alejandro Romero’s testimony so “bizarre”?

1. It was pre-recorded and showed Romero vaping while driving.
2. It was filmed in his car while he was naked from the waist down.
3. Romero did not seem to give a hoot about the deposition and drove off during questioning after putting on his seatbelt.
4. Romero drove off in the middle of questioning after he had already begun the deposition vaping.

9. What does the voice-over mean when she mentions you could make a drinking-game out of how many times objection hearsay has been said during this trial?

1. It would make for a fun drinking-game if one had to take a shot every time objection hearsay has been said during this trial.
2. It has shocked the voice-over to hear objection hearsay so many times and has left her feeling a bit drunk.
3. The voice-over is trying to explain how the objection has led to others saying it all the time like they are drunk.
4. A drinking-game would be the only thing that could make this trial interesting to look at with so many objections.

10. Did the jury already reach a verdict on this trial?

1. Yes, they did.
2. Yes, they all agreed that Camille Vasquez is an amazing lawyer.
3. No, they have not yet reached a verdict.
4. No, the case has been dismissed.

A Courtroom Case

2 Courtroom Cases:

•  -> 1 victim, 1 suspect, each has 2 witnesses and 2 lawyers.
• -> 1 victim, 1 suspect, each has 2 witnesses and 2 lawyers.

Jury (6-7 students) --> will decide who is in the wrong and decide the punishment.

Case 1: Changeling

Suspect has been accused of stealing the victim's baby after she gave birth in the hospital. 

2 minutes per witness and 3 minute for the victim/suspect.

10 minutes of preparation

Case 2: A Gamer's Rage

The suspect is accused of cheating their exams after getting an A+. Claims that they had already finished their exam and was just playing videogames on their phone. Now, the entire class has to redo their exams.

2 minutes per witness and 3 minute for the victim/suspect.

10 minutes of preparation