Chicxulub after reading the story

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome to Chicxulub 

In 5 key-words, what is the story Chicxulub about?

What is your opinion/ feeling about the story?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Let's discuss the story

Useful questions

• How does the story start? What do you think of this? 
• What is the narrative perspective? What does this do to you as a reader? 
• Why the reference to the meteorites and specific mention of Chicxulub?
• What is the metaphor in the story? 

More useful questions

• How does the story end? What does this ending do to you? 
• Would your parent(s) have the same reading experience as you had?
• How does T.C Boyle 'play' with the language in the story? 

Rate this story on how well you think it was written.

0100

Rate this story on how much you enjoyed reading it.

0100

Will you put this story on your literature list?

1. Oh yes, definitely!
2. I'm not sure yet, maybe.
3. Nah, I don't think so
4. Sooooo not!

Cito texts 3&4 2015 II 

Next class

Bring your literature book, first 30 minutes of class = reading time/ preparation for MO-time.

Sign in for MO  (if you already know when you'll have time) 

(do text 3&4 2015 II for the Cito-exam-people)

Speaking practise

Work in pairs or small groups of three.

Speak English and talk about the random topics.

https://capitalizemytitle.com/random-topic-generator/

Grammar repetition time! 

Zero conditional - iets gebeurt zeker. 

First conditional - iets gebeurt waarschijnlijk

Second conditional - iets gebeurt waarschijnlijk niet. 

third conditional - iets is zeker niet gebeurd

if + had + voltooid deelwoord en would have + voltooid deelwoord

if + present simple & present simple

If + past simple & would + hele werkwoord

if + present simple & will + hele werkword

Some recap practise 

Fill in the gap
1 You ... (get) wet if you jump in the pool.

Fill in the gap
2 The teacher would not have exploded if the students ... (pay) attention.

Fill the gap
3 You will all graduate this year if you just ... (put) your mind to it!

Fill the gap
4 You would have laughed so hard if you ... (to be) there!

Fill the gap
5 You wouldn't believe it if I ... (tell) you!

Fill the gap
6 If you fail this level, you ... (lose) all your diamonds!

Please translate
Ik zou zo trots zijn geweest als ik het gezien had!

Please translate
Ze zou zo blij zijn als ze die baan kreeg!

Have you mastered the conditionals yet?

Totally!

Almost

Kind of, bit shaky.

Not yet, will get there.

No idea what I'm doing.

Homework Monday 1 February & KLTpractise reminder

• Monday 1-2 watching & listening test (in class). Make sure you sit somewhere in the front of the room! Bring your lucky pen! Eat a banana! Tune your ears to English the next couple of days. 
• Do a full KLT on a school computer.
• Also, keep reading your book, working on the grammar exercises and study vocab. 

Practise grammar now