Lesson 2: San Francisco

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Unit 1: California

Sutter and Marshall invited local people to come and dig for gold

1. True
2. False

Many of the first gold miners came from states close to California.

1. True
2. False

The president at the time refused to believe in Californian gold.

1. True
2. False

Towns that were abandoned by gold miners are called boomtowns.

1. True
2. False

Owners of stores and businesses earned more than most miners.

1. True
2. False

It was the Gold Rush that helped California become a state.

1. True
2. False

What do you think it means to "sit on a gold mine" ?

The old man owned the land. He had staked his claim long ago. What does this mean?

Sam struck gold when his tiktok went viral. What does "to strike gold" mean?

Her husband is 30 years younger than her. Everyone thinks he's just a gold digger. What is a gold digger?

Lesson 2: San Francisco

02:53

Where did Damon and Jo visit as tourists in San Francisco?

Chinatown

The painted lady houses

Pier 39 to see Alcatraz

Union Square

The Golden Gate Bridge

Fisherman's Warf

Study the words on page 43

Lees de woorden een paar keer goed door.

Overhoor elkaar

Without looking back

Complete exercises 2 and 3 in your workbooks

Listening Exercise 4

Listen to the audio carefully.

Decide who you think the speakers are talking about.

Write the number in the space provided.

Exercise 5: Look up the idioms

Complete exercise 5a and b