HTV Cyclists

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Holiday

Write about your holiday.

Add an opinion about something.

Make sure you use the past tense.

Remember capitals and punctuation.

Write about your holiday:

Cyclists

Text 1: Many more fines for texting while cycling

Distraction can make cyclist a perpetrator

Text 2: Open nerve

Role model

What are the texts about?

Do you ever text or use or phone while cycling?

Yes

No

What happens when you get caught using your phone?

Reading

Read the texts.

Write down:

1. Which offences are in the texts?

2. Which solutions/opinions are in the texts?

Which offences are mentioned in the texts?

Which solutions/opinions are mentioned in the texts?

Fill in the gaps

1. The amount of fines has risen by ...............
2. When you are caught, the fine costs ...............
3. Holding a telephone while cycling is .................
4. If you are to blame for someone's death, a moment of distraction can make you a ...................
5. Most readers think there should be a harsher ........................

Which opinions in text 2 do you agree with and why?

What do you think is the best solution?

Mini discussions

Work in pairs.

1 student thinks listening to music on the bike is fine.

1 student thinks that listening to music on the bike should be punished.

Write down your arguments (if you want) and have a discussion about this.