H4 week 6, woensdag Jack the ripper

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome class H4B

Lesson goals:

- Practicing your vocabulary skills 

- Practicing news literacy

- Learning about mysteries 

(stepping stones)

News Project

The news item

• What kind of news is it?
  
• For what kind of people is this news?
  
• It is relevant/irrelevant because ……..
  
• I would rate this news with a : ………….
  
• Three words from this item to remember are:
  

https:

What kind of news is it?

For what kind of people is this news?

I would rate this news with a:
…………. (1-10)

Three words from this item to remember are:

Homework: 

- Finish the exercises! (Jack the Ripper)

- Find a news item, and save the link. Tomorrow, share it with the class in Teams chat. The class will react to it.

Your own news item!
(in Teams chat or here)

Stepping Stones

Chapter 3, Mysteries

(Katern 2, beginning)

Text 1

'Why are we obsessed with Jack the Ripper?'

p. 6, Stepping Stones, Katern 2

Exercise 3, p. 7
1. Tick the correct statements:

1. Jack the Ripper lived in Whitechapel in the 19th century
2. The Whitechapel murders have inspired many people to try and find the killer's identity
3. Whitechapel was a quiet London neighbourhood before 1888

Exercise 3
2. Choose the correct answer: 'the killer is more than a match for any fictional figure from the world of horror' (par. 2). This means:

1. Jack the Ripper inspires people with more horror than any villain described in horror novels
2. Jack the Ripper's crimes resemble those described in horror novels
3. Jack the Ripper most likely used horror novels as inspiration for his crimes
4. Jack the Ripper regarded horror novels as his favourite literary genre

3. 'This was a world...' (par. 3) What does the word 'this' refer to?

Exercise 3
4. Describe the area where the murders took place

5. Jack the Ripper was known throughout the country. Quote the first two and the last two words of the sentence that proves this :

6. Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 5?

1. feeling
2. hype
3. tension
4. threat

Exercise 4, p. 8

How are the paragraphs related?

Exercise 4
1. What is the function of paragraph 1? It...

1. gives an opinion of the main topic of the text
2. introduces the main topic by way of an example
3. presents the question that is central to the text

Exercise 4
2. How is paragraph 2 related to paragraph 1? it...

1. Answers one of the questions posed in paragraph 1
2. Gives an opinion on the topic presented in paragraph 1
3. serves as an illustration of the topic introduced in paragraph 1

Exercise 4
3.What is the main function of paragraph 3?

1. Giving a counter-argument
2. Introducing another Ripperologist
3. Providing more background information

Exercise 4
4. Which of the following statements about paragraph 4 is NOT true?

1. Paragraph 4 expands on the info given in paragraph 3
2. Paragraph 4 introduces another Ripperologist, as in paragraph 2
3. Par. 4 tries to answer one of the questions posed in par. 1

5. How is paragraph 5 related to paragraph 4? It....

1. adds to the argument started in par. 4
2. contradicts the argument started in par. 4
3. explains the argument started in par4. 4

6. The title of the article poses a question: why are we obsessed with Jack the Ripper? In which paragraphs is this question answered?

1. In paragraphs 2 and 3
2. In par. 4 and 5
3. In par. 2, 5, and 5
4. In par. 3, 4 and 5

7. What is the structure of this text?

1. Par. 1 and 2 serve as introduction, par. 3-6 are the body. There is no conclusion
2. Par. 1 introduction, par. 2-6 body, no conclusion
3. Par. 1 and 2 introduction, par. 3-5 body, par. 6 conclusion
4. par. 1 introduction, par. 2-5 body, par 6 conclusion

8. What is the leading idea of this text?

Exercise 5

Check the words in the Vocabulary section on p. 32!

Follow Up 

33, 34, 35

Taking turns 

reading the sentences 

out loud.

Study for tomorrow also: 36, 37

Which book are you
reading right now?
Read for 20 mins.

See you tomorrow!