Death by Scrabble en Pink Bow Tie huiswerk bespreken

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo
• Leerjaar 4

Death By Scrabble

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1.Match the words with the definitions:

1. jinx            e. to bring about bad luck

2. smug       a. highly self satisfied

3. lousy         f. miserable, poor, inferior, not as good as someone else

4. deafening   g. very loud

5. tepid         j. moderately or slightly warm; warm enough to drink

6. unambiguous    d. clear and precise

7. manipulate         b. to change or alter

8. vindicate             k. to set free from blame; to justify an action

9. destiny                 c. your future or faith

10. coincidence       i. events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection

11. terminal              h. something that will eventually cause death

 

 

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2. answer the questions in Dutch

• 1. Does the husband want to play scrabble with his wife?
• Nee: hij haat zijn vrouw. Wil liever wat anders doen. 
• 2. Why would he call his boat the New Horizons?
• nieuw horizon = nieuw land = nieuw begin / nieuw leven. 
• 3. What is the man’s bad habit?
  
• Op de letters kauwen. 
• 4. What is the double meaning of the letter U the man is chewing on?
  
• U=you=jij. Hij geeft zijn vrouw de schuld van alles. Maar hij is verantwoordelijk voor zijn eigen leven!
• 5. Why is it typical that he chokes in the letter B?
  
• Cousin Harold ging ook dood door een "B". Maar dan het insect "bee" = bij. 
• 6. Do you think there was really an earthquake?
  
• 7. Why do you think his wife just sits there and watch?
  
• 8. Does the man deserve to die?
  

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Pink Bow Tie

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Do you like the age you are right now?

YES

NO

2. If you could suddenly become older or younger, which age would you choose?

3. Match the words with their descriptions.

1. a fancy kind of neckwear = b. a bow tie (vlinderstrik)

2. an informal word for 'man' = c. bloke  (kerel)

3. the Head Teacher of a school = a. the principal (rector)

4. the part of a train that carries passengers  = f. carriage  (wagon) 

5. the bones in the body = i. a skeleton 

6. something to help a person walk more easily = g. a walking stick 

7. a control on a machine = h. a knob (knopje) 

8. an informal word for 'boy' = d. lad (knul) 

9. to recolour something like hair or clothes = e. to dye  

10. excluded from school = j. suspended (geschorst) 

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4. Are the sentences true or false?

1. The narrator often gets punished at school.

2. He dyes his hair blond.

3. Old Splodge always wears a pink bow tie.

4. The narrator is a calm, relaxed person.

5. The kid on the train gets older with the Age Rager.

True

False

1

2

3

4

5

4. Are the sentences true or false?

6. The old lady lunges forward to grab the Age Rager.

 

7. The old lady looks pretty when she has changed.

8. Mean Face becomes a skeleton and then a baby.

9. The narrator's hair turns white because he is so scared.

10. Old Splodge says he doesn't believe the story.

True

False

6

7

8

10

9

1. I got into trouble for                            at Old Splodge's pink bow tie.

2. I didn't know he was                             of the school.

3. I told Old Splodge I didn't                        my hair.

4. On the train I met a kid                          a cigarette.

5. Mean Face moved the                      on the machine and got older.

6. The old lady                           the Age Rager and pushed the knob.

7. Mean Face became a                               and rotted away.

8. I was so                            that my hair turned white.

9. I waited in fear for my                                 but it never came.

10. Miss Newham got a new                           who wears a pink bow tie.

j) grabbed

 

b) laughing

i) the principal

a) knob

e) dye

 c) smoking

d) terrified

  f) boyfriend

g) skeleton

h) punishment

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