Week 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome back!

Period 3

• Speaking

• Finish Up 25-42
• Stepping Stones Reference Linking words (page 89-90)
• Informal writing 

• Literature: Middle Ages

Homework this week

Sunday

- Pass 2 reading and 2 listening exercises in Holmwoods

Tuesday

- Study Finish Up 25-26

- Study SS Reference page 89: Additions

Today's learning objective 

• You are going to practise using linking words in writing.
• You are able to comprehend the news.

1. time/sequence
2. illustration
3. additions
4. emphasis
5. reason
6. contrast
7. cause-and-effect

a. however

b. then

c. in fact

d. consequently

e. because

f. for instance

g. as well as

Stepping Stones

Theme 3

E Writing

page 119-120

• Language Help: exercise 21

Watching task

4 news items. For each, name:

• 2 facts that you've learned.
• 1 word to sum it all up.

Homework this week

Sunday

- Pass 2 reading and 2 listening exercises in Holmwoods

Tuesday

- Study Finish Up 25-26

- Study SS Reference page 89: Additions

Today's learning objective 

• You are going to talk and learn more about how memory works.
• You are going to practise using additions and Finish Up 25-26 in writing.

Discuss with your neighbour

Describe a fun memory from your childhood. 

Try to list as many details as possible. 

Why does this memory stand out to you?

Discuss with your neighbour

How can you use what you learned from this episode and apply it to your life?

00:26

The episode opens with various historic moments. Which event do many people feel like is etched into their memory?

01:32

What is one thing from this day that Melanie remembers incorrectly?

02:03

Finish the quote: “Even our most significant memories, the ones that form the foundation of our life story, aren’t [1]. They can shift and [2] over time.”

1. perfect records / ward
2. perfect recordings / warp
3. perfect records / orb
4. perfect recordings / dwarf

03:18

Yanjaa Wintersoul holds world records in three categories. Name one of them:

03:57

How long did they give her to memorize 500 numbers?

1. 1 minute
2. 5 minutes
3. 10 minutes
4. 15 minutes

04:26

Why did Henry Molaison have brain surgery?

06:25

What is the name for the important structure located in the medial temporal lobe?

1. hippocampus
2. amygdala
3. fusiform gyrus
4. auditory cortex

06:58

Why is there a surprising bump in our memories from our teens and twenties?

07:27

How were undergraduates able to increase their score on the verbal GREs from 460 to 520?

09:55

How were the brains of London cab drivers who passed the exam different from those who failed the exam?

10:07

Finish the quote: “Our brains pay much closer attention to information when it’s in the form of a ___________ .”

10:52

Which three things, previously discussed, are the foundation for some of our strongest memories?

13:03

Explain to your neighbour

How does Wintersoul’s use of “The Memory Palace” help her memorize numbers?

13:50

What do we tend to remember in emotional memories?

16:33

Finish the quote: “In the U.S., [1] has helped overturn hundreds of convictions, and [2] % of those involved eyewitness testimony.

19:40

Finish the quote: “And some scientists say the simulation engine between your ears does something even more profound: it weaves together memories of the [1] and dreams of the future to create your [2] of [3].”

Name:

• 3 things you have learned.
• 2 things you want to know more about.
• 1 question you still have.