speaking practice + buzzfeed unsolved

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

- Presentations 

- Listening: buzzfeed unsolved

- Checking the answers

- Speaking: discussions

- Ending the lesson

Listening: buzzfeed unsovled

- Since there'll be a listening exam in period 4, you'll be practicing your listening skills from time to time. 

- Buzzfeed unsolved is about mysterious and unsolved crimes.

- You'll be getting a handout with questions in chronological order and you have to answer them while you're listening. 

- At the end of the video we'll check the answers together. 

Checking the answers

1. Three days after moving in.
   
2. The ‘young blood’ refers to the children.
   
3. The second letter contained more details about their family including their family name, the children’s birth order and nicknames.
   
4. There wasn’t any evidence such as fingerprints, no digital trail and no way to place someone at the scene of the crime. 

Checking the answers

• 5. The houses would be too small.
  
• 6. He mentions a couple of things that could happen because of him such as: a car accident, a mild illness, sudden death of a loved one or pet, a fire, bicycle crash.
  
• 7. The wasn’t any evidence to force him to come to an interview.
  
• 8. The timing of when the grandfather and father of Michael died fits perfectly with what the watcher claimed. Michael Langford also had a habit of watching his neighbors’ houses.
  
• 9. 

Speaking practice: discussion

- make groups of 4 or 5 

- on the screen you'll see a controversial statement that you either have to agree or disagree with.

- in your group you will discuss and give arguments for your opinion.

- the goal is that you practice voicing your opinion but you don't all have to come to an agreement. 

- you get a couple minutes for each round. 

round 1

The education system in The Netherlands is wrong. Everyone should have an equal chance to attend a certain college. 

round 2 

Beauty pageants are sexist. 

round 3

Boycotting is effective.

Round 4 

As of right now It's illegal to sell a vape to a minor. However it's not punishable for a minor to use a vape or buy one. 

Minors (<18) should be punished for vaping. 

Round 5

It's okay for white Disney characters (ie. Ariel, Rapunzel) to be played by people of color in the live action movies. 

Next week 

Presentations of Marlise, Alex and Tirza

Make sure you send in your presentation one day before.