Week 41 - les 3 - m4D _ Comparisons

• Eng
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Hi M4D!

Today's plan:

• Reading test revision
• oefenbrieven 
• Comparatives & superlatives
• A watching
• oefenbrief 2 in C106

Reading test

A: vraag 22, B: vraag 1

Answer: B

The beeping sound was caused by the leg of lamb on the passenger seat. Once she had thrown it on the floor, it stopped beeping and she could drive home in peace and quiet.

A: vraag 20 + 21, B: vraag 2 +3

Answers: 

• A --> keep this e-ticket safe as you will need to exchange it to gain entry to the London Dungeon
• (bookings are) non-refundable

A: vraag 19, B: vraag 4

Answers: 

1. onjuist (you must include in each emailed submission -> your name) + (you still must include your full name)
2. onjuist
3. juist (Teen Ink may edit or abridge your work)
4. juist (zie laatste zin)

A: vraag 16, 17, 18, B: vraag 5,6,7

Answers:

• we were truly blessed
• C Tornadoes
• De bewoners werden (10 minuten van tevoren/op tijd) gewaarschuwd

A: vraag 15, B: vraag 8

Answer: E Het wordt opgeladen door beweging

• Transforms movement into electricity which is then stored and used to power the watch
• No battery is required and normal every day wear will produce the energy needed to run the precision movement.

A: vraag 8, B: vraag 9

Answer: D the combination of A, B and C

climate: desert

distance: 135 miles

terrain: mountain ranges

A: vraag 9, B: vraag 10

Answer: (a streak of) madness fuels all the runners

A: vraag 10, B: vraag 11

Answer: C inhospitable  (onherbergzaam)

Competitors trot along melting tarmac roadsthrough the blasting hot air of Colfin peak , Funeral mountains , and dead man pass

A: vraag 11, B: vraag 12

Answer: A Many of the runners experience strange things because of the heat .

Completely worn out, sleep-deprived, severely dehydrated runners tend to hallucinate. 

A: vraag 12, B: vraag 13

Answer: C Therefore

In contrast --> daarentegen --> tegenstelling

likewise --> hetzelfde --> vergelijking 

therefore --> daarom --> oorzaak/gevolg

Oorzaak: People pass out just getting out of their cars

Gevolg: There are no aid stations handing out water along the way. 

A: vraag 13, B: vraag 14

Answer: B They hope to get into a specific emotional state

Many seek to do the race again and again, wanting another dose of this immersion in life, the Zen-like focus, the absence of all distractions beyond moving forward.

It's certainly not for the prize because there isn't one.

A: vraag 14, B: vraag 15

Answer: A a challenge

Back in the mid-70s, when Al Arnold accepted a bet that he couldn't run across Death Valley and up Mount Whitney

A: vraag 3, B: vraag 16

Answer: A abnormality

With just nine miles of road, no roundabouts or traffic lights 

A: vraag 4, B: vraag 17

Answer: Alinea 3

"There is an element that thinks Scilly isn't in the UK and the laws of the UK don't apply on Scilly. " Sgt Craig argued. "Sometimes people need reminding that the laws of the land do apply here."

A: vraag 5, B: vraag 18

Answer: A It is a peaceful and quiet island with hardly any motorised traffic.

• Sleepy St Mary
• rural island
• only 823 registred vehicles

A: vraag 6, B: vraag 19

Answer: A Admitting

Admit = toegeven, forget = vergeten, hope = hopen

St Craig says people need to be reminded that the laws of the UK also apply on Scilly but at the same time admits that it was unlikely that motorist could actually break the speed limits.

A: vraag 7, B: vraag 20

Answer: B It illustrates that having a speed gun on the island is ridiculous (belachelijk). 

• I never go beyond 20
• There's a road in the centre of the island, but it winds so heavily if you did try to creep beyond 60mph you'd probably crash.

A: vraag 2, B: vraag 21

Answer: Zij ruimt niet op als haar hond zijn behoefte heeft gedaan/ruimt de poep van haar hond niet op/laat de drollen van haar hond liggen. 

Hamish does his business in the park, outside the school and in front of the library. Doris doesn't see why she should pick it up. 

A: vraag 1, B: vraag 22

Answer: A Een aanbieder van mobiele telefoons

And for great mobile phone coverage , think T-mobile

Preparing for writing test

oefenbrieven feedback

writing task 2

Write a letter to your headmaster

A watching

Have a look at the grid on page 225

Finish up this week's task:

Chapter 2

• Getting Started: ex. 1+2+3+4 on pages 76+77.
  
• A Watching: ex. 5+6+7+8 on pages 78+79
  
• Study vocabulary Theme words + A on pages 114-11

Teksten lezen/maken Read Theory ( 4 teksten )