H4D The Thursday Murder Club (part 2)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

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today's plan

1 At the end of this class, you will have practiced with exam texts 

2 At the end of this class, you will have practiced with Follow Up lists 26-27-28 

exam texts 

Which reading strategies can you use to tackle an exam text?

"Vorm" van de vraag:

Open questions
(citation questions)

Multiple choice questions
(gap-fill questions)

True/False questions

"Doel" van de vraag:

1. Main idea of the paragraph
2. Finding specific information
3. Function or tone of a text
    or paragraph
4. Gap-fill (bit of everything / 

   signal words / dictionary 

   questions)

Exam texts 

SO Thursday: will be 2 longer/difficult exam texts VMBO TL 

PTO 2 test: combination of writing an email or letter + a few exam texts (vmbo tl & havo texts)

Today: discuss 1/2 texts and continue practicing for the SO. 

Exam texts 

- Let's take a look at a few questions together 

- Now, continue practicing.  If you have any questions about the SO or the reading texts, let me know!

Get out your laptop

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

today's plan

1 At the end of this class, you will understand The Thursday Murder Club until CH 20 

1 At the end of this class, you will have practiced with Follow Up lists 26-27-28 

The Thursday Murder Club 

What incites the first real event in the book?

Discussion questions: characters

- Chapter 4 describes the central characters of the Thursday Murder Club: Ron - Elizabeth - Ibrahim & Joyce. Who are Ibrahim & Ron? Describe their personality and details about their past life. 

Group 1: Ibrahim

Group 2: Joyce

Group 3: Ron

Group 4: Elizabeth 

Discussion questions: characers

 Ibrahim: psychologist, very active and healthy. Clients still come to him for advice. Past expertise helps him. 

Joyce: she wants to grow, get out of her shell. Not a leader, but helping others. 

Ron: central voice for the residents about future plans. Son = Jason Ritchie

Elizabeth: leader of the group. Started the group with Penny Gray (former detective). Very sharp and active. 

Discussion questions: book

- Chapter 5: What is the conflict between Ian and Tony about? Is Ian scared of Tony? Why/why not?

- Chapter 10: What does the murderer leave behind? What could be the importance of this? 

- Chapter 14:  Joyce wants to visit Fairheaven, but Elizabeth has different plans. What are these plans? 

- Chapter 18: Elizabeth confronts Donna at the police station. What is the confrontation about and which deal do both characters make? 

Discussion questions: elements 

-Who is/are the narrator(s) of the book? Which perspective?

- Who are the protagonists and the antagonists?

- What is the contrast between the setting on the one hand and the characters/actions on the other hand? Do you think the writer chose this setting on purpose?

- Richard Osman is a television show producer. How does the book remind you of a television show?

Continue reading 

PTO 2 

• Woordenschat & examenvaardigheden test: Follow Up 17-32 (EN-NL) + linking words handout. Make sure to practice in Quizlet for this test!! 

• Reading and writing test: 4 reading texts and a writing exercise. 

vocabulary practice 

trafic jam

tailback

fuel

customs officer

equipment/gear

Due to the storm, the plane had trouble landing on the..................

1. border/frontier
2. runway
3. surroundings
4. vessel

My uncle is an extremely rich businessman who owns a.............in the Mediterranean Sea.

1. ferry
2. enterprise
3. yacht
4. vessel

In 1994 a plane was................at Charles de Gaule airport.

1. altered
2. hijacked
3. canceled
4. injured

Make a sentence using:
voyage - ferry

Make a sentence using:
visa - resort

Gimkit 

Follow Up lists 24-28 

Go to: gimkit.com