OW unit 5: Grab some culture

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OW unit 5: Grab some culture

This unit's objective

This unit is about culture and art.  A very broad topic.  You'll learn new and relevant vocabulary and practise listening (Part 3) and speaking. Furthermore, you'll practise with Reading and Use of English Part 4. The grammar of unit 5 is about the past tenses. So, let's grab some culture!

What is art?

We're going to watch a video on art. Take notes.

There will be a quiz afterwards.

Some people -wrongly- think that art is only for

1. older people
2. highly educated people
3. intellectuals and artsy people
4. bookworms and ballet dancers

What form of art is NOT mentioned in the examples given that show that art is everywhere?

1. games
2. novels
3. musicals
4. crafts

What is claimed about the
history of art?

1. That it started thousand years ago.
2. That it has branched out over thousands of years
3. That eventhough art is quite old it's essentially still the same.
4. That classic art is very different from contemporary art.

Art cannot really be defined, but people do agree that ...

1. its beauty appeals to people.
2. it captures people's attention.
3. it makes people reflect on their lives.
4. it stirs emotions in people.

The emotions that get stirred up depend on an individual's ...

1. history and personal story
2. taste
3. education
4. genre preferences

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Beautiful

Hate it

Meh

Now,

turn to page 69 and do Reading ex. 4

Today

First, take 10 minutes to do some exercises from 

yesterday's class.

Then, a listening exercise (5 minutes in one go; take notes!)

Finally, Reading and UoE part 4 on page 70 ex. 6 and 7, and Vocabulary p. 70/71 ex. 2 + 3

Which three magical powers are unlocked by reading.

1. Focus, intelligence and sympathy
2. Creativity, intelligence and empathy
3. Creativity, concentration and empathy
4. Intelligence, attention span and sympathy

What was NOT mentioned as a possitive effect of literacy:

1. It keeps you from being in jail
2. You will enjoy social popularity
3. You will achieve economic success
4. You will be the owner of a house

What does deep reading mean:

1. Analysing a text thoroughly to under-stand its meaning
2. Superficially skimming for information
3. Diving deep into a novel and being completely submerged
4. Training your brains with reading to in-crease attention span

What is claimed about deep
reading skills?

1. They are improved by reading every day
2. They develop better when you read from screens
3. Thet develop only from reading books
4. They develop better when you read from books.

Why is it that reading from screens doesn't develop the skills as reading from book do?

1. The loudness of all the sorts of information from screens
2. The limited information a small screen is only able to provide.
3. The huge quantity of information that hits the reader
4. The reader can only skim information on screens.

How many words does the average, modern person read a day?

1. 25.000 words
2. 50.000 words
3. 100.000 words
4. 200.000 words

Vocabulary

Can you explain the following words?

Empathy

Literacy

Analogy

Inferences

Today

First, take 10 minutes to do some exercises from 

yesterday's class.

Then, a listening exercise (5 minutes in one go; 

take notes!). There's a quiz afterwards.

Finally, Reading and UoE part 4 on page 70 ex. 6 and 7, and Vocabulary p. 70/71 ex. 2 + 3

Past simple

1. Refers to a specific moment in the past.

                         If you can ask:"When did that happen?", and you 

                         can answer precisely when it happened.

2. Events that started and ended in the past.

                          Mozart died as a poor man in Vienna.

3. A series of events in the past.

                          She brushed her teeth, packed her bag and went to school.

I worked 

I wrote

I didn't work

I didn't write

Did you work?

Did you write?

Examples

Yesterday we had dinner in a nice restaurant.

When my grandfather was 7 he broke his leg.

During WWII many women worked in factories.

Last year we went to Rome on holiday.

Many times we have had dinner at my aunt's.

My grandfather has played the violin since he was seven.

Many women have never liked Trump. 

I have been to Rome five times so far. It's my favourite city.

Compared to

Past Simple

(2de rijtje)

Present Perfect

have + 3de rijtje

Past Simple or Present Perfect

1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I .............. (live) here since 1997.'

2. He lived in London for two years and then he ............... (go) to Edinburgh.

3. When I left school, I cut my hair and ............... (wear) it short ever since.

4. Shakespeare ................ (write) a lot of plays.

5. My brother .................. (write) several plays. 

6. I  .................. (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

7. He  ............. (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

8. Chopin ............. (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

9. 'When ............. (he/arrive)?' 'He arrived at 2 o'clock.'

10. I read his books when I was at school. I .......... (enjoy) them very much.

Past Simple or Present Perfect

1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I have lived here since 1997.'

2. He lived in London for two years and then he went to Edinburgh.

3. When I left school, I cut my hair and have worn it short ever since.

4. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.

5. My brother has written several plays. 

6. I  haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

7. He hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

8. Chopin composed some of his music in Majorca.

9. 'When did he arrive?' 'He arrived at 2 o'clock.'

10. I read his books when I was at school. I enjoyed them very much.

Past Perfect

De past perfect wordt gebruikt om aan te geven dat een gebeurtenis plaatsvond voor een andere gebeurtenis.

When the police arrived, the burglar had already fled.

She said that she had overslept.

Before she started cooking, she had checked all the ingredients.

Because she had had migrains before, she recognised the signals.

He had worked

He hadn't worked

Had he worked?

Past Perfect Continuous

Je gebruikt het als je praat over iets dat duurde tot het moment in het verleden waar je het over hebt. De nadruk ligt dan op de lengte van de tijd.

They had been flying for five hours, when the storm broke out.

She had been kissing James when her ex phoned.

When they finally arrived, I had been waiting one hour!

He had been working

He hadn't been working

Had he been working

Now,

Turn to page 214 and 215 and do ex 1 and 2.

Then go back to page 72 and do exercises 3 and 4.

Then look at exercise 6, choose one of the short stories and finish them on the next slide:

Look at exercise 6 (p. 72), choose one of the short stories and finish them below: