2M cultures: India (2 lessons)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t
• Leerjaar 3

First of all: how are you doing today?

Today

- Introduction to India

-  India: watching and listening 

- India: Kahoot

Part 1:

introduction

What do you think of when you hear "India"?

GROUP LISTENING GAME!

Choose which student in your group will enter the answers. 

The teacher will put the names on the whiteboard and keep score - you can earn 13 points. 

Make sure you listen carefully as the speaker has a strong Indian accent. 

How hard was it for you to understand the speaker's Indian accent?

Very hard, I couldn't understand him.

Hard, but it got better once I got used to it.

It was OK, I didn't have much trouble.

It was easy, I had no difficulties at all.

00:37

How many people live in India?

00:58

Leg uit wat er wordt bedoeld met de 'diversity' in India.

01:34

Which 2 'big' religions were mentioned in the part about Indian history? (2 points)

02:15

What is the main city in Northern India, and what is it in Eastern India? (2 points)

02:26

What are the main cities in Western and Southern India? (2 points)

02:59

What animal is sacred (holy) to Hindus, and what kind of food do they like? (2 points)

03:26

True or false: India is the birthplace of 4 major religions like Hinduism and Buddhism.

04:02

True or false: most of the big monuments were built by the same rulers, the Moghuls.

05:13

Which of these cultural traditions is most important to India: music, dance or Bollywood movies?

Part 2:

listening

Listening - India

00:51

India is on of the ... English speaking country in the world

1. smallest
2. largest
3. poorest
4. richest

01:25

How would Indian people ask for your name?

1. What's your name?
2. How are you called?
3. How are you named good?
4. What's your good name?

02:08

Why are Indian wedding rings made of silver and not gold?

1. It's inappropriate to wear gold on your finger
2. It's inappropriate to wear gold below the knees
3. It's inappropriate to wear gold below the waist
4. It's inappropriate to wear gold at all

02:33

If you say "I swear on my mother" it's very rude.

1. True
2. False

03:26

What kind of texts did Sushruta write, according to the video?

1. About medical surgeries
2. About plastic surgery
3. About a ritual
4. About beauty products

04:09

What kind of films does Bollywood produce?

1. Mostly dramas
2. Mostly historical documentaries
3. Mostly Indian heritage films
4. Mostly musicals

04:26

What is the name of the city right now Bollywood was named after?

1. Bombay
2. Mumbai
3. New Dehli
4. Bangalore

05:35

India considers rats to be ...

1. nasty
2. holy
3. joyfully
4. dirty

06:29

When should you visit the village Anandapally?

1. After the summer
2. After the winter
3. After harvest season
4. After the hunt

07:11

Why do Indians pay so much attention to their hair care routine?

1. They sell it
2. They like to smell nice.
3. They donate it to cancer-charities
4. They want to look better than Chinese people

08:24

What does India get a lot of criticism for?

1. Animals that die out
2. Having an ugly symbol
3. Killing too much tigers
4. Having too much pollution

09:10

What are the towers of silence?

1. Memorial statues
2. Burial sites
3. Places for prayers
4. Alternative hospitals

09:15

What do you think "packed like sardines" means?

10:05

Does the clip recommend going by train in India?

1. Yes
2. No

11:02

What is a pageant?

1. A sportive competition
2. A health competition
3. A beauty competition
4. A growth competition

Could you understand what was told in the video and answer the questions?

Yes

No

A little bit

What was the hardest part for you about this video and the questions?

I didn't know all the words that were used.

I couldn't follow everything that was said.

I sometimes didn't understand the question.

I had a hard time concentrating.

There wasn't any difficulty for me.

Part 3: Reading & Listening

Read along with the story and listen carefully. 

See how much you can remember!

The story takes up 2 slides. 

After each slide, you have to answer 5 questions. 

Write your answers down on a sheet of paper. 

Questions about part 1

1. Wat wilde de schrijver doen toen hij 11 was? 

2. Hoe lang is de fietstocht naar India?

3. Wie is Shirley? 

4. Noem drie gekke dingen die hij heeft meegemaakt. 

5. Wat is het advies als olifanten op je afrennen? 

Questions about part 2

6. Hoe reageerde hij toen olifanten op hem af kwamen?

7. Wat gebeurde er in de woestijn? (2 dingen)

8. Waarvan heeft hij de mooiste herinneringen?

9. Hoe lang heeft hij in totaal over zijn fietstocht gedaan? 

10. Hoe reageerde hij op het feestje voor zijn verjaardag? 

Schrijf je naam op je blad en maak een foto op de volgende dia. 

Zet hier een foto van jouw antwoorden. Naam erbij!

Part 3: 

Kahoot

create.kahoot.it

What will you remember about India? Mention at least two things.