3 HV wk 16, Friday class 17/4 unit 5: lessons 21-23 : reading and speaking

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Catching up on unit 5

• for today's class you have learnt NW lessons 21 and 22 and XY  lesson 21  
•  lessons 21 and 22: Mike is back at school after a second  operation on                                                   his leg which he broke in a road accident.                                                
• Now answer the following questions (the answers are on the next slide).     1. What school subject is being taught in Ms Hall's class?                                       2. What specific problem is being discussed in today's class?                             3. Mike is afraid that his sister, Sharon, is in the same sort of situation,            but it turns out that she isn't. What is the problem she is indirectly facing?

                                       Answers:

1.    The school subject is Personal and Social Education        (PSE).

2.   The topic of today's class discussion is (unwanted)       teenage pregnancies.

3.   The parents of Sharon's friend, Namil, have arranged a marriage for their daughter, but Namil doesn't want to even consider it, so she was thinking of running away from home.

teenage pregnancies in the US

You're going to watch an informative video on the rate of teenage pregnancies in the US in which you are informed about the reasons why this rate is relatively high in the US.

These two issues are serious problems that you need to learn more about. In order to do so you are going to watch some videos and read some articles about both matters. 

1.   (unwanted) teenage pregnancy

Do the following activities :                                                                          

                                                                        

1. watch the video on the next slide                                                          
2. then use the link on the following slide to read an article on   this topic                                                                                                           
3. finally go to the  slides with questions on what you watched   and read and answer them                                                                                            

       Find out more yourself

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video: How many times higher is the teen birth rate in the USA than in the Netherlands?

1. 7 times
2. 9 times
3. 10 times
4. 8 times

What is NOT a reason for this difference in teen birth rates?

1. income inequality
2. birth control pills more widely accessible
3. big family size
4. different attitude towards teen sex

How can the difference in parental (= van ouders) attitude towards teen sex be charictarized? American parents are ....... and Dutch parents are more ........

What is one of the most important solutions to this problem?

article: What challenges does a teen mom NOT necessarily face?

1. lack of family support
2. not being able to finish school
3. health problems
4. financial problems

Which social problems may teen moms face?

2.     arranged marriages

Find out more yourself

Do the following activities :  

                                                                            

1.  watch the video on the next slide  (till 2.30 min.)                                                      
2. go to the slides with questions on the video and  answer them                                                                                                                                            

What does the word 'spouse' mean?

What is the difference between a forced marriage and an arranged marriage?

What did research show about love in arranged marriages and in love marriages?

What have you learnt and how are you going to use this knowlegde?

• you found out some facts and background information about two major social issues that play an important role in British society
• you studied some new grammar (if-sentences / shall-will/verb tenses/ 'some' and 'any'/ the genetive)
• you learnt some new vocabulary and expressions

What are you going to do with this knowledge?

Next Monday you will be set an assignment  (which will be          marked)  in which you are asked to use both your knowledge on the topics you studied  today and the grammar and vocabulary you have studied in the previous 2 weeks . In preparation  (BLUE + GREEN) you'll  learn XY lesson 22 and study HD  B10, E1, A 1-10 and B10 again. (also to be found in SOM)

Some extra informtion for those who like to plan ahead their school work :

• make sure to have done today's LessonUp
• your homework should have been done before Monday's classes
• you'll need the 2 lessons on Monday 20/4 to carry out the task that will be explained to you in LessonUp
• the deadline for this task is on Monday 20/4 as well, so make sure you'll use your time well