Lesson 2.1

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• Leerjaar 4

Lesson 2.1

• understand the main theme and arguments in simple texts
• understand important factual information in short texts

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What makes you laugh?

Slapstick humour

Dark humour

Observational humour

Self-deprecating humour

Dry humour

I never laugh

Improve your watching skills!

• Make notes while you watch (page 52)
• After watching you will have to answer some questions. 
• (note-making skills is also part of your listening test!)

Now answer the questions online. 

• §2.1 opdracht 1 

Next: Improve your vocabulary. 

To help you understand the text... 

Vocabulary - Sleep de vertaling naar het juiste woord

to dub

baffled

self-deprecation

denigrating

offensive

blander

survey

wit

bestempelen als

stomverbaasd

zelfspot

kleinerend

milder

enquete

gevatheid

beledigend

Improve your reading skills. page 52+52

• Student 1: reads one sentence out loud 
• Student 2: translates/summarizes this sentence into Dutch
• Student 2: reads the next sentence out loud
• Student 3: translates/summarizes this sentence into Dutch
• Student 3: reads the next sentence out loud.
• etc. 

Let's check your understanding. 

• Do exercises 4, 5, 6, 7 (page 54) individually - 5 minutes
• Finished? Start with exercises 11+12
• After 5 minutes: compare your answers of exercises 4, 5, 6, 7 and together answer questions 8, 9, 10
• Finished? Finish exercises 11+12 
• Online: §2.1 exercise 13
• self-test Unit 1