W2L2 English Listening for information

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Good morning V5! 

English class

Mevrouw Plazier/Ms. Plazier 

lesson goals

• I understand a text about linguistic diversity. 

• I can filter out important info from an informative talk. 

While reading: tips

-Make sure to look up the words you do not understand. 

-Ask yourself: what the main point is of this text?

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Let's discuss

Question 1: What does the author explain in the paragraph about monolingualism as an ideology?

Question 2: Like joie de vivre, is there any word from your mother tongue that cannot be translated into another language?

Question 3: "it’s generally accepted that a translation seldom reproduces the exact sense of the original text; nuances don’t travel well." - Do you agree? Why/why not?

Which listening tips do you remember from yesterday's class?

Kijk/luisteren VWO Engels

• globaal luisteren of kijken: hier mag je de vragen nog niet lezen. Je kijk/luistert naar het fragment, maakt aantekeningen en dan beantwoord je de vragen. 
• voorspellend luisteren: hier moet je het juiste woord invullen op de plaats van de pieptoon. 
• selectief luisteren : hier mag je de vragen al wel lezen, dan luister je naar het fragment en vervolgens beantwoord je de vragen 

listening/watching tips

• underline the important words in the answers that indicate what the answer is really about. 
• If you doubt between two answers: ask yourself which answer was mostly present in the fragment? What is it really about and which aspects were less relevant. 
• look for synonyms. Sometimes a synonym of a word in the answers is used in the fragment  

How to practice? 

• Practice listening at B2/C1 level in Holmwoods
• Practice listening/watching in Woots. You can also practice at skilllevel 1-3. 
• Watch a lot of Netflix series like: The Crown (without subtitles or with English subtitles), Planet Earth. Practice with English accents that you find difficult. 

How to practice? 

• Watch BBC News, Al Jazeera, CNN 
• Listen to BBC radio/ a podcast on Spotify ( The Daily - The New York Times) / audiobooks (Audible, Storytel, Nextory) -> Sherlock Holmes series, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts series, Jane Austen books  or anything else you find interesting

Let's watch!

• grab your notebook and pen and make sure to make notes of the key aspects. 
• write down any words you do not understand or are important according to you. 
•  Good luck! :) 

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Ted talk questions 

Write down questions: 1-4-6-7-9-15 in your notebook and answer them. 

Ted talk questions 

1. What was your first impression of Logan?

4. What are the 8 keys to happiness? 

6. How does he define a “hacker”?

7. What is “hack-schooling”? 

9. How and what does Logan learn?

15. What would your friends say if you pulled your children out of school?

Speaking!

“The education system does not prepare students for life.”

Work in pairs. 

Decide who is for and who is against. 

Start your debate 
 

homework/ task

Find something that we can watch/ listen to/ read in class in the first 10 minutes.

It needs to be originally in English

It needs to be accessible to everyone ( np paywall/subscription)

link to the article/song/fragment/....: TEAMS (PZR Plazier)