Unit 1 California

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

CALIFORNIA

Today's lesson

- Watch a clip about California

- Look at some idioms

- Codes for Malmberg & Read Theory

Unit 1 - Ex. 1, 2, 3

Watching

Watch the video and answer the questions.

00:21

What is the first and last stop of the family?

00:29

What is another name for the Pacific Highway?

1. doesn't have one
2. highway A2
3. highway 1
4. California highway

02:04

What do the El Camino bells represent?

1. The route the first settlers used
2. California's independence
3. They are just decorations

02:18

How long does it take to get to Santa Cruz?

1. 1.5 hours
2. 2 hours
3. 2.5 hours
4. 3 hours

04:29

How much does it cost to park your car at Pfeiffer beach?

05:31

What can be seen on Piedras Blancas?

06:54

What happens when men go to the bathroom at the Madonna Inn?

1. they have to pay with a dance
2. music starts playing
3. water comes down
4. they can watch a movie

07:34

Which country is heavily represented in Sodang?

08:47

Where are you more likely to see celebrities?

1. Malibu
2. Los Angeles

09:07

What makes the ferris wheel in Santa Monico go round?

09:47

What is the queen Mary?

1. hotel
2. cruise ship
3. game hall
4. sports centre

Idioms

- Get familiar with idioms.

Examples of idioms

Wat denk je dat idioms zijn?

Let's have a closer look

Open this link.

Use it to answer the questions.

A whizz kid is someone who ...

1. is very smart
2. is very active
3. can do things very quickly
4. is very lazy

When you have a heart of gold, you ...

1. are very smart
2. are very kind
3. behave very badly
4. do a lot of things at the same time

When you are nutty as a fruitcake, you are

1. nuts
2. very smart
3. dull
4. chaotic

When someone is an armchair critic, this person will

1. give their opinion about all the chairs they sits on
2. try to pick a fight with you about all sorts of things
3. give their opinion about things they know nothing about
4. be very lazy

When you are a cheapskate, you

1. like to buy drinks for other people
2. don't like to spend money
3. like to go skating a lot
4. like to watch sheep sleep

Codes

Malmberg - ev2b - 283 795

Read Theory - ev2b - HQQVAEA8

Then: Unit 1 - Ex.1, 2, 3