1.1 Mocro Maffia and indefinite articles JM1

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Mocro Maffia and indefinite articles

Planning

Introduction & warming up - 5 minutes

Reading assignments - 10 minutes

Checking the assignments - 5 minutes

Grammar instruction - 10 minutes

Grammar activities - 10 minutes

Output assignment - 15 minutes

The end - 5 minutes

Goals

The students can…

Understand the difference between a and an.

Students can work with the indefinite articles and they know when to use which form.

Warming up

Please look at the following pictures and write down what comes to your mind in the mindmap in the next slide.

Mocro Maffia

Reading assignments

In the next slide you will find a text. The slides after the text consist of questions about the text. Please write down your answers in LessonUp.

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

1. Take a look at the text, what do you think the text is about?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

2. What is the purpose of the text?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

3. Who are the most wanted fugitives of the Netherlands?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

4. Why is Nabil B. involved in this case?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

5. . Why was Derk Wiersum killed?

1. He was an eye witness
2. He was the lawyer of Nabil B
3. He was part of the Mocro Maffia
4. He was the head of Mocro Maffia

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

6. What is the Mocro Maffia?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

7. What is the link between Taghi’s clan and the Mocro Maffia?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

8. Why did Taghi’s clan argue with the rest of the Mocro Maffia?

The Mocro Maffia

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

9. Why is this case so important in the Netherlands?

Time to check

Take a look, when is a used and when is an used?

(hint: look at the first letters of the words!)

a man	an American	a movie	an automobile
a pen	an airplane	a star	an apple
a boy	an elephant	a bike	an episode
a car	an offer	a student	an ambulance
a fish	an ice-cream	a watch	an ant
a house	an hour	a university	an essay

a m an	an A merican	a m ovie	an a utomobile
a p en	an a irplane	a s tar	an a pple
a b oy	an e lephant	a b ike	an e pisode
a c ar	an o ffer	a s tudent	an a mbulance
a f ish	an i ce-cream	a w atch	an a nt
a h ouse	an h our	a u niversity	an e ssay

Red: consonant 

Green: vowels

Grammar assignment 1

Take a look at the text you have previously read and mark the indefinite articles: “a” and “an” with the colors red and green.

Mark the first letters of the words as well!

The Mocro Maffia

 

Derk Wiersum, Nabil B’s lawyer was killed on September 18th, spreading a wave of emotion throughout the Netherlands as well as highlighting the crimes of a mafia system particularly active in the city of Amsterdam.

Nabil B was part of a criminal organization lead by the most wanted fugitives in the country: Ridouan Taghi and his right-hand man Said Razzouki. He officially became a ‘crown witness’ after Taghi accidentally murdered the wrong person. This means that Nabil B. is a key witness in a case of high importance in the Netherlands. After the news came out that Nabil B was testifying against Taghi, his brother was murdered by him as well.

Nabil B is a previous member of Taghi’s clan which is part of the so called Mocro-maffia, a Moroccan network of organized crime based mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Mocro Maffia grew through the trafficking of cocaine and synthetic drugs brought from Antwerp while the Taghi’s network mainly takes care of drugs entering Rotterdam, which is then distributed to the rest of the Netherlands.

Taghi’s traffic caused an increase in violence with more vendettas through gunshots between different gangs. They argued about their territories within the Mocro-maffia.

This case sheds light on Amsterdam’s ‘big problem’ with drugs and particularly the underground economy of hard drugs. The main police union of the country, the NPB (Nederlandse Politie Bond), declared after the murder of Nabil B’s lawyer that the Netherlands turned into a “narco-state.” In addition, it claimed that the municipality of Amsterdam were underestimating the criminality that plagues the Dutch society.

• Municipality: gemeente

• Underestimating: onderschatten

The rules

Use "A" before a word singular which begins with a consonant.

Use "An" before a singular word which begins with a vowel.

What about H and U?

the H has an "a" sounds so it can be used with "an"

the U has a "y" sound so it can be used with a

Now you try!

Grammar assignment 2: multiple choice questions, a or an?

The next couple of slides consist of multiple choice questions to see if you know how to use the indefinite articles.

You can see immediately if you have got the correct answer.

There is __ green English book on the desk

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

She is reading __ old comic

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

They have got __ idea

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

He is drinking __ cup of coffee

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

The girl is __ pilot

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

Amsterdam has __ airport

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

This is __ expensive bike

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

Look! There is __ bird flying!

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

My father is __ honest person

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

My sister is going to __ famous university

1. An
2. A
3. Leave it blank

Output assignment

Send your friend a WhatsApp message with your opinion about the Mocro Maffia.

1. Start with a salutation

2. Express your opinion about the criminal activities of the Mocro Maffia clan.

3. Point out how the Mocro Maffia affects day-to-day life in Amsterdam

4. Make sure you use the correct indefinite articles.

5. End your message properly.

The end

Think about the following questions:

What went well? What needs to be improved?

Did we manage to meet today's goals?

What have we learned?

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Questions I still have

Things I thought were interesting

Things I have learned today (you HAVE to name at least ONE)