Video Lesson - Travel

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Welcome to today's English class

By Mr van Bijsteren

Mila & Robine nablijven i.v.m. HW

By the end of this lesson, you;

• have practised your listening skills.

• have learnt different key words and phrases to talk about travelling.

• know more about travelling around the world.

What country did you go to during your favourite holiday?

Which country have you gone to on vacation, but would you no longer go to?

Which country would you really like to visit?

Important words

Salt flats = Zoutvlakte

Weight-shedding = gewicht verliezen

Emotional attachment = emotionele band

Gunk = rotzooi

Introduction to the show

For context, meet the presenters:

What are we watching:

From left to right: Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson & James May

Top Gear

A British TV classic & the most watched factual TV programme.

It ran for 233 episodes across 20 years.

This episode is about a road trip to Botswana with 3 old, cheap cars.

Questions Part 1

Raise your hand if you know the answer to the following questions:

What is the size of the salt flat the trio are standing before compared to?

What is the trio advised to do before driving across the salt flat?  

What is Richard’s reaction to the other two ‘destroying their cars?  

Why do you think Richard does not want to take bits of his car to make it lighter?

Questions Part 2

What is happening to the cars that are still too heavy to drive across?

Who do you think Oliver is?  

Which parts did they take off the cars to make it even lighter?  

Which rule does Jeremy want to make when he ‘comes into power’?  

Why is Richard not happy that his car is alright?

What does the trio spot after a while?  

What does Jeremy compare his car to after shedding weight?

A

A bike

B

A balloon

C

A kite

D

Thin air

Who do the trio think they came under attack from?

A

An army

B

A Harry Potter villain

C

Someone from the future

D

A Bond villain

What happened to the Lancia

A

The engine stopped

B

The wheel had no air

C

The wheels jammed

D

It could not move anymore

Final Exercise

Now it is time to work on the final exercise.

Let's look at this exercise so you know what you need to do.

You need to work on your laptop for this assignment.

Homework: hand it in before the lesson on Monday.