Flexles 4 - woorden + context

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Leesvaardigheid 

mavo 2

Wat gaan we doen?

• tekst history of zombies lezen 
• woorden raden aan de hand van de context

Het doel van vandaag

• Aan het eind van de les weet je wat je kunt doen om effectief te lezen.
• Aan het eind van de les kun je woorden die je snapt in een tekst begrijpen door de context van de zin eraan te koppelen.

Probeer de betekenis te raden door de hele zin goed te lezen. 

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The history of Zombies

Zombies are everywhere these days - on television, in movies and in books. The current image of terrifying flesh-eating zombies comes from George Romero's 1968 classic film Night of the Living Dead. Nowadays many people like to frighten themselves with the idea of the 'Zombie Apocalyse' and enjoy learning how to destroy zombies by decapitation or shooting them in he head.

The history of Zombies

Zombies are everywhere these days - on television, in movies and in books. The current image of terrifying flesh-eating zombies comes from George Romero's 1968 classic film Night of the Living Dead. 

wat betekent : current?

current 

huidige/huidig 

The history of Zombies

Nowadays many people like to frighten themselves with the idea of the 'Zombie Apocalyse' and enjoy learning how to destroy zombies by decapitation or shooting them in he head.

Wat betekent : nowadays?

nowadays

tegenwoordig

voorbeeld: tegenwoordig kun je bijna alles online bestellen

nowadays, you can order almost anything online 

However zombies are not new. The term, from the Kongo word nzambi which means spirit or dead person , has been long associated with the Vodou religion of Haiti (popularly know as Voodoo). As with West AfricanVodun, from which it is descended. Vodou has strong ties to the supernatural and magic practised by witch doctors called bokors.

As with West AfricanVodun, from which it is descended. Vodou has strong ties to the supernatural and magic practised by witch doctors called bokors.

Wat betekent :descended?

descended

afkomstig van /  afstammend van

In Haitian culture zombies are not evil creatures but victims. They are said to be people who have been killed by poisoning, then reanimated and controlled by bokors with magic potions for some specific purpose, usually to work as slave labour. The bokors were widely feared and respected. It is said that they used to be in the service of the secret police and those who defied the authorities were threatened with being turned into the living dead.

They are said to be people who have been killed by poisoning, then reanimated and controlled by bokors with magic potions for some specific purpose, usually to work as slave labour. 

Wat betekent : potions?

potions

drankjes/brouwsels (vaak magische drankjes)

They are said to be people who have been killed by poisoning, then reanimated and controlled by bokors with magic potions for some specific purpose, usually to work as slave labour. 

Wat betekent: Purpose?

purpose

doel

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 It is said that they used to be in the service of the secret police and those who defied the authorities were threatened with being turned into the living dead.

wat betekent :defied?

defied

For a long time most people assumed that zombies were nothing more than mythical figure, like werewolves and vampires. However this changed in the 1980s when a man called Clairvius Narcisse claimed that he had been turned into a zombie by means of drugs and forced to work on a sugar plantation for two years before escaping. 

Wade Davis, a harvard scientist, investigated the claim and obtained something called 'zombie powder' from Haitian bokors. The main active ingredient was a neurotoxin found in pufferfish which could be used to simulate death. The bokors also explained to Davis that a second poison, made from the datura plant, known as the zombie cucumber, was given to victims after they were revived from their death-like state

The main active ingredient was a neurotoxin found in pufferfish which could be used to simulate death. 

wat betekent : simulate?

simulate 

nabootsen 

iemand/iets nabootsen (in dit geval de dood)

The bokors also explained to Davis that a second poison, made from the datura plant, known as the zombie cucumber, was given to victims after they were revived from their death-like state

Wat betekent: revived?

revived

This kept the 'zombies' in a submissive state so that it was easy to force them to work. Davis wrote several books on the topic including the Serpent and the Rainbow. Later made into a horror film by Wes Craven.

Although the book was very popular with the public, some scientists were sceptical of Davis's claims. They said the amounts of toxin in the powder samples he found were inconsistent and not high enough to produce zombifying effects. Although many people in Haiti still believe in zombies, there have been no publicised cases in the last few decades and Davis's theory remains controversial. The zombie Apolcalypse seems unlikely to take place soon.

Although the book was very popular with the public, some scientists were sceptical of Davis's claims. They said the amounts of toxin in the powder samples he found were inconsistent and not high enough to produce zombifying effects. 

wat betekent : samples?

samples 

monsters 

bijvoorbeeld: de partij bevat monsters van verschillende producten 

Although many people in Haiti still believe in zombies, there have been no publicised cases in the last few decades and Davis's theory remains controversial. The zombie Apolcalypse seems unlikely to take place soon.

Wat betekent :remains?

remains 

blijft 

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