This lesson contains 55 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
Items in this lesson
In this lesson you'll learn
how to answer text questions correctly
how to compare texts
what you have to do for 'Handelingsdeel 3'
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In this lesson you will
read your books
work together with someone
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read for 10 minutes
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Unit 5, lesson 3
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Unit 5, lesson 3
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is about housing, you might have heard that in the Netherlands there is also a housing problem.
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What's the housing problem in the Netherlands?
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What's the housing problem in the Netherlands?
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Correct ex. 1-8
Sit together with someone you would like to work with.
Check if you have answered all questions correctly.
You'll have 5 minutes to prepare yourselves
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Correct ex. 1-8
Use one (1) Chromebook.
Type both names.
Work together with the person NEXT to you.
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Exercise 1
Pay attention to capital letters and spelling!
Full stop at the end.
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a What type of text is 47 Camino Por Los Arboles, Atherton, CA 94027?
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b What type of people would be interested in reading it?
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b Why?
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c What type of text is Buy a house here, build a house in the Third World?
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d What do the two texts have in common? Start your answer with: They are both .....
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Exercise 2
Choose the correct answer
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a What is said about 'the high-tech lifestyle'? It …
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b The Italian villa ...
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c If people want to see the Italian villa, they ...
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Exercise 3
Look carefully what you have to type!
Short answers please!
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Which examples of “myriad options of well-being” can you find in the text. Give one example.
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Which examples of “myriad options of well-being” can you find in the text. Give another example.
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Which examples of “myriad options of well-being” can you find in the text. Give your last example.
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Answers for exercise 3
pool, bars, fitness centre, theatre, espresso centers, televisions
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Exercise 4
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Is proximity to an airport a positive factor for this property?
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yes
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no
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Explain
Re-read this fragment: " Proximity to Stanford University, venture capital centers, and an international airport, plus a midway location between San Francisco and Silicon Valley make this an unrivaled and worldly place to call home."
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Explain
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Explanation
The text is meant to convince people. Also, rich people usually make more use of planes for business and private trips. The property is easy to reach for visitors and the owners.
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Exercise 5
Choose the correct answer
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5a Some New York developers...
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5b The “buy one build one model” ...
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5c The developer of the Beach and Howe tower ...
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Exercise 6
“The next time you buy an apartment in the city, you might also be buying a home for a poor person in the undeveloped world”. Explain in three or four English sentences how that could work.
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Exercise 6
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Answer ex. 6
Developers who take part in the project donate money when they sell an apartment. The idea is that with that money a cheap shelter is built for poor people somewhere in the world. So if you buy an apartment you provide a shelter for someone else indirectly.
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Exercise 7
Now compare the two texts and answer the questions.
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a What is the most striking contrast when you read these two texts?
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Exercise 7a
The main contrast is between the extreme luxury of the villa and the poverty of people who live on a landfill. For the price of the villa 14.266 shelters could be built for the poor.
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b Compare the use of adjectives in the two texts. What strikes you?
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Exercise 7b
The first text has a lot more adjectives than the second. Also they are mainly positive in the first text.
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c Why is that the case?
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Exercise 7c
The first text is an advertisement and the text has to put forward as many positive points as possible. The second text is reporting and is therefore more neutral.
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Exercise 8
Complete the sentences with words that you can find in the text. Use the clues in brackets.
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a. New near Edinburgh: The Party Club! A venue for all your parties and business _____ (meetings)
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b The Party Club is in the _____ (near) the beach. Just follow the road sign Yellowcraigs.
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c. The sand dunes and the waves that can be seen from the terrace are really _____ (awesome, you won't easily forget them). They will amaze you.
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d. Do you need a _____ (extra impulse) for your James Bond, The Nineties or Tropical Nights theme party?
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e. We can come up with _____ (very special) solutions for decoration and music. You'll be surprised.
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f. Which would you prefer? A room with _____ (of our time) furniture and decorations or a more classic style? We have both.
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g. Our staff will do their _____ (the best they can do) to make your party a success and cater to all your needs.
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h. Just tell us what you want and we'll give you the opportunity to choose from a ____ (very many) of options.
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i. We also recommend the neighbouring hotel that has excellent _____ (with bathroom) bedrooms.
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j. Don't hesitate and have a look at The Party Club. It is surely _____ (meant) to be enjoyed by all!