Writing skills - improving the world

Improving the world
How lucky are we?
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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Improving the world
How lucky are we?

Slide 1 - Slide

On the list of countries with best quality of life, which country do you think holds the #1 position?

Slide 2 - Open question

On the list of countries with best quality of life, which country do you think has the lowest ranking?

Slide 3 - Open question

Which number do you think the Netherlands have on the list?

Slide 4 - Open question

Slide 5 - Link

Slide 6 - Video

assignment: 
  • Read text The Netherlands
  • Fill in format the Netherlands

Slide 7 - Slide

Format the Netherlands

Statistics:

Europe                           Region

Amsterdam                 Capital

16,936,520                    Population

41,543 SQ. KM             Area

$879.3 billion              GDP (Gross domestic products )

$49,624                          GDP per
capita, ppp




Slide 8 - Slide

Typically Dutch

Slide 9 - Mind map

Typically Dutch
  • cheese, wooden shoes, windmills, tulips
  • colour orange
  • tallest people
  • liberal view on drugs, abortion, euthanasia etc
  • celebrating Kingsday

Slide 10 - Slide

Government
  • located in the Hague
  • constitutional monarchy
  • elected parliament
  • two main political parties
  • prime minister: Mark Rutte
  • head of state: King Willem Alexander

Slide 11 - Slide

What else do you know about our government?

Slide 12 - Open question

Historical facts
  • Words such as "dollar" and "Yankee" have Dutch roots
  • Amsterdam grew around a 13th century dam in the Amstel river
  • first to legalise same-sex marriage in 2001
  • in 1642 Rembrandt paints the Nightwatch
  • 1919 Dutch women get the vote

Slide 13 - Slide

Geographical facts
  • highest point is 322,7 metres above sea level (Vaalserberg)
  • one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
  • More than 1,000 bridges
  • 20,000 miles of bike paths
  • Much of the country is
    underwater
  • 12 provinces

Slide 14 - Slide

Other interesting facts you found?

Slide 15 - Open question

The Netherlands is the best place to live, because:

Slide 16 - Open question

writing skills
oefenopdrachten:
1. Improving yourself
2. Improving Philips van Horne
3. Limerick about world issue
4. Speech of world leader

Slide 17 - Slide