extra lesson n4

• Engels
• MBO

What are we going to do today?

- brush up our knowledge about the formal/informal letter & review

- video/listening exercise about South Korea

What can you tell about writing a/an (in)formal letter?

Review

We will be watching a video about blossom in South-Korea. While watching & listening try to answer the next questions:

1. What is the date of blossom day for South Korea this year?

2. Why did the cherry trees bloom quicker this year?

3. Kim Do-yeon names three places where cherry trees are blossoming. Which three?

4. Where did the cherry blossoms in Washington DC come from?

5. How could an early bloom of cherry blossoms hurt the ecosystem? 

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Reading

We will be reading a text about a containership in the Suez Canal. After we have finished reading you will be answering some questions about the text.

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Exercise ( 5 minutes)

True or false?

1 The name of ship that got stuck in Egypt is Ever Given.

2 Mega-ships keep getting bigger and bigger.

3 Mega-ships have room for at least 20,000 containers.

4 Mega-ships do not have decks.

5 Computer software is used to help with loading and unloading containers.

6 The shipping industry creates a lot of pollution.

7 Rail transport is better for the environment than mega-ships.