The Foreigner's Guide to Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet

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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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Listening & watching
Sinterklaas

Slide 1 - Slide

Slide 2 - Video

Are you ready???

Slide 3 - Slide

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Slide 4 - Video

Slide 5 - Video

00:41
In Belgium children put in their shoe a carrot for the horse and a beer for Pete.
A
true
B
false

Slide 6 - Quiz

00:50
This family originally comes from

Slide 7 - Open question

01:56
You'd better watch the Sinterklaasjournaal or
A
you won't get any presents.
B
you don't know what all the children are talking about.
C

Slide 8 - Quiz

02:29
In the journal children are traumatized every year. How?

A
They say 'pakjesavond' will be cancelled.
B
They ask whether Sinterklaas will come in time.

Slide 9 - Quiz

02:49
When is the 'intocht' every year?
A
the first Saturday of November
B
the third Saturday of November

Slide 10 - Quiz

03:09
'de schoen zetten' in English is
A
to put down the shoe
B
to put on the shoe
C
to put out the shoe

Slide 11 - Quiz

03:32
'pepernoot' in English is
A
crunchy gingerbread cookie
B
crunchy chocolate cookie

Slide 12 - Quiz

04:04
Why does Sinterklaas sometimes put a calendar in the shoe for the child?
A
That is one of the gifts.
B
So they know when they can put out their shoe.
C
So they know when 'pakjesavond' is.

Slide 13 - Quiz

04:42
Young children get presents stuffed in a sack. Older children make

Slide 14 - Open question

05:02
Surprises come with a poem that roasts the family member in question.
A
true
B
false

Slide 15 - Quiz

05:38
The modern servant (black Pete) was first introduced in a book
A
in 1815
B
in 1850

Slide 16 - Quiz

06:15
Pete is black because of
A
the natural skin colour
B
the black paint
C
the soot from the chimney

Slide 17 - Quiz

07:12
In 2019 71 % of the people objected to the new Pete. In 2020
A
46 %
B
64 %

Slide 18 - Quiz

07:46
People who are against the new Pete
A
are hardcore traditionalists or plain all racists.
B
live in big cities.

Slide 19 - Quiz

08:36
The narrator is a fan of Pete because
A
they are with many.
B
he gives all the 'pepernoten'.
C
he wears colourful clothes.
D
he is the joker and full of mischief.

Slide 20 - Quiz

09:36
The difference between the intocht of Sinterklaas and the Canadian Santa Claus parade is especially
A
the fairy tale characters
B
the sponsoring
C
the length of the parade

Slide 21 - Quiz

10:15
At home we celebrate Sinterklaas with surprises and/or a special evening.
A
yes
B
no

Slide 22 - Quiz

02:29
The new horse of Sinterklaas is called

Slide 23 - Open question