4: reading & vocabulary quiz

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

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reading & vocabulary quiz

Lesson plan

• Finish ex. 1 
• Reading the text 
• Ex. 2-10 
• Vocabulary quiz

Exercise 1

Finish & check (10 min) 

Individual work

ex. 3-9

Vocabulary quiz

Choose the correct synonyms or paraphrases of the words in LessonUp

a) When he had visited his friend he
-staggered- home

1. walked hurriedly
2. walked slowly
3. walked unsteadily

b) The bird -soared- into the air

1. flapped its wings
2. flew high
3. flew very fast

c) She works as an -executive- for a refugee organisation

1. someone in a high position who makes decisions
2. someone who is getting practical work experience to finish training
3. somewone who keeps records of money received and paid

d) He -gestured- the young man to sit down on the chair across the table

1. made a movement with his hands
2. politely asked
3. used his authority and ordered

e) The boat repeatedly -lurched- because of the storm

1. made abrupt and unsteady movements
2. made frightening and dangerous movements
3. moved too fast

f) She -thrust- the box into my hands and left

1. carefully put
2. forcefully threw
3. roughly pushed

Matching exercise

Match the weather-related expressions to their meanings

Save it for a rainy day

it never rains but it pours

come rain or shine

get wind of

a storm in a teacup

Keep something, especially money, for a later time when you need it

Find out about something, usually accidentally

When one bad thing happend, other bad things will inevitably happen quickly

carry out plans whatever happend or whatever the weather

a big fuss made about something of little importance