Start Theme 5 Reading+Task 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

David Walliams

Have you ever read any books by David Walliams? In Dutch and/or in English?

1. no
2. yes, one
3. yes, a few
4. yes, all of them!

watch the following video 

and answer the questions

01:09

Why is David a great chilren's author according to himself?

02:07

What does the male presenter think is great about 'Ratburger'?

02:44

What does frightened mean?

1. upset
2. worried
3. scared
4. lonely

03:17

David says you can't become a writer without ......

1. writing
2. reading
3. games
4. children

03:58

How many Christmas number one books has David had?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

04:27

What does David think is brilliant about kids?

encounter - noun [ C ]

UK /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ US /ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/

a meeting, especially one that happens by chance:

I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig.

This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders since the election.

Dwell - verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] 

formal (dwelt or dwelled | dwelt or dwelled)

to live in a place or in a particular way:

She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.

growing pains - plural noun

US/ˈɡroʊ·ɪŋ ˌpeɪnz/

 (EMOTIONS)

emotional difficulties or confusion experienced by a young person during the time between being a child and an adult

cover

bookmark

fast-paced

excerpt

narrator

predictable

This week: 

• Start Theme 5
• Vocabulary practice -> Theme 5 A+B
• Work on your week task: Theme 5-> ex. 1-4 (A,B)
• Start Task 1: explanation & grouping up

Goals for this week:

- understand some words to do with reading and telling stories 

- I practised other words from Theme 5

- I started working on Task 1 (voc. revision Theme 3)

Task 1: Theme 3 - Law and order

• In this Task you are going to design your own crime game in 3 STEPS.

• This Task 1 includes 2 parts:

1.  designing and playing a game(in a group) 
2. describing the rules and your personal experience while working on it (individually)

Task 1: Theme 3 - Law and order (click on Task to go to the Worksheet)

STEP 1 Preparation

- Look at the Task on page 48 of your Textbook. 

– Use Stones 7, 8 and 9 and Vocabulary of Theme 3.

STEP 2 Orientation

Read Whodunnit? on page 48 of your Textbook and answer the questions on your worksheet.

STEP 3 Realisation

- Work together with three classmates (in a group of 4):->follow all the instructions on your Worksheet.

- Describe in your own words (individually): game rules, how, with whom you played the game, what your tasks in the group were; what you liked and dislike about it.

Work on your week task:

• Work on your week task: Theme 5-> ex. 1-4 (A,B)

• Finished? Study Words -> Theme 5 A+B (find the Quizlet link in Magister-> homework)

watch some little britain if you have some time

(25 min)

How many characters does David Walliams play?