U3: Step 4

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• Secundair onderwijs

U3: Step 4 - Hey you! Making conversation

1/ Good and bad responses

p. 154

What's weird about this dialogue between Ben & Tara?

Make ex. 2 & 3 on p. 155 with your neighbour

1. Guess what!? My parents are letting me have a party for my 15th birthday!

1. Sure! Go ahead!
2. Are they?! That’s fantastic!
3. I’m not.

2. Have a nice weekend!

1. Good!
2. The same to you!
3. I’m sure it will be great!

3. I’m taking my driver’s test tomorrow. I’m so nervous!

1. Good luck! I’m sure you’ll do fine!
2. Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
3. Yes, you should be!

4. What’s up?

1. Nothing much. Just studying for the test tomorrow.
2. Great!
3. Not too bad.

5. This is Yasmin. She’s new here.

1. Great! My name is Hamza.
2. Nice to meet you, Yasmin. I’m Hamza.
3. My name is Hamza.

6. How are you?

1. Fine.
2. How are you?
3. Fine. How are you doing?

7. You look tired today.

1. No I don’t.
2. Do I?
3. I do too.

8. Thank you!

1. You’re welcome!
2. Sure!
3. No thanks!

Rewrite the FULL dialogue from exercise 1, making it a good one. Give the right responses and ask follow-up questions.

Use a separate piece of paper!

Hand in after class!

2/ From film scene to text message

 

Ex. 1 p. 156

Watch the scene and answer the questions of ex. 1

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1a) What is meant with the title; "Gnomeo and Juliet?"

1b) Do you know what famous lines Juliet refers to? What has she changed?

Now read/listen to William Shakespeare’s balcony scene, rewritten by SparkNotes in ‘normal’ English. 

Answer the questions of ex. 2 p. 156

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Which words did you not understand?

Which of the three versions of Romeo and Juliet did you prefer?

Gnomeo and Juliet (video)

The sparksnote version (listening)

The notes app version (with emoji's)

Why did you like that version the most? Start with "I prefer ... because ..."

Your turn!

Watch the extract from the Hunger Games and turn it into a text message. Write it on the hand out the teacher gives you.

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