How to put your name down for a better life?

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In deze les zitten 21 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

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How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Practise Vocabulary First
https://wordwall.net/play/36175/072/985
How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

- Read the text and make annotations (individually)
How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

- Read the text and make annotations (individually)
- Reread the paragraphs again and summarize each paragraph      in ONE sentence. (individually)
How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

- Read the text and make annotations (individually)
- Reread the paragraphs again and summarize each paragraph      in ONE sentence. (individually)
- Compare these sentences with a partner (in pairs)
How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

- Read the text and make annotations (individually)
- Reread the paragraphs again and summarize each paragraph      in ONE sentence. (individually)
- Compare these sentences with a partner (in pairs)
- Discuss similarities/differences (in pairs)
How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide


Now answer questions 1 to 6

How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

“Oh Dad, how could you have called me what you did?” (al. 1)

1. Waarom is de schrijver (Alan Hamilton) ontevreden over zijn naam volgens de tekst?

Slide 9 - Open vraag


2. Geef van elk van de volgende beweringen aan of deze wel of niet in overeenstemming is met de inhoud van de alinea’s 1 en 2.
How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

1. An increasing number of people officially change their names.
A
NIET
B
WEL

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

2. Changing your name has become less expensive.
A
NIET
B
WEL

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

3. Having a new name changes people’s lifestyle permanently.
A
NIET
B
WEL

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

4. It is difficult to understand some people’s motives for a name change.
A
NIET
B
WEL

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

5. The procedure for changing your name has become more bureaucratic.
A
NIET
B
WEL

Slide 15 - Quizvraag



Indien vijf goed                             3 punten
Indien vier goed                            2 punten
Indien drie goed                            1 punt
Indien twee of minder goed      0 punten

How to put your name down for a better life.

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

3 What is the purpose of the three remarks in brackets in paragraph 3?
A
To illustrate that there is a lot of truth in what is claimed about names.
B
To make clear that the statistical data do not apply to the writer.
C
To show the writer’s profound experience with surveys.
D
To stress the negative influences of a specific name on a person’s life.

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

4 Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 5?
A
however
B
instead
C
moreover
D
therefore

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

“How to put your name down for a better life” (titel)
5. Waar komen de gegevens voor het onderzoek van The Times naar de relatie tussen namen en sociale positie vandaan?

Slide 19 - Open vraag

6 How does the author round off the article in the last paragraph?
A
By illustrating how unfortunate one’s life can be if one has a socially less fortunate name.
B
By implying that his life could have been better if his family had considered the importance of having the right name.
C
By indicating that his father could have done a lot worse when giving him his name.

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

Count the points you have earned.
How many do you have?
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Slide 21 - Poll