V4C - Les 5 - 03-09-2026

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Word of the Day: assumption (noun)

Definition: something you believe to be true without having proof
Dutch: aanname / veronderstelling

Example: It is a common assumption that all teenagers are addicted to their phones.

What can you expect today?

After this lesson you will...

• have checked your homework

• have checked your knowledge of the vocabulary of lesson 3

• have read a text about a talented teenager

• have worked on some assignments in your book

• have had time to study

HOMEWORK

Assignment 1

• a. Find out what attitudes young people / Gen z have. "...survey of"

• b. That this generation is lazy and obsessed by social media. "... a generation"

• c. She built up a business despite negative experiences and reactions from people. "... decided to." and "... but it"

• d. The idea that things are going badly. "We're constantly..."

• e. He helps his grandfather. "His grandfather..."

• f. It gives others that space to find out how they can be happy. "...

HOMEWORK

Assignment 2

Please grab your iPad!

Slide tekst

characteristic

A

eigenschap

B

perceptie

to commission

A

uitgummen, weghalen

B

opdracht geven tot

demeaning

A

zich distantieren van, afstand nemen van

B

denigrerend, minachtend

to prioritise

A

prioriteit geven

B

waarderen

af en toe

A

occasionally

B

repeatedly

houding

A

attitude

B

decline

beperkende

A

insulting

B

limiting

Talented teenager's triumph over adversity

Complete the sentence so that it is in line with the information from the text.

Suhit Amin made quite a lot of money by having ...

Look at paragraph 1 to find your answer.

Talented teenager's triumph over adversity

Look at paragraph 2. How did Suhit feel after being diagnosed with cancer? Answer in your own words.

Then, look at paragraph 3. In what two ways is Suhit doing well?

Read on. Continue working on assignments 4-9, 11-12. Make sure to read the strategy as well!

Grammar - work on assignments 13 and 14 (p39)

→ an action that happened and finished in the past

Form: verb + -ed / irregular form

I arrived at school at 8:30.

👉 Past simple = yesterday, last week, in 2024

PAST SIMPLE

→ something in the past that is connected to now / when the exact time is not important

Form: have/has + past participle

I have visited London three times.

👉 Present perfect = ever, never, already, yet, just

PRESENT PERFECT

Homework

For next lesson, do the following:

• finish assignments 1-9, 11-14 (lesson 4)

• study the vocabulary (lesson 1-4)