Wasp reporter 1 - 2026/2027

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Overview - period 1

1. Vocabulary SSL (1)

2. Leesvaardigheid formatief (0)

3. Taaltoets 1 (2)

4. Pay it forward (2)

5. Roman (2)

6. Leesvaardigheid (3)

Introduction assignment > link can be found in teams

Nice to meet you! You are going to write about yourself. The written assignment should be 150-200 words long.

Some inspiration:

• Write about yourself, your family or friends.

• Write about what you enjoy doing in your spare time. What are your hobbies?

• Write about your summer holiday.

• Write about your favourite books, tv series or films.

• What is your favourite thing OR least favourite thing about school.

• Is there anything else you want to share with me? Are there things you want me to know about you?

Mind you! The assignment should be written in English.

Press submit to hand in your work.

Wasp reporter (p.3) TWIST OF FATE

Read the article, while reading underline challenging words.

Over to you...

Complete assignment 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Key assignment 3

1. -

2. Holly

3. George

4. Crystal

5. Laura

6. -

7. James

8. Greer

9. Brenda

Key assignment 4

Key assignment 5

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Key assignment 6A

1. e

2. a

3. h

4. f

5. j

6. g

7. i

8. d

B.

1. A twist of fate

2. A close call

3. dodged a bullet

4. it was meant to be

5. against all odds

6. live to tell the tale

7. out of the woods

8. a blessing in disguise

Key assignment 7

4H YA-novel 2026

Conditionals - voorwaardelijke bijzinnen

past participle=

voltooid deelwoord

Some examples, underline the verbs.

0. If water boils, it evaporates. (facts)

1. If I study, I will pass the test. (possible, likely)

2. If I left earlier, I would be on time. (possible, unlikely)

3. If I had read the book, I would have passed the test. (impossible to change)

In pairs/groups of three, discuss the following questions:

1. What would you do if an alien from outer space landed their spaceship in your garden?

2. How would you spend $100 000 in 12 hours?

3. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your life, what would that be?

4. If you had been born as a child of a Hollywood celebrity, how would your childhood have been different?

5. If you had been born twenty years earlier, what would you be doing these days?

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Can you complete the sentences below?

If I won the lottery,

If I had won the lottery,

I would have travelled the world.

I would travel the world.

I would buy a new car.

I would have bought a new car.

SSL vocabulary - Let's practise

Key test 2024

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. F. 6.G 7.E

Slide titel

Teams > assignment SSL vocabulary 4 havo

https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/K_obfZj8-iQAEEpp0vgAAA/3G3AA3Q/assignment-ssl?teacher_id=6246013382688768

Assignment 9 (Student file p. 3 )

Read the article in assignment 9 and discuss the questions in pairs/groups of three.

1. Many countries produce large amounts of plastic waste each year. How much plastic do you think your household uses and throws away?

2. Why do people use and throw away plastic so easily?

3. What are the consequences of plastic waste ending up in nature and oceans?

4. What can consumers do to reduce plastic waste?

5. What can companies and producers do to limit plastic pollution?

6. What can governments do to tackle the problem of plastic waste?

Listen to the article, keep your magazine closed. Answer the questions while listening.

Assignment 10 (p.3/4 student file)

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. A

8. B

Assignment 10 (p.3/4 student file)

Read the article again and finish assignment 11, 12, 14

Over to you...

Assignment 11

1. Their goal is to help young people work together to clean the planet.

2. They organise clean-ups, give speeches, make films, and talk to officials.

3. Unlike plastic, aluminium can be fully recycled and reused.

4. Ella and her family are living on a sailboat so her parents can show her and her siblings ocean life that may disappear in the future.

5. Ella is frustrated with government leaders because they make promises but often do not take action.

6. They followed the same organisations and followed each other on Instagram. Later, they talked on FaceTime.

7. It was their first big, global project and they reached more than their goal.

8. Cash’s determination helps him keep going. Ella’s creativity brings new ideas.

9. You can explore nature, pick up trash, and take care of animals, but whatever you do ‘make sure to leave only footprints’ (ll. 129-130).

10. personal answers

Assignment 12

1. l (award - prize)

2. a (campaign - action to support a cause)

3. m (conservation - saving and caring for nature)

4. i (creative - original and full of ideas)

5. g (environment - nature)

6. d (impact - effect)

7. h (non-profit - not focused on making money)

8. j (officials - people in power)

9. c (pollution - dirty or harmful substances in nature)

10. k (project - plan or activity)

11. e (to protect - to keep safe)

12. f (to reduce - to lower)

12 B

1. non-profit

2. protect

3. impact

4. officials

5. award

6. creative

Assignment 14

A)

1. because / since / as

2. so

3. Because / Since / As

4. due to

5. as a result / therefore

6. That’s why

7. As a result / Therefore

8. because / since / as

B)

1. They wanted to protect nature because they loved it.

2. There was a lot of plastic in rivers, so animals were in danger.

3. They worked together; as a result, they had a bigger impact.

Assignment 13

Assignment 13

1. Plastic is made of chemicals that mostly com from oil and natural gas. These chemicals are turned into polymers.

2. Leachate is a toxic liquid that forms when rainwater mixes with plastic in layers of trash.

3. Marine animals are harmed by plastic because they ge tangled in it or eat it, which can make them starve and spread toxins through the food chain.

4. One way of reducing the impact of plastic on the environment is by recycling it.

5. Plastic cannot be used again for the same item, whereas aluminium can.

6. Personal answer!

Talking to strangers - before reading

Discuss in pairs

1. How do you feel about starting a conversation with someone you don't know? Can you explain why you feel that way?

2. What do you usually talk about with strangers (weather, travel, school)?

3. Do you think people in the Netherlands are open to talking with strangers? What is your experience?

4. Have you ever had a positive (or negative) experience talking to a stranger? What happened?

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Skim the article - complete assignment 17

Skimming means you do not read every detail - just focus on the general idea of each section.

Skim the article - complete assignment 17

1. f

2. b

3. c

4. e

5. g

Skimming means you do not read every detail - just focus on the general idea of each section.

Over to you... read the article and

complete assignment 18, 19, 20

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Key assignment 18

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. baanaanbiedingen, besparingen op hotels, nieuwe vriendschappen

5. B

6. B

7. D

8. Een Stranger Scavenger Hunt is een opdracht waarbij je aan de hand van een lijst met kenmerken elke dag onbekende mensen opzoekt en aanspreekt.

9. A

10. A

Key assignment 19

1. talking to strnagers

2. to feel connected

3. people

4. starting a conversation with a stranger

5. scientists at the Unversity of Chicago

6. Dr Sandstrom

7. someone

8. total strangers

Key assignment 20 A

1. l

2. e

3. b

4. c

5. i

6. g

7. d

8. n

9. m

10. f

11. k

12. j

Key assignment 20 B

1. small talk

2. spontaneous

3. approach

4. stranger

5. benefits

6. confidence

7. neighbour

8. rejection

Assignment 29

Interview

Step 1: each person thinks of two interview questions.

Step 2: interview each other! Use the example questions AND your own questions!

Use the communication toolbox on p.9!

Over to you (WR p10-11) (SF p8)

Finish ex 25, 26, 27 and 28

Assignment 25

1. Jonathan Haidt’s book (The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness) / Haidt’s argument (that a phone-based childhood leads to mentally unhealthy kids)

2. (72 per cent of public) high school teachers in the United States

3. teens

4. scrolling Instagram Reels of terrible car wrecks

5. go entirely phoneless

6. my mom and her friends

7. my mom

8. clubs

9. Instagram and Snapchat

10. my average daily screen time

Assignment 27

1. adulthood

2. focus, attention

3. to encourage, to set free

4. to pay attention to

5. upward spiral, positive loop

6. detached from, out of touch with

7. fantastic, wonderful

8. trivial, insignificant

9. to fail

10. past

11. to support, to surrender to

12. to add, to install

Assignment 28

nomophobia

Think, pair, share

1. What kind of lifestyle do you imagine nuns have?

2. Would you find a very structured daily routine relaxing or stressful?

3. What does a 'meaningful life' mean to you?

4. What role does spirituality or religion play in today's world?

Pax, ora, labora (WR p. 12-13)

Peace, pray and work

Over to you...

Finish assignment 33, 34 and 35

Key assignment 33

1. een volledige toewijding aan God

2. hoe het leven als non eruitziet, hangt af van het klooster

3. geloften van kuisheid, armoede (…) en gehoorzaamheid

4. een gevoel van zingeving

5. een focus op arbeid en diep gebed

6. binnen het karmelietenklooster

7. ik zie Edith Maria in haar bruine karmelietenhabijt

8. ze ‘nam de controle’ over haar geloof

9. vaste tijden voor stille reflectie

10. een langzame, bewuste manier van leven

11. de nonnen zijn niet actief aan het werven

12. het uiteindelijke doel is overgave

Key assignment 34

1. D

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. 1 niet 2 niet 3 wel

6. B

7. Haar geloof wijst haar de weg in het leven en haar beslissingen.

8. C

9. B

10. B

Key assignment 35

1. sisters

2. monastery

3. habit

4. garments

5. vows

6. veil

7. prayer

8. chores

Writing a reply - around 180 words

On social media, you come across the following message:
Hannah needs help (p.11, assignment 36).

• What would you tell Hannah to do?

  • Should she seriously consider convent life, or first explore other ways to find purpose?

  • Some possible advantages of becoming a nun (for example, a meaningful life, peace and structue, strong community, etcetera)

  • Some possible disadvantages (for example, giving up romantic relationships, living by strict rules, less personal freedom, etcetera)

  • Give at least one practical suggestion

Peer feedback

Complete the form to give detailed feedback

Discuss the following questions in pairs (or groups of three)

1. Which kinds of alternative punishments can underage criminals get in the Netherlands?

2. Do you think community service (taakstraf) is a good alternative for jail time? Explain your answer.

3. Imagine you were given a choice after being convincted of a crime: go to prison or receive training for an essential job (like firefighting). Which would you choose? Why?

4. How important is it that people get a second chance after making a mistake? Explain your answer.

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Assignment 38

What do the words in italics mean?

Try to guess first, looking at the context. If necessary, use a dictionary to look them up.

Listen to the recording. (assignment 39)

What do the following numbers refer to in relation to the text?

1. 6 months

2. 3 years

3. 1 year

4. 1400

5. 95%

6. 41

7. 27%

8. 16

9. 21

Key assignment 39

1. time working in a kitchen.

2. Time working in Pine Grove

3. Conservation Corps hire term

4. montly income

5. percentage of non-white inmates

6. prison camps opened in WWII

7. prisoners in the firefighting force

8. hours of work per day

9. minimum age fore firefighters

Conditionals recap

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Over to you...

Complete exercise 40

Assignment 40

1. Chuy had to wait until he was 18 because he was not legally allowed to work as a forest firefighter before that age.

2. Chuy worked with the California Conservation Corps because he could not find a full-time job as a firefighter after his release.

3. Chuy says it is not really a job because it is a temporary programme with low pay and without the benefits or security of a regular job.

4. The question isn’t explicitly answered in the text, but the youth fire camp mainly helps the state of California because it provides cheap labour to fight wildfires.

5. Chuy did not want to run away because the camp gave him much more freedom and better living conditions than being in a cell.

6. The fire camps were opened because many forestry jobs were left unfilled during World War II, so the government used prisoners to do the work.

7. California needs so many firefighters because wildfires have become more frequent and severe, making firefighting necessary almost all year round.

8. Brandon Smith’s main criticism is that young people are sent to fight fires instead of going to school or getting the support and help they need.

9. The text mentions that Pine Grove has less violence, better living conditions, more freedom, and offers work that can improve inmates’ physical and mental well-being while also shortening their sentences.

Using if sentences

Write three sentences about the video using conditionals (if-sentences).

Example:

If prisoners learn life skills, they have a better chance later in life. (zero conditional)

Grammar handout - recap conditionals

Conditionals recap

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A) song lyrics

Betty - second conditional

I will survive - third conditional

If everyone cared - second conditional

Rich girl - second conditional

Count on me - first conditional

If it hadn't been for love - third conditional

Hurt - second conditional

Hero - second conditional

Time after time - first conditional

Recap conditionals > Handout

Over to you! Finish B - G

B)

1. Because if you like jazz, you will love New Orleans.

2. But if she didn't hate boat trips, she would enjoy a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi.

3. I would do a course in jazz dancing if I had more time. But unfortunately I don't have time.

4. If the founders fo the city had hated the king of France, they would not have called the place Nouvelle-Orléans in honor of him.

C)

1. would not have been

2. had evacuated

3. will stay

4. would return

5. erupted

6. would have lost

7. had prepared

8. will move (should move)

9. is going to come / will come

10. had taken

11. will be

12. would have been

13. would be

14. will save

D)

1. do not work - won't pass

2. had not been - would have passed

3. had not been - would have gone

4. had - would email

5. doesn't go - won't go

6. had slept - would not be

7. gives - won't be

8. had - would travel

9. don't eat - will be

10. do not go - will be

11. wanted - would buy

12. didn't speak - wouldn't move

13. drinks - will get

14. had tidied - would not have lost

15. had not sent - would not have been

E)

1. were - would you play

2. doesn't study

3. would not have gotten

4. could

5. would be

6. would you give

7. won't be

8. would not have been

9. had heard

10. would you buy

11. do not hurry

12. does not arrive

13. would have given

14. were

15. rains

16. melted

17. had known

18. will wake up

19. swims

20. would have gone

21. would not be

22. would not have won

23. doesn't serve

24. is

25. melts

F)

1. I will go for a walk.

2. your skin will burn.

3. I would read the book.

4. I would change everything.

5. she would have passed the test.

6. I would buy a new bike.

7. I would not have been this tired.

8. I would not have met you.

9. you will get a deadly combination.

10. she would not have been able to open the door.

G)

1. were

2. would have had

3. knew

4. smiled

5. would have learned

6. go

7. would invite

8. would have sent

9. grew

10. will travel

11. had been

12. would have been

13. will steal

14. stays

15. would have gone

16. freezes

17. won't you

18. would finish

19. bought

20. hadn't followed

Cross word puzzle vocabulary wasp reporter

https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/7DsEsi7J-iQAFLSBzKQAAA/9JEDN9G/cross-word-puzz?teacher_id=6246013382688768