1.5: Listening - situation and people

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome, humanoids!

Put your phone and earbuds in your bag, bag on the rack

Need: pen/pencil + reading book

Start reading your book

Expectations

• use English as much as possible - mistakes? No problem! 
• be active and participate in the class
• laptops half-closed during instructions
  
• respect everyone
  
• homework = study; sometimes - watch a video/read a little
• finished work in class? = no extra homework!
  
  
• bring a book to read in English
  (forget your book 2x in a month? = corvee)
  

Goals

You can identify specific detail about difficult situations and important people.

1.3 Listening

Practice your listening skills and complete all the exercises. 

Read the question before I press play.

Check if you understand the words.

Exercise one: difficult situations

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Exercise two: important people

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Answers: are you sure you're ready?

Answers: difficult situations

Check your understanding: gap fill:

1: mum / he failed his exam

2: friend / dog got hit by a car

3: dad / the borrowed phone got stolen

Check your understanding: true or false 

TRUE: 3,5,7,9

FALSE: 1,2,4,6,8

Answers: important people

Check your understanding: gap fill:

1: next-door neighbor                  4: childhood friend

2: brother                                     5: boyfriend

3: best friend

Check your understanding: true or false

TRUE: 2, 4, 5

FALSE: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8

1.3 Listening

You need 18 out of 24 points for a 6.0

6.0 or higher: well done, continue what you're doing

6.0 or lower: practise via MEL or google listening practice A2+. You should also listen to music and podcasts, or watch series/movies without subtitles.

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