Folder 3

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• Leerjaar 5

What do you wish for yourself in the new year?

FOLDER  3: all you need is (modern) love

Who is the sender of this commercial?

What other dating sites do you know?

Practising conversation skills

Let's see what 'online' dating is all about.

Listen to the instructions and follow them to the letter.

Important dates!

Write the dates in your diary!

February 24th = Test (probably Folder 3)

March 24th = Test (probably Folder 4)

in progress ...

Falling in love ...  is hard on the knees

1. Listen to the medley in which five artists cover top love songs from the 1960s till now.

1.1 Which songs do you recognise?
Write down the titles and original performer(s)

You can find the link to the clip in Google Classroom.

Classical correction

see Scoodle

Which epic love songs are missing, according to you?

A match made in heaven or hell?

A match made in heaven, so the saying goes. But sometimes love can be hard to find.

Why not use the Internet for help?

Have a look at the following logos of online dating sites and answer the questions.

What do you think of the names?

Why did the company choose this name?

In what case would you consider an Internet profile to look for your 'significant other'?

Remember the saying ...

'a match made in heaven'?

This a fixed expression, which is also called 'an idiom'.

Definition of the word: 
A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).

Why are 'idioms' often difficult for non-native speakers?

Exercise 2.2 - wb p. 95

Complete the idioms with the appropriate word from the box.  

Exercise 3 - wb p. 96

Read the article to learn about the dos and don'ts of online dating.

Mark relevant information.

After reading, you do ex. 3.1 , 3.2, 3.3  and 3.4.

We correct classically.

COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

Try to fill in the grammar grid.

Exercises: compound adjectives

Do the following exercises: ex. 3.5 and 3.7

Which items should be mentioned in an online dating profile?

What should definitely not be mentioned?

Exercise 4 - p. 102

Part 2

Reading comprehension

Getting acquainted with scientific articles (and jargon).

What happens in your brain when you really do have chemistry?

Which hormones play an important part?

Let's talk science

Read the article on p. 110 in your workbook.

Use the glossary below the text to understand difficult words.

Type in "I'mdonebutnotgone" in the chat.

We will tackle the questions (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6) together.

7.1 The frontal lobe is responsible for?

What might be the purpose of this de-activation?

Write down the adjectives that are used in the article?

Explain 'love is a drug'

Dopamine levels rise / fall, which leads to

Adrenalin levels rise / fall, which leads to

Serotonin levels rise / fall, which leads to

To overstep the mark (introductory paragraph)

1. to cross a line
2. to earn more marks
3. to lose your judgement
4. to become irrational

To take leave of your senses ('The Brain in Love')

1. to say goodbye to good sense
2. to behave irrationally
3. not be able to see, smell, feel ...
4. to have no emotions

To shed light on something ('Out of Control Love')

1. to steer away from the dark side
2. to use a torch
3. to stress something
4. to make clear

Falling in love ... is hard on the knees (p. 94)

Exercise 2 - Ex. 2.2: vocabulary

Exercise 3 - Ex. 3.5: compound adjectives (p.99: grammar: compound adjectives)

Exercise 6 - Ex. 6.3: different types + vocabulary

Exercise 7 - you can explain love scientifically (see text) + vocabulary.

Attachment 'Love hurts'

You know the plot and characters.

You are able to analyse excerpts seen in class and situate them in the story.

You are able to situate and analyse an unseen excerpt in the story.

You know the structure of a tragedy and you can link the parts to the play.

Work on your portfolio!

Go to Google Classroom.