NPO week 23 - Reading + listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to English class!

Today: practicing your reading and listening skills.

To do:

Skim the text in the next slide.

What is it about, do you think?

www.bbc.com

What is the text about?

To do:

Scan the text and answer these questions:

1. What is Trooping the Colour exactly?

2. Why is Trooping the Colour so special this year ('an unprecedented moment in British history')?

3. What does Gavin, Bal Banga's son, think about Trooping the Colour?

4. Why is the Queen a role model for Shazmiya Firdaus and Salamath Silmy?

www.bbc.com

1. What is Trooping the Colour?

2. Why is Trooping the Colour so special this year ('an unprecedented moment in British history')?

3. What does Gavin, Bal Banga's son, think about Trooping the Colour?

4. Why is the Queen a role model for Shazmiya Firdaus and Salamath Silmy?

Question coming up:

Why did the queen pull out of (= leave) the event?

Why did the queen pull out of (= leave) the event?

1. She didn't like it anymore
2. She wanted to spend time with her grandchildren
3. She is very old and it was tiring for her
4. She wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving instead

Questions?