Easter - watching, reading, speaking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Easter

Watching

Listening

Speaking

Easter

Lesson Objectives

After today's lesson you will have:

- practiced your global watching and listening skills;

- practiced your global and close reading skills on current cultural topics;

- broadend your knowledge on global sping/easter traditions;

- practiced presenting and giving your opinion in English.

CSE/Cito Watching practice

• Take notes while watching
• Answer the questions after watching the video
• Try to collect as much information as you can

You are going to practice your global watching and listening skills.

What is Easter called in Spain?

What do the families do on Palm Sunday?

What is the purpose of the floats created by the different parishes?

1. Provide entertainment to the churchgoers.
2. Make people excited for easter.
3. Help teach children and honour the story.
4. Ensure nobody forgets about Easter.

According to the video, who is extra important to many of the parishes?

1. The pope
2. Mother Mary
3. Jesus
4. The president

The first Samana Santa parades were held...

1. 300 years ago
2. 500 years ago
3. 400 years ago
4. 200 years ago

Why do people take turns during the parades?

1. Because they can take up to 14 hours.
2. Because they are only allowed to be 14 hours.
3. Because they are expected to have 14 different carriers.
4. Because they go though 14 different towns.

For some of the festivities the locals wear a special hood. What is the purpose of the hood?

How is easer celebrated at the bar? Name 3 things.

Reading

You are going to practice your global and close reading skills with three different texts based on the topic of Easter in England. 

Before we start: 

What do you think a typical English easter might be like?

Read the first text

Text 1: Wat is de reden dat het Lindt dit keer is gelukt om de rechtszaak te winnen?

Read the second text

Text 2:
Redenen voor de voedstel inflatie

Geef de twee redenen waarom suiker waarschijnlijk niet lang duurder zal blijven.

Citeer de zin waarin wordt aangegeven dat niet alle verhoogde kosten door de eerder genoemde inflatie komt. Geef de eerste twee woorden.

Read text 3

Text 3: which of the options would you choose, why?

Task

1. Research a country in pairs

2. Find out what their main Easter/Spring traditions, foods and events are (does not have to be Christian/Western)

3. Which ones would you want take part in?

4. Create a presentation discussing those in a 2 minute presentation (by the end of the lesson)

5. Each country can only be chosen once

The most interesting fact about Easter/Spring traditions I learned today is...