listening + direct/indirect speech +gerund

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Unit 2 lesson 3 

Listening, direct/ indirect speech 

(gerund)

Billie Eilish has told that she has Tourette Syndrome. She was interviewed by David Letterman.

-A revelation is a surprising or interesting new fact.

-A neurological disorder is a problem or illness related to your nervous system.

If someone jerked they suddenly made a sharp, quick motion.

If someone has a tic, a part of their face or body keeps making small uncontrollable movements, for example because they have a nervous illness.

Billie Eilish has told that she has Tourette Syndrome. She was interviewed by David Letterman.

- A twitch is a sudden, sharp movement.

If you wiggle something, it moves up and down or from side to side in small quick movements

If you flex your muscles or parts of your body, you bend, move, or stretch them for a short time.

If something is exhausting it it makes you very tired, either physically or mentally.

Watch the clip and answer the ?

After Watching the clip answer the following questions: 

1.Why did Billie and David start talking about Tourette Syndrome?

2. When did Billie learn that she suffers from Tourette Syndrome?

3. Which tics does Billie mention? Choose all the correct items.

Why did Billie and David start talking about Tourette Syndrome?

1. Because they were talking about health stuff.
2. Billie had a sudden tic during the interview
3. David asked Billie directly if she had any disorders.
4. It just happened, there was no special reason.

When did Billie learn that she suffers from Tourette Syndrome?

1. During the Covid pandemic.
2. Just before the interview.
3. She was never officially diagnosed.
4. When she was 11.

Which tics does Billie mention? Choose all the correct items.

1. Blinking with her eyes. Sniffing
2. Clicking her jaw.
3. Flexing her arm muscles.
4. Raising her eyebrow. Wiggling her ear.

Bllie said" I learned about Tourette at 11." Now write in indirect speech.

re-write -> direct quote.
Billie said people think she tried to be funny.

Een werkwoord (verb) kan soms worden gebruikt als zelfstandig naamwoord (noun). Wanneer een werkwoord deze rol aanneemt spreek je van een gerund (werkwoord + ing). (niet de werkwoordsvorm continuous)

Now complete 3.3 

Do 1 t/m 10 in pairs