SE Speaking: Text 10 + Reading practice

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 6

SE Speaking: Text 10 + Reading practice

Programme

- 10 minutes of silent reading

- SE Speaking: Text 10

- Choose what to do (speaking, reading, presentation)

Read your novel

Text 10: Is there anybody out there?

What do you think:
Is there anybody out there?
Why (not)?

Answer the questions

- Read paragraphs 1 - 7: Why do most plans focus on Mars and 'follow the water'?

- What does the 'direct approach' consist of?

- What is said about the moons of Jupiter and Saturn in paragraphs 8 and 9?

Discuss

- Approach 1 was the direct one, what are the other two (paragraphs 11 - 17)? Can you describe them?

- What does a planet need to be habitable?

- Explain what they mean with 'so the discourse will be tedious' (paragraph 18).

Your opinion

Do you agree with the writer that finding extra-terrestrial life would be a good find?

Why (not)?

Let's get to work

Choose what to do next:

1. In pairs, practise with the SE Speaking texts (read out loud, explain words and phrases)

2. Go to examenblad.nl and practise exam texts (before 2019)

3. Work on your mini-speech for your SE Speaking

Next week

- Revise the ‘examenidioom’

- Bring your novel, SE Speaking reader and device to class

Please remember that your book needs to be read and your presentation needs to be ready on Thursday!