Listening + reading skills

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

English: skills practice

Agenda

We will watch a video! During the video some questions will pop up. Make sure to listen well so you can answer correctly!

After the video, there will be a writing assignment. 

Lesson goals:

By the end of the lesson, you will have:

• Practiced listening skills by answering questions about a video.
  
• Practiced your writing skills by writing a letter and applying information from the video to help you. 
  

A few questions for before we start:

• What do you already know about ice cream shops? what do you think happens "behind the scenes" of an ice cream shop?
• How many different kinds of ice cream can you name? (in English) 

flavours, ice cream cones, sandwiches, etc.

02:41

How did Ben start his ice cream business?

1. Opening a big shop
2. Selling ice cream in a truck
3. Making ice cream at home
4. Working in a store

03:23

Where did Ben get inspiration for his ice cream recipe from?

05:01

What did Ben do first with the $60,000 the team had saved?

1. Bought an ice cream truck for $2,500
2. Found a factory to make the ice cream in
3. Bought an ice cream making machine
4. Bought the ingredients

06:04

What problem did they face? What idea is he talking about?

06:50

What happened on their first day of being open?

1. they were approached by a grocery store
2. they sold over 1000 scoops of ice cream
3. they made $2000
4. they were on the news

07:24

Why were the first few months stressful for the Van Leeuwen team?

1. they couldn't take a break
2. they needed to make money
3. the trucks stopped working sometimes
4. they had to keep up their good reputation

08:08

What did the shop have that the truck didn't?

10:13

Why did Van Leeuwen introduce the "crazy" flavours?

10:32

What was added to the menu?

1. Larger portions
2. Honeycomb flavour
3. Ice cream sandwiches
4. Brownies

10:52

How many shops does Van Leeuwen operate?

1. 60
2. 55
3. 53
4. 50

11:39

In which country do they plan to open their first international shop?

Writing assignment

You just watched a video about the Van Leeuwen brand of Ice cream. Write a letter to the owner, Ben, suggesting a new crazy flavour of your choice. Make sure to use the correct structure of a letter, explain how you heard about his brand, and explain why your flavour would attract customers. 

Use between 100-130 words.