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Introduction

Dear pupil,

Welcome back! You are about to start theme 1: 'Me and my phone'.

How are you going to practise?
You are going to practise your English writing, reading, listening and speaking skills.

What are you going to do?
You are going to read, listen, speak and write about 'mobile phones'.

Need help?
Use the toolbox if you need help.

Have fun!

What are you able to do?

What are you able to do?

Before you are going to start this theme, it's a good idea to think about what you already know about mobile phones in English.

Up to now, what can you do? Answer the following questions to find out.
Choose from: 'No, not at all', 'Yes, a little' or 'Yes, no problem at all'.

Listening
I can understand conversations about mobile phones.
Reading
I can understand websites and texts about mobile phones.
Speaking
I can talk about my mobile phone.
Writing
I can write about mobile phones.
Vocabulary
I know the most important words and expressions about mobile phones.
Grammar
I can use the past simple and present perfect.
I am familiar with the past perfect.

Need to know

Groupwork
To start with, you are going to discuss about mobile phones.
Discuss and/or answer the following questions in your group:

Who is the youngest person you know who has a cell phone?
Who is the oldest that does not have a cell phone?
How long have you had a cell phone?
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of cell phones?
Could you live without your mobile phone?
When did you first get a cell phone?
Have your parents ever been angry with you because of your phone use?
Are you worried about radiation from you cell phone?
How many cell phones have you destroyed?
Are you allowed to have your mobile telephone switched on in class?
Do you think it should be illegal to speak on your cell phone while on your bike? Driving? Why?
Mobile phones can be seen as fashion statement. How can this put pressure on you to renew your phone to the newest model?

Two questions you should be able to answer at the end of this theme:

Is 'Mobile phone' American or British English?
Is 'Cell phone' American or British English?

To do

To do
At the end of this theme, you will have:

listened to people talking about their mobile phones;
read about mobile phones;
talked about mobile phones;
written about mobile phones;
repeated past simple and present perfect tenses;
learnt about the past perfect tense.

Itinerary

Itinerary
There are many exercises in each theme.
It is important to know which exercises you have done and which exercises you haven't done.
To help you, there is a work plan.
On this itinerary (work plan) you can tick the exercises you've done.

Click here to download the Work plan Me and my phone

Listening

Introduction

Introduction

In this part you will practise your listening skills.
This theme is probably about the most important thing in your life: your mobile phone.

You are going to listen to:

a video about the size of a mobile phone;
a video about a top 5 of best mobile phones;
a video about living off line (or is it?);
a video about the top 5 worst mobile phones.

Good luck!

Tips

Tips

Before you begin, read these tips.

Before you start listening:

Read the introduction carefully.
First read the questions.
Do not start listening before you know what to do.

While you are listening:

Be alert! If you missed something, you will have to listen again.
Sometimes, you will have to stop the recording in order to write down the answer.

Have fun!

Phone size

How big should your phone be?
You are going to watch a video report about the UKTI Pre-Mobile World Congress Media Event.

Read the questions.
Watch the video.
Answer the questions.
Watch again.

1. According to		the main reason why people pitch their phones is... A screen size. B luminosity. C phone size.
2. What is, according to,		the best size for a mobile phone? A One that fits your trousers. B One that fits your bag. C One that fits your hand.
3. What is, according to		again, a phablet? A A phone the size between a phone and a tablet. B An app for an I-phone. C The very latest phone invented.
4. How is		feeling about the word phablet? A comfortable B uncomfortable C impersonal
5. What makes, according to,		the argument about phone size irrelevant? A flexible electronics B flexible pockets C flexible consumers
6. Where does, according to,		most of the light of your mobile phone go? A To the wall behind you. B To the people behind you. C To your eye.
7. Where, according to		again, should the light go specifically? A Through your eye. B Through your retina. C Through your iris.

You can check your answer by watching the video again.

Upcoming phones

Top 5 upcoming phones
You are about to watch a video about a mobile phone enthousiast.
He is presenting a Top 5 of mobile phones. First study the list of phones below. Then watch the video and rank the phones as in the video.
One phone of the list is not in the Top 5. When you have finished, watch the video again.

List of mobile devices:

HTC one
Motorola
Apple iPhone
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
Samsung Galaxy S4

Watch the video.
Rank the phones as in the video.

Make a Top 5 of mobile phones. One phone will be left.
Choose from:
HTC one - Motorola - Apple iPhone - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 - Samsung Galaxy S4

Top 5 of mobile phones

1 =

2 =

3 =

4 =

5 =

Life off line

Life off line
You are going to watch a video about three men.
One of them just 'discovered' life off line.

First study the questions.
Watch the video.
Answer the questions.

They tried to contact their friend in two ways. Which two?
He has an app on his phone that shuts it off automatically if...
They all agree that it is pretty ridiculous to...
Where did he go on 5th Street?
How did he find his way?
How does he explain the concept 'book' to his friends?
He says that there are three things to be found in a library. Which three?
How does he explain a postcard to his friends?
They think that the notion 'email on paper' sounds...
What is their attidude towards living 'face to face' near the end of the sketch?

Watch the video.

Do the following exercise.

Toets:Life off line

Top 5 worst phones

Top 5 worst phones ever by Austin Evans.
You are going to to listen to Austin Evans again.
This time he is presenting his Top 5 of the worst phones ever.
This exercise it is not about ranking the phones, but about his arguments.
You probably will have to listen more than once.

First read the questions.
Watch the video.
Answer the questions.

Read the questions.

Number 5, the Blackberry, has several issues (i.e. problems). What is not one of them?
One of the issues about number 4, the Motorola, is actually mentioned. Which one?
What does not apply to the number 3?
As for number 2, the Nokia, which statement does apply?
Which two statements about number 1, the Microsoft, are true?

Watch the video.

Click on the link to answer the questions.

Toets:Top 5 Worst phones ever

Reading

Introduction

Introduction

In this part you will practise your reading skills.

You are going to read texts on:

mobile phone addiction;
advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones;
living without a cell phone;
overhearing phone conversations.

We wish you pleasant reading!

Tips

Tips
Before you begin, read these tips.

Before you start reading:

Are there any pictures illustrating the text?
Have a look at the title. This gives you a clue what the text is about.

While reading:
If you read a word you don’t understand, try to guess what it means.
You don’t have to know all the words in a text to understand it.

Phone addict

I'm a mobile phone addict and I'm not sure if I'm proud
You are going to read a text about phone addiction.

First read the text.
Study the vocabulary.
Do the exercise.

Read the text.

So there I am blabbing away on my mobile phone for what seems like five minutes and a friend taps me on the shoulder and says, "Seriously, dude, you've been on that thing for over an hour."

Suddenly I realised that I had indeed been on the phone for over an hour and I'm not sure why --
it wasn't like I had anything particularly interesting to say to the person I was talking to.

Two weeks later I get my phone bill and I realise I had spent over £80 that month. That's right --
nearly halfway to getting myself a Wii.

I wouldn't have thought much about it after I got over the initial shock, but then I read a press release from Carphone Warhouse, stating that one in three 16 to 24 year-olds wouldn't give up their mobile for £1m.
Yes, a million pounds. Am I one of these phone addicts who would refuse hard cash for the pleasure of using a mobile and paying £80 a month to a network operator? Oh no -- I am.

Source: by Andrew Lim, June 25, 2007 5:02 AM PDT

You have just read the confession of a phone addict.
There is a vocabulary list. Learn the vocabulary by heart.

1. to blab	1. kwekken
2. taps me on the shoulder	2. klopt op mijn schouder
3. like	3. stopwoordje: zoals, zeg maar, ongeveer, zo’n beetje
4. I had been on the phone	4. ik was aan de telefoon geweest
5. I had spent over £80	5. ik had meer dan tachtig pond uitgegeven
6. initial	6. aanvankelijk(e)
7. the press release	7. het persbericht
8. one in three	8. een op de drie
9. one of these phone addicts	9. one of these phone addicts

If there are words you do not know, but you still think are essential to the text,
look them up and learn by heart as well.

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Woordenlijst Phone addict

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Toets:Phone addict

Pros and cons

Advantages and Disadvantages of mobile phones
You are going to read a text in two parts about (dis)advantages of mobile phones.

First read the texts.
Study the vocabulary.
Do the exercises.

Read the text.

Advantages and Disadvantages
Anyone who uses a cell phone can tell you how convenient it is to have one. They are especially useful when you are on the road traveling. If you need emergency road service or if you find yourself in a dangerous situation, a cell phone can be your best friend.
Cell phones are an effective way to keep in touch with family and friends. Cell phones are small and easy to carry around, and calls can be made anytime from any place. However, cell phones do have some disadvantages. One of the biggest disadvantages of using cell phones is that people are tempted to use them while driving. This causes a situation called “inattention blindness”.
Studies have shown that drivers who use cell phones while driving were “blind” (because they did not pay attention) to roadside billboards, signs and other sources of important information around them.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at any given moment of the day over 500,000
drivers are talking on cell phones while driving.
This means that there are a large number of people who are not giving their full attention to driving.
Everyone knows that in today’s traffic there should be as few distractions as possible.
The Automobile Association (AAA) recommends that cell phones not be used while driving.
But if there is an emergency reason for using a cell phone, the following safety tips are recommended:

Position your cell phone within easy reach.
Pull off the road and park in a safe place to make calls.
Ask a passenger to make a call for you.
Keep the phone conversation short and get off the phone as soon as possible.
Use phone only when necessary.

A driver who is injured in an automobile accident caused by a person who was using a cell phone has the right to sue the person for careless and negligent operation of his vehicle.

In addition to problems related to driving, there are other disadvantages to cell phones.
Cell phones can be disruptive in places such as churches, theaters, and other places where quietness is needed. It is thought that ringing cell phones cause distractions in classes.
Many school districts have banned cell phones use in the schools. Some restaurant owners across the country are asking their customers to turn off the ringers on their cell phones when they enter the restaurant. Most cell phones have a vibrating feature that causes the phone to vibrate instead of ringing, and some have voice mail where messages can be stored so that they can be retrieved at more appropriate times. This makes it possible for cell phone users to continue to use their phones without disturbing the people around them. On any occasion, good manners are always the best way to go. It is important to be considerate of others and use good common sense all the time, including when using cell phones. According to USA Today, millions of cell phones in use in the United States ring in theaters, libraries, churches and other inappropriate places.
Cell phone users are encouraged to turn off cell phones in places where quietness is needed.
If for some reason the user cannot or will not turn off the phone, they should use the vibrating feature to alert them to incoming calls without disturbing others.
Cell phone users should also consider the following rules of courtesy:

If there is a rule against cell phones, respect it.
Respect the personal space of those around you. Take your calls away from others.
When speaking on the phone, speak as quietly as possible.
Do not interrupt a face-to-face conversation to take a cell phone call.
If you must take a call while with others, keep the call brief.
Whenever possible, let voice mail take your calls.
Keep your ring tones turned to a low volume.

Perhaps more serious than damage to social relations, cell phones may have effects on the health of their users.
It has been found that cell phones give off radiation. Radiation can damage the cells in the body.
Scientists believe that this radiation can cause changes in brain cells which can cause nausea, dizziness, depression,
early memory loss, and brain tumors. There is no certain connection between cell phone use and health problems.
However, until further studies are done, most scientists suggest that people should limit the length of time spent talking on cell phones.

Source: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_unit_cellphones_upperelem.pdf

You have just read a text about the advantages and disadvantages of cell phones.
Study the vocabulary list.

1. convenient	1. handig
2. to keep in touch with	2. contact houden met
3. however	3. echter
4. to position	4. plaatsen
5. to sue	5. een rechtszaak aanspannen
6. the vehicle	6. het voertuig
7. to considerate of others to	7. rekening houden met anderen
8. the courtesy	8. de beleefdheid, de galantheid
9. the nausea	9. de misselijkheid
10. the dizziness	10. de duizeligheid
11. to spend, spent, spent	11. besteden

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Woordenlijst Pros and cons

You have just read the text. You have also studied the vocabulary.
Now do the exercises.

Drop the phrases in the appropriate column.

dangerous while driving
possible health risk
always and everywhere available
keep in touch with relatives
disruptive where silence is required
useful in case of emergency

Advantages	Disadvantages
.........	.........
.........	.........
.........	.........

Do the second exercise.

In the text about the (dis)advantages of cell phones, there are a lot of do's and don'ts.
Drop them in the appropriate column.

respect a request not to use a cell phone
use loud ringtones
speak loud in public
take your calls away from others
let voice mail take your calls
interrupt a face-to-face conversation to take a call

Do's	Don'ts
.........	.........
.........	.........
.........	.........

Without a phone

My Life Without A Cell Phone: An Amazing Tale Of Survival.
You are going to read a text about living without a cell phone.

First read the text.
Study the vocabulary.
Do the exercise.

Read the text.

I don’t own a cell phone. I never have. When people learn this fact they usually react with an exclamation of shocked disbelief,
as if I lead some sort of unfathomable existence of unmitigated depravation. As if the human race didn’t manage to somehow get along just fine until about 1995, when suddenly everyone—not just the doctors and drug dealers—seemed to get a cellular. But those of us old enough to remember the Time Before Cell Phones can suddenly to the fact that the early adopters of this technology were mostly assholes. As a single girl in New York throughout the 1990s I can tell you that, back then, the guy in the bar with the celly was the biggest douche in the room, and he was definitely overcompensating for something. A potential hook-up who flashed a cell phone?
Total dealbreaker, a complete non-negotiable. My girlfriends and I laughed at those self-important clowns.
But oh, how times have changed! I'm now a walking anachronism, a throwaway throwback, the keeper of a flame that at first burned with benign eccentricity, but soon gave way, in this new century, to a conflagration that branded me as a technological cuckoo clock,
a total crazypants. And to that I say: Hardly.
The truth is, not having a cell phone all these years has afforded me and my close associates many pleasures and benefits denied to the rest of you decibel-challenged screamies. Let’s count the ways, shall we?

Convenience: So, you can call anyone you know at any time, and that’s so convenient for you, right? Well, it isn’t. Do the maths.
How many numbers do you have stored in your phone? Fifty, a hundred, more? Well, they’re the people for whom your phone is a great convenience—they know that they can call you and wherever you are, even if you don’t pick up, they have asserted their presence as a part of your day. You are one person with one person’s communication needs; they are legion, and they want and expect answers now. Want to know real convenience? Leave a message on my machine, or email me, and I’ll get back to you when I damn well feel like it. Now that’s convenience.

Punctuality/Attention Span: These two are boons for my friends and loved ones: If we have a date, I’ll almost always be on time, because I can’t call you at the restaurant, after lingering needlessly somewhere, to tell you I’m running late. Also, when we are together, you will have my undivided attention. Really. I will never glance surreptitiously down at the corner of the table to see who is calling/emailing/texting while we’re in the middle of a conversation. Which, by the way, is gross, and if you’re one of the people who does this you don’t deserve the company of other humans.

Cancer-Free Skull: Don’t kid yourself. Go Google “cell phones” and “brain tumors” and proceed to piss your pants.

Freedom: Last but certainly not least, I am a free being, kids. Seriously. Unbridled and happily disconnected in a way that most cell owners simply can’t imagine. Glorious solitary cab rides, oblivious rambles though Chinatown, lazy summer afternoons at the Carmine Street pool: No device can interrupt my life. Recently, I had to admit to another parent at my daughter’s pre-school that I don’t own a cell. She looked at me as if I was a criminal, and in a way, I guess I am. I'm an irresponsible fugitive from the chains of communication that bind everyone else.
And yet I continue on, cell-less, while my friends and family wonder: When will she break down and just get a mobile already? I don’t know the answer to that question. I realize there are genuine emergency situations in which a cell phone can literally be a lifesaver.
And as a parent of two my life is not the only one for which I am responsible. My resolve will crumble at some point, I guess. But it will be a sad, sad day for me, and for luddites everywhere, when I finally succumb.

Source: author: Dana Albarella James Dana Albarella James is an editor and publisher.
Don't get her started on emoticons
March 22nd, 2011 http://www.theawl.com/2011/03/my-life-without-a-cell-phone-an-amazing-tale-of-survival

You have just read a text.
Study the vocabulary list.

1. the exclamation	1. de kreet
2. the disbelief	2. het ongeloof
3. unfathomable	3. onpeilbaar
4. the existence	4. het bestaan
5. the unmitigated depravation	5. de volslagen ontaardheid
6. somehow	6. op de een of andere manier
7. suddenly	7. opeens
8. to attest	8. getuigen
9. throughout the 1990s	9. de hele jaren 90 door
10. the douche	10. de (koude) douche, afknapper
11. the potential hook-up	11. de mogelijke klik
12. non-negotiable	12. ononderhandelbaar, onbespreekbaar
13. the throwaway throwback	13. de waardeloze (wegwerp) achterblijver
14. the keeper of a flame	14. degene die de vlam brandende houdt
15. the benign eccentricity	15. de ongevaarlijke afwijking
16. the conflagration	16. de laaiende brand
17. to brand	17. brandmerken
18. decibel-challenged screamies	18. schreeuwers met een decibeluitdaging (i.e. handicap)
19. the convenience	19. het gemak
20. to assert your presence	20. je verzekeren van je aanwezigheid
21. glance surreptitiously down	21. steels naar beneden gluren
22. the boon	22. the boon
23. gross	23. onbeschoft(e)
24. to proceed	24. daarna gaan
25. glorious solitary cab rides	25. heerlijke taxiritten alleen
26. oblivious rambles	26. onbezorgde tochten
27. irresponsible fugitive from the chains of communication	27. onverantwoordelijke voortvluchtige uit de ketenen der communicatie
28. the resolve	28. de vastbeslotenheid

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Woordenlijst Without a cellphone

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Now please answer the following questions.

Toets:Without a cell phone

Annoying conversations

Why Overheard Cell Phone Conversations Are So Annoying
You are going to read a text about overhearing cell phone conversations.

First read the text.
Study the vocabulary.
Do the exercise.

Read the text.

Why Overheard Cell Phone Conversations Are So Annoying
The latest research shows that overhearing one-sided exchanges is more distracting than eavesdropping on a conversation between two people.

With people spending an estimated 2.30 trillion minutes on their collective cell phones in the past year, it’s no wonder that you’ve been party to an unwanted conversation or two.
You know the ones — the loud exchange in the checkout line over the previous night’s festivities,
or the keep-in-the-bedroom sweet nothings that, inexplicably, just have to be expressed in a restaurant within earshot of nearby diners. And the latest research shows that you can’t help yourself in picking up on these one-sided conversations.

In a report in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists say that one-sided cell phone conversations are more distracting than overhearing a conversation between two people. The researchers, from the University of San Diego, recruited 164 undergraduate students to complete an assignment involving anagrams. While they were concentrating on the task, the scientists held a scripted conversation that the participants were meant to overhear about furniture shopping, a birthday party, a meeting or a date at the mall. Half of the students overheard the only half of the conversation, as a researcher conducted it over the phone, while the other half heard both sides, as it happened between two of the team members in an adjacent room.

Afterwards, the participants were tested on how well they performed their anagram task as well as how much of the overheard conversation they recalled. Both groups had similar scores on the anagram test, but the group that overheard the cell phone conversation was better able to remember the content of the conversation, as well as more words from the exchange, than those who eavesdropped on the two-sided conversation. The students who overheard the one-sided conversation also said it was more noticeable and distracting, and they were more surprised that the conversation took place than the students who listened to the two-sided conversation. The participants who listened to the one-sided conversation were also more likely to say the content and length of the conversation was annoying.

The researchers explain:
The annoyance that participants who overheard the one-sided conversation felt is consistent with surveys that have shown people are annoyed by other’s cell phone use in public. This annoyance may be caused by the “blurring of the distinction between the public and the private sphere.” For example, people typically have personal, not business, conversations while they use cell phones in public. Bystanders who are exposed to these personal conversations may not have much control over the situation, thereby increasing their levels of annoyance and frustration. Research has shown that bystanders in situations where they are not free to leave (for example, waiting for or using public transportation) often find cell phone conversations annoying. Other research investigating the effects of lack of control have shown that lack of perceived control can, in turn, lead to an increase in stress responses.

“This is the first study to use a ‘naturalistic’ situation to show that overhearing a cell phone conversation is a uniquely intrusive and memorable event,” says lead study author Veronica Galván, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of San Diego.

The findings support earlier research on the distracting nature of cell phone chats, but most of those have focused on the user, and not bystanders. Studies have shown, for example, that drivers who talk on cell phones, even in hands-free mode, are as likely to get into an accident as a drunk driver because of their slower reaction time and greater chance of missing stop signs and red lights. Even pedestrians who walk and talk are more likely to be engrossed enough by their conversation to miss signs at crosswalks. “I do think some tasks would be susceptible [to impairment] because some attention is captured by the overheard conversation versus a typical two-sided conversation,” says Galván.

Hearing one side of the conversation, for example, makes it more uncertain and unpredictable, so our brains are naturally drawn to filling out the missing parts, even if we aren’t consciously trying to eavesdrop, she says.

“And that may have implications for open work settings, were people can’t help but overhear colleagues’ conversations, whether they are personal or work-related. “What I think is intriguing is that it’s possible that performance could be even greater in an environment with less one-sided conversations. In some situations, this is not feasible; people will need to communicate with co-workers and clients via telephones or impractical to implement because some work places are inherently noisy,” she says. “But if it was simple to implement and didn’t hamper communication, it might be a good idea to have some work areas in which typical conversations were promoted while one-sided phone calls were limited.”

Galván also suggests that her findings could shed light on multi-tasking behaviors in general. “If people become absorbed in an overheard conversation and were paying attention to it, then performance on whatever task they were working on would suffer. Research has shown that people perform worse on each task if they try to multitask. Also, people who identify themselves as “multitaskers” perform worse on both tasks while multitasking; they may be overconfident in their abilities. In contrast, people who said they were bad at multitasking actually performed better than the self-described multitaskers,” she says.

It’s not likely that the need to multi-task, or the ubiquity of those cell phone conversations, will go away anytime soon. So the next time you overhear something about a colleague’s child’s school day, at least you can find solace in the fact that you’re not alone. It’s only human, apparently, to be annoyed.

Source: http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/14/why-overheard-cell-phone-conversations-are-so-annoying/

You have just read a text about overhearing telephone conversations.
Study the vocabulary list.

1. to overhear	1. toevallig horen
2. to eavesdrop	2. to eavesdrop
3. the exchange	3. de gedachtewisseling, het gesprek
4. trillion	4. either 1,000,000,000,000 : one thousand billion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 : one million million million
5. within earshot	5. binnen gehoorsafstand
6. distracting	6. afleidend(e)
7. to recruite	7. werven (wierf/wierven, geworven)
8. the anagram	8. het anagram (bijvoorbeeld: sterk/strek/kerst)
9. as	9. hier: aangezien, daar
10. adjacent	10. aangrenzend(e)
11. to recall	11. zich herinneren
12. as well as	12. zowel als, evenals
13. annoying	13. irritant(e)

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Woordenlijst Annoying phone conversations

You have read the text and you have studied the vocabulary.
Now do the exercise.

Toets:Annoying cell phone conversation

Xtra: Smartphone addiction***

Deze opdracht gaat over Smartphone addiction (telefoonverslaving).

Je gaat het onderwerp eerst in een groepje bespreken.
Daarna lees je zelf een tekst en beantwoord je de vragen bij de tekst.

Opdracht 1
Maak groepjes van drie of vier leerlingen en beantwoord de vragen.
Je mag zelf kiezen of je de vragen in het Nederlands of in het Engels bespreekt. Het gaat hier wel om het vak Engels, dus misschien is het leuk om het in het Engels te proberen.

Waar denk jij aan bij het woord verslaving?
Waar kan je verslaafd aan zijn?
Ben jij verslaafd aan je mobieltje?
Waar gebruik jij je mobieltje?

Bespreek deze vragen in je groepje.

Opdracht 2

Lees de volgende tekst en beantwoord daarna de vragen.

Facebook and Twitter fuel iPhone and BlackBerry addiction, says Ofcom.

Regulator says half of British teenagers and 25% of adults now have smartphones as sales outstrip regular mobiles.
Ofcom (the UK government communications regulator) says one in three adults, and most teenagers, classify themselves as highly addicted to their smartphones such as iPhones, Blackberrys and Androids.
Britons' appetite for Facebook and social networks on the go is driving a huge demand for smartphones - with 60% of teenagers describing themselves as "highly addicted" to their device - according to new research by the media regulator, Ofcom. Almost half of teenagers and more than a quarter of adults in the UK now own a smartphone, with most using their iPhone or BlackBerry to browse Facebook and email.
Smartphone sales outstripped sales of regular mobiles in the first half of this year as the enormous demand continues to rise. Just over half of the total 13.6m mobile sales from January to June 2011 were smartphones. Of the new generation of smartphone users, 60% of teenagers classed themselves as "highly addicted" to their device, compared to 37% of adults.
Ofcom surveyed 2,073 adults and 521 teenagers in March this year. The regulator defines teenagers as aged between 12 and 15, with adults 16-years-old and above. "Ofcom's report shows the influence that communications technology now has on our daily lives, and on the way we behave and communicate with each other," said James Thickett, Ofcom's director of research. "Our research into the use of smartphones reveals how quickly people become reliant on new technology - to the point of feeling addicted. As more and more people acquire smartphones, they are becoming an essential tool in peoples' social lives whether they are out with friends socialising or using Facebook on the move."
Facebook remains far and away the most popular website for mobile users, with users spending almost four times the amount of time socialising online than using Google or any other website. Unsurprisingly, multitasking teenagers said they were less likely to read books if they owned a smartphone.
The huge boost in smartphone sales has led to a 67% increase in mobile data use as phone users watched videos and sent emails on the go. Mobile operators, such as O2 and Vodafone, have been put under huge strain by the new load.
Despite being a nation of mobile addicts, Ofcom found that Britons are spending more time in front of the TV (four hours a day last year, compared to 3.8 hours in 2009). The new generation of broadband delivered by fibre-optic cables is now available for 57% of UK households - though just 500,000 have adopted it.
Those who own games consoles are most likely to use it for watching video content (22%), online gaming (22%), and watching DVDs (19%). Just over one in 10 said they browse the web via their games console, while 9% use it to watch BBC iPlayer. Britons sent an average of five text messages a day last year, contributing to a total of 129bn texts sent - up by 24% in 2009.
Adapted from an article by Josh Halliday, The Guardian, Thursday 4 August 2011

Xtra: Smartphone addiction****

Smartphone addiction
This task is about smartphone addiction.
Before reading you will discuss about this subject with classmates.
In assignment two you are going to read a text about smartphone addiction and answer questions about the text.

Assignment 1

Form groups of three or four pupils.
Discuss the following questions in your group:

How did people communicate with each other at a distance a hundred years ago? What about fifty years ago? How about when you were born?
How did people communicate at a distance ten years ago? What about today?
What do you think about the way communication systems have changed?

Assignment 2

Read the text and answer the questions.

Facebook and Twitter fuel iPhone and BlackBerry addiction, says Ofcom.

Answer the questions.

Toets:Smartphone addiction

Write 250 words about your own use of phones and how it compares with your parents' use.

Toolbox

Introduction

Introduction
The toolbox is a kind of treasure chest!
In the toolbox you will find:

grammar;
mocktests;
useful phrases.

In this theme we are going to repeat the simple past and
the present perfect. We will introduce the past perfect.

Good luck!

Grammar

Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect
When talking about verb tenses, it is important to keep apart Form and Use.
The use of the verb tenses sometimes diverges from Dutch.

In this section, three verb tenses are treated:

KB: Simple past

KB: Past perfect

KB: Present perfect

For those who want to know more, you can follow the link to the Kennisbank Present Perfect Extra.
It is pretty advanced stuff. On the other hand, it is English, isn't it?
When in doubt, consult your teacher.

KB: Present perfect - extra

Study the words of the Irregular Verb list.

hele werkwoord - whole verb	verleden tijd - past simple	voltooid deelwoord - past article	Nederlands
to be	was, were	been	zijn
to beat	beat	beaten	slaan
to become	became	become	worden
to begin	began	begun	beginnen
to bend	bent	bent	buigen
to bet	bet	bet	wedden
to bind	bound	bound	binden
to bite	bit	bitten	bijten
to blow	blew	blown	blazen
to break	broke	broken	breken
to bring	brought	brought	brengen
to build	built	built	bouwen
to burn	burnt	burnt	branden
to burst	burst	burst	barsten
to buy	bought	bought	kopen
to catch	caught	caught	vangen
to choose	chose	chosen	kiezen
to come	came	come	komen
to cost	cost	cost	kosten
to creep	crept	crept	kruipen
to cut	cut	cut	snijden
to deal	dealt	dealt	omgaan, handelen
to dig	dug	dug	graven
to do	did	done	doen
to draw	drew	drawn	tekenen
to dream	dreamt	dreamt	dromen
to drink	drank	drunk	drinken
to drive	drove	driven	rijden
to eat	ate	eaten	eten
to fall	fell	fallen	vallen
to feed	fed	fed	voeren
to feel	felt	felt	voelen
to fight	fought	fought	vechten
to find	found	found	vinden
to flee	fled	fled	vluchten
to fly	flew	flown	vliegen
to forbid	forbade	forbidden	verbieden
to forget	forgot	forgotten	vergeten
to get	got	got	halen, krijgen
to give	gave	given	geven
to go	went	gone	gaan
to grow	grew	grown	groeien
to hang	hung	hung	(op)hangen
to have	had	had	hebben
to hear	heard	heard	horen
to hide	hid	hidden	verstoppen
to hit	hit	hit	raken
to hold	held	held	houden
to hurt	hurt	hurt	pijn doen
to keep	kept	kept	houden, bewaren
to know	knew	known	weten
to lay	laid	laid	leggen
to lead	led	led	leiden
to leave	left	left	verlaten
to lend	lent	lent	uitlenen
to let	let	let	laten
to lie	lay	lain	liggen
to lose	lost	lost	verliezen
to make	made	made	maken
to mean	meant	meant	betekenen
to meet	met	met	ontmoeten
to pay	paid	paid	betalen
to put	put	put	(neer) zetten/leggen
to read	read	read	lezen
to ride	rode	ridden	rijden
to ring	rang	rung	bellen
to rise	rose	risen	opstaan
to run	ran	run	rennen
to say	said	said	zeggen
to see	saw	seen	zien
to seek	sought	sought	zoeken
to sell	sold	sold	verkopen
to send	sent	sent	zenden, sturen
to set	set	set	zetten
to shake	shook	shaken	schudden
to shine	shone	shone	schijnen
to shoot	shot	shot	schieten
to show	showed	shown	laten zien
to shut	shut	shut	sluiten
to sing	sang	sung	zingen
to sink	sank	sunk	zinken
to sit	sat	sat	zitten
to sleep	slept	slept	slapen
to smell	smelt	smelt	ruiken
to speak	spoke	spoken	spreken
to spend	spent	spent	uitgeven
to spoil	spoilt	spoilt	bederven
to spread	spread	spread	(ver)speiden
to stand	stood	stood	staan
to steal	stole	stolen	stelen
to stink	stank	stunk	stinken
to strike	struck	struck	opvallen, slaan
to swear	swore	sworn	vloeken
to sweep	swept	swept	vegen
to swim	swam	swum	zwemmen
to take	took	taken	nemen
to teach	taught	taught	lesgeven
to tear	tore	torn	scheuren
to tell	told	told	vertellen
to think	thought	thought	denken
to throw	threw	thrown	gooien
to understand	understood	understood	begrijpen
to wake	woke	woken	wakker worden
to wear	wore	worn	dragen (kleding)
to win	won	won	winnen
to write	wrote	written	schrijven

Grammar - Exercises

Grammar exercises
You will now do some exercises.

Select the correct form. Simple Past or Past Perfect?

After Fred [spent/had spent] his holiday in Italy he [wanted/had wanted] to learn Italian.
Jill [phoned/had phoned] Dad at work before she [left/had left] for her trip.
Susan [turned/had turned] on the radio after she [washed/had washed] the dishes.
When she [arrived/had arrived] the match [started already/had already started].
After the man [came/had come] home he fed the cat.
Before he [sang/had sung] a song he [played/had played] the guitar.
She [watched/had watched] a video after the children [went/had gone] to bed.
After Eric [made/had made] breakfast he [phoned/had phoned] his friend.
I [was/had been] very tired because I [studied/had studied] too much.
They [rode/had ridden] their bikes before they [met/had met] their friends.

Select the correct form. Simple Past or Present Perfect?

Mother: I want to prepare dinner. [Did you wash/Have you washed] the dishes yet?
Daughter: [I washed/I have washed] the dishes yesterday, but I [had not/have not had] the time yet to do it today.
Mother: [Did you already do/Have you already done] your homework?
Daughter: No, [I just came/I have just come] home from school.
Mother: [You came/You have come] home from school two hours ago!
Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy [called/has called] when I [arrived/have arrived] and I [just finished/have just finished] the phone call.
Mother: [Didn't you see/Haven't you seen] Lucy at school in the morning?
Daughter: Yes, but we [had not/did not have] time to talk then.

Select the form. Simple Past or Past Perfect?

I can't believe I (get) [had got/got] that apartment.
I (submit) [had submitted/submitted] my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it.
When I (show) [had showed/ showed] up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) [had arrived/arrived] before me.
Most of them (fill, already) [had already filled/already filled] out their applications and were already leaving.
The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
I (try) [had tried/tried] to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions.
They (want) [had wanted/wanted] me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have) [had had/had] some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me.
I (end) [had ended/ended] up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide) [had decided/decided] to give me the apartment.
It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) [had gone/went] to high school together.
He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) [had looked/looked] at my credit report.
I really lucked out!

Toets:Simple Past

Toets:Simple Past or Present Perfect

Toets:Simple past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Toets:Simple Past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Mocktests 1-4

Mock test 1
In this mock test you can check if you have learnt the vocabulary of Reading 1 - Phone addict.
To check your answers see vocabulary reading 1.

Do the mock test on your own.
Make a print out of the text.
Fill it out.
Check your answers with a classmate after filling it out.

To enable you to do the tests on paper, download them here.

Fill in the gaps. Use the appropriate language.

English	Dutch
1. to blab	1.
2.	2. klopt op mijn schouder
3.	3. stopwoordje: zoals, zeg maar, ongeveer, zo'n
4. I had been on the phone	4.
5. I had spent over £80	5.
6.	6. aanvankelijk(e)
7. the press release	7.
8.	8. een op de drie
9. one of these phone addicts	9.

Mock test 2
In this mock test you can check if you have learnt the vocabulary of Reading 2 - Pros and cons.
To check your answers see vocabulary reading 2.

Do the mock test on your own.
Make a print out of the text.
Fill it out.
Check your answers with a classmate after filling it out.

To enable you to do the tests on paper, download them here.

Fill in the gaps. Use the appropriate language.

English	Dutch
1. convenient	1.
2.	2. contact houden met
3. however	3.
4.	4. plaatsen
5. to sue	5.
6.	6. het voertuig
7. to considerate of others	7.
8.	8. de beleefdheid, de galantheid
9. the nausea	9.
10.	10. de duizeligheid

Mock test 3
In this mock test you can check if you have learnt the vocabulary of Reading 3 - Without a cell phone.
To check your answers see vocabulary reading 3.

Do the mock test on your own.
Make a print out of the text.
Fill it out.
Check your answers with a classmate after filling it out.

To enable you to do the tests on paper, download them here.

Fill in the gaps. Use the appropriate language.

English	Dutch
1. the exclamation	1.
2.	2. het ongeloof
3. the existence	3.
4.	4. op de een of andere manier
5. suddenly	5.
6.	6. getuigen
7. non negotiable	7.
8.	8. de waardeloze (wegwerp) achterblijver
9. the benign eccentricity	9.
10.	10. de laaiende brand
11. the convenience	11.
12.	12. je verzekeren van je aanwezigheid
13. glance surreptitiously down	13.
14.	14. de zegening
15. gross	15.

Mock test 4
In this mock test you can check if you have learnt the vocabulary of Reading 4 - Annoying phone conversations.
To check your answers see vocabulary reading 4.

Do the mock test on your own.
Make a print out of the text.
Fill it out.
Check your answers with a classmate after filling it out.

To enable you to do the tests on paper, download them here.

Fill in the gaps. Use the appropriate language.

English	Dutch
1.	1. toevallig horen
2. to eavesdrop	2.
3.	3. de gedachtenwisseling, het gesprek
4. distracting	4.
5.	5. werven (wierf/wierven, geworven)
6. as	6.
7.	7. aangrenzend(e)
8. to recall	8.
9.	9. zowel als, evenals
10. is consistent with	10.
11. de enquête	11.
12. to expose to	12.
13.	13. (laten) toenemen
14. to percieve	14.
15.	15. invoeren (van een maatregel)

Mocktests 5-7

Mock test 5
Do the exercise Simple Past or Present Perfect and fill in the correct form of the verb.

Mock test 6
Do the test Positive Past Perfect. Fill in the gaps.

Mock test 7
Do the test Negative Past Perfect. Fill in the gaps.

Toets:Simple Past or Present Perfect

Toets:Positive Past Perfect

Toets:Negative Past Perfect

Useful phrases 1

Useful phrases
Some of the phrases below can only be understood knowing that in English, it is the caller who introduces himself or herself.
The person receiving the call will greet but not say her or his name first.

As these are all very common phrases, it is best to learn them by heart, instead of making them up each time you are on the telephone.

English	Dutch equivalent
Telephone phrases
Waiting	Ik wacht, zegt u het maar.
I'll put you through.	Ik verbind u door.
Thanks for returning my call.	Bedankt voor het terugbellen.
I'll put you on speaker phone.	Ik zet u op de luidspreker.
Go ahead, caller.	Zeg het maar (bijvoorbeeld bij een belspelletje of talkshow).
I’ll connect you back to the switchboard.	Ik verbind u terug naar de centrale/receptie.
Sorry, we were cut off.	Sorry, de verbinding werd verbroken.
I'm calling about ..........	Ik bel over.................. .
What can I do for you?	Wat kan ik voor u doen?
Could you tell me what it's about?	Kunt u me vertellen waar het over gaat?
Could you tell him...? I’ll spell it.	Wilt u hem doorgeven dat........ Ik spel het even.
I'm calling from England.	Ik bel vanuit Engeland.
He's expected back at 11 o’clock.	Ik denk dat hij er om elf uur weer is.

Asking for repetition
I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.	Sorry, ik heb het niet helemaal begrepen.
Sorry, I didn’t get that.	Sorry, ik heb u niet verstaan.
Could you say that again please?	Wilt u nog een keer zeggen, alstublieft?
Could you repeat that please?	Wilt u dat herhalen, alstublieft?
Could you speak a little slower please, as my English isn’t very good?	Wilt u wat langzamer praten, want mijn Engels is niet zo goed.
Could you please explain that once more?	Wilt u dat nog een keer uitleggen?
I’m sorry, this line is very bad.	Sorry, de verbinding is erg slecht.
I’m afraid this line isn’t very good; can I phone you back on my land line?	Ik ben bang dat de verbinding niet zo best is: kan ik u terugbellen met mijn vaste telefoon?
Could I just check that I have understood the main points by summarising them?	Mag ik even controleren of ik het goed begrepen heb door de hoofdpunten samen te vatten?
Could I just go through the main points again?	Kan ik even de hoofdpunten nog even doornemen?
Could you speak up a bit, please?	Wilt u wat harder praten, alstublieft?
Could I just confirm that you said 13th January and not the 30th?	Klopt het dat u dertien januari zei, en niet dertig?
Did you say 50 or 15, five zero or one five?	Zei u vijftig of vijftien, vijf nul of één vijf?

Phone Call Verbs
to phone	telefoneren
to make a phone call	een telefoontje plegen
to call someone	iemand bellen
to telephone someone	iemand opbellen
to pick up the receiver	de hoorn opnemen, opnemen
to answer the phone	de telefoon beantwoorden
to pick up the telephone	de telefoon opnemen
the line is busy, the line is engaged	het toestel is in gesprek
to dial a number	een nummer draaien/toetsen
to redial (to dial again)	het nummer herhalen
to hold on (to wait)	wachten, in de wacht gezet worden

Telephone numbers
Who?	Met wie spreek ik?
My mobile number is 12345.	Mijn mobiele nummer is 12345.
What's Mr Smith’s extension?	Wat is het doorkiesnummer van meneer Smith?
He can call me on my mobile phone.	Hij kan me op mijn mobieltje bereiken.
My number is 12345.	Mijn nummer is 12345.
You can reach me on 12345.	U kunt me bereiken op nummer 12345.
Does she have your number?	Heeft ze uw nummer?
What's your number, please?	Mag ik alstublieft uw nummer hebben?
Sorry, I've got the wrong number.	Sorry, ik heb het verkeerde nummer (gedraaid/gedrukt).
Who's calling please?	Met wie spreek ik?
Sorry, I didn’t catch your name.	Excuus, ik heb uw naam niet verstaan.
I’d like to speak to Mr Smith.	Ik wil meneer Smith graag spreken.
Are you Mr Smith?	Spreek ik met meneer Smith?

Useful phrases 2

Useful texting abbreviations
These are not abbreviations to be used in formal letters or business emails, but for informal texting they are quite useful.

2moro	Tomorrow
2nte	Tonight

AEAP	As Early as Possible
ALAP	As Late as Possible
ASAP	As Soon as Possible
ASL	Age / Sex / Location?

B3	Blah, Blah, Blah
B4YKI	Before You Know it
BFF	Best Friends, Forever
BM&Y	Between Me and You
BRB	Be right Back
BRT	Be right There
BTAM	Be that as it May

C-P	Sleepy
CTN	Cannot talk now
CUS	See You Soon
CWOT	Complete Waste of Time
CYT	See You Tomorrow

E123	Easy as 1, 2, 3
EM?	Excuse Me?
EOD	End of Day

F2F	Face to Face
FC	Fingers Crossed
FOAF	Friend of a Friend

GR8	Great

HAK	Hugs and Kisses

IDC	I Don't Care
IDK	I Don't Know
ILU / ILY	I Love You
IMU	I Miss You
IRL	In Real Life

J/K	Just Kidding
JC	Just Checking
JTLYK	Just to Let You Know

KFY	Kiss for You
KMN	Kill Me Now
KPC	Keeping Parents Clueless

L8R	Later

MoF			Male or Female
MTFBWY			May the Force be with You
MYOB			Mind Your Own Business

N-A-Y-L			In a While
NAZ			Name, Address, ZIP
NC			No Comment
NIMBY			Not in my Backyard
NM			Never Mind / Nothing Much
NP			No Problem
NSFW			Not Safe for Work
NTIM			Not that it Matters
NVM			Never Mind

OATUS			On A Totally Unrelated Subject
OIC			Oh, I See
OMW			On My Way
OTL			Out to Lunch
OTP			On the Phone

P911			Parent Alert
PAL			Parents are Listening
PAW			Parents are Watching
PIR			Parent in Room
POS			Parent over Shoulder
PROP(S)			Proper Respect / Proper Recognition

QT			Cutie

RN			Right Now
RU			Are You

SEP		Someone else’s Problem
SITD		Still in the Dark
SLAP		Sounds like a Plan
SMIM		Send Me an Instant Message
SO		Significant Other

TMI				Too Much Information

UR				Your / You are

W8				Wait
WB				Welcome Back
WYCM				Will You Call Me?
WYWH				Wish You Were Here

XOXOXOX				Hugs, Kisses, ...

Reference

If you need more help with grammar or vocabulary while you are studying, have a look at the following websites:

Speaking

Introduction

Introduction
In 'speaking' you will be working on your speaking skills.
You are going to talk about:

buying a mobile phone;
talking about your mobile phone;
the use of your mobile phone;
a telephone conversation.

With every exercise you do, your speaking skills will improve.

Speak up!

Tips

Tips
Before you start speaking:
Read the instruction carefully.
Write down in key words what you would like to say.
Most important is not to translate from Dutch.
Try to think in English.

While speaking:
Listen attentively to your partner.
If you can not find a word, try to describe it.

Clue: if you practise a conversation a second time, it will be much easier!!
It will even work better if you practise with different clasmates.

Buying a mobile phone

Buying a mobile phone

Read the dialogue and fil in the gaps.
Proceed by enacting this dialogue with a class mate.

Fill the dialogue appropriately with the following words:

a = could	f = latest
b = what	g = resolution
c = are	h = will be
d = has	i = how much
e = receipt	j = sell

Buying a mobile phone

Salesgirl: Welcome, sir! Can I help you with anything?
Visitor: ....[1].... you show me a good mobile phone?
Salesgirl: Here ....[2].... a few latest models of Nokia, LG and Samsung.
Visitor: ....[3] .... is the price of this Nokia model?
Salesgirl: It is the....[4] .... model from Nokia. Its price is $325/-.
Visitor: It is really very costly!
Salesgirl: But it ....[5] ... great features.
Visitor: How much is the ....[6] .... of its camera?
Salesgirl: It’s 1.3 mega pixel. Printing result ....[7].... excellent.
Visitor: If I pay you in cash ....[8].... will you charge?
Salesgirl: I will ....[9].... you this phone for $300/-.
Visitor: Will you give ....[10].... and warranty card?
Salesgirl: Definitely sir!
Visitor: OK, we have a deal.
Salesgirl: Thank’u sir!

Phones + communications

Mobile phones and text communications
In the scheme below, several uses of mobile phones are listed in the first column. In the second column, you indicate if you use your mobile phone in these cases. In the third column, you indicate how you use your phone in these cases: conversation, texting, social media (which?), apps, surfing the internet. Maybe, the first column is not complete. Indicate other uses if you can think of them. Discuss with a classmate.

Reasons people use phones	Reasons you use your mobile phone	Conversation, texting, (what) social media, apps, surfing ?
To let their people know where they are
To flirt with someone
As a clock
To play games
Just to say hello
To arrange to meet friends
To find out about the cinema or football results
Other, i.e.:

Translate text message

Translate the text message
This is part of an 'essay' written by a Scottish 13-year-old secondary school pupil.

Read the texting.
Then try to 'translate' the essay into English,
discussing it with a classmate and writing your conclusion down.
Finally, check your solution.

Look at the essay.

My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF. ILNY, its gr8.

Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht thay dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2 wks up N.

Up N, WUCIWUG -- 0. I ws vvv brd in MON. 0 bt baas and ^^

Check your solution.

What?

Why did you say that?
You are going to see a number of questions.
Think of an appropriate answer for each one, using the catch words and phrases you are given. Make sure you are using the Past Perfect Tense.
Then enact the question and answer with a class mate.
Let a third person judge your answer (pronunciation and use of the Past Perfect Tense).
Repeat this process untill the three of you have answered all questions and the conversation goes smoothly.

Example:
Question: Why did you say 'Ouch'?
Use: slap head
Suggestion for answer: Because my class mate had slapped me on the head.

Question	Answer 1: use	Answer 2: use	Answer 3: use
Why did you say: „I am sorry.” to your friend?	drop his/her mobile	sit on his/her mobile	crush his/her mobile
Why did you say: „I am sorry.” to your teacher?	texting in lesson	sleeping during lesson	make a call while in class
Why did you say: „Thank you.” to your mother?	give treat	help homework	drive to school
Why did you say: „That is terrible!” to your friend?	ruin haircut	buy ugly coat	date teacher
Why did you say: „No way.” to a classmate?	ask money	propose to date	ask feet massage
Why did you say: „That is very nice of you.” to your classmate?	provide answers	massage your feet	let use phone
Why did you say: „Do not be stupid!” to your classmate?	suggest quit school	suggest jump window	suggest make homework
Why did you say: „I did not quite catch that,” whilst phoning?	not to listen	noisy neighbours	drop phone
Why did you say: „Don't do that again!” to your classmate?	drop your phone	top over drink	expose on Facebook
Why did you say: „That is all right.” to your friend?	propose leave early	suggest have drink	ask collaborate

You can also print out the questions. Click here.

Writing

Introduction

Introduction

In this part you are going to improve your writing skills.
You are going to write about:

text messages.
an email about a party.
mobile phones.

If you keep practising, writing will become much easier!

Good luck!

Tips

Tips for writing

Read these tips for writing and keep them in mind while doing the exercises.

Use words you know.
Use a dictionary to check the spelling.
Use the spelling check of the computer.

Text messages

Text writing

In pairs write your own message to another pair in the class.
First of all write it in English and then translate it into a text message.
Use the abbreviations as in the Tool box.
Send it to someone in the class.
When you receive a message try to decipher it.
Then write a reply, proceeding as before.

Contexts for messages:

You need to cancel a trip to the cinema because your grandmother is coming for dinner.
Arrange with a good friend to go shopping on Saturday at the shopping centre.
Text your best friend the morning of his/her birthday.
Contact your friend to say that you're going to be late meeting them because of a train strike.
Send a text message to your friend to find out where they are. You've been waiting for them in a café for twenty minutes.

Past Perfect Party

Past Perfect Party
You are going to do three exercises using the Past Perfect tense.
The first exercise you have to do on your own.
For the second and third exercise you need a partner.

Do the first exercise.

Cause and effect
Harry held a surprise birthday party for Jim, but it was a total disaster.
Match the problems with what had happened.

Problem	What had happened
1 not many guests	a didn't go clothes shopping
2 no birthday cake	b DJ had an accident
3 nothing to drink	c forgot to send out the invitations
4 no new clothes to wear	d forgot to go to the shop
5 no music	e bakery closed

1 = .......... 2 = .......... 3 = .......... 4 = .......... 5 = ..........

Check your answers.

Do the second exercise. (pairwork)

Problem	What had happened
1 not many guests	a forgot to send out the invitations
2 no birthday cake	b bakery closed
3 nothing to drink	c forgot to go to the shop
4 no new clothes to wear	d didn't go clothes shopping
5 no music	e DJ had an accident

Imagine you are Harry. You are going to write an email to your friend Katie about this terrible party.
Report about the problems and their causes.
Use the Past Simple tense to talk about the problems and the Past Perfect to explain what had happened.
Add at least two other problems and their causes.

Example:

Simple Past	Past Perfect
There were not many guests ...	because Harry had forgotten to send out the invitations

Write the email

Now write your email (on paper, on your phone or on your computer).
Send or hand over your email to your partner (Katie).
Check the use of the Verb Tenses in the email you received.
If you are in doubt, consult your teacher (quitly).

Do the third exercise. (pairwork)

Next, write a reply email , impersonating Katie. You also had a disastrous weekend!
Write a reply to Harry describing the events that happened to you.
Use the Simple Past tense for the problems, and the Past Perfect tense for their causes.
Mention also who had the worst weekend, according to you.

Answer the email

Send or hand in your reply to your partner.
Check the use of the tenses in he text you received.
Hand over both texts to your partner.

Did you get your tenses right? If you got it wrong, and you do not know why, ask your partner for an explanation.
After all, s/he could be wrong.

Writing about phones

Writing about mobile phones
Below, you will find some assignments. Ask your teacher how many you should do.
Exchange your assignments with a class mate, and check each other's work,
focussing on the Verb Tenses.

Write an imaginary story about how your cell phone was used to save your life or the life of someone in your family.
Make information sheets about the dangers of driving/moving while using cell phones,
aimed at different phone users: pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers, pilots.
Who uses cell phones the most? Conduct a survey or research the topic and report your findings.
How many students in your class own cell phones? How many in your grade own cell phones?
How many in your school own cell phones? How can you gather this information from the students?
Conduct a survey or research the topic and report your findings.
Stone age: Before 1995, most people did not own a mobile phone.
Describe what your day would have looked like at that time.
So without mobile phone (note: most people had land lines, there were public payphones -often out of order- and the Internet was NEW, distributed via slow, analog land lines. Not every household had a computer.).

Xtra: Best phone 2016***

Best phone 2016: the 10 top smartphones we've tested
Je penvriend(in) uit Engeland wil graag een nieuw mobieltje kopen, maar vindt het moeilijk om een keuze te maken. Hij/zij heeft je een top 10 gestuurd en aan jou gevraagd welk mobieltje jij zou kiezen en waarom.

Maak groepen van drie of vier leerlingen.
Bekijk de top 10. Dit kan je samen doen.
Maak de schrijfopdracht. Dit doe je alleen.
Bekijk elkaars e-mails en verbeter elkaar.
Schrijf samen een groeps-e-mail.
Lever het groepswerk in bij je docent.

Best phone 2016: the 10 top smartphones we've tested

+ Compact design

+ Impressive camera

- Still a 720p screen

- No wireless charging

+ Great specs for the price

+ Front-facing stereo speakers

- Ugly rear camera bulge

- No wireless charging

+ 3D Touch has exciting potential

+ Bright, vibrant display

- Big and heavy

- Expensive

+ Great design

+ 3D Touch impresses

- Battery life low

- Price high for a low-res screen

+ Great fingerprint sensor

+ Stronger battery life

- Heats up

- Expensive

+ Super performance

+ Useful wide angle camera

- Questionable design

- Battery could be better

+ Premium design

+ Affordable price

- No microSD slot

- Camera could be better

+ Amazing audio

+ Great design

- Camera not impressive

- Boomsound not great

+ Improved, waterproof design

+ Fantastic screen and power

- High price

- Fingerprint magnet

+Beautiful screen

+Super camera

-Slight plastic feel

-Expensive

Schrijf de e-mail aan je penvriend(in). Verwerk de volgende punten:

Groet je vriend(in), verzin zelf een naam.
Zeg dat je de top 10 bekeken hebt.
Kies drie mobieltjes uit die jij de beste vindt.
Beschrijf de mobieltjes die jij uitgekozen hebt.
Vertel waarom jij deze mobieltjes goed vindt.
Adviseer welk mobieltje jij zou kopen.
Sluit de email passend af.

Songs and cartoons

Introduction

Introduction
In this part you are going to listen to songs and watch cartoons.

Songs	Cartoons
Banana song	Parody on Pay phone
Telephone line	Cell phone reunion
Telephone	Mobile phone addiction
Pay phone
No phone

Song 1 - Banana song

Banana song
You are going to listen to and watch the Banana song.

Listen to the song.
Do the assignment (a gap text).

Watch the video.
Do the assignment.
Fill in the missing words in the lyrics.
You may have to listen to the song again.

You can choose from the following options:

appealing
bunches
cellular
computer
operator
live

Song text

Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone
Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone
I've got this feeling, so ...[1]...
For us to get together and sing, sing
Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding, donanaphone
It grows in ...[2]... , I've got my hunches
It's the best, beats the rest, Cellular, Modular, Interactivodular

Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone
Ping pong, ping pong, ping pong, ping, pananaphone
It's no baloney, it ain't a phony
My ...[3]... bananular phone

Don't need quarters, don't need dimes to call a friend of mine
Don't need ...[4]... or TV to have a real good time
I'll call for pizza, I'll call my cat, I'll call the white house, have a chat
I'll place a call around the world, ...[5]... get me Bejing, jing, jing, jing

Play that thing
Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone

Yin yang, yin yang, yin yang, ying, yonanaphone
It's a real ...[6]... mama and papa phone, a brother and sister
And a dogaphone, a grandpaphone and a grandmaphone too, oh yeah
My cellular, bananular phone

Bananaphone, ring, ring, ring
(It's a phone with appeal)
Banana phone, ring, ring, ring
(Now you can have your phone and eat it too)

Banana phone, ring, ring, ring
(This song drives me bananas)
Banana phone, ring, ring, ring

Source: http://www.metrolyrics.com/bananaphone-lyrics-raffi.html

Song 2 - Telephone line

Telephone line
You are going to listen to and watch a telephone line by ELO.

Listen to the telephone line.
Do the assignment (a gap text).

Watch the video.

Do the assignment.
Fill in the missing words.
You may have to listen to the song again.

You can choose from the following options:

How are you
everything
the same
can't believe
into the sky
wonder why
one's answering
longer longer longer
for evermore
into the sky
wonder why
living in twilight

Song text

Hello. ...[1]...?
Have you been alright, through all those lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely nights
That's what I'd say. I'd tell you ...[2]...
If you'd pick up that telephone yeah yeah yeah

Hey. How you feeling? Are you still...[3]...?
Don't you realize the things we did, we did, were all for real, not a dream?
I just ...[4]... . They've all faded out of view yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Doowop dooby doo doowop doowah doolang
Blue days black nights doowah doolang

I look ...[5]..., the love you need ain't gonna see you through
And I ...[6]... the little things you planned ain't coming true

Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight

Ok. So no ...[7]... . Well can't you just let it ring a little ...[8]... oh oh ooohhhhh
I'll just sit tight through shadows of the night
And let it ring ...[9]... oh oh ooohhhhh yeah yeah yeah

Doowop dooby doo doowop doowah doolang
Blue days black nights doowah doolang

When I look ...[10]..., the love you need ain't gonna see you through
And I ...[11]... the little things you planned ain't coming true

Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm ...[12]...
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight

Writer: Lynne, Jeff
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

Song 3 - Telephone

Telephone
You are going to listen to and watch to Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.

Listen to the song.
Do the assignment (a gap text)

Watch the video.

In English, there is quite a difference between spoken (informal) and written (formal) forms.
Spoken or informal forms often are contractions, like: 'don't' instead of 'do not'.
In formal, written English, those contractions are not used (they aren't).

Do the assignment.
In the lyrics, fill in the full, not contracted forms of the contractions in bold.

Song text

Hello, hello, baby
You called, I can't [1] hear a thing
I have got no service
In the club, you see, see

Wha-Wha-What did you say?
Oh, you're breaking up on me
Sorry, I cannot hear you
I'm kinda [2] busy

K-kinda busy
K-kinda busy
Sorry, I cannot hear you, I'm kinda busy

Just a second
It's [3] my favorite song they're gonna play

And I cannot text you with a drink in my hand, eh
You should've [4] made some plans with me

You knew that I was free
And now you won't [5] stop calling me
I'm kinda busy

Stop callin' [6], stop callin'
I don't wanna think anymore
I left my head and my heart on the dance floor
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't [7] wanna talk anymore

I left my head and my heart on the dance floor

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
Stop telephonin' me
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(Stop telephonin' me) I'm busy
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(I'm busy) Stop telephonin' me
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(Stop telephonin' me)

Can call all you want but there's [8] no one home

And you're [9] not gonna reach my Telephone
Out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub
And you're not gonna [10] reach my Telephone

Can call all you want but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
Out in the club and I'm sippin'[11] that bub
And you're not gonna reach my telephone

[Beyoncé]
Boy, the way you blowin' up my phone
Won't [12] make me leave no faster
Put (Put) my coat on faster
Leave (Leave) my girls no faster

I should've left my phone at home
'Cuz [13] this is a disaster
Callin' like a collector
Sorry, I cannot answer

[Lady Gaga]
Not that I don't like you
I'm [14] just at a party
And I am sick and tired of my phone r-ringing

[Beyoncé]
Sometimes I feel like
I live in Grand Central Station
But tonight I'm not takin' [15] no calls
'Cuz I'll [16] be dancin' (dance)
(Tonight I'm dancing)
Cause I'll be dancin' (dance)
(Tonight I'm dancing)
'Cuz I'll be dancin'
(Tonight I'm dancing)
Tonight I'm not takin' no calls
'Cuz I'll be dancin'

[Lady Gaga]
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don’t wanna [17] think anymore
I left my head and my heart on the dance floor
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna talk anymore
I left my head and my heart on the dance floor

Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna think anymore
I left my head and my heart on the dance floor
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna talk anymore
I left my head and my heart on the dance floor

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(Stop telephonin' me) Stop telephonin' [18] me
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(I'm busy) I'm busy
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(Stop telephonin' me) Stop telephonin' me
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
(I'm busy)

Can call all you want but there's no one home
'Cuz I'm out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub
And you're not gonna reach my telephone

Can call all you want but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
Cause [19] I'm out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
(D-D-D-Darkchild)

My telephone
M-m-my telephone
'Cuz I'm out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub
And you're not gonna reach my telephone

We're [20] sorry, We're sorry
The number you have reached
Is not in service at this time
Please check the number, or try your call again

Song 4 - Pay phone

Pay Phone
You are going to listen to and watch to Pay Phone.

Listen to the song.
Do the assignment (a gap text)

Watch the video.

Do the assignment.
Fill in the missing words in the lyrics.
You may have to listen to the song again.

You can choose from the following options:

call home
made for two
to remember
not here
you turned out the lights
call home
made for two
happy ever after
yesterday
you turned out the lights
call home
for two
happy ever after
don't hang up
what you need to know
call home
made for two
happy ever after

Song text

I'm at a payphone trying to ...[1]...
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we ...[2]...
Yeah, I, I know it's hard ...[3]..., the people we used to be
It's even harder to picture, that you're ...[4]..., next to me
You say it's too late to make it, but is it too late to try
And in our time that you wasted, all of our bridges burned down
I've wasted my nights, you ...[5]...
Now I'm paralyzed, still stuck in that time
When we called it love, but even the sun sets in paradise
I'm at a payphone trying to ...[6]...
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we ...[7]...

If ...[8]... did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairytales are full of it
One more stupid love song, I'll be sick, ooh
You turned your back on tomorrow, 'cause you forgot ...[9]...
I gave you my love to borrow, but just gave it away
You can't expect me to be fine, I don't expect you to care
I know I've said it before, but all of our bridges burned down
I've wasted my nights, you ...[10]...
Now I'm paralyzed, still stuck in that time
When we called it love, but even the sun sets in paradise
I'm at a payphone trying to ...[11]...
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made ...[12]...
If ...[13]... did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairytales are full of it
One more stupid love song, I'll be sick

Now I'm at a payphone

Yeah, yeah, now baby ...[14]...,
So I can tell you what you need to know,
Baby I'm begging you just please don't go,
So I can tell you ...[15]...
I'm at a payphone trying to ...[16]...br /> All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made ...[17]...
If ...[18]... did exist
I would still be holding you like this
And all those fairytales are full of it
Yeah, one more stupid love song, I'll be sick
Now I'm at a payphone

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5C6X9vOEkU

Song 5 - No phone

No phone
You are going to listen to and watch to No phone.

Read the questions.
Listen to and read along with the lyrics of "No Phone" by Cake.
Then answer the questions in writing.

What is the telephone compared with in the first couplet?
Why doesn't the singer want the telephone to ring?
What does the telephone do in the third couplet?

Watch the video.
Now check your answers by reading the lyrics of this song.

Song text

No phone No phone I just want to be alone today
No phone no phone
Ringing stinging
Jerking like a nervous bird
Rattling up against his cage
Calls to me thoughout the day
See the feathers fly

No phone No phone I just want to be alone today
No phone No phone
No phone no phone I just want to be alone today
Rhyming chiming got me working all the time
Gives me such a worried mind
Now I don't want to seem unkind
But god (it's such a crime)

No phone No phone I just want to be alone today
No phone no phone
No phone No phone I just want to be alone today
No phone no phone
Shaking quaking
Waking me when I'm asleep
Never lets me go too deep
Summons me with just one beep
The price we pay is steep

I've been on fire
And yet I've still stayed frozen
So deep in the night
My smooth contemplations will always be broken
My deepest concerns will stay buried and unspoken
No I don't have any change but here's a few subway tokens

No phone No phone I just want to be alone today
No phone No phone
No phone no phone I just want to be alone today
No phone no phone
No phone No phone I just want to be alone today
No phone No phone

Now answer the next questions.

What is the telephone compared with in the first couplet?
1. A nervous bird rattling his cage.
2. A cage he rattles.
Why doesn't the singer want the telephone to ring?
1. He is to busy
2. He wants to be alone today
What does the telephone do in the third couplet?
1. It is waking him.
2. It is making him go deep.

Cartoons

Cartoon 1 - Parody on Pay phone
You have been listening to 'Pay Phone' by Maroon 5.
If not, do so before watching this cartoon.

Read the questions.
Listen to and read along with the lyrics of Parody on Pay phone.
Then answer the questions.

What is in Adam's pockets?
1. Quads
2. Quarters
His pockets are also full of napkins. Why?
1. He has to wipe his fingers after using a pay phone.
2. They are full of numbers of people he knows.
Does Adam actually make the phone call?
1. no
2. yes

Watch the cartoon. Enjoy the cartoon.
Now answer the questions.
Check your answers.

Cartoon 2 - Cell phone reunion
What year approximately was the largest phone in this cartoon produced/used?
The largest phone in this cartoon was used approximately in:

1968
1978
1988
1998

Watch the cartoon. Enjoy the cartoon.

Now answer the question.
Check your answer.

Cartoon 3 - Mobile phone addiction
Watch the cartoon. Enjoy the cartoon.

Fill in the survey.

I feel uncomfortable when I'm not holding my cell phone. yes/no
I often mistake another's ringtone for mine. yes/no
It is more convenient to send a text message than to make a phone call. yes/no
I always take my cell phone into the bathroom. yes/no
I always take my cell phone into the bathroom. yes/no

Three or more questions answered with yes?

You cannot live without your cell phone. It's time to take a break from it.

One or two questions answered with yes?

You are in danger of getting hooked on your cell phone. Leave it home now and then.

No questions answered with yes?

You probably are the teacher!

Story time

Story time
The Drabblecast is a free audio podcast, featuring weird stories.
You can both listen to them and read them. Read or listen to the story.
Click on the link to listen to the story.

Click here to read the story about Local Delicacies.

Open bestand Local Delicacies

Search translations or equivalents for the following words and expressions in the text.
Then exchange your list with at least one class mate. In case of doubt, ask your teacher for help.

Good sources

Be careful with translation sites like google translate or babelfish.
They are not reliable for single words or expressions.
In context, their translations become better. So you had better translate them sentences or even paragraphs.
For every translation site holds: be very critical.

Maybe, it is best to have each class mate look for a few words, and then compile the complete list.
This is the list you are going to use.

English	Dutch translation or equivalent
to brag
to be in with
the payroll
to grab
the tray
the busser
swoop
lean in
to shoo
to trick out
the low rider
atop
the enchilada
the flauta
the triage
to ditch
the booth
the dishie
to keep it together
to split for
the lunch rush
the thud
the aphid
to pile up
the waif
to squeal
to entail
the entourage
to look into
amber
canapé
corn on the cob
the runoff
to cancell
down the drain
Health Inspector
to ace
to leer at
to make like
to bulge
the gallon
to waive
to be due
to crow
PETA
dry cleaning
the slug
the praying mantise
to make out
glottal
slate tiles
pseudopod
to plate
the squid
the offal
the footrunner
to usher
apopleptic
to soot
the schadenfreude
the cricket
the escargot
to peer
club kid
the pacifier
spandex
the stud
to marr

Make 10-word vocabulary exercises for a class mate.
Swap exercises, do them and correct each others work.
Grade each other's work.

Grade your work
Instructions for grading:

no answer or completely wrong answer: 0 point
correct word but misspelled: 0,5 point
correct word correctly spelled: 1 point

Add up al points

Use the grading table to grade your class mate’s work.

Grading table

points	grade
10	10
9.5	9.5
9	8.5
8.5	8
8	7
7.5	6
7	5.5
6.5	5
6	4
5.5	3.5
5	3
4.5	2
4	1

Look up:

The Strip (Vegas)
Bourdain
Tequila
Mezcal

Explain these words to each other, and discuss if you were allowed to go there or use it.

Summary
The text of the story is devided in three sections: A, B and C.
In groups of three, write a summary of the text, each person summarising one section of the text.

In your summary, use the Past Tenses (Past Simple, Present Perfect and Past Perfect).
Use words that indicate time lapse, such as: then, after, before, afterwards, earlier, later etc.
Answer at least the following interrogatives: who/what, where, when, how, possibly why.
Read each other's summary. Discuss the changes that should be made.
Make the changes.
Compile the texts, put your names on the resulting document and hand it in to your teacher for grading.

Note that the summary of this text is not on scholieren.com (yet).

OPTIONAL
Review
Write a review of the text.
Indicate strong and weak points and your overall judgement.

Additonally: do the same for the audio file and include the narration in your judgement.

Answers

Listening - Phone size

A screen size.
C one that fits your hand.
A a phone with the size between a phone and a tablet.
B uncomfortable.
A flexible electronics.
A to the wall behind you.
C through your iris.

Reading - Pros and cons

Exercise 1:

Advantages	Disadvantages
useful in case of emergency	dangerous while driving
keep in touch with relatives	disruptive where silence is required
always and everywhere available	possible health risk

Exercise 2:

Do's	Don'ts
respect a request not to use a cell phone	interrupt a face-to-face conversation to take a call
take your calls away from others	use loud ringtones
let voice mail take your calls	speak loud in public

Toolbox - Grammar

Excercise 1:

had spent - wanted
had phoned - left
turned - had washed
arrived - had already started
had come
sang - had played
watched - had gone
had made - phoned
was - had studied
had ridden - met

Exercise 2:

Have you washed
I have washed - have not had
Have you already done
I have just come
You came
called - arrived - have just finished
Didn't you see
did not have

Exercise 3:

I can't believe I (get) got that apartment.
I (submit) submitted my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it.
When I (show) showed up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) arrivedbefore me.
Most of them (fill, already) had already filled out their applications and were already leaving.
The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
I (try) tried to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions.
They (want) wanted me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have) had had some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me.
I (end) ended up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide) decided to give me the apartment.
It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) went to high school together.
He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) looked at my credit report.
I really lucked out!

Speaking - Buying a mobile phone

1 = d
2 = g
3 = l
4 = j
5 = b
6 = h
7 = i
8 = c
9 = e
10 = a
11 = f
12 = k

Speaking - Translate text message

My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York, it's a great place.

But my parents were so worried because of the terrorism attack on September 11 that they decided we would stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north.

Up north, what you see is what you get - nothing. I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but sheep and mountains.

Writing - Past Perfect Party

1 = c
2 = e
3 = d
4 = a
5 = b

Songs and cartoons - Song 3

can not / cannot (beide zijn correct)
kind of
it is
should have
do not want to
calling
do not
there is
you are
going to
sipping
will not
Because
I am
taking
I will
want to
telephoning
Because
We are

Songs and cartoons - Song 5

A nervous bird rattling his cage.
B He wants to be alone today
A It is waking him.

Songs and cartoons - Cartoons

Cartoon 1

B Quarters
B They are full of numbers of people he knows.
A no

Cartoon 2
The largest phone in this cartoon was used approximately in:
C 1988

Colofon
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Lars Brouwers

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Aanvullende informatie over dit lesmateriaal

Van dit lesmateriaal is de volgende aanvullende informatie beschikbaar:

Leerniveau

HAVO 3;

Leerinhoud en doelen

Engels; Lezen; Gesprekken voeren; Spreken; Luisteren en kijken; Schrijven;

Eindgebruiker

leerling/student

Moeilijkheidsgraad

gemiddeld

Studiebelasting

15 uur 30 minuten

Trefwoorden

arrangeerbaar, leerlijn, rearrangeerbare

Gebruikte Wikiwijs Arrangementen

Leermateriaal, StudioVO. (z.d.).

Me and my phone hv123

https://maken.wikiwijs.nl/74176/Me_and_my_phone__hv123

Me and my phone hv123 - kopie 1

nl

Lars Brouwers

Lars Brouwers

educationLevel

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

HAVO 3

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/af3ecd88-a654-4458-9c5b-1e1f7d09f463

educationalSubject

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

Engels

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/18f53978-1118-4051-a778-b8d7f60ca982

educationalSubject

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

Lezen

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/34b4bd60-f8f8-48a7-82f0-f8e351362256

educationalSubject

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

Gesprekken voeren

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/409fa6ae-74c5-48e5-997d-9700c7e641c0

educationalSubject

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

Spreken

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/4169b20c-f7d1-43f8-8cde-8bc37584fd8a

educationalSubject

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

Luisteren en kijken

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/c57a7c53-c04d-4006-91f0-bbbe18bb258d

educationalSubject

OnderwijsBegrippenKader

Schrijven

http://purl.edustandaard.nl/begrippenkader/c6883668-e6c7-4b6c-a0db-d4151245e174

leerling/student

PT15H30M

arrangeerbaar, leerlijn, rearrangeerbare
Download
Downloaden

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pdf

json

IMSCP package

Metadata

Metadata overzicht (Excel)

LTI

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Arrangement

Oefeningen en toetsen

Life off line

Top 5 Worst phones ever

Phone addict

Without a cell phone

Annoying cell phone conversation

Smartphone addiction

Smartphone addiction

Simple Past

Simple Past or Present Perfect

Simple past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Simple Past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Simple Past or Present Perfect

Positive Past Perfect

Negative Past Perfect

IMSCC package

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IMSCC package

QTI

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Versie 2.1 (NL)

Life off line

Top 5 Worst phones ever

Phone addict

Without a cell phone

Annoying cell phone conversation

Smartphone addiction

Smartphone addiction

Simple Past

Simple Past or Present Perfect

Simple past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Simple Past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Simple Past or Present Perfect

Positive Past Perfect

Negative Past Perfect

Versie 3.0 bèta

Life off line

Top 5 Worst phones ever

Phone addict

Without a cell phone

Annoying cell phone conversation

Smartphone addiction

Smartphone addiction

Simple Past

Simple Past or Present Perfect

Simple past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Simple Past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Simple Past or Present Perfect

Positive Past Perfect

Negative Past Perfect

Voor developers

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Start

Introduction

What are you able to do?

Need to know

To do

Itinerary

Listening

Introduction

Tips

Phone size

Upcoming phones

Life off line

Toets:Life off line

Top 5 worst phones

Toets:Top 5 Worst phones ever

Reading

Introduction

Tips

Phone addict

Toets:Phone addict

Pros and cons

Without a phone

Toets:Without a cell phone

Annoying conversations

Toets:Annoying cell phone conversation

Xtra: Smartphone addiction***

Oefening: Smartphone addiction

Vraag

Juist antwoord / Uitleg

Gegeven antwoord

Xtra: Smartphone addiction****

Toets:Smartphone addiction

Toolbox

Introduction

Grammar

Grammar - Exercises

Toets:Simple Past

Toets:Simple Past or Present Perfect

Toets:Simple past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Toets:Simple Past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

Mocktests 1-4

Mocktests 5-7

Toets:Simple Past or Present Perfect

Toets:Positive Past Perfect

Toets:Negative Past Perfect

Useful phrases 1

Useful phrases 2

Reference

Speaking

Introduction

Tips

Buying a mobile phone

Phones + communications

Translate text message

What?

Writing

Introduction

Tips

Text messages

Past Perfect Party

Writing about phones

Xtra: Best phone 2016***

Songs and cartoons

Introduction

Song 1 - Banana song

Song 2 - Telephone line

Song 3 - Telephone

Song 4 - Pay phone