Assignment 1
Read the assignment and write down the answers in English. You may use English-language Internet sources to help you. If you only know the Dutch word, use a dictionary to find the English word.
a Make a list of words related to the news.
b Name at least one English-language newspaper and/or news channel.
| Robodog
Robodog is a popular 2015 film. But guess what, now a real robodog has been spotted in a park. Read more about the robodog and two other remarkable news stories here. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions in the two columns that have the same meaning.
| 1. to follow social distancing rules | a. 4×4 (all wheels are receiving power from the engine) |
| 2. a recorded message | b. to do something successfully |
| 3. to remind | c. far away from places where other people live |
| 4. to detect | d. an island of Australia |
| 5. to nail something | e. to make people think about something again |
| 6. a spin | f. a movement of turning round very quickly |
| 7. vertical | g. to notice the presence of something |
| 8. pandemic | h. a pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares on a map |
| 9. goal | i. person who goes for long walks |
| 10. hiker | j. a situation in which a disease (ziekte) spreads all over the world |
| 11. remote | k. something that you are trying to get or reach |
| 12. Tasmania | l. specially trained people who help in dangerous or serious situations |
| 13. emergency workers | m. spoken information stored on a tape or disc |
| 14. grid | n. standing or pointing straight up (not horizontal) |
| 15. four-wheel-drive | o. to stick to the rules of leaving enough space between yourself and someone else |
Assignment 3
a Match the information in the left column to the correct news story in the right column.
| 1. 3 complete spins | Robot Dog |
| 2. ambulance | |
| 3. Brazil | |
| 4. city park | |
| 5. hiker | 1080 |
| 6. recorded message | |
| 7. remote island | |
| 8. Singapore | |
| 9. skateboarder | What3Words |
| 10. Tasmania | |
| 11. vert ramp | |
| 12. yellow |
b True or false?
1 The robot dog in Singapore is called Spot.
2 The robot dog has wheels like other robots.
3 Tony Hawk was the first skateboarder to do a 1080.
4 Gui Khury lives in Brazil.
5 Tasmania is a remote island.
6 What3Words is a smartphone app.
c Practice some numbers.
1 Read the text once more.
2 Copy the numbers in the text. If a number is repeated, just copy it once.
3 Remember: written numbers are also numbers!
4 Say all the numbers out loud.
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