Vocabulary

Skills such as reading, listening and writing rely on sufficient vocabulary. Especially when learning a foreign language, it is important to build up new vocabulary. One way to increase your vocabulary is to create a glossary of the words you come across with the correct definitions next to them. Hand in the lists to your teacher because fun tests and kahoots are made from them.
You can read the books below with and without a reading voice. 

The summary

Make a small summary by answering the questions below. Then compare your answers with the answers of a study buddy. Has he or she come up with the same answers? 

1. Who play a part in the story? Describe the characters. 
2. What is the story about? Describe the theme (s). 
3. Is there a moral to the story and a lesson to learn. 

The Taj Mahal 

A landmark in India 

The Taj Mahal is a famous landmark in India 

1. What does the word Taj Mahal mean?
2. When was it built? 
3. Who built it? 
4. Why was it built? 
5. In what year did the emperor and Momtaz Mahal get married? 
6. Was their marriage a happy marriage? 
7. How many children did they have? 
8. How and when did Momtax Mahal die? 
9. In what year did the construction of the Taj Mahal begin? 
10. In what styles is the architecture built? 
11. How many years did it take to build? 
12. What does Taj Mahal stand for or symbolize? 

American holidays

The 4th of July 

The 4th of July is a summer holiday in America.

1. With what festivities is the holiday celebrated? 
2. What did the American colonies rebel against back in 1775?
3. How many American colonies existed then?
4. About what did the Continental Congress write a document?
5. When was the document (Declaration of independence) adopted?
6. State three things which are declared by this document.
7. Why is the 4th of July called the "birthday" of the USA?

The Coral Reef

Exploring the coral reef 

Below the waves we can explore abundant colour and life.

1. Where can coral reef be found? 
2. Is coral reef a rock, plant or an animal? 
3. What is coral reef made from?
4. How fast does coral crow each year? 
5. What is a reef?
6. What does the reef provide for fish?
7. How does the reef rely on turtles?
8. Are anemones corals, plants or predators?
9. How does the clownfish help anemones?
10. What does the parrotfish produce?
11. Why is the coral reef called the rainforest of the sea?
12. What can you do to protect the coral reefs?