Actueel lesmateriaal voor lesmethodes Engels van Malmberg

Welkom op de blogspot Engels van uitgeverij Malmberg voor gebruikers van All right!, Realtime en Of Course! U vindt hier actuele video's voorzien van opdrachten, voor verschillende vaardigheden en op verschillende ERK-niveaus. Leuk én leerzaam om de les mee te beginnen of af te sluiten!
Daarnaast maakt Malmberg verschillende keren per jaar een actuele leesopdracht voor Engels, afwisselend op niveau A2, B1 en B2. U vindt ze hier.

vrijdag 16 november 2018

Gone for the Ultimate Spin

Stan Lee was an American comic book writer. He created many beloved comics characters. One of them is Spider-Man. Stan Lee died 12 November 2018. He was 95 years old.

Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.
  • fly - a small insect that has two wings
  • to crawl - to move on your hands and knees
  • dramatic - attracting attention
  • impressive - making you admire something or someone
  • sidekick - a person who works with someone who is usually more important, powerful, etc.
  • relatable - possible to understand because of being like something you have known, experienced, etc.
First read the assignment. Next watch the video. Take notes to help you do the assignment.


  1. How did Stan Lee get the idea to create Spider-Man?

  2. Did he think of Spider-Man as a name straight away?

  3. What does he like about the name Spider-Man?

  4. Name three or more aspects of Spider-Man which Stan Lee added to the character.

  5. Why did Stan Lee give Spider-Man these extra, not very heroic aspects?