H1D April 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

English Lesson

April 6

Lesson goals

I know what the  past simple is

I know more about the Tower of London

Planning

Video Tower of London

Explanation past simple

Homework

What do you know about the Tower of London?

In what year was the castle established?

1. 1066
2. 1060
3. 1166
4. 1266

The murder holes were used to quickly set up an iron gate.

1. True
2. False

The Tower of London has been a prison.

1. True
2. False

Traitors' gate was used to transport prisoners out of the tower.

1. True
2. False

The Tower of London is actually ____ towers

1. 3
2. 13

King Henry VI was murdered in one of the towers.

1. True
2. False

The Tower of London is home to ____ ravens.

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

Legend has it that the tower will fall when the ravens leave the Tower.

1. True
2. False

I would like to visit the Tower of London

0100

Why would you like to visit the Tower of London? Or why not?

Past simple

Use the past simple: to express a finished action in the past

I lived in Gorredijk from 1998-2000

As a child I played with barbie dolls.

Form: 3 groups

1. regular verbs

2. was/were

3. irregular verbs

Regular verbs (Group 1)

• normal rule is verb + ed:  work -> worked
• verb ends in -e, add +d:    live-> lived
• verbs of one syllable (1 vowel + 1 consonant), double the consonant: stop -> stopped / plan -> planned
• BUT if the final consonant is -y or -w, it is not doubled: play -> played
• most two-syllable verbs the end consonant is doubled if the stress is on the second syllable: prefer -> preferred
• Verbs that end in a consonant +y, ending changes in -ied: carry -> carried / cry -> cried

Was/Were: Group 2

In the past simple am / is / are turn into WAS / WERE

I/she/he/it               was / wasn't                   happy.

You/we/they           were/weren't                 happy.

Was I/she/he/it happy?

Were you/we/they happy?

 Homework:

Do exercise 1: 1-14 page 16 booklet (we will do the first 4 together)

Read the information on page 15