Films and books

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Films and books

Today's lesson

- Grammar: past simple vs past continuous

- Reading exercise: article "books vs movies" +

- Writing exercise: books, films, and games

Past Simple

ww + -ed

Onregelmatig werkwoord (2e rijtje)

He cleaned the house yesterday.

She did the dishes.

Past Continuous

was

                                   of        +  ww   +  ing

were

He was cleaning the house.

We were walking to school.

Past Continous vs. Past Simple

Past Continuous = aan de gang in het verleden (waren aan het..., zaten te...)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde op een bepaald moment in het verleden

PAST CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE

Als ze samen in een zin staan dan:

• geeft de Past Continuous de langer durende actie aan
• geeft de Past Simple de korter durende actie aan

De PS "onderbreekt" de PC.

Wat duurt langer?

    De PC (-ing vorm) geeft de langer durende actie aan en 
    de PS geeft de korter durende actie aan

When Mary called him Peter was sleeping.

Het slapen duurt langer dan het roepen.

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

He ____ (break) his leg, when he _____ (play) frisbee.

1. breaks - played
2. broke - was playing
3. was breaking - played
4. broke - played

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I ________ (watch) TV.

1. fell - watched
2. was falling - was watching
3. was falling - watched
4. fell - was watching

Reading + writing exercise

Reading

- Read the following article in silence! (ten minutes)

https://basmo.app/books-vs-movies/

Writing

- Do you prefer books or films? Give at least 1 argument/qoute from the article

- Do you know a book that has been turned into a film/series but was changed a lot?

- Is there a book you would like to see being turned into a film, or a book/movie into a game? Why or why not?

Total: 100-150 words;  Until 14:10

Strategy: Quoting from a text

If you are quoting from a text, follow these rules:

- Start and end your quote with single or double qoutations marks: "and ...".

- Write down the first two and the last two words of the fragment that you're qouting, separated by three dots (...). This can be a complete sentence, but also a phrase ( a logical part of a sentence) or even more than one sentence.

- If possible, add the line numbersor page number(s) where you found the qoute in brackets.

Example: "In an ... something else." (lines 1-2).