VWO3 English B

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Learning goals

• Warm up with a scavenger and discussion about hobbies
• Check your homework (exercises 6-7); multiple correct answers to question 5
• Learn about the past simple vs the present perfect
• Do exercise 11 together and exercise 12 is homework

Scavenger hunt

1. What do you like to do in your spare time? Find a piece of evidence for this hobby somewhere in your house and take a picture of it. See Ms Hart's example. 
2. You can share the picture on Lessonup. 
3. Ms Hart will ask you - how long you have been doing this hobby and what you like so much about it

Scavenger hunt! What do you do in your spare time?

Question 6 answers

• Concairdhearg - Name comes from an Irish word; hosted an Irish ceilid; organises workshops
• Aaron Fallon - Attends competitions
• Moira Forberg - Has more than 15 years of experience; Does it for fun
• Alana O'brien - Also has more than 15 years of experience; attends competitions
• Eva Kirilova - Does Irish dancing for fun

Question 7 answers

7.1 It attracted people who like Irish dancing

7.2 They are the first group

7.3 They all have a similar background

7.4 They all have experience with competititive Irish dancing...

7.5 ....all kinds of levels

7.6 not very clear!! ....an internet connection

Present perfect vs. past simple

Present perfect = the OPEN past

• have/has + perfect tense verb
  
• Example: I have played piano since I was six.

Past simple = the CLOSED past

• verb-ed 
• Example: I watched a concert last year.
• Past simple = the closed past
  

I _____ that film a thousand times already!

1. saw
2. have seen

My teacher ____ ill last week, but he's back at school now.

1. was
2. has been

My brother _____ in Oregon since he graduated four years ago.

1. lived
2. has lived

He is so great at playing the guitar, because he ___ a lot.

1. practised
2. has practised

When she was younger, my sister ____ everything I said.

1. believed
2. has believed

When do you use the present perfect?

1. For things that started in the past and are still relevant for the present
2. For things that happened in the past and are finished
3. For things that are going on right now
4. I have no clue

Keywords for the present perfect

Keywords for the past simple

already

never

since

last year

in 2019

yesterday

Homework

Do exercise 12 on page 90 and study the grammar for past simple vs present perfect.

Do you know how to use the past simple vs the present perfect?

Yes! Totally

Sort of

No

What is the present perfect?