OW Unit 2: On the move

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Unit 2: On the move

In this unit:

You will learn vocabulary aimed at transport, you will learn how to manage the Cambridge Use of English part 2 exercises and learn more about determiners and quantifiers (grammar) and prepositional phrases.

Let's start.

First: Do the Quiz on page 28

What's your result?

Then, a video on EVs. Answer the following questions:

1. What does EV stand for?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of EVs?

3. What is the best solution?

Extra question:

Make a word list of words that have something to do with the environment!

Rest of the hour

Work on the exercises of page 29

Page 31: Listening Part 3

Reading and Use of English Part 2

Cambridge gap fill exercises

Do the exercises pf page 28, 30 and 36

Then click on the following slides (FCE and CAE): 

www.examenglish.com

www.examenglish.com

Don't forget!

Study exam vocabulary unit 4

Revise exam vocabulary unit 1

Week: 46

(after) Today('s class)

• You know what determiners and quantifiers are
• You understand and have practised with the concept of prepositional phrases.
•  You are well on you way finishing your weektask

so a quantifier is a type 

of determiner

a countable noun is word that has a plural form

one fish - two fishes

one glass - two glasses

an uncountable noun is a word that has no plural form

money, milk, food

Do you know these words in Dutch?

noun    verb   object   pronoun phrase    preposition   

It is handy to remember them.

zelfstandig naamwoord

werkwoord

voorzetsel

specifieke persoon of plaats, bijv.  London or Evie

zinsdeel

lijdend voorwerp of meewerkend voorwerp

bijwoord

bijvoegelijk naamwoord

noun

verb

preposition

proper noun

phrase

object

adverb

adjective

Determiners and quantifiers

all/whole         nota / not any / no / none of

each/every           a few / few           a little / little

whatever / anything       a lot of /lots of /a great deal of /plenty of

a lot / a great deal

both / both of / either / neither 

Determiners:

- articles

- demonstratives

- quantifiers

- possessives

Page 202

all/whole

Singular nouns:  all/ whole (of the)  > het totaal/geheel

                                   All the /The whole class aced the English test.

Plural nouns:       all = alle       whole = complete

                                   All teams are required to follow the rules.

                                   Whole teams couldn't participate due to the weather.

Whole+ period of time        We worked the whole week on this assignment

                                                       Tim will stay with us the whole summer.

Not a/ not any / no / none of

Any is only used in negative sentences.

There isn't any hope left.

Mary couldn't find any shoes that she liked.

Thomas didn't know any of the children of his new class.

Each / every

singular nouns:        each / every    > all

                                         Sinterklaas gave every/each child a gift.

Every:                talk about times, like days, weeks, months, etc

                              Every Monday Charles arrives late at school.

                              Every summer holiday we go to Greece.

Each                   when 2 options, it means both (allebei)

                              These vases cost € 50 each.

A few/ few        a little / little

A few = a small number of (enkele/ een paar)

Few    = not many (niet veel)

A little  = een beetje / een kleine hoeveelheid

Little    =  weinig / bijna niets

John has a few friends.

John has few friends.

He still has a little water in his bottle.

There is little water left.

many / much

Countable nouns                    many             books, houses, glasses

Uncountable nouns               much            hope, love, education

So, much or many?

money     coins     children     information     bicycles

gloves     hats     rain     advice     luggage

music     songs     letters     hope     hair

mice     people     water     boats     oceans

furniture     chairs     carpet     windows     rice

Now

Read the theory on page 202 and do exercise 1

Then page 30: exercises: 2, 3 and 4. 

Next class:

Prepositional phrases page 32: all exercises, push yourself on page 34 and reading practice.

Practise 

Part 8 

CAE reading

www.flo-joe.co.uk

Driving in the UK

Did you know?

Countries that use left-hand traffic account for about a sixth of the world's land area, with about a third of its population, and a quarter of its roads.

Questions

1. How far back in time do we need to go to find the reason why Brits drive on the left side of the road?

2. Why did swordsmen prefer riding left of the road?

3. Why is it that 65% of the world drives on the right?

4. Why didn't Britain follow when the majority of countries started to drive on the right of the road.

5. Do you know of other cases in which the UK has chosen to stick to their own ways?

6. Can you describe the developments in America?

Now

Together: page 38 exercise 1.

Then, read Driving in the UK and do ex. 2 and 3. 

Ready?

Check the vocab lists and practise part 8 CAE reading

Practise 

Part 8 

CAE reading

Today: first hour

Homework check

Real World page 39: 5 - 7

Progress Check: ex. 1-7 + 9