les 2 2021

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome!

Today's session

- Talking about the future

- Word association

- Transition words

Talking about the future

Last week we talked about facts and habits

I work at the butcher from Monday to Friday

Water boils at a hundred degrees

I play football at my local club

Talking about the future

1. I'm playing football tomorrow.

2. We're getting married next month

3. They are coming to see us over Christmas

1. I'm going to drive to work today.

2. They are going to move to Manchester.

1. I'll help you, don't worry

2. We'll send you an email.

3. I think you will like this film

1. What are you going to do next year? I'want to go to university.

2. We want to go to France for our holidays, but it depends on the corona restirctions

3. George wants to buy a new car.

Talking about the future

Vorm van to be + ing vorm

Plans that have already been arranged 

 They are coming over on Christmas day

to be + going to

Plans/intentions (not planned)

 

They are going to move to Manchester

Will

Promises/offers/predictions

We'll send you an email with all the info tomorrow

Want to + verb

Things you wish to do, no plans, just hopes and dreams for the future

George wants to buy a new car.

Practise

Easier, only going to/will

Difficult, more options than what we discussed

1 minute talks

I will time you. Talk about the following subjects for 1 minute

1. What you want to do in the future (work, place to live, family etc.)

3. What are places you want to visit in the future

4. What you are going to do this weekend

Word association

"I am always on the lookout for ways to earn a little extra money and I was looking for something I could do from home"

This person wants... 

- Job with variety

- Make money quickly

- Work at her own place

Practise word association. Similar words, words that come to mind, opposites, etc.

Dinner

Garden

Study

friends

Focus

Transition words

Transition words are words that indicate something important is coming. This can be, for example, because a comparison will be made or someone is about to give more information. Today we look at the four most common types of transition words.

Assignment: word document

Transition words - Quizlet

contrast

Emphasis

Reading - assignment

Read the text and make the assignment

Click here

Finished?

Excellent! Now for some additional English listening and general understanding...

 

Play around in Lyricstrainer.

- You play a song, the lyrics show, but words are missing. Pay attention and fill in the word.

- You can choose a genre (top of the page)

- Search for specific artists

- Choose a song or search for a specific song.

Good luck and have fun!

Make a sentence about a fact/habit

Which two strategies can you use when making a reading exam?