Introduction unit 4: inventions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

INVENTIONS

What are inventions? 

Why is the world full of new inventions?

Why is it good to have new inventions? 

Who thinks of new inventions? 

Today´s lesson

Short video

Quizz

Grammar ´s / s´/ ´ or ... of

Quizz 

Time left? Exercises on page 15 and 16

Homework

Invention 1
How did the mouse idea came to be?

Invention 1
What was the name of the cursor?

Invention 1
How did the cursor idea became an Apple-product (the mouse)?

Invention 2
What kind of researcher was Stephanie Kwolek?

Invention 2
What is the name of the invention?

Invention 2
Why did Stephanie's colleagues refuse to spin her solution?

Invention 3
What is a Sensorama?

Invention 3
What was the second version of Sensorama?

Invention 3
What year did Morton die?

Invention 4
Why did Wilson create his invention?

Invention 4
What was the name of his invention?

Invention 4
Who did he test his inventions on?

What are the differences?

Grammar 's/ s' or ... of

Je gebruikt ´s of ´achter een woord om aan te geven van wie het is, dit wordt ook wel bezit (possessive) genoemd

Bij enkelvoud: altijd ´s

EV: Peter´s rabbit - Oscar´s pictures - Lucie´s journal

Bij meervoud: eindigt het woord op -s, dan alleen ´, anders ´s

MV: those girls´pets - the pupils´parents - old people´s names

Grammar 's/ s' / ´ or ... of

Als je het hebt over dingen, plaatsen of landen, kun je ´of´ gebruiken

The back of the car

The doors of the houses

The cities of Ireland

Helen has got red hair. It's very long.
...... hair is very long

These are ... books (my brother)

1. my brothers
2. my brothers´
3. my brother´s

Your sisters share a bedroom. It's quite big
Your .... bedroom is quite big

Paul has got a new phone. It is very cheap.
... new phone is very cheap

This is ... car (my aunt)

1. my aunt´s
2. my aunts´
3. my aunts

Elephants have got trunks. They are very long.
... trunks are very long

The theme park has great attractions
The ... the theme park are great

That is ... money (Dave)

1. Daves
2. Dave´s
3. Daves´

My neighbour has a lot of trees in his garden
In the ... my neighbour there are a lot of trees

Italy has beautiful cities
The ... Italy are beautiful

HOMEWORK

The 14th of March (next monday)

Study the vocabulary 4.1 (page 142 in your book

Work individually 

Grammar exerise 9 on page 15 and 16 of your book

Possesive

Grammar exercise 10 on page 16 of your book

Irregular verbs