Unit 5: Planet Earth

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Unit 5: Planet Earth

"What on Earth is going on?"               

This unit is all about the strangest, fantastical (and sometimes a bit yuck) species and phenomena of our planet Earth.

You think this is weird? Just wait and see!

In Unit 5 you ...

will learn a lot of new vocabulary about nature. You will practise with speaking, listening, reading and writing about this topic and will learn how to use articles and non-defining relative clauses. The Use of English in this unit is about putting prepositions at the end of sentences.

Go to page 124

Let's start

Before watching the next video:

caterpillar                 to hedge (out)

moth                    saliva

offspring                       predator

Choose from: 

roofdier, uit het ei kruipen, mot, nageslacht, speeksel, rups

Questions

Why do caterpillars build such a web?

Why did the caterpillars in Rotterdam build their web 

around the car?

Now, ...

Turn to page 60 and do exercise 1.

Then do the quiz about the mysteries of the ocean.

Then ex 5 and Wordstores 5A - 5C.

Before watching the next video:

pond           revulsion         toad         entrails

carnage        gruesome           corvid          avian (adj) 

       pedestrian crossing          beak          toxic

Choose from: 

voetgangersoversteekplaats, bloedbad, kraai-achtige, snavel,  ingewanden, gruwelijk, pad, afschuw, vijver, vogel-, giftig.

Questions

What happened to the toads?

What is a toad's powerful, protective weapon?

Give an example of how clever corvids are.

We don't use an article before ...

Uncountable nouns

          Education is a privilege.

          Coffee is happiness in a mug

Plural countable nouns

          Students are strikingin The Hague today.

          Apples and pineapples do not belong to the same plant-family.

The names of continents, most countries and towns.

           Africa, Asia, Europe, Germany, France, London, Zwolle, etc.

           Exceptions: see page 144

We use a/an when ...

Mentioning something for the first time.

        Yesterday, a boy was found alive under the rubble in Turkey. The boy 

        managed to survive for 4 days without food and water. 

Referring to something

          Boris is a big dog, but he's also a big chicken. He's even scared of mice!

Talking about someone's job.

          He used to be an accountant, but now he is a teacher.

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We use the ...

1.  Before singular and plural countable nouns when having mentioned it before:

             Yesterday, a boy was found alive under the rubble in Turkey. The boy managed to survive

              for 4 days without food and water. 

2.  When we refer to something specific:

               The opinions of Dutch people vary widely on this matter./

                The taste of this dish is a bit bland.

3.  When we refer to something unique:

               Yesterday, the king was visited by the US president.

4. When we refer to a period: the Middle Ages, the Renaissance.

5. Superlatives of adjectives: the best, the highest, the worst

6. With ordinal numbers: the first, the twentieth/ the 20th

 

Now,...

Page 62: Together ex. 1, 2, 3.

On your own: ex 4, 6 and 7 and 

Page 144: Ex. 1-4

Before watching the next video:

eerie                 one-off                 to thaw

astonishing                    coated

quayside                       to gust

Choose from: 

verbazingwekkend, met vlagen waaien, eng, bedekt, eenmalig, kade, dooien

5.3 Listening

Together: ex 1 - 4

Wordstore D 

Before watching the next video:

drenched in          commute         eerie          avid         visibility       short-lived        atrocious           floods           drought        stunned         dense           haze        disruption         city-dwellers

Choose from: 

afschuwelijk, stomverbaasd, woon-werkverkeer,  verstoring, eng, 

doorweekt met, overstroming, enthousiast, van korte duur, 

stadsbewoner,  nevel,  droogte,  zicht,  dicht.

Questions

Why did the sky in Sydney turn red?

What events caused this enormous sandstorm?

How far did the sandstorm travel before it reached Sydney?

Can Sahara-sand reach us? How do we know?

5.4 Reading

Speaking:

Ex. 1-3

Reading:

Ex: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10

Non-defining

relative clauses

Non-defining relative clause

Gives additional information about the person, thing, place, etc. we are talking about.

John, who is 18 years old, has a driving licence.

My neighbour's dog, which is always barking, is a labrador.

Our house, which was painted last month, is over a hundred years old.

De Librije, where they had dinner last night, is a famous, Dutch restaurant.

Mary, whose brother is called James, works as a teacher.

      1. Use relative pronouns

Who: for people

Whose: refers to belonging    (don't: who's!!!!)

Which: for animals and things

Where: for locations

Know the difference between which and witch!

2. Use commas!

Put the non-defining relative clause between commas!

John, who is 18 years old, has a driving licence.

My neighbour's dog, which is always barking, is a labrador.

Our house, which was painted last month, is over a hundred years old.

De Librije, where they had dinner last night, is a famous, Dutch restaurant.

Mary, whose brother is called James, works as a teacher.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Understand

the difference

between:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The difference

We use defining relative clauses to give essential information about someone or something – information that we need in order to understand what or who is being referred to. Witout it the sentence wouldn't make any sense.

                                       They’re the people who want to buy our house.

                                       Here are some cells which have been affected.

We use non-defining relative clauses to give extra information about the person or thing. It is not necessary information. We don’t need it to understand who or what is being referred to. When speaking, there's a pause.

                                       Clare, who I work with, is doing the London marathon this year.

                                       Then this woman, who I’d never met before, came up and spoke to me.

Mind the commas!

Defing or non-defining?

1. This is the place ______ I saw him the last time.
2. That's the man ______ daughter has won the lottery.
3. The painting ______ was finished in 1850 is one of the most important works of that time.
4. I can't find the shop ______ I bought my computer two years ago.
5. The final decision ______ not everybody is going to like will be announced at the next meeting.

Assignment:

1. Identify the relative clause

2. D or ND?

3. Add commas when necessary

who

whose

which

where

when

Exercise relative clauses: A holiday in Scotland

1. We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. ->  Last year we _____________________
2. People live in Scotland. They are called Scots. -> The people _____________________
3. We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.  ->  We first __________________
4. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories. ->  Arthur Conan Doyle _________________
5. Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands. ->  The lake ________________________
6. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster. ->   Loch Ness _____________________
7. We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William.  ->  We then  _______________
8. The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis.  ->  The mountain _______________
9. I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.  -> The postcard  _____________________

Exercise relative clauses: A holiday in Scotland

1. We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. -> Last year we spent our holiday in Scotland, which is in the north of Great Britain.
   
2. People live in Scotland. They are called Scots. -> The people who live in Scotland are called Scots
   
3. We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. -> We first went to Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland.
4. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories. -> Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born in Edinburgh, wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
   
5. Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands. -> The lake which we visited is in the Highlands.
6. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster. -> Loch Ness, which is 37 km long, is known for its  monster.
   
7. We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William. -> We then travelled to a mountain which is near FW.
8. The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis. -> The mountain, which is the higest m. in GB,
   
9. I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis. -> The postcard which I sent you was written on the summit

Now, ...

Page 145: Ex. 1 - 4

Then, together, on page 66: Ex 2, 3, 4, 5

Assignment

You've just read some amazing, extraordinary tales of the special bond between humans and animals. Now, go on the internet and find one of your  own. Prepare for next class to present your story.

Before watching the next video:

root cause           plague            besieged                 to devour

estimated             bumper harvest                  severe

crops               litter           to munch

Choose from: 

omsingeld, ernstig, gewassen, knabbelen, record oogst,

geschatte, nestje, plaag, verslinden, onderliggende oorzaak

Questions

Why does Australia suffer from mice plagues?

What is an unpleasant side-effect of poisoning mice?

What's the difference between a wood mouse and a house mouse?

Use of English

This one

When ?

1. In relative clauses

The girl who you gave your book to has disappeared.

2. In Wh-question

Where do you know him from?

What are you thinking of?

Who did you see off?

3. In infinitive structures

This is not a neighbourhood to be afraid of.   

She is a lady to be reckoned with.

Now,

Turn to page 146 and do ex. 1-3.

Then, turn to page 67:

together: listening ex 2

working on your own: ex 3, 5, 6 and 7.

Homework

Thursday: Study and learn vocab lists 5. 1, 5.2 and 5.3!!

Page 69: ex. 6 and 7.

Friday: Study and learn vocab lists 5.4 and 5.5.

Focus review 5

Do the exercises 1-6 on page 72

We'll do the listening exercise 7 together.