Gold Unit 4 Reading - Grammar - Use of English - Listening pp 38 -42

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Gold Unit 4 Reading - Grammar - Use of English - Listening pp 38 -42

Do you like reading comics or watching films about comic-book heroes?

Absolutely

sometimes

Definitely not

Who is your favourite (super) hero?

Unit 4 Forces of Nature

You are going to read about 

The X-men: The real-life super heroes

Let's first meet them.

Unit 4 Forces of nature

Wim Hof

Liam Hoekstra

Reading: Looking for same meaning

• has completely confused scientists looking for an explanation  = Science is baffled by Isao Machii … 
• 
  
• Was eventually discovered by chance ... = Unaware of his ‘gift’ until he took part in a scientific study at the age of 30 …  
• 
  
• is believed by the person to be a question of mind over body = 

        Hof believes it is the result of meditation practices …

Reading: 15 minutes

Working in silence.

Turn to your book pages 38 and 39

Do exercises 2 - 3 - 4

Underline or mark the parts where you found the answer.

Finished before the rest?

Start working on exercises 6 - 7 - 8

Reading: check

Compare your answer with a fellow student

Then check your answer with the teacher

I am getting better at this matching task

yes

a little bit

no

Which tips do you have for improving reading skills?

Articles

Grammar terms

Definite article = THE

Indefinite article = A/ An

What is the correct article for the gap:
We sent you .... invoice yesterday.

1. a
2. an

What is the correct article for the gap.
It is ... honour to meet you.

1. a
2. an

What is the correct article for the gap?
It is ... European law.

1. a
2. an

GRAMMAR FOCUS PAGE 40

zero article

Translate into English:
Ik reis altijd met de bus.

The indefinite article

Translate into English
Mijn vader is advocaat.

Over to you

Book page 40

Do exercises 1 - 2 - 3

and 5

Use of English - page 41

Word formation

Using suffixes to form nouns - adjectives - verbs

confident - confidential

explode - explosion

Fill in the correct word:
People shouldn’t’ be judged by their ___________________, but by what they have to say.
(APPEAR)

Fill in the right word.
The ___________________ force of the earthquake led hundreds of people being killed.
(DESTROY)

Use of English - page 41

Word formation

Using prefixes  to make adjectives negative.

Example: 

possible - IMpossible

regular - IRregular

interesting - UNinteresting

Fill in the words in the gap.
They suffered great ___________________ on the expedition because the temperatures
were almost ___________________. (COMFORT, BEAR)

Fill in the missing word in the gap.
The plane crashed into the mountains and, ___________________, caused several fatalities.
(FORTUNE

Over to you

Book page 41

Do exercises 3 - 5 - 6