V5 reported speech and question tags; reading and speaking

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Today's class

Can do

Be able to use question tags, so and neither (speaking exam skills) - 15 min 

(U37, ex. 62, p.166 = question tags)

Be able to use reported (indirect) speech (writing and speaking exam skill) - 10 min. 

(U.10, ex. 10, p. 34)

Be able to read a text strategically and comprehend the coherency between paragraphs and the global meaning of a text (reading exam skill) - 25 min.

Grammar In Progress: (time clauses)/indirect speech/question tags (Units 9/10/37)

Pairwork

Use the questions tags to spark conversation/get

your classmate to agree with you on something

Remember:

+, -

-, +

For "shall we", use "Let's ...." in the main clause

Question tags

I love cheese, don't you?

I can't stand him, can you?

She didn't call him, did she?

He knows her secret, .... he?

Rule = 

+, -

-,+

repeat auxilliary or use do/does/did for lexical verbs

Used to spark conversation (-> of niet, toch, vind je ook niet?)

So

So - to agree with a positive/affirmative statement

-> repeat the auxiliary (HWW)

-> in case of a lexical verb (ZWW), use do/does/did 

(depending on present simple/past simple/person)

I can dance really well! So can I!

She has done the best she could. So has he.

I went to Mallorca this summer. So did I.

He often goes clubbing. So ...she

They hate gossip magazines. So ... we.

Neither

So - to agree with a negative statement (not, never in the sentence)

-> repeat the auxiliary without not (HWW)

-> in case of a lexical verb (ZWW), use do/does/did without not 

(depending on present simple/past simple/person)

I can't dance really well! Neither can I!

She hasn't done the best she could. Neither has he.

I didn't go on holiday his summer. Neither did I.

He never goes clubbing. Neither  ...she

They don't like gossip magazines.Neither ... we.

Speaking about fashion

Pair work - ex. 1 - handout p. 70 - talk for a few minutes about questions 1-4. 

Use So/Neither to agree with positive/negative statements of your classmate

Reading strategy for missing paragrapshs

The same or a word with a similar meaning (synonym) in the article and the missing paragraph

A noun in the article and its pronoun in the missing paragraph

A problem described in the article, a solution in the missing paragraph 

A logical development of the story

-> look at the previous/above paragraph first to connect it to the missing one; also check with the paragraph below

Reading for coherence and global meaning  

Coherence = 

paragraphs connected in a natural/logical way

Global meaning =

overall meaning of the text

Individual task - 10-15 min.:

In the handout, do ex. 2:

Read the text "Talking clothes get our measure" on p. 70 

Use paragraphs A-G (one too many!) to fill in the gaps

Key

1. C
2. F
3. A
4. E
5. D
6. G

Key

1. C - any item of clothing could be programmed (article/ text above refers to different items of clothing that can be programmed)

2. F - pilot scheme (article/text above says to run a trial)

3. A - as they pass racks/interact with the device (article/text above talks about a portable device that shoppers carry)

Key

4. E - instead of loudspeakers, solution is a small earpiece (article/text above talks about shoppers being humiliated when clothes talk loudly/systems is designed to help/offer a solution

5. D - interested in the new possibilities this offers/relearn skills of making clothes (article/text above talks about made-to-measure clothing and translating 3-dimensional images onto 2-dimensional clothing patterns-  a skill lost)

6. G -  However, not just interest in the novel technology (article/text above talks about innovative technology)

Pair work - Reported Speech 5 min.

Go to ex. 1 - Reported speech on the handout p. 72  -sentences 1-5

Work in pairs

Classmate A reads the direct speech statement

Classmate B gives the reported (indirect) speech statement &

encircles which verbs (and words) change

Extra - Pair work - Question Tags/So/Neither 5 min.

Go to ex. the speaking exercise on p. 73

Discuss pictures A/B/C (formal, informal wear; unconventional wear) & use 

• So (to agree with a positive statement)
• Neither (to agree with a negative statement)
• Question tags to spark discussion

The guy in picture C is wearing an outrageous tie, ... he? Yes he..../No he ....

Think up statements about fashion and the fashion industry, and use them with a question tag to discuss with your classmate

Stores should not sell cheap clothing made is sweat shops, should they?

Wearing preppy clothing is not your cup of tea, is it? 

I can ....

You know how to use question tags, ...........you?

I love weekends. So.............

I have never been to Africa. Neither ........

"She passed the test yesterday" -> Reported speech: Mrs. B. said that she ......................

I know how to read more strategically to understand the global meaning of the text/insert the paragraphs. Yes or More Practice?

HW next class

Study the grammar Units 1-10  

Study unit 37 and the irregular verbs in appendix I

Study the vocabulary ex. 1-25 - TEST ON WED OCT 18TH (CREATIVE WRITING)

Indirect Speech - backshift

Backshift - other changes

Imperative:

Direct speech: Go away!

Indirect speech: He told me to go away!

Imperative negative:

Direct speech: Don't leave!

Indirect speecht: He told me not to leave

Direct speech: Must 

Indirect speech: Had to 

Direct speech: Should/could/would/ought to/might

Indirect speech: the same! 

Backshift - other changes

yesterday -> the day before

this week -> last week

today -> that day, the other day

tomorrow ->the next day, the following day

here -> there

last week -> the week before, the previous week