V5 - Unit 2 paragraph 1 and 2

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V5 - Unit 2

§2.1 & 2.2

Today

Lesson 1:

• Check homework (§2.1)
• Repeat grammar on plural/singuler
• Practice with vocabulary §2.1
• Start §2.2 - practice reading skills (ex. 11 & 12)
• Individual work

Lesson 2:

• Grammar explanation on gerund
• Do ex. 16
• Individual work

These days, thanks to technological (1 vorderingen) __________________________
in air and sea travel, crossing the Atlantic is usually no big deal

But crossing the Atlantic – by yourself in a kayak – dressed in (2 een korte broek) _____?

Now that’s still something worth getting (3 inlichtingen)______ about.

Aleksander Doba, a native of Poland, who is (4. 64 jaar oud) _____,

took off from the (5 omgeving)_____ of Dakar, capital of the West African nation of Senegal, back on October 26.

§ 2.1 reading & vocab:

Questions? Synonyms?

Vocabulary assignment

Instructions:

• In pairs
  
• 1 should not face the white board
  
• Describe the 5 words on the white board without mentioning the word
  
• Don’t give letters or mention parts of the words
  
• Random Order!
  
• You will get 60 seconds
  

Student 1

Sibling

Overweight

Valid

Easygoing

Tiring

Student 2

Depressed

Accounts

Scarce

General Practitioner (GP)

Hopeful

Start §2.2

Read the text together

Then do ex. 11 together

Now do ex. 11

• 10 minutes to complete ex. 11.
• We will discuss it together.
• Done within 10 minutes, continue ex. 14, 15 (16)
• After the break: explanation on gerund

Gerund

See p. 140 in your Of Course book for more information

What is a gerund?

Verb+ing, without a form of to be

When do you use a gerund?

After prepositions like: about, without, to, from, for, on, of

• My parents are talking about moving to another town
• I look forward to meeting you

When do you use a gerund?

After certain verbs like: hate, like, stop, prefer, enjoy, avoid, remember, refuse, mind, keep, spend

• So you have stopped biting your nails!
• Why do you always try to avoid meeting him?
  

When do you use a gerund?

As subject of a sentence

• Following his advice could get you into trouble
• Criticising others is so easy
  

When do you use a gerund?

After certain words and expressions like: feel like, it's no use, it's worth, there's no, be busy, can't help

• Do you feel like going out on Friday?
• There's no denying he sings well
  

Watch out!

After the verbs to stop, to remember and to forget you can use both a gerund or an infinitive

This choice changes the meaning

I stopped smoking / I stopped to smoke

I remember buying my first bike / Remember to buy a bike

Let's practice

For the next few sentences, write down the correct form of the verb given in brackets

She delayed (get) out of bed

He demanded (speak) to the manager

I miss (go) to the beach

I hate (arrive) too late

I couldn't help (laugh)

Don't forget (buy) some milk

I really can't stand (wait) for the bus

I don't mind (stay) up late

For the rest of the lesson:

Finish unit 2 §2 (=homework next lesson)

Study vocabulary:

English-Dutch and Dutch-English

Work on presentation

Start working on §3