English as a World language Unit 6 (16 June) 21/22

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Unit 6: English as a World language

Today 6.4 Reading

Grammar instruction

SKILLS: reading

Grammar: practise

Reading strategy (tips)

Homework

Grammar:

Past simple vs Past Continuous

Past simple vs Past continuous

Als je moet kiezen

Past simple gebruik je voor:

- Afgeronde handelingen/gebeurtenissen op een bepaald moment in het verleden.

   (signaalwoorden: yesterday, last week, when I was six years old etc.)

Past Continuous:

- Als je moet zeggen dat iets of iemand een tijdje (een langere periode) iets aan het doen    

   was/waren in het verleden.

Moet je beiden in 1 zin gebruiken dan:

• Past simple voor de korte gebeurtenis/onderbreking.
• Past continuous voor de lange gebeurtenis.

B. Paragraph 6.4: exercises 2, 3, 6, 7

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

She ate an apple yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

past simple or past continuous:
Mary .................. at the timetable
this morning. ( look)

Past Simple and Past Continuous
Olga ___ (play) volleyball
when she was eight years old.

Past Simple or Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do)
when you called him yesterday?

Past simple or Past continuous:
Een komma tussen de beide antwoorden, geen spatie.

My sister (do) the dishes while I (watch) TV.

Past Simple or Past Continuous (GEEN afkorting)
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

past continuous or past simple:
Een komma tussen de beide antwoorden, geen spatie!

Jack ........... (smoke) a cigarette
when the headmaster ............. (see) him.

Pick the right tense
"My penguin died last week."

1. Present continuous
2. past simple
3. present simple
4. past continuous

Pick the right tense
"I reported it to the police."

1. past simple
2. present simple
3. present continuous
4. past continuous

Pick the right tense
"Somebody was painting a picture on the wall."

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. past continuous

Wij waren aan het schoonmaken.

Reading Strategy

Guessing the meaning of words

Remember? 'false friends': English words similar to Dutch words with a different meaning.

But...Many words do mean what you think they mean e.g.:

• landscape- landschap,
• rucksack - rugzak.
• fatal - fataal
• actual - actueel

TIP: Use your knowledge of Dutch to guess the meaning of English words.

Quoting from a text

Sometimes you are asked to do so in a reading exercise or test.

RULES

• Start with quotation marks:

      'and' or "and".

• Write down the first two and the last two word of the fragment, separated by three dots:

       'and he....so then'

• add line numbers where you found the quote in brackets.

       'There was....left alone' (line 6 - 8)

Game of Thrones News
‘We’ve Never Read the Books’

Dutch Game of Thrones actress Carice van Houten, who plays Melisandre in the popular fantasy series, says that the debate whether the show should stick more closely to the books is irrelevant for most of the cast. ‘We’ve never read the books,’ she explains.

The series, based on the bestselling novels by George R.R. Martin, tells a gripping story of seven kingdoms and royals competing for the Iron Throne. The often bloody tale has captured the imagination of people all over the world.

There are plenty of surprises in the TV series, and some of the recent changes have raised questions whether the show is becoming too far removed from the books.

Based on: www.india.com/showbiz

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TASK

Finish this lesson up: slide 25 t/m

Paragraph 6.4: exercises 2, 3, 6, 7

Finished? www.readtheory.org

What criticism has the Game of Thrones series received, according to the article?

Have you ever read a book and then seen a film based on that book? Write down the title(s)

If not: what book(s) should be made into a film?

Should film makers alway follow a book closely or is it okay to change things? Explain!