Cambridge lesson 9

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's class

• Starter: quiz the passive

• Main course:

Simile: comparing 

• Dessert:  speaking activity with simile

Dictee: 10 woorden uit Wordlist unit 1

The journalist interviewed the winner of the competition.

The winner of the competition........

past simple wordt 

Kai plays lead guitar.
Lead guitar........

The DJ is playing my favourite song now.

My favourite song.............

Lots of people have sung this song.
This song......

The shop had sold a million copies of the album by midday.

A million copies of the album..........

You cannot bring your own food. It......................from the restaurant.

1. can be purchased
2. should be purchased
3. must be purchased

The picture....................by a famous artist. We should try to find out.

1. might have been painted
2. must have been painted
3. should have been painted

What seat number...................... (give) for your flight tomorrow?

It’s possible to buy the tickets online.

The tickets...................online (can)

"As mad as a March hare"

as + adjective + as + noun

Task 

1

Task 1: 

- do you recognize all the words?

Match the two columns together.

Synonyms

Task 2:

Use synonyms to develop the meaning.

As good as gold:

As cool as a cucumber:

Why?

Task 3:

Critical thinking:

Why?

As deaf as a post?

As cool as a cucumber?

In Dutch

Task 4 :

Comparing to your own language

Which of the simile are also used in your own language?

1. Your nephew’s as __________. Is he eating enough?
2. You’ll need to speak up for grandma: she’s _______________.
3. I promise not to disturb you if I come in late. I’ll be ______________.
4. His suitcase wasn’t heavy: it was _________________.
5. Maria was so embarrassed, her face turned as ________________

Homework

Student's book:

page 35, 36, 38 and 39

Practice with simile: link to websites.

Modal verbs

Modal verbs show:

•  possibility
• intent
• ability
• necessity

What would you like to drink?

www.dailymail.co.uk

Useful language for part 2

Saying which photo you are talking about:

• The top picture shows.......
• In the other photo there are.....
• In the one below, it looks as if......
• Both pictures show......
• In both pictures there are......

Picture 1

Picture 2

Starter with two pictures: students are asked to write down the similarities and the differences between the pictures. After that they answer the question *referencing to both pictures.

Useful language for part 2

Describing similarities and differences:

• This picture shows......, but that one.....
• In both pictures there's............though in this one......
• One difference between the pictures is that.......
• The two pictures are completely different because....
• They are similar in that they both show......
• The biggest difference between them is that this one shows........, but the other one......

Answer the question:

How important is it for the children to learn these new things?

Useful language for part 2

Giving your opinion:

• In my opinion,
• I'd say that....
• Well I think......
• It seems to me....
• Well. my own feeling is that.....
• I'm convinced that.....
• My own view is that.......

Speaking part 3 and 4: page 33

It is much easier to watch television or go on the computer than make an effort to do sport.

It can be expensive to do sport because you have to pay for somewhere to play.

Well, teenagers do watch a lot of TV but watching sport on TV encourages you to go and do it.

I think the problem is that there aren't enough places to do sport.