Test Dates and 2 test Grammar

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Test Dates

3 THAVO

FORMATIVE

4 Dec: Formative essay unit 3

23 Jan: Formative prefix/suffix

5 Feb: Reading/use of English

13 Feb: Writing- article unit 2

27 Feb:Writing/Letter informal, unit 4

20 March: Writing - story unit 7 

3 April: Writing mock exams FCE

2 TESTS - Everyone in the class

21 Nov:  - Grammar unit 1 and 2

13/1 - 1st Test Week 2-test FCE essay

14 and 15 May FCE

5 June: KLT 2-test

10 June: Hand in Romeo & Juliet - 

16/6 - 2nd Test Week: Cito reading 

Grammar Unit 1+2 (2 test)

When?

21st of November

What?

• Present simple or present continuous or present perfect (have + past participle) . Present perfect continuous
• Choose the correct articles ( A/An/The/ - /
• Past tense verbs - Past simple/ Past continuous/ Past perfect/Past perfect continuous
• comparative form of the adjectives 
• 
  

How

Unit 1

GOLD EXPERIENCE: pages 10 AND GRAMMAR FILE at back of the book  142 and 143 

Unit 2

GOLD EXPERIENCE: pages 24 AND 144 

GRAMMAR FILE at back of the book 145

Present tense verbs

Read the info on page 142 and do  exercises 1-3 on Page 143:

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect- events started in the past and still continuing now- Often uses since and for

Present Perfect Continuous: ACTIONS  started in the past and still continuing now

Gap fill

1. Jenny and I _______ (plan) our weekend trip to the mountains. We can’t wait!
2. My parents _______ (not / allow) me to go out after 9 pm this week because of my exams.
3. I _______ (practice) the guitar for two hours every day recently, and I can finally play a few songs.
4. Why _______ you _______ (study) so hard lately? Do you have a big test coming up?
5. Mia _______ (try) to learn how to cook different recipes. She’s made three dishes already this week!
6. _______ you ever _______ (be) to an outdoor concert? They’re so fun!
7. Alex _______ (look) for a new book to read, but he can’t find anything he likes.
8. Lately, I _______ (spend) more time outdoors, and I’ve noticed I feel so much better.

Answer Key:

are planning

haven’t allowed

have been practicing

have you been studying

has been trying

Have you ever been

is looking

have been spending

Extra Practice for the Present perfect/Present perfect continuous

Read the info on page 142 and do exercises 1-3 on Page 143:

Comparative Forms

Unit One

Page 13 Explore Grammar: Comparative forms

Read extra information in page 142 for Comparative Forms

Practice using Page 143 exercises 4,5,6

Unit Review Exercise 3: page 34

My dog is ...... (lazy) than yours!

1. most lazier
2. lazier
3. lazy
4. laziest

I train _______ (efficient) at the weekends, I have more time then.

1. more efficiently
2. more efficient
3. efficienter
4. efficientster

Our English teacher is ______________
(knowledgeable) at school.

1. knowledgeabler
2. the more knowledgeable
3. the most knowledgeable
4. knowledgeablest

My brother doesn't study _________ (hard) as me.

1. harder
2. hardest
3. hardly
4. as hard

I'm feeling _________ stressed now that we have practiced for the test.

1. much stressed
2. stressful
3. less stressed
4. stressier

Past tense verbs - Past simple/ Past continuous/ Past perfect/Past perfect continuous

Look at your handout:

Individually and quietly: read through the explanations and the short exercises, ask me if you need more help. 

The answers are at the end of each section. Check your own answers and ask if you need help.

When you have finished.....

Check your answers, ask for help if you have more than a couple of mistakes!

Now...FCE book, page 34 Unit Review