13 January





VWO 2
Lesson 3 & 4
Learning Goals 
- I can use adjectives and adverbs correctly in a sentence.
- I know when to use present perfect versus when to use past simple. 

Lesson Overview
PO Writing Assignment (for those who didn't make it)
Independent Learning Time
Grammar First, then tasks of your choice 




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VWO 2
Lesson 3 & 4
Learning Goals 
- I can use adjectives and adverbs correctly in a sentence.
- I know when to use present perfect versus when to use past simple. 

Lesson Overview
PO Writing Assignment (for those who didn't make it)
Independent Learning Time
Grammar First, then tasks of your choice 




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Step 1: Read the explanation for adjectives and adverbs

Slide 2 - Slide

Grammar Time
Adjectives and Adverbs (add to SVOPT)
Adjectives
  • Used to give more information about a noun. You put them before a noun.
  • I want to be a famous actress.     We eat salted popcorn.    He prefers films with fast cars.

  • Sometimes adjectives are placed after certain linking verbs like to be, to look, to appear, to seem
  • I look amazing in my new dress.      We are serious about our career.     He seems nice in interviews. 
Adverbs
  • Says something about the frequency or the way in which something happens. 
  • Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb but after to be. Other adverbs are usually placed after the main verb. Most Adverbs are made by adding -ly to the adjective.
  • I never watched a horror film by myself. We usually watch the news on the couch.   She sings beautifully.

  • An adverb can also say something about an adjective or another adverb. 
  • That actress is extremely beautiful.   I went to a very bad concert yesterday.    She sang incredibly well. 

Slide 3 - Slide

Step 1.1: Complete the following exercises on adjectives and adverbs

Slide 4 - Slide

adjective
adverb
often ends with -ly
describes adjectives/adverbs/verbs
describes nouns
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
bijwoord

Slide 5 - Drag question

Adverbs
Adjectives
Adverb or Adjective?

Magnificent
Well
Heroic
Fast
Sadly
Bad
Amazingly
Horrible
Terribly

Slide 6 - Drag question

Step 2: Read the explanation on present perfect vs. past simple

Slide 7 - Slide

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple page 165
                                     Past Simple
- experiences in the past which are finished.
-facts or routines in the past
                                  Present Perfect
- experiences up until now
- actions started in the past
  (the results still noticeable now)
Madonna has sung many songs. 
I have lost my keys. 
(I'm standing at the door with my groceries.)
Whitney Houston sang beautifully. 
I lost my keys. 
(I found a spare key and let myself in.)
Past simple signal words: (last, ago, dates in the past, yesterday)
I went to a rock concert yesterday.                         He was on the news last week.
We won the talent show two days ago
Present Perfect signal words: just, until, for, ever, never, since, yet, so far, recently (sometimes now) (juf en sysar)
I have never been to an opera.                                     He has just been on the news.
We have auditioned for a talent show recently

Slide 8 - Slide

Step 2.1: Complete the following exercises on present perfect vs. past simple

Slide 9 - Slide

Present Perfect / Past Simple ?


I ... (enjoy) the sun last Sunday.
A
Present Perfect = have enjoyed
B
Past Simple = enjoyed

Slide 10 - Quiz

Present Perfect / Past Simple

I ... (not - play) for three weeks now.
A
Present Perfect=haven't played
B
Past Simple=didn't play

Slide 11 - Quiz

Present Perfect / Past Simple / Past Continuous

They ... (do) nothing so far.
A
Present Perfect = have done
B
Past Simple = did

Slide 12 - Quiz

Step 3: Follow the links to your tasks below. 
Task 4: Work on Creative Assignment

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