To be + articles

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson plan

• Introduce ourselves
• Lesson aims
• Grammar explanation
• Recap lesson aims
• Homework

Lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Use and apply the correct forms of to be;
• Explain when to use "a" and when to use "an".

Forms of to be

Only "I" and "he, she, it"

have their own forms of

to be.

"You, we, you, they" all use

"are"

"to-be" in sentences

• Affirmative sentence:
• He is very tall.
• Question sentence:
• Is he very tall? -> verb (werkwoord) before subject (onderwerp)
• Negative sentence:
• He isn't very tall. -> verb + not 

Articles (a/an)

• When do you use which?
• After vowel SOUND, use "an"
• After consonant SOUND, use "a"
• What do you use after the word "useful"? 
• And what about university?

You ... joining us tomorrow, right?

1. are
2. am
3. is

William and Harry ... brothers.

1. is
2. am
3. are

The dog ... running after the cat.

1. is
2. are
3. am

That is ... bird.

1. a
2. an

That is ... useful tip.

1. a
2. an

You need to write ... article about them.

1. a
2. an

Passing a test gives some ... euphoric feeling.

1. a
2. an

Recap lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Use and apply the correct forms of to be;
  
• Explain when to use "a" and when to use "an".

Homework

Before the end of this week, finish unit 2.2