Think Unit 5 - lesson 2_Gym

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to Unit 5 - lesson 2!

TODAY

• Any questions about the The Lego House text?
  
• Exercise about the Lego Text
  
• Theory and exercises on Past Simple
• Extra: listening practice sites for the test next week
  
• Enrichment: Listen to a podcast about William Tell
  

Read the text on page 49 again. Make exercise 1 of Think Values on the same page. You can fill in your answers in the next slides.

We really enjoyed this - we laughed a lot.

1. working together
2. being creative
3. having fun
4. caring for others

The idea of building a LEGO cat was really interesting.

1. working together
2. being creative
3. having fun
4. caring for others

I loved being with so many people, doing the same thing!

1. working together
2. being creative
3. having fun
4. caring for others

I think it's great that they donated the LEGO pieces to a charity for children.

1. working together
2. being creative
3. having fun
4. caring for others

Past Simple

Wanneer?	Afgesloten actie uit het verleden -> het is niet meer bezig
Signaal woorden	Last Friday/weekend/year, etc; yesterday ; a second/minute/day/week ago ; in 2019 , etc.
Vorm	werkwoord + - ed
Voorbeeld	I talk ed /she laugh ed /we watch ed

Past Simple spellingsregels

Werkwoord eindigt in -e ( use , like , live , etc)	Voeg alleen een -d toe: used, liked, lived
Kort werkwoord eindigt in medeklinker-klinker-medeklinker ( plan , stop , beg , etc.)	Verdubbel de laatste medeklinker + - ed pla nn ed, sto pp ed, be gg ed
Werkwoord eindigt in klinker + y ( play, stay, enjoy )	Voeg - ed toe: played, stayed, enjoyed
Werkwoord eindigt in medeklinker + y ( try, cry, marry )	Verander de 'y' in ' ie ' en voeg -d toe: tried, cried, married

Take notes of the grammar in the next slides!

Past simple rules for regular verbs

Something that happened in the past.

Usually add -ed

For example:

wanted, started, worked, asked

Past simple rules

If the verb/werkwoord ends in -e, just add  'd'

use = used

decide = decided

live = lived

Past simple rules

With short verbs/werkwoorden, double letters when there is only one vowel (klinker) before the last letter.

plan = planned

stop = stopped

Past simple rules

y

vowel/klinker + y 

stay = stayed

consonant/medeklinker + y

try = tried

-ed

-d

-ied

double letter -ed

-yed

started

wanted

hoped

tried

decided

used

asked

planned

stopped

stayed

fried

carried

travelled

played

enjoyed

You are now going to do exercise 2 from p 50 of your (pdf) book. You can answer the questions on the next slides.

Complete the sentences with the past simple.

Example:

When my grandad was young, he played with LEGO all the time (play).

1. We ________ (start) to paint our house last month , and we ________ (finish) yesterday.
Note down a comma between the 2 verbs.

2. She ______ (decide) to change her bedroom , so she _____ (paint) the walls pink .

3. We ________ (try) to find another house last year because we ________ (want) to move.

4. I _______ (visit) my aunt because she _____ (want) to show me her flat.

5. My parents _______ (study) lots of ideas for a new kitchen before they ______ (order) it.

6. On my last holiday, I _____ (stay) with my grandparents and ____ (help) them tidy up the garden.

7. Last weekend Jack _____ (plan) to organise his room but he _______ (watch) TV instead.

Questions?

Come and ask them to me.

If you would like a video explanation on the Past Simple, go to the next slide.

If you would like to practise some more, click here or go to a practice site about the Past Simple on the internet.

Don't forget to study the words of unit 5: you will find the complete list in the "studiewijzers' on Magister or click here to practise part 2 of the list in Quizlet.

Listening practice sites

On the next slides you will find some sites to practise your listening skills. The test during the test week will be on A2 level. If you would like to practise with less difficult listening exercises, choose A1. If you would like something a little harder, choose B1 or B2.

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Enrichment

Time left?

Listen to the podcast on the next slides.

13 minute podcast story

Listen to the story of the Swiss hero, William Tell, who led his people to freedom  by shooting an apple off his son's head!

https:

13 minute podcast
Summarize what the episode was about.

Homework Tuesday the 9th of March

- Finish this LessonUp lesson. Make sure you finish all slides up to and including slide 25/26.

- Study the words of the word list of Unit 5. (You can find the word list in the ELO at 'studiewijzers')