10-14 May: project intro & tenses rep

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome back

• Planner p4 
• Creative Writing project
• Tenses recap 

My top 3 holiday activities

Hang in there

• Debates conversation - online
• Formative Reading test - in class 
• Creative Writing [O/V/G] - online
• Kennistoets [words 7&8 + tenses & passive] - test week 

English website A3 

Creative Writing 

The aim of this project is to

- learn about the different elements in short stories

- practise recognizing the elements in two short stories 

- show you can use the elements in writing your own short story

Website Creative Writing

Project homework 

Read the first short story before next week´s class. 

We will be discussing the different elements, so it´s important to have read the story. 

TENSES RECAP 

What´s the difference between present simple & present continuous?

+ I brush my teeth every morning

- She doesn´t go to Spain every year

? Do you listen to music very often? 

+ Mrs Damman is talking to her students right now 

- The students are not paying attention 

? Is she wearing the same dress as yesterday? 

What´s the difference between Past Simple & Past Continuous?

+ I saw her at the supermarket yesterday 

- I didn´t go to the party last week 

? Did you do your homework this morning? 

+ the birds in my garden were singing

- I wasn´t driving fast when the accident happened

? Were you sleeping when I called you?

I was friends with her in high school -
I have been friends with her since high school
EXPLAIN the 2 tenses used here

+ I saw her at the supermarket yesterday 

- I didn´t go to the party last week 

? Did you do your homework this morning? 

+ I haven´t seen her around for days

- She hasn´t been to many parties since last summer

? Have you finished your homework yet? 

Practice makes progress  

Mixed tenses exercise