Thursday 140121

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Road Map

In class today we will discuss

* Can and to be able to - recap

* Adjectives and adverbs -recap.

* Writing

Lesson goals

At the end of this class you can:

• apply can and to be able to correctly
• recognise adverbs and adjectives and apply them correctly.

At the end of this class you have (started to) practise your writing skills.

Can - to be able to

Can 

Je gebruikt can/cannot/can't bij vaardigheden:

I can swim

You can sing very well

They are Dutch, so they can ride a bike

to be able to + hele ww

Betekent: in staat zijn om iets te doen

Let op! je moet 'to be' vervoegen:

I am able to play football.

He is able to play football.

They are able to play football.

To be able to

voorbeelden:

I'm not able to run a marathon.

We're able to go to your party yonight.

The members of the jury were not able to decide whether the defendant was guilty.

in staat zijn om iets te doen

een vaardigheid beheersen/kunnen

to be able to 

can

I ... swim because my dad taught me when I was four.

1. can
2. cannot
3. am able to
4. am not able to

I ...... walk, because I broke my leg.

1. cannot
2. can
3. am able to
4. am not able to

Describe a situation in which
you would say:
I'm not able to open the window.

Adjectives and Adverbs 

says something about a noun

says something about an adverb, verb, or adjective

Definition of an adjective 

Definition of an adverb

These shoes are [terrible][expensive].

She was [expensive] dressed.

And they lived [happy] ever after.

He drove [extreme][fast], yet we missed our plane

They played[extreme] [bad].

He plays the piano [good] but this music sounds [awful].

He shouted [angry] at him.

Were the lesson goals met?

At the end of this class you can:

• apply can and to be able to correctly
• recognise adverbs and adjectives and apply them correctly.

Were the lesson goals met?

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Give me some SHORT feedback
on the online classes so far.
Name one thing that you like
and one thing that I could improve.

Writing assignment

• Write a story of about 150 - 200 words
• Hand it in on Google Classroom or send it to me by email before Wednesday's class (20 January 2021, 9.00 a.m.)

 

Writing assignment - topics

Choose one of the following topics: 

1. A train journey through Europe
2. The adventures of a family at home in times of Covid
3. Imagine if you (or your main character) were invisible.....
4. The world in 2121
5.  ........................... (choose your own topic).

Need inspiration? 

https://writingexercises.co.uk/index.php

Writing assignment - Format

• Introduction: you tell who the players are and where the story is set (25 words)
• Rising action: the main problem  (30 - 50 words)
• Climax: most difficult, bleakest moment, conflict (30 -50)
• Falling action: the consequences of the climax (30-50)
• Resolution: the conflict is solved (25)