Unit 3, Lesson 2: Language focus 2

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

To start

1. Go sit in your assigned seat
2. Take out your book and notebook
3. Be ready to begin when the timer ends

Unit 3     Strange stories

Goals

I can...

• tell a story using action verbs.
• understand strange stories
• talk about my activities in the past
• describe how I do things
• talk about the things I could and couldn't do when I was younger
• tell someone my news
• write a story

Goals for unit 3

Language focus 2

Past simple vs. Past continuous

Past simple

Verbs: to walk, to eat

Past continuous

Verbs: to walk, to eat

Past simple and continuous

Example sentence: I was eating breakfast when the postman walked past the window.

Get to work

• Work on exercise 3 on page 35
• Do this individually (= on your own)
• Question? Ask your neighbor, whisper
• You may listen to music
• Finished? Study the irregular verbs

Childhood quiz

Could and couldn't

When I was in primary school I...

...could ride a bike.

...couldn't ride a bike.

When I was in elementary school I...

....could swim 25 meters.

...couldn't swim 25 meters.

When I was in junior school I...

...could play a musical instrument.

...couldn't play a musical instrument.

When I was in grade school I...

...could use a computer.

...couldn't use a computer.

Get to work

• Work on exercises 3 and 4 on page 102
• Do this in pairs (= with your neighbour)
• Question? Work together, then ask the teacher
• Finished? First, do exercises 4 and 7 on page 35, then study the irregular verbs.

Goals

I can...

• tell a story using action verbs.
• understand strange stories
• talk about my activities in the past
• describe how I do things
• talk about the things I could and couldn't do when I was younger
• tell someone my news
• write a story

Goals for unit 3

Next lesson

Homework

• Exercise 3, page 35
• Exercises 3 and 4, page 102
• Study the first 16 irregular verbs (to be - to feel)

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