Les 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome

Today

After today you can talk about the past (A2). 

After today you can understand a text about fake holiday pictures (A2).

• Reading.
• Grammar: The past simple. 

Reading

What does a text look like? 

• Title 
• Introduction 
• Main paragraphs
• Conclusion

Reading strategies

How do you tackle reading a text?  

Reading strategies

• Prepping reading.
• Reading globally. 
• Intensive reading. 

Let's read together

1. Look at the title, the picture(s) and the words in bold. What do you notice? 
2. Read the introduction, the first and last sentence of each paragraph and the conclusion. Underline important information. 
3. Write your summary. 
4. Intensive reading: Read the text again and answer the questions.
5. Are there any unknown words? 

Reading-answers

Grammar- The past simple

What do you remember? 

• I walked to school yesterday. 
• We went to the sportsday last monday. 
• I had a party last weekend. 

What did you do this weekend? 

Vraag de leerlingen naar wat zij deze week of dit weekend hebben gedaan en schrijf dit in het Engels op het bord. Wat valt ze op aan de werkwoorden? 

Present simple 

• Het heden. 

I walk to school everyday. 

I play football every week. 

My brother and I visit my grandparents every night. 

Past simple 

• Het verleden. 

I walked to school yesterday. 

I played football last night. 

My brother and I visited my grandparents two weeks ago. 

 

Benoem het verschil tussen heden en verleden. Vraag nogmaals; wat valt je op aan de vorm. Weet je de regels voor de Past simple nog?

The past simple

Rule= whole verb + ed. 

•  Already an -e? --> Whole verb + d. 

I changed my clothes this morning. (To change)

• Ends in vowel + consonant?  --> Double consonant + ed. 

We stopped doing our homework last night. (To stop) 

• Ends in consonant + y? --> ied. 

I tried my best. (To try). 

My little sister ...... me with my homework this morning. (To help)

1. helpped
2. help
3. helped
4. helps

My brother ....... all my answers this morning. (To copy)

1. copyd
2. copys
3. copied
4. coppied

We ....... some free time last weekend. (To enjoy)

1. enjoyed
2. enjoy
3. enjoied
4. enjoys

Do it yourself 

Complete the worksheet. 

Finished? Check the answers yourself. 

The past simple- irregular verbs

There are irregular verbs as well. 

Can you think of examples?

Look through the list of irregular verbs. 

Do it yourself

• Complete the worksheet. This one is focused on the irregular verbs. 

Use the list of irregular verbs to help you. 

Let's check your answers

Next week

Study: The irregular verbs.