Cambridge lesson 3 B2 first

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

Homework:

Any questions??

Ask students the question:

How do you spend your free time?

Today's class

• Starter: Grammar quiz: parts of speech and word formation.

• Main course

-  Present tenses and stative verbs

-  Speaking part 1 

• Dessert: ways to learn English

Quiz: present simple vs. present continuous (zie link in planner)

Can you name all 8 Parts of Speech?

• Translate all 8 to Dutch and give an example.
• Use all eight words to make a correct sentence.

Spinner draaien. 

Studenten benoemen in het Nederlands de woordsoort.

Compete = verb

Impress = verb

Response = noun

High = adjective

Agriculture = noun

Move = verb

Possible = adjective

Populate = verb

Real = adjective

Look at the words in bold. Change the word class to fit the context of the story. 

Worksheet:

Skyscraper? No, 'water-scraper'!

Sample task Cambridge English.

Stative verbs

Desribe a state, not an action

The present continuous cannot normally be used with stative verbs, which describe a state.

Speaking part 1: page 11

Give details

When?

Where?

Who with?

How often?

Why?

Use the present simple and present continuous.

Useful language: page 138 student's book

Answer the question using the present simple and/or the present continuous.

Time expressions

every hour or so

from time to time

most weekends

five times a week

now and then

nearly always

hardly ever

usually/often/always

never

Student's book page 11

• Ex. 5: work with a partner and ask and answer the questions in: character adjectives

• Ex. 6: match the adjectives with question 1-10.

How to develop your English skills outside of this classroom.

You are going to watch a short film about a man learning a new language.

Your task is to notice the different strategies and techniques  the man uses to learn the new language.

What strategies is the man using to learn English?

• He reads grammar explanations.
• He repeats the conjugation of verb.
• He labels things with Post-it notes.
• He watches films and repeats expressions.

Questions

• What do you think is the most difficult thing about learning English?
• What kind of language methods do you like best?
• How useful do you think songs, novels, films and TV series are in language learning?
• What personal qualities do you need to have in order to be an effective language learner?

Homework

Unit 1: Living day to day

Wordlist unit 1

Finish page 10 2-5

Online practice unit 1

Listen to an English podcast

Answers can be found on page 152

Present tenses

Stative verbs