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Welcome!

Unit 11 - Talking about wine

Last week:

•  Talked about different types of wine
• Listening exercise
• Looked at the new expressions and new words
• Exercise 1 + 2 from the workbook

This week: 

Unit 11: Talking about wine

Today, you will:

• Check the homework together
• Learn how to compare different wines with each other.
• Learn how to talk about where a wine is from.

Homework

Check answers.

Exercise 1 and 2 from your workbook.

Let's see if you've studied the words... Ready? 

What does 'recommend' mean?
"I can recommend the Merlot, it's lovely!"

1. vertellen
2. aanbevelen
3. commanderen
4. geven

What does 'district' mean?
"This Merlot comes from a district east of Paris."

1. straat
2. buurt
3. streek
4. veld

What is happening here? 

The Chardonnay is sweeter than the Sauvignon Blanc.

The French wine is more expensive than the Chilean.

The Chardonnay is smoother than the Pinot noir. 

Comparing

1 syllable (lettergreep) + -er:

The Italian wine is sweeter than the New Zealand wine.

2 or more syllables = more .................... than:

The French wine is more expensive than the Chilean.

Negative: 1, 2, or  more syllables = not as ......................... as:

The New Zealand wine isn't as dry as the Portuguese.

How many syllables does the word 'famous' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

How many syllables does the word 'excellent' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

How many syllables does the word 'light' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Comparing

1 syllable (lettergreep) + -er:

The Italian wine is sweeter than the New Zealand wine.

2 or more syllables = more .................... than:

The French wine is more expensive than the Chilean.

Negative: 1, 2, or  more syllables = not as ......................... as:

The New Zealand wine isn't as dry as the Portuguese.

Spelling

1 klinker + 1 medeklinker? 

big / hot --> bigger than / hotter than

Eindigt op - Y?

dry / heavy --> drier than / heavier than

Irregular words

good / bad --> better than / worse than

Fill in the blanks:
The restaurant is ...................... (busy) tonight than last weekend.

Fill in the blanks:
The Plaza is .............................. (close) to the airport than the Grand.

Fill in the blanks
A suite is ......................................... (expensive) than a single room.

Fill in the blanks
I think the Sauvignon Blanc is .............................. (good) than the Riesling.

Fill in the blanks
The Chilean Merlot is ............................... (not smooth) as the French.

Now practise yourself

Exercise 3 + 4 from the workbook.

How would you say this in English?
"De chardonnay is zoeter dan de sauvignon blanc"

How would you say this in English?
"Die wijn is duurder dan deze."

How would you say this in English?
"De merlot is niet zo droog als de Rioja"

Next week:

How to talk about where wines come from.