Chapter 1 - Reading and vocab

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

G'day mates

English C2X

Plan

1. Homework
2. Chapter 1 - Goals and aims
3. Exercises 

First impressions
Adjectives

Who would you first like to meet and why?

Read the article on page 5 quickly, Which of your first impressions were correct and why?

Read the article again. Match the questions (1-10) with the people (A-D)

Page 4 and 5

TIP!

If you don't know a word, don't panic! You can understand the text without them, ignore them.

Exercises

Do exercise 4

5 minutes

1. On your own

2. Discuss with your partner

Answer question 5

When have you judged someone by their cover? explain...

What are adjectives again?

Discuss in pairs

They are describing words for nouns

Come up with a list of 10 adjectives, 5 negative and 5 positive to describe a good and bad teacher.

Positive

Negative

Bitchy

Bossy

Caring

Easy-going

Mean

Socialble

Stubborn

Order of adjectives

Opinion       Size       Shape      Pattern      Colour       Material

Trendy        Long       Square     Plain          Red            Metal       

WRITE THIS IN YOUR ENGLISH NOTEBOOK

Finish the sentence game

Using the adjective order we just learnt

When I throw you the paper add to the sentence using an adjective in the order we just learnt.

Word XP

Idioms

An idiom is a group of words. Used together to give a different meaning

Like: Two peas and a pod, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree

What are some Dutch idioms?

Complete exercise 7 on page 6

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2

3

4

5

6

Opinion

Size 

Shape

Pattern

Material

Colour

Homework

Come up with a guessing game using adjectives to test your fellow students.