January 10 2023

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

English lesson

Tuesday January 10th

Lesson goals

At the end of the lesson you:

can use the present simple and continuous correctly

know vocabulary from Unit 2

can understand and talk about the news

Planning

Lesson goals

Newsround

Present Simple/Continuous revision

Quizlet Vocabulary

Practise vocabulary on Learnbeat

Finished? Practise grammar or reading on Learnbeat

Newsround

Watch and talk about the news

Present simple

I/we/they/ you like school

I  don't like school

Do I like school?

He / she / it likes school

He doesn't like school

Does he like school?

Present Simple

Use:

- habits

- facts

- states

Some words can only be used in the simple form:

- can

- want

- know

- believe

Hint words:

- on Mondays

- every year

- never

- sometimes

- often

- usually

- regularly

- always

- generally

Present continuous

I am singing

I am not singing

Am I singing?

We are singing

We are not singing

Are we singing?

He is singing

He is not singing

Is he singing?

Hint words -> now

now/ right now

At present/presently/at the moment

Look! Watch out! Hurry! Wait!

Hint words -> special situation

 ... but today / .. but this year / .. but this time

Today is different!

Spelling rules

- usually add - ing to the verb

play / playing - stand / standing - sing / singing

- verbs ending in -e, drop this -e and add - ing

have / having - use / using

- sometimes the last consonant is doubled

swim/ swimming - shop / shopping

- special verbs

lie / lying - die / dying - be/being - dye-dyeing

Tricky verbs

have = possession: I have a book

having = action: I am having a shower / I am having breakfast

think = opinion: What do you think?

think = action: What are you thinking?

be = am/is/are = someone's usual state: Carl is a boring man

be = being = someone's actions: Carl is being funny! He is joking!

do= job: What do you do?

doing = action: What are you doing?

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Quizlet

Practise and learn!

Learnbeat

Practise vocabulary on Learnbeat.

Finished? Do reading exercises or practise grammar

Check lesson goals

At the end of the lesson you:

can use the present simple and continuous correctly

know vocabulary from Unit 2

can understand and talk about the news

Homework

Thursday

Study for test